KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The management of 1 Utama Shopping Centre today denied that any of its personnel or patrons have become infected with the highly contagious new strain of Covid-19 known identified as Delta. In a Facebook post, the popular...

TUARAN, July 7 — The geographical landscape of Kampung Penimbawan here which has hilly terrain and swamp forests has become a challenge for the authorities to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the village that...

GEORGE TOWN, July 7 — Some small businesses that have been closed since June 1 due to Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) reopened today to brisk business much to the owners’ relief. Businesses like barbers, hairdressers, book,...

MIRI, July 7 — The Marine Police arrested two persons and seized a lorry transporting contraband ‘kretek’ (clove cigarettes) worth RM163,000 during an operation here on Monday. Marine Police Sarawak commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said a team led....

KUCHING, July 7 — Police have detained two individuals, whose recent acts of aiming weapons at a person had been recorded on video and the clip uploaded on social media. In confirming this, Kuching District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said his...

KUCHING, July 7 — The government aims to increase the number of doses administered to beyond 60,000 daily to achieve its target of vaccinating 2.2 million people in the state by end of August, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah...

KOTA KINABALU, July 7 — Sabah has been chosen to host the Malaysia Day 2021 celebration on September 16, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin said today. Bung Moktar, who is also the state-level Malaysia Day organising committee...

KLANG, July 7 — Klang MP Charles Anthony Santiago said today it was important for food banks and contributors to provide balanced nutrition to prevent the malnourishment of children in recipient households. At the launch of the Klang federal...

KUCHING, July 7 —  Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan today advised companies in the manufacturing sector with more than 1,500 employees to apply to the state Ministry of International Trade and Industry,...

IPOH, July 7 — Perak has no plan in recalling the 20,000 smartphones given to students from B40 families under its Tuisyen Cikgu Saarani (TCS) programme despite another incident of a government sponsored smartphone exploding as alleged by Muar MP.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The world needs a new approach in dealing with Covid-19 following the emergence of new variants that have led to an increase in cases around the world, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. Through a post on....

BINTULU, July 7 — The stockpile of essential food supplies here is sufficient for Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Bintulu enforcement chief Nazari Hassan said the...

KUCHING, July 7 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) is investigating whether a youth who pretended to be a doctor administered vaccination jabs at the Stadium Perpaduan Covid-19 vaccination centre in Petra Jaya here. Shah Hairil Izman Dave, 20, from...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) recorded 7,097 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor again recorded the highest number of cases with 3,119 while Kuala...

PUTRAJAYA, July 7 — The Court of Appeal has awarded RM302,800 in damages, including for negligence and dependency claim, to the mother of Kamarulnizam Ismail, a factory worker who was found dead in Tapah Prison in 2014. A three-member bench of the....

IPOH, July 7 — Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad today said that quarry and logging activities in the state are only allowed if the companies involved get approval from the state Environment Department (DOE).  Saarani said this when...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The Umno Supreme Council is expected to make a decision on whether it will withdraw its support for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government at a meeting tonight, Utusan Malaysia reported today.  According to the repor...

IPOH, July 7 ― Perak could begin the third phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme next week to vaccinate adults aged 18 years’ old and over, said Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad. Saarani said this was because the state received....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 ― Shopee has assured its customers that deliveries from its warehouse are unaffected by the recent inspections by the Royal Malaysia Police and will continue to operate in accordance with the standard operating procedures...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 ― Studies done by the Medical Research Institute (IMR) have found that two self-test devices (Rapid Antigen test) that use saliva for Covid-19 screening, have sensitivity levels of above 90 per cent. Health director-general...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi has rejected claims that 35 of his party’s lawmakers would refuse to comply with the party’s decision to pull support from the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. “I....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) corruption trial was postponed again today after his lead counsel was forced to quarantine for being a Covid-19 close contact, Malaysiakini....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — There are no plans for Umno to lobby for the deputy prime minister’s post, Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said.  In a Facebook post today, he said the Umno Supreme Council has decided that the party wou...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Bangi DAP MP Ong Kian Ming today said Malaysia should focus on increasing its vaccination rate domestically, as part of a larger strategy in containing Covid-19 and to ensure the nation is not put on the ‘banned list’ of....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The number of vaccine doses administered in the country continued to increase yesterday as 340,043 doses were given to registered recipients, the highest in a day so far. In his tweet, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council today said the five-day special parliamentary meeting later this month was inadequate to discuss key issues highlighted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. It said these included the...

GEORGE TOWN, July 7 — You smell the aroma of grilled meat even before you reach the motorcycle hawker stall with its glass display case. Tan Boon is busy grilling rectangular slices of pork on a small charcoal grill and depending on customers’...

KUCHING, July 6 — A 20-year-old man today pleaded guilty to impersonating a doctor, which is a criminal offence under Section 170 of the Penal Code. The youth, Shah Hairil Izman Dave, appeared before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi who fixed August...

JOHOR BARU, July 6 — Tunku Mahkota Johor (TMJ) Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has ordered the setting up of temporary accommodation for the homeless here to curb the spread of the Covid-19 infection among the group. Tunku Ismail said, via a Facebook.....

SEREMBAN, July 6 — An acquaintance with a man on Facebook two weeks ago proved disastrous for a 16-year-old girl in Port Dickson, near here, when she lost RM2,000 in a parcel scam. Port Dickson police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed said the man...