KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Alone, Seri Ayuni carried a tray of eggs and two packets of food up to her small flat in the Kerinchi people’s housing project (PPR) to feed her husband and three children. While she has food now, the 36-year-old looked...

KUCHING, July 2 — Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah today explained that Sarawak is enforcing very tight standard operating procedures (SOPs) for anyone entering the state from Peninsular Malaysia and Labuan. He said this is to...

KUALA KRAI, July 2 — Police detained two men and seized 227,500 boxes of contraband white cigarettes worth RM1.1 million during an inspection at a roadblock in Jalan Kuala Krai-Gua Musang near Kampung Laloh, yesterday. Kelantan deputy police chief....

GEORGE TOWN, July 2 — The Penang government has targeted approximately 1,000 individuals to participate in Penang Covid-19 Screening (PSC-19), a targeted covid-19 mass screening programme, during the launch on July 5. State Housing, Local...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The government has received RM1.8 billion from AMMB Holdings Bhd, representing the first tranche of the RM2.83 billion settlement related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) an...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The Umno leadership has called in over 10 of its federal lawmakers to sign statutory declarations withdrawing support for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, according to sources. Utusan Malaysia reported the highly...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has agreed to reconvene Parliament before August 1.  In a statement today, de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the Perikatan Nasional government has decided...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The Ministry of Health reported 6,982 new Covid-19 cases in the country in the last 24 hours. This means Malaysia has recorded more than 6,000 daily cases for four consecutive days, with new infections numbering 6,988...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) is proposing to the Ministry of Finance and Bank Negara Malaysia to make loan moratorium automatic instead of by application. “And that there should be no interest ...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Malaysia’s predominant human trafficking crime is forced labour, the US State Department said on Friday, after downgrading the South-east Asian country to the worst tier in its annual report on human trafficking. Malaysia.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Malaysia has established the National Healthy Research Volunteer Register (NHRVR) as a commitment to ensure the integrity and safety of clinical trials in the country. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The implementation of the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) is expected to have an impact on the government’s fiscal situation and a new fiscal...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 ― The government must announce by next week a parliamentary meeting date before the expiry of the Emergency on August 1, Pakatan Harapan (PH) demanded today. It said the meeting was essential for lawmakers to discuss the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 ― Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh has called on the government to vaccinate all those living in areas placed under the enhanced movement control order regardless of nationality to avoid risking more Covid-19 infection waves in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 ― The Federal Court today dismissed an appeal filed by news portal Malaysiakini and ordered the media company to pay RM550,000 in compensation to Raub Australian Gold Mining (RAGM) in a defamation suit brought against the...

SEBERANG PERAI, July 2 ― Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said a total 2.3 million people or 7.1 per cent of the population have been fully vaccinated, close to one of the threshold indicators to move to the second phase of the National....

KOTA BARU, July 2 ― Kelantan has allowed the implementation of sacrificial rites in conjunction with Aidiladha under the Phase One of the movement control order under the National Recovery Plan (PPN) by following a few guidelines set by the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Despite the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) covering parts of the city here and Selangor tomorrow, residents have not engaged in the panic buying of food and essentials. At Petaling Jaya’s Jalan Othman Wet Market...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Malaysian preacher Ustaz Ebit Lew has been awarded the title of Palestine Goodwill Ambassador. Currently on a humanitarian mission to the war-torn state, Lew shared the good news with his followers on his Facebook. “We...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Malaysia placed 50th out of 50 nations evaluated by The Economist for its global normalcy index, indicating that the country was still mired in the Covid-19 pandemic. Topping the list was the Special Administrative Region of....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Umno leaders openly critical of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should realise that their selection to contest in the general election would depend on the party president, Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said. The Umno...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Datuk Seri Azmin Ali cited today the World Health Organization’s disagreement with lockdowns to contain Covid-19, after the government announced the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) for parts of Selangor and the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Pahang police chief Datuk Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf has refuted a news report that police officers ordered several residents in Bukit Setongkol in Kuantan to remove the white flags placed in front of their houses. In the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Pahang currently has the highest Covid-19 reproduction rate in the country, followed by Melaka and Perak, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah disclosed on Twitter late last night. He said the reproduction....

GEORGE TOWN, July 2 — A group of hawkers who were badly hit due to the restrictions on dining in and the Covid-19 pandemic have come together to help others in need. The Batu Lanchang Food Court hawkers started collecting donations from their...

PARIT, July 1 — Police have confirmed receiving a report about a group of individuals believed to be university students who violated the standard operating procedure (SOP) for Phase One of the Movement Control under the National Recovery Plan...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Six individuals including three women were slapped with compound notices totalling RM50,000 for violating the Movement Control standard operating procedures (SOP) at an entertainment centre in Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) is planning to introduce an insurance scheme for micro entrepreneurs and informal business operators in the B40 group nationwide. Its minister Datuk Seri Wan.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Counselling and support should be offerred to those experiencing financial and health issues, depression, family problems and others. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said a...

KUANTAN, July 1 — The Pahang government has announced a RM6.03 million allocation under the third phase of the Covid-19 Bantuan Prihatin Pahang (BPP) for target groups impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail....