PUTRAJAYA, Feb 22 — The Federal Court will deliver its verdict on Thursday in a constitutional challenge brought by a 35-year-old man on a provision under the Selangor shariah law on sexual intercourse against the order of nature. Lawyer A....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders today repeated their call for Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to lift the suspension of Parliament and again accused the prime minister of subverting democracy by imposing Emergency rule to stay in...

IPOH, Feb 22 — Sultan Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah has consented to the reopening of maahad tahfiz (quran memorisation schools) statewide, subject to maximum health protection for students, on March 1. Perak Islamic Religious Department and Malay...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — A food and beverage group today asked the government and law enforcers for a dialogue to iron out issues concerning the policy on serving alcohol during the movement control order (MCO). The Restaurant and Pub Owners...

LABUAN, Feb 22 — Labuan is continuing to see a downward trend in positive Covid-19 cases and likely moving towards the green zone, said the duty-free island’s health director. Dr Ismuni Bohari said stringent measures like border restrictions to.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The 401,105 candidates sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 will go down in history as the first batch of fifth formers to sit for the much-delayed public examination in the new norm, as the country was laid...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The High Court today set March 22 for case management of the prosecution’s appeal against the acquittal by a Magistrates’ Court of lawyer-cum-activist Siti Kasim from a charge of obstructing a Federal Territory Islamic...

KUCHING, Feb 22 — Sarawak today banned the importation of pork and pork products from Sabah following reports that eight out of 13 pigs sampled from Pitas, Sabah had tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Former education minister Maszlee Malik today said that the Covid-19 pandemic has presented the best opportunity to reform the way students are evaluated after finishing school.  The Simpang Renggam MP said that the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) has appointed Datuk David Ang Chin Tat from Gerakan as one of its Selangor deputy state chiefs, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali announced today. In a statement today, Selangor PN chief Azmin said Ang’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Former education minister Maszlee Malik today urged the government to establish a National Education Task Force to ensure a more holistic approach to education in Malaysia.  The Simpang Renggam MP said that the task....

COMMENTARY, Feb 22 — Uncertainty has hit Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), the dominant party in Perikatan Nasional (PN), as it waits for moves by Barisan Nasional (BN), which is seemingly playing a “poker game”. BN is now playing the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Malaysiakini editor-in-chief Steven Gan and Klang MP Charles Santiago are under police investigations over their comments on the Federal Court’s decision that found the news portal guilty of contempt and fined it...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 22 — A 49-year-old administrative assistant with the Kluang district kadi’s office pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to 21 charges of making false claims of up to RM16,800 for mosque and surau religious classes.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Malaysia’s economy is expected to return to positive growth this year, along with other economies globally on the sustained progress in the vaccine rollouts that will boost consumption worldwide, the World Bank Group said.....

SUNGAI BESAR, Feb 22 — The Education Ministry (MOE) will give priority to teachers in the high-risk group for the Covid-19 vaccine if the request for them to be included in the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination programme starting Wednesday,.....

IPOH, February 22 — Perak Opposition Leader Abdul Aziz Bari said he will be questioned by the police today over his comments about the Proclamation of Emergency. Aziz Bari, who is the state DAP deputy president, confirmed the matter to Malay Mail.....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 22 — Seven Johor Road Transport Department (JPJ) staff have been remanded for seven days starting today in connection with investigations into evading roadtax worth RM3.1 million involving more than 1,000 types of high-performance.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The High Court has set April 14 for hearing to assess the quantum of damages for former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in his defamation suit against blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin over allegation of corruption in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The government said today the distribution of 5G spectrum will not be done through auction but bought via a special purpose vehicle wholly owned by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The SPV, to be unveiled soon, will be the...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 — The property market is expected to see more transactions despite the Covid-19 pandemic, property expert Michael Geh said today. The Raine and Horne International senior partner said this is based on the property transaction...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — DAP lawmaker Teo Nie Ching today urged the government to detail how it plans to fill 35,000 government posts with priority given to the public health sector. In a statement today, Teo, who is also the Kulai MP, posed the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi described the Malaysian democracy as being wrapped in a shroud (kain kafan, used in Muslim burial), and labelled the system as now being dead. The Bagan Datuk MP said that this...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — It was revealed in Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption trial today that Hulu Langat Umno division leader Datuk Johan Abdul Aziz was the party’s supreme council member who tested positive for Covid-19. Lawyers for.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Today, a total of 401,105 students nationwide will sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination while the country is still facing the Covid-19 pandemic, a situation which requires them to bring extra...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has listed 102,000 recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine from the department under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme which kicks off on Wednesday (Feb 24)....

SINGAPORE, Feb 22 — The Singapore Ministry of Health (MoH) said it is investigating a Malaysian truck driver who was denied entry into the republic on Feb 18 after testing positive for Covid-19 on an antigen rapid test (ART) at Wo...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Education Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin’s announcement last Friday that schools will reopen from March 1 caught some parents, especially in areas still under a movement control order (MCO), off guard. Social media...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 —The average Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) based on the number of daily cases in the country today is 0.90, with Perak recording the highest Rt at 1.93. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah through an...

SEPANG, Feb 21 — The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) will use the TracVirus application (app) to obtain data and monitor all individuals entering the country, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions), Datuk Seri...