KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The current movement control order (MCO) that was to end this Thursday has been extended another two weeks until March 4 for Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor and Penang, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced.....

KUCHING, Feb 16 — The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak is not in favour of automatic withdrawals from the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) under the i-Sinar scheme that allows EPF members with a balance of less than RM100,000 to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has asked the public to be vigilant when pawning valuables at pawnshops to avoid becoming victims of fraud. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director, Datuk Zainuddin...

KUCHING, Feb 16 — Sarawak recorded one Covid-19 death today along with 193 new positive cases, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). It said the latest fatality was recorded in Sibu and that the state’s death toll from the virus...

KUCHING, Feb 16 — The state Health Department declared six new Covid-19 clusters today, bringing the total number of active clusters in Sarawak to 21, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). The new clusters are the Geronggang...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) today urged the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to immediately gazette the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2019 and reminded politicians to respect the voice of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Maszlee Malik, who resigned as education minister early last year, today extended his hand to the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to “save” the learning-from-home experience for students and teachers during the...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 16 — The state government encourages the tourism and creative economy players in Penang to constantly research and explore new territories, attempt fresh methods and improve practices to survive in the fa...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 16 — The exemption of business registration fees has been extended to all entrepreneurs in the B40 income group in accordance with the Prihatin Business Registration Scheme (SPPP) under the Compani...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The government will ensure all vaccination centres in the country will have the ultra-cold storage facilities needed for some types of Covid-19 vaccines, said Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. The health minister said this was to...

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 16 — “I lost a friend today,” said Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, when expressing his heartfelt condolence to the family of the late Datuk Irene Benggon Charuruks, Sabah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — A politician and his wife were charged in the Ampang Magistrate’s Court here today to charges of trafficking in dangerous drug and planting cannabis in their house. However, no plea was recorded from Adam Asmuni, 35, and...

KOTA SAMARAHAN, Feb 16 — A multiagency Active Case Detection (ACD) operation for Covid-19 has commenced at Taman Univista here today, after several positive cases were traced to the area recently. The ACD was initiated by the Stat...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 —  Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, Senator Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, has today reiterated his full support for the Undi18 movement, and said his concerns and calls for voter’s education were misconstrued i...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — There is no short cut for Covid-19 vaccines to enter the Malaysian market as they are subject to strict conditions to ensure they are safe, effective and of quality. Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) president Amrahi Buang....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 ― A total of 312,390 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will be flown in as the first shipment to Malaysia. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the vaccine will be flown by MASKargo...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 ― Datuk Seri Najib Razak is expected to file a defamation suit against former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas this week over the latter’s comments regarding the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case which allegedly...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 ― Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal to continue his attempt to disqualify Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as the lead prosecutor in several of his trials related to the...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 16 ― Allergy and medical history of individuals will be screened for suitability prior to receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. “Those who are not suitable for receiving the vaccine, will...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan said the government should not change its stand on lowering the voting age to 18, which was passed unanimously by the Parliament in 2019. On Twitter, Shahril said 18-year-olds must be...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The Sugarbook “compensated dating” service has introduced an alternative web address to let its users bypass the government-imposed ban on the company’s main webpage. Yesterday, the Malaysian Communications and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — More than 80 Southeast Asian lawmakers today expressed concern over Malaysia that is now under a national Emergency, a measure under the Federal Constitution that has not been used for decades. The regional parliamentarians,....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy has called for Putrajaya to leverage pharmacists and general practitioners (GPs) to act as immunisers to bolster the upcoming nationwide vaccine drive.  In a statement to...

SEBERANG PERAI, Feb 16 — The Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) has introduced a scan, park and pay system to collect assessment rates, rental and licence fees at its security guard post to reduce the number of people entering its premises.&nbs...

KUCHING, Feb 16 — Houses of worship under Covid-19 yellow and green zones are now allowed to open for prayers only, an updated State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) said. Released with the Unit for.....

IPOH, Feb 16 — Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak has consented to all mosques and surau in the state to allow the number of congregants to attend congregational prayers according to the capacity of their main prayer hall, subject to the physical...

IPOH, Feb 16 — A 37-year-old police inspector claimed trial at the Session Court here today for allegedly accepting bribe up to RM1,500 two years ago. Firdaus Khalid, who was clad in a black shirt and a black face mask, pleaded not guilty when the....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme has assured the public today that the side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine would only be mild and temporary, ahead of a nationwide rollout that starts on February 21. In a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin launched the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme handbook today, detailing the largest vaccination programme to be implemented in Malaysia to date.  The handbook, which is...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The High Court today rejected former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid to postpone his 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) corruption trial over more than RM2 million of 1MDB funds. Najib’s defence lawyer Tan...