TELUK INTAN, Sept 17 — A secondary school teacher was charged in the Sessions Court here today with 32 counts of committing unnatural sex and sexual grooming of seven male students from July to September last year. Mohd Faizal Amir, 32, pleaded...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Malaysia recorded 17,577 new daily Covid-19 cases today. According to the Ministry of Health, this brings the cumulative number of cases to 2,067,327 since the pandemic began. Sarawak continued to record the highest cases...

KUALA  LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Traffic diversion and road closure will be implemented at the Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah/Jalan Tun Razak traffic light intersection from September 15 to December 14. Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), in a statement today...

JOHOR BARU, Sept 17 — The scheduled waste that has caused pollution in Sungai Tawakal in Kampung Baru Sri Aman, Kempas here on Tuesday, is believed to have been brought into the area from a different location. Johor police chief, Datuk Ayob Khan...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 17 ― The Public Works Department (JKR) and Sabah JKR today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to carry out the Control and Reporting System (SKALA) data integration programme to further facilitate the process of...

IPOH, Sept 17 — The first flight to Langkawi from Ipoh under the domestic travel bubble took off today with 80 per cent flight load. Perak Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman Datuk Zolkafly Harun said that a total....

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 17 ― A National Mobile Application, an all-in-one platform to access many different digital services, will be developed, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). MCMC in a statement today said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, who is Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong, will perform the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong when Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja...

KOTA TINGGI, Sept 17 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) thwarted a recent attempt to smuggle out six kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (syabu) worth RM330,000 during an operation in the waters of Tanjung Setapa near here....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Malaysia’s tourism industry is “too important” to be set aside for later and needs financial injections now if those still in business are to survive, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today. He urged the...

KUANTAN, Sept 17 — The Covid-19 vaccination programme for teenagers aged 16 and 17 in Pahang will begin on Monday (Sept 20), said state health director Datuk Dr Nor Azimi Yunus. Dr Nor Azimi, in a statement posted on her Facebook account, said the....

JOHOR BARU, Sept 17 — The Johor police crippled a large-scale drug trafficking syndicate that had just started its operations about a month ago after arresting 10 of its members yesterday. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — The legal team representing Khairy Jamaluddin who is appealing against the defamation suit by Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was censured in court today for delaying the hearing. Datuk Lee Swee Seng, who chaired....

SIBU, Sept 17 ― Abu Seman Jahwie — a political secretary to the chief minister — passed away at 5am today. The former Jemoreng assemblyman passed away at the Rejang Medical Centre here. Abu Seman served as assemblyman for two terms from 2006...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 ― The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) does not set any racial quota for the recruitment of soldiers, said Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang. He said the notion that only a particular race was favoured to join MAF.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 ― Businessman Datuk Habibul Rahman Kadir Shah sent a legal letter to Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman demanding a public apology for allegedly making statements tarnishing his reputation during a news conference nearly...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 ― A recent study from the United States showed there is no evidence that the use of e-cigarettes or vaping is linked to heart attacks among people who have never smoked traditional cigarettes. The study, published in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 ― Despite the Haj pilgrimage being postponed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) still continues its preparations, taking into account the current pandemic situation and developments in Saudi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today launched the party’s Covid-19 assistance initiative dubbed “Jelajah Peduli Rakyat”. He said that previously the initiative was started by sending raw chickens to a few...

KUCHING, Sept 17 ― There will be a scheduled water supply interruption for several areas here from 10pm tonight until tomorrow at 6am. Kuching Water Board (KWB) in a notice today explained that the cause of the disruption is due to main pipe...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 ― A total of 17,973,545 people or 76.8 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated as of yesterday, according to the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV). JKJAV,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 ― The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, are making a special visit to the United Kingdom (UK) fro...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 ― The Malaysian Football League's (MFL) insistence that teams with Covid-19 cases should forfeit Malaysia Cup matches could lead to attempts by some teams to cover up infections, some coaches claim. Citing some coaches, t...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 17 ― The number of flood evacuees in Sabah remained unchanged with 32 people from seven families seeking shelter at a temporary evacuation centre (PPS) in Penampang. The Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 ― Another 346 people in the country were recorded dead due to Covid-19 yesterday, raising the overall death toll to 22,355 since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry recorded an average of 107 deaths over the past seven...

KUCHING, Sept 17 ― Incentives and awards for two Sarawak Paralympic athletes, Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Jong Yee Khie, who won gold and silver medals respectively in power lifting at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, will be announced after the...

SINGAPORE, Sept 17 ― Exports of Malaysia's flagship crude oil Kimanis will fall in October and November after a production issue at an offshore oilfield operated by Royal Dutch Shell, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Petroleum....

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 17 ― Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor hopes that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob resumes negotiations on the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63) between the Federal government and the governments of Sabah and...

JOHOR BARU, Sept 17 — While many Malaysians observed Malaysia Day privately due to Covid-19 restrictions, a group of 14 people here were arrested celebrating the national holiday with a drug and alcohol party. The party-goers, consisting of seven.....

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 17 — There are about 700 fishermen and residents in Permatang Damar Laut who are fully supportive of the controversial three-island reclamation project off the southern coast of Penang island, according to some veteran fishermen.....