KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC) have collaborated to facilitate digital investments via the establishment of the Digital Investment Office (DIO). In a...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) will investigate and monitor school allegedly conducting ‘period spot checks’ against female students during Ramadan. Viewing the issue seriously, its...

PUTRAJAYA, April 23 — The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government will continue taking appropriate measure to achieve a balance between protecting the lives and livelihoods of the people affected by Covid-19, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin...

SHAH ALAM, April 23 — The High Court today ordered for Nigerian man Simon Adavize Momoh to be released, which means he would be able to be reunited with his Malaysian wife and their two young Malaysian children soon. High Court judge Datuk Ab...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 ― The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) today asked Senior Education Minister Datuk Radzi Jidin to give quarantine leave to teachers who are close contacts of the Covid-19 positive cases. NUTP...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 ― A Malaysian company known for its expertise in telecommunications, IT and security solutions wants to help the government ramp up Covid-19 screening in the country. NGT Solutions (M) Sdn Bhd, together with its partner in...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s popularity appears to have weathered the Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia, with pollster Merdeka Center reporting today that his approval was now 67 per cent. Muhyiddin’s approval....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Former education minister Maszlee Malik has condemned the alleged sexual harassment by teachers on students at schools, calling it degrading and uncalled for. He said this should never occur anywhere, much less in learning....

KUCHING, April 23 — The federal government has approved the Sarawak government’s request to purchase its own Covid-19 vaccines for the use of the people of the state, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah ...

MELAKA, April 23 — The Melaka Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has revealed that there are still traders who use tricks to raise prices of goods. Its director, Norena Jaafar, said that among those caught using such tricks,...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Relaxation on Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) will give employers ample time to provide safe and conducive accommodation for employees, both local...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The National Heritage Department has been trying to gazette Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) here as a heritage site since 2008, but it could not be completed due to the school’s...

KUCHING, April 23 ― Ba’Kelalan state assemblyman Baru Bian today asked the Ministry of Education to take a look at SK Long Sukang in Lawas district which has remained uncompleted even after 12 years. He said Senior Education Minister Datuk Radzi....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has suggested the federal government can charge Covid-19 vaccine patients who can afford it according to the market value, rather than raiding trust funds to pay for it. He...

GEORGE TOWN, April 23 ― A new charitable specialist hospital in Penang is set to open its doors to the public next month. The Kek Lok Si Charitable Medical Centre is the first Buddhist non-profit hospital in the state that is open only to...

PUTRAJAYA, April 23 ― Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) to work together with other relevant agencies in tackling the issue of consumer goods price hike through continuous...

KOTA KINABALU, April 23 ― Following the announcement that of Hari Raya bonuses to be paid out to federal civil servants, the state Gabungan Rakyat Sabah government said the state civil service will also be getting a Raya bonus. Sabah chief...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 ― Just last week, the 122-year-old Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) here was in danger of losing everything as the lease for the land it was sitting on expires this September and the school was told it would not be renewed. Amid...

KUCHING, April 23 ― The state government will propose its own system of registration for the Covid-19 vaccination programme involving those in the interior areas without handphones to Putrajaya, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The deteriorating levels of press freedom in Malaysia as highlighted by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will continue its downward trend if the country continues to be ruled by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, said.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The Selangor state government has announced several special financial aid measures for civil servants, grassroots society leaders, and religious leaders, in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Mentri Besar.....

BATU GAJAH, April 23 — After being closed for almost three years, Pulau Sembilan, renowned for its “blue tears” plankton phenomenon in Perak, could finally be reopened soon. State Housing, Local Government and Tourism Committee chairman Datuk.....

GEORGE TOWN, April 23 ― A 31-year-old unemployed man was charged today with voluntarily causing hurt to a food delivery rider on April 20. Muhammad Aslam Hashim, 31, allegedly hit Koay Eng Tat, 40, on the head using a hammer at about 4pm on that...

GEORGE TOWN, April 23 — A kuih seller was charged with the murder of a policeman at the Magistrate’s Court here this morning. Mohd Arafat Taufik, 35, was charged with causing the death of Constable Muhammad Iqbal Mazlan sometime between 1am and.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 ― Kelantan recorded the highest Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) or R-nought (R0) in the country yesterday (April 22), at 1.53, compared with the national rate of 1.16. Based on infographics shared on its official Twitter, the....

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 23 — Traces of the Escherichia coli, or E. coli bacteria were discovered in water samples taken from Sungai Kim Kim in Johor Baru, following tests conducted by an independent microbiology lab, Utusan Malaysia reported. The Malay.....

SHAH ALAM, April 23 ― The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) seized 40 tonnes of frozen prawns from Iran at West Port in Port Klang, on Wednesday. Selangor Maqis director Zamri Hashim said the prawns, worth...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases may return to heights not seen since the peak of the “third wave” due to non-compliance with preventive standard operating procedures, according to Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In.....

SARIKEI, April 23 ― A total of 2,340 people in Sarikei District will receive the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine from April 30 till May 3. Sarikei resident Felicia Tan Ya Hua who is also Sarikei Division Disaster Management Committee chairman told.....

KUCHING, April 23 ― Only 10 per cent of the entire police force in the state will be allowed to go on festive break during Hari Raya Aidilfitri, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail. Met by journalists at the state police...