BACHOK, Sept 18 — The construction of the Bachok Hospital project, which was abandoned after the developer failed to complete it within the stipulated period, will be resumed in the near future, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department...

KUALA BERANG, Sept 18 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has recorded 34 cases of traders and pharmacies selling the Covid-19 self-test kit above the recommended price. Deputy Minister, Datuk Rosol Wahid said the offences....

LANGKAWI, Sept 18 ― Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is generally satisfied with the progress of the Langkawi tourism bubble pilot project, but the former prime minister feels that there are still many things that can be improved to ensure the success of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― The Ministry of Human Resources through the Social Security Organisation (Socso) and Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KWPKM) will propose to the Cabinet to provide free Socso protection for about two...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar was full of praise for two famous homegrown talents for putting the southern Malaysian state on the world map. Sultan Ibrahim congratulated 34-year-old Hong Kong singer-songwriter Gin Lee....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Samenta) welcomes the government’s RM500 million stimulus injection in the form of Geran Khas Prihatin (GKP) 4.0 to help micro-businesses nationwide. Samenta central chairman...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has congratulated Commander (M) Dr Suzanna Razali Chan on her gaining recognition from the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) as a global women’s icon in the field of maritime...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today warned “racist and extreme groups” within the government against pushing any legislation that encroaches on the constitutional rights of Malaysia’s minority citizens. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 infections fell to 15,548 cases over the past 24 hours. The new cases were 2,028 fewer than yesterday’s 17,577. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sarawak is still the....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Unlike Pakatan Harapan, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) will not sign any cooperation agreement with the Ismail Sabri administration. Pejuang chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said his Opposition party believes it should...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The Malaysian Medics International (MMI) today lauded the government’s acknowledgement of weaknesses in the contract system for healthcare professionals and its recent promises to make changes. The medical group also...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — A total of RM1 million worth of sheet piles need to be constructed immediately to prevent further soil movement in Kemensah Heights after last night’s landslide in Gombak, its MP Datuk Seri Azmin Ali said today. ....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― The government must make clear Malaysia’s position following the new military deal involving Australia, the US and the UK that would see the three foreign nations police the resource-rich South China Sea and the greater...

BALIK PULAU, Sept 18 ― The government is allocating RM259.5 million for seven flood mitigation projects (RTB) in Penang to be carried out under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), said Deputy Environment and Water Minister Datuk Mansor Othman. He said.....

PENAMPANG, Sept 18 ― A fire destroyed eight houses and a church under construction in Kampung Babah Bunduon here today. No one was injured in the blaze. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of Operations Misran Bisara said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― Nearly one in three respondents of Randstad Malaysia’s new survey admitted their productivity has been negatively affected by working out of the office while 37 per cent said their life-work balance had deteriorated...

KUCHING, Sept 18 ― Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has given a pat on the back to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) for being recently awarded the International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) first prize for meeting the global...

KUCHING, Sept 18 ― Sarawak needs to work on reducing Covid-19 daily new infections even though the numbers of severe cases and deaths in the state are among the lowest in the country, said Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. The Sarawak Disaster...

KUCHING, Sept 18 ― Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah hopes that the tourism bubble initiative could be implemented in Sarawak, following the move taken for Langkawi. He said his ministry together with the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― The Selangor Forestry Department warned the public that forest reserves in the state are still off limits under Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) and that strict action will be taken against trespassers. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah arrived in London for a 10-day special visit to the United Kingdom...

IPOH, Sept 18 ― The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, has consented to the appointment of the Perak Council of Regency effective today. Perak Royal Council secretary Toh Amar Seri Diraja Datuk Seri Ayop Hashim, in a statement, said the Raja of.....

KUALA NERUS, Sept 18 ― All accommodation operators in Terengganu are advised to use the online booking system to welcome back tourists. State Tourism, Culture and Digital Technology Committee chairman Ariffin Deraman said the move was to avoid the....

KUALA LUMPUR,  Sept 18 ― The landslide that affected 19 double-storey terrace houses along Jalan Kemensah Heights here yesterday, is believed to be due to the movement of underground water following a downpour in the area. Selangor Fire an...

KUALA LUMPUR,  Sept 18 ― A total of 18,135,561 individuals, or 77.5 per cent, of the adult population in the country have been fully vaccinated as of yesterday, according to the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supp...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said that the status of appeals for the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) will be known by its recipients today. Utusan Malaysia reported Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz saying....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― A total of 19 double-storey terrace houses and 28 families were affected by a landslide along Jalan Kemensah Heights here last night. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis said they received a distress....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― The Ministry of Health logged 388 more deaths due to Covid-19 as of midnight, bringing the total number of fatalities from the pandemic here to 22,743. Out of the new deaths logged, 64 cases had been brought in dead. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― A document regarding the interpretation of the Malaysian Family philosophy will be issued by the Prime Minister’s Department and Information Department soon, Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― A former deputy education minister said he was shocked by a recent poll which found as many as one in two students in Malaysian schools experienced some form of discrimination. Datuk Chong Sin Woon, who was deputy education....