KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The five-point consensus reached at the special Asean Leaders Meeting (ALM) in Jakarta, Indonesia last Saturday can serve as a basis for negotiation in seeking a solution for the ongoing political turmoil in Myanmar....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Lawyer Kamal Hisham Jaafar has denied he posed as a legal representative of the Johor Royal Palace, after he was recently accused of embezzling more than RM185,000 from an advertising company in Petaling Jaya, Selangor....

SHAH ALAM, April 26 — The decision to close schools in Selangor is under the jurisdiction of the State Education Department following discussions with district health centres and State Health Department, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin...

PUTRAJAYA, April 26 — Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz today justified the recent decision by Putrajaya to utilise the National Trust Fund (KWAN) for the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines and other related expenditure. Speaking.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The Malaysia United Democratic Alliance (Muda) has questioned the government’s decision to reopen schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the Emergency, in light of the fact that Parliament remains suspended during....

ALOR SETAR, April 26 — The use of RM5 billion from the National Trust Fund (KWAN) is for vaccine procurement and expenses related to the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. The Coordinating Minister of the National Covid-19 Immunisation...

IPOH, April 26 — Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamed today said Umno does not feel excluded from the Perak Perikatan Nasional (PN) committee, which consists only of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, PAS and Gerakan members. Saarani, who is also....

TEMERLOH, April 26 — A labourer was sentenced to a day’s jail and fined RM8,000 after pleading guilty to uploading obscene communication against Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on the social networking...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) proceedings have been suspended during the Emergency as per the Dewan Rakyat Speaker’s instructions, said PAC chairman Wong Kah Woh today....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has once again urged Perikatan Nasional (PN) ministers to reverse the cabotage policy by their transport counterpart Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong at their Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Lim...

KOTA KINABALU, April 26 — The seven people arrested for demonstrating in Kampung Muhibbah Raya, Tawau, which is under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO), are expected to be released today after their two-day remand ends. Lawyer Sherzali...

IPOH, April 26 — A director of a government-linked company (GLC) who was remanded since April 21 to assist in an investigation of abuse of power, was released on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bail today. Ipoh Sessions and Magistrate.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd has resolved all 11 forced labour indicators issued by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) effective April 22, 2021. In a statement today, the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The teenager, who claimed her physical education teacher made rape jokes in class, lodged a second police report yesterday, this time over her alleged treatment by her peers. Allegations have surfaced that the 17-year-old.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The ban on controversial comic Belt and Road Initiative for Win-Winism authored by former DAP member Hew Kuan Yau or popularly known as “Superman Hew” remains. This was after the High Court Judge Datuk Noorin.....

SHAH ALAM, April 26 — The Bukit Aman Anti Narcotics Division (JSJN) have crippled an international drug smuggling and production syndicate after raids conducted on April 20 and 21. Deputy Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Acryl....

KUANTAN, April 26 — Forty-five patrons of a popular restaurant in Jalan Teluk Sisek here, had to cough out more than just for their food and drinks after being slapped with compound fines for failing to adhere to the recovery movement cont...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Malaysian health authorities today said the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca is safe for use, three days after the South-east Asian nation received its first batch of the shots bought through the global Covax facility....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has rebuked the government for resorting to draconian laws to muzzle its critics. Commenting on the recent arrests of activist Mukmin Nantang and graphic artist Mohd Fahmi Reza...

GEORGE TOWN, April 26 — Twenty primary and secondary schools in Penang have been ordered to close for two days due to Covid-19 infection cases, Penang Education director Abdul Rashid Abdul Samad said. “The schools were ordered t...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Parliamentary Affairs) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan today moved to reassure Malaysians that the government will continue to uphold its constitutional responsibilities.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Seventy-nine schools in Selangor were ordered to close for today and tomorrow after a rise in Covid-19 cases, according to a report by a local news organisation. Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported that a c...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang today labelled those who oppose the Emergency as “political extremists” whose greed is worse than those of religious extremists who disregard human life in order to achieve...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Umno election chief Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has confirmed that the party will cut ties with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition by August following a party supreme council meeting yesterday, reported Utusan...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Political analysts are unconvinced that Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia will follow through with a recent leader’s claim that it would contest in Sarawak in the 15th general election (GE15). This was after Datuk Zuraida...

TAWAU, April 25 — The Tawau Municipal Council (MPT) is constantly monitoring affected areas under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in 20 localities in the district to ensure the residents receive the food basket assistance, said its...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Four local men were arrested for their suspected involvement in an armed robbery of a grocery store at Bandar Baru Selayang, Batu Caves, here yesterday. The suspects, aged 23 to 35, were arrested in separate locations...

ALOR SETAR, April 25 — Two men and a boy were killed, while another boy was seriously injured in a crash involving a car and motorcycle along Jalan Kuala Nerang-Semeliang in Kuala Nerang today. Padang Terap District Police chief DSP Mulkiaman...

KOTA KINABALU, April 25 — Kaamatan TV which was launched today is the best platform for the Kadazan community of Dusun Murut Rungus (KDMR) to experience the joy of this year’s Kaamatan Festival constrained by the Covid-19 outbreak, said Deputy...

KANGAR, April 25 — Arau Umno and the division’s Puteri wing rejected the appointment of Datuk Seri Azlan Man as Perlis Umno Liaison chairman to replace Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, and urged party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to...