KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) has carried out planned and organised steps especially in facilitating the phased and safe reopening of economic sectors in order to reduce the unemployment rate....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (Pengerang-BN) appeared today chairing the Dewan Rakyat sitting at 4.10pm, shocking multiple MPs during the debate of the motion of thanks and the royal address by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong...

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 15 — Penang will open four walk-in Covid-19 vaccination centres (PPV) for foreigners from September 17 onwards. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said foreigners can walk in to any of the four PPVs from 2pm onwards daily. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal today criticised Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders in Parliament for agreeing to cooperate with Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s government on institutional.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Perlis Fatwa Committee has issued a religious edict or “fatwa” stating that Muslim wives can go against their husbands if the latter try to deny them from getting vaccinated against Covid-19. The edict which was...

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 15 — Penang is set to receive its second Unesco recognition with the listing of Penang Hill as a Unesco Biosphere Reserve. It is learnt that the International Coordinating Council of Unesco’s Man and the Biosphere Programme...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had offered Langkawi MP Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad the post of National Recovery Council in exchange for his support, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) president Datuk Seri Mukhriz....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — A group of youth advocates who pushed to lower the voting and election contesting age to 18 are now running a campaign to educate and enhance political awareness among Malaysia’s millions of youth voters.  Called....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should not have to face two of eight corruption charges in a trial now because of “unreliable” testimony from the prosecution’s star witness, his defence lawyer told the High Court today.....

MELAKA, Sept 15 — The Melaka state legislative assembly will convene for four days starting Monday (Sept 20), said Deputy Speaker Datuk Ghazale Muhamad. He said the First Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 14th state legislative assembly will be....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Tourists to Langkawi as part of the ‘travel bubble’ pilot project that kicks off tomorrow will only be allowed to enter the resort island if they test negative for Covid-19, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Two Malaysian men who are wanted by the United States Department of Justice for alleged money laundering and cyber crimes in that country, sought to stay their extradition proceeding in the Sessions Court h...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The reopening of schools in stages from Oct 3, according to the phases of states under the National Recovery Plan (NRP), gives an indication that the country is now transitioning towards an endemic phase. Senior Education...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Defence Ministry will provide assistance and work together with the Education Ministry to ensure that the reopening of schools in stages from Oct 3 will go smoothly. Senior Defence Minister Dat...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) is mulling to allow contract medical officers to pursue a specialist or Master’s degree with a study facility equivalent to the Federal Training Prize made available to permanent medic...

KUCHING, Sept 15 — The current surge in Covid-19 cases in Sarawak due to the Delta variant has resulted in local medical experts turning to surrounding countries experiencing a similar situation, said Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. The Local...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — A total of 82,555 members of the Orang Asli community nationwide have received their Covid-19 vaccinations thus far, said Deputy Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad. He said the number accounted for...

KUCHING, Sept 15 — A total of eight Indonesians, including a seven-year-old boy, were ordered to turn back while trying to enter Sarawak illegally this morning. In a statement, the First Infantry Division said the eight were caught 300 metres from....

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 15 — The results of applications for admission to public universities (IPTA) for Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) holders and its equivalent are available online from noon today until September 25, according to the Ministry...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today expressed hope that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Transformation and Political Stability inked between the government and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Pengerang MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said delivered a no-holds-barred speech today when urging the government to expedite her Private Member’s Bill to penalise party hopping MPs. In sarcastic remarks that included a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak suggested today that the government impose a direct tax on the profits that tech giants such as Amazon, Google and Facebook derived from Malaysia. He said Malaysia should follow.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Eighty per cent of Malaysians believe it will take the local economy a minimum of two years to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new Ipsos poll. In its “Expectations Towards National Recovery” report,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Communication and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa today announced two special telecommunications services discounts for students and families ahead of the reopening of university campuses on October 15. He said that....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — A married couple landed in trouble with the police after they were discovered quietly growing cannabis plants in two pots on the balcony of their condominium in Air Itam here. Northeast district police chief Assistant...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was able to avert a possible defeat in Parliament yesterday courtesy of his confidence-supply-reform (CSR) agreement with the Opposition, Lim Kit Siang said. Without the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — A total of 10 people have been charged with falsifying their Covid-19 vaccination certificates to date, Deputy Home Minister I Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said said today. He said four are from Perak, two from Sabah, another.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said said foreign students could be exempted from the requirement of exiting Malaysia in order to renew their expired study visas. Responding to former education minister...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — A total of 17,653,079 individuals or 54.1 per cent of Malaysia’s population have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, as of yesterday (Sept 14). The Ministry of Health, through https://covidnow.moh.gov.my, said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Massage centres, beauty parlours, hair dresser and barber shops, photography outlets and sporting goods stores are among businesses allowed to reopen under the new guidelines provided by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and...