KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 15 — Electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0 has suggested that some of the powers vested in the executive arm of the government be transferred to the legislature, such as the appointment of key public officials. Its researcher and lawyer.....

COMMENTARY, Mar 15 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) is working at reinforcing itself as the backbone of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government even as political pressure mounts. The recent spate of defections from Parti Keadilan Rakyat...

GEORGE TOWN, Mar 15 — Four more people including an Immigration Department staff member have been arrested in connection with the unlawful release of 11 Macau Scam suspects last month, said Penang police chief Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan. He...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 15 — The standard operating procedures (SOPs) to suppress Covid-19 have been successful in reducing the disease’s effective reproduction number (Rt) to 0.87, according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said this...

TAWAU, Mar 15 — A total of 1,200 frontline workers in Tawau will receive their Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine jab from today under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme. Health Officer at the Tawau Health Office,&nbs...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 15 — Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has been named as one of the world’s top 10 airports in the global Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey by Airports Council International (ACI) for the category of...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Sessions Court here today fined an unemployed man RM10,000 on two counts of insulting Islam through postings on his Facebook. Judge MM Edwin Paramjothy meted out the fine on Mohd Zahrein Zakariah, 39, who pleaded...

MARAN, March 15 — A man who led police on a 70km chase last Thursday, was sentenced to jail and fined by the Magistrate’s Court here today, after he pleaded guilty to three charges including for obstructing civil servants on duty. Magistrate Nur....

PASIR MAS, March 15 — The Environment and Water Ministry is still trying to determine what caused the water of the Tanjung Tuan mangrove forests in Melaka to turn black although preliminary investigations show that the situation was not due to oil....

KUCHING, March 15 — A total of 5,703 educators and caregivers of kindergartens and nurseries will be given priority to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri...

With reference to the articles titled “Selangor water crisis is a serious public health issue, says Sukarelawan Malaysia chief” published on 17.03.2018 and “Krisis air bawa risiko kesihatan, pencemaran” published on 18.03.2018, we wish to...

SIBU, Mar 15 — An engineer of a port contractor company pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge of forging Covid-19 test results. The accused Muhammad Zulfadhli Drahman, 34, made the plea before Magistrate Romme Ahmad....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Three Human rights groups today described Perikatan Nasional (PN) government’s newly regulated “fake news” Ordinance as flawed, unnecessary and incompatible with international human rights law. Article 19, Asean...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin today revealed that 1,398,494 people who registered for Covid-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera application have done so in an incomplete manner. The...

GEORGE TOWN, Mar 15 — The Penang police believed they have busted a drug syndicate with the arrest of two men, including a Bangladeshi, and seizure of 144.7 kilogrammes of syabu, worth RM5.2 million, in raids conducted last Friday and Saturday....

SHAH ALAM, Mar 15 — The remand for two individuals including a businessman with the title ‘Datuk Seri’ has been extended for four days from today to assist investigation on receiving RM300,000 bribes from one individual to rel...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 15 — Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan questioned several arguments defending Kuala Langat MP Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar’s decision to quit PKR and support the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He specifically...

PASIR MAS, Mar 15 — The government has approved a special allocation of RM60 million to restore the collapsed riverbank near Dataran Air Muleh in Kampung Pohon Celagi here, said Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri T...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The initiative taken by the Sarawak government to help students from the state to repay their loans with the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) should be emulated by other state governments. PTPTN, in a...

IPOH, March 15 — Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad today welcomed the suggestion of having a meeting among all 59 assemblymen in the state to discuss public issues as state assembly is still under suspension due to Emergency. However,...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — A total of 301,699 people have received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of Sunday (March 14), according to a graphic uploaded by Health....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — DAP has announced that it will be offering legal assistance to those who have been issued RM10,000 fine under Section 25 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 to handle Covid-19 regulations.&nbsp...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Malaysia, the world’s biggest rubber gloves manufacturer, is racing to increase production to close a supply gap caused by the coronavirus pandemic that it warns could last until into 2023. The Malaysian Rubber Glove...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Umno’s election chief Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman questioned the call for the party to negotiate and discuss the issue of at least 13 of its traditional parliamentary seats which are said to be causing friction...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Amid all the commotion at yesterday’s DAP party election in Perak, DAP Organising Secretary Anthony Loke has dismissed any claims of phantom voters, saying such allegations are unfounded.  The Seremban MP is also...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Amanah vice president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said the party will continue to support Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be the prime minister candidate in the 15th General Election (GE15), reported Utusan...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin-led Perikatan Nasional (PN) government must complete at least a term that was scheduled to end on May 2023 to continue curbing the spread of Covid-19, said Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Rais Yatim....

KANGAR, March 15 — The Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) urged the Perlis government to take immediate action to address the problem of river pollution in the state to ensure its water quality remains at first class. Its president, Professor Ahmad...

MIRI, March 15 — The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) has decided to postpone the next-phase reopening of primary schools in Miri and Subis districts to March 22 — a week later than scheduled. This decision was reached during.....

KUCHING, March 15 — Song district is now a Covid-19 Red Zone after having recorded 53 local infection cases over the past 14 days. In its daily Covid-19 update yesterday, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) also disclosed that there was...