JOHOR BARU, June 16 — Johor PAS today expressed support for the federal government’s National Recovery Plan even as some trade groups describe it as vague and missing definitive strategies needed to guide Malaysia out of the Covid-19 pandemic....

PUTRAJAYA, June 16 — National digitalisation continues to be the main focus of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to assist the country in providing a solid platform for economic recovery in line with the National...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Public-Private Partnership Industrial Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PIKAS) is expected to be able to control the spread of Covid-19 in the manufacturing sector, hence smoothen the implementation of the National...

IPOH, June 16 — Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said the state is targeting to screen 2,000 people using Antigen rapid test kits (RTK-Antigen) to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state. Saarani said the RTK-Antigen screening will be...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Eurocham Malaysia) today said that it was concerned that the government’s National Recovery Plan unnecessarily extends the movement control order (MCO 3.0), which may have....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Health Ministry reported 5,151 new Covid-19 infections today. This brings the cumulative infections in the country to 673,026 cases. “Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 1,914, followed by Negri Sembilan.....

KUCHING, June 16 — Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing today said the state government and enforcement agencies must come up with better solutions to curb the entry of undocumented migrants from Indonesia, who could be Covid-19 positive,....

GEORGE TOWN, June 16 — The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) will be taking steps to address the 40 per cent increase in the price of vegetables from Cameron Highlands, said Deputy Agriculture and Food Industry Minister II Datuk Che.....

KOTA SAMARAHAN, June 16 — Sarawak is taking a step further in dealing with infectious disease when the state government allocates RM200 million to build a research centre which would begin its construction this year. Chief Ministe...

IPOH, June 16 — Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad today hit back at those who criticised the government for distributing “low quality” smartphones to students from B40 families under its Tuisyen Cikgu Saarani (TCS) programme. Saarani...

KUCHING, June 16 — Sarawak wants to accelerate the pace of its vaccination programme by administering 50,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine daily, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg today. Speaking during a press conference...

SHAH ALAM, June 16 — Selangor police have confirmed that the article published in a news portal yesterday, claiming that a former workshop manager was assaulted when he came to give his statement on a domestic violence ca...

GEORGE TOWN, June 16 — The Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry may submit proposals for the approval of the Penang south reclamation (PSR) project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to be withdrawn, its deputy minister II Datuk Che...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested four suspects, including a civil servant, for alleged graft in a RM42 million government procurement deal involving an enforcement agency. All suspects, aged...

KOTA KINABALU, June 16 — Kadazandusun groups here are mulling legal action against lawyer Marcel Jude Joseph for his recent comments on the Unduk Ngadau pageant. Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) deputy president Datuk Seri Jeffrey....

PUTRAJAYA, June 16 — The Court of Appeal has set a new date to hear former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s appeal against the High Court’s order for him to pay RM1.69 billion he owed the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). Najib’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani was seen arriving at Istana Negara before the special meeting of the Conference of Rulers today. His vehicle was seen entering the main gate at 1.43pm....

KUCHING, June 16 — The Sarawak Islamic Council has decided to postpone the implementation of this year’s Aidiladha sacrificial ritual, in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state. Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Department.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — A day after the government announced its National Recovery Plan, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has raised the issue of data inconsistencies surrounding the actual Covid-19 situation in Malaysia and pressed for.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — There has been no final decision on extending or lifting the ongoing Emergency to be presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Pakatan Harapan lawmakers in the Special Independent Emergency Committee said today. Their...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein proposed that Malaysia’s political leaders commit to “stability” in the government as a condition to reopen Parliament that has been suspended since the start of the Emergency....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — A coalition of 52 trade groups has criticised the government’s National Recovery Plan as being vague and missing definitive strategies needed to confidently guide Malaysia out of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a ten-point...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Malaysian durians have gone beyond expectations and gained the top spot at China’s second largest shopping event, JD.com’s 618 Festival. A report by international news outlet Bloomberg showed that the Sultan Durian from....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali has directed all civil servants to use Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s official name in formal documents with immediate effect. The circular dated June 3...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The DAP National Congress that was to be held on June 20 has been postponed indefinitely until the ongoing movement control order (MCO) is lifted in its entirety, said its national organising secretary Anthony Loke Siew...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Malaysiakini has reported that a phone had caught fire when a nine-year-old student was having his online classes on Monday. From the image, it appears to be a Yes Altitude 3, which is a free phone that’s distributed...

UALA LUMPUR, June 16 — A Malaysian court will rule Wednesday on a challenge by the family of a French-Irish teenager over an inquest verdict that she died by misadventure after vanishing in the jungle. The body of Nora Quoirin, a 15-year-old with.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The police have categorised the case of Pakistan worker Shahzad Ahmed’s death as needing “no further action” (NFA), said Wangsa Maju district police chief Supt Ashari Abu Samah. Malaysiakini reported today that the...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s (PKR) Annual National Congress will be held virtually this Sunday after it was postponed for two weeks following stricter regulations under the movement control order (MCO). A statement issued by...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccination reached a new high yesterday as 215,876 doses were administered, said the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Supply (JKJAV). This is the first time that the country’s.....