KOTA KINABALU, March 30 — A Sabah DAP leader today described Umno’s move to push for the strengthening of Shariah laws and to introduce a new law to control and curb the propagation of non-Muslim religions as a step backward for unity in...

ALOR SETAR, March 30 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri is scheduled to go to Saudi Arabia soon to get details on the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the...

JOHOR BARU, March 30 — The Johor Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) leadership will meet to discuss preparations and seat distributions for a possible general election, according to a source. The meeting, which is supposed to be a Johor...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — A lack of understanding or awareness over data privacy is a contributing factor to the online grooming of children and minors in Malaysia, said Prof Datuk Noor Aziah Mohd Awal. The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Umno leaders serving in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s Cabinet should quit immediately, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said after a Bersatu leader challenged the Malay nationalist party to follow through on its threat to end their...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — In a rebuttal to an opinion piece published yesterday, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong has stressed that the decision to revert the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project to a northern alignment in Selangor was to.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The DAP National Congress will be held on June 20, said its national organising secretary Anthony Loke Siew Fook. Loke, in a statement today, said the matter was decided yesterday at the Central Executive Committee (CEC)...

PUTRAJAYA, March 30 — The compound exemption for delay in registering new businesses, as well as for renewal of business registrations under the Business Registration Act 1956 has been extended until December 31. This was announced by Domestic...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Top Glove Corp Bhd’s United States (US) counsels are in the midst of liaising with representatives from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to obtain clarity on the latest import ban order issued by CBP on all...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The problem of elected representatives defecting would not have happened if political parties rejected those who did so, Parti Amanah Negara communications director Khalid Samad claimed today. Khalid used the example of...

SHAH ALAM, March 30 ― The water level at Selangor dams as of March 22 is over 90 per cent except at the Sungai Tinggi and Sungai Langat dams at 88.72 per cent and 87.96 per cent, respectively, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He said...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 ― The Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) today said that they expect the sales performance of real estate and housing developments to increase in the second half of 2021. In a survey conducted by....

LANGKAWI, March 30 ― Langkawi, which is popular as a tourist destination, continues to attract investors even though the country is still struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic. Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said although tourist...

KUCHING, March 30 — A senior Opposition figure today called on Sarawak and Sabah leaders to make a stand to reject any move by Umno to amend the Federal Constitution to make Shariah law the supreme law of the federation. Selangau MP Baru Bian said....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he did not believe there was no longer any possibility of cooperating with Umno for the general election despite remarks in this direction at the Malay nationalist party’s.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today that Umno never agreed to let its smaller counterpart Bersatu hold power even as it decided to back Perikatan Nasional and supported the idea of Malay-Muslim unity. Umno president Datuk...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — DAP Secretary General Lim Guan Eng told Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki to practise what he preaches in fighting corruption among civil servants.  Lim said Azam.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — British band Coldplay has yet to perform in Malaysia but it is about to treat the country to something even greater — by sponsoring a watercraft that removes plastic trash from our rivers. The band has long been...

SINGAPORE, March 30 — A 34-year old Malaysian man was among 21 Covid-19 new cases reported in Singapore yesterday, said the republic’s Ministry of Health. Labelled as Case 61293, the man arrived from Malaysia to assist in police investigations,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The move by the European Union (EU) to restrict export of Covid-19 vaccine due to the spectre of a deadly third wave infection and India’s move to suspend vaccine export as infections soar across the country is a cause...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The US Customs has found forced labour practices in Top Glove Corp Bhd’s production of disposable gloves and directed its ports to seize goods from the manufacturer, it said yesterday. In a statement overnight, US...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Umno should sever all ties with Bersatu immediately if that is what the party wants and stop threatening repeatedly to do so, said Datuk Rosol Wahid. The Bersatu supreme council member said Umno should stop intimidating...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Datuk Seri Hadi Awang said political parties must not act aggressively towards their allies, after his PAS party came under veiled attack at the Umno general assembly last week. In a Facebook post, the PAS president said...

KOTA SAMARAHAN, March 30 — A Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) assemblyman has dismissed the possibility of working with the Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) due to a lack of ‘chemistry’....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) Youth information chief Muhammad Hilman Idham told Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki to stop talking about principles when he is still a slave to kleptocrats. Muhammad Hilman said this...

KUCHING, March 30 ­— Close to RM50 million has been spent on various research and development (R&D) projects conducted by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to enhance the industry in Sarawak. In stating this, Deputy Minister II of...

KUCHING, March 30 — Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has rebutted rumours that his family members had received preferential treatment and skipped the line for Covid-19 vaccines. In his Facebook post, the SUPP...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Umno leaders who have been supporting Perikatan Nasional (PN) and its leading party Bersatu, must now decide their next course of action as the party has unanimously decided not to cooperate with the ruling coalition in...

PUTRAJAYA, March 29 — Several ministers from Umno today met Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at Bangunan Perdana Putra here. It is learnt that the meeting began at 5.30pm and last more than one hour. Cars ferrying the Umno ministers were...

SIBU, March 29 — It is high time for the policy on interdistrict travel to be reviewed for those who have received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, said Sarawak Public Health and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee. However, he...