PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 — Interstate travel for tourism activities is only permitted for the Langkawi Tourism Bubble programme with compliance of the stipulated standard operating procedure (SOP) on Covid-19, said the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The National Registration Department (NRD) has confirmed that there were no data leakage from its personal data base, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. He said this was because the firewall of the data security....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The 22-year-old Seri Perdana Complex was in dire need of renovations worth RM38.5 million, after significant wear and tear to both its interior and exterior, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions)....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Opposition lawmaker Lim Guan Eng claimed that the government was continuing a protectionist policy for certain groups in the 12th Malaysia Plan instead of moving towards inclusiveness to all communities, which was promised.....

IPOH, Sept 29 — A babysitter was charged in the Sessions Court here today with attempting to murder a seven-month-old boy last week. Nursahidah Amran, 22, pleaded not guilty to the charge before judge Norita Mohd Ardani. She was charged under...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The businessman Low Taek Jho was recorded as present in the minutes of a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) board meeting held on September 26, 2009 at the Royale Bintang Damansara Hotel, the High Court was told today....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases rose again for the second day in a row, hitting 12,434 as at noon today. The country’s cumulative cases now number 2,232,960 since the pandemic hit last year. The reversal began on...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 29 — Sabah is unlikely to continue the trend of holding simultaneous elections for its parliamentary and state seats, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said today as his administration marks its first year in power. The...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 29 — Contrary to social media allegations, no teenager in Lahad Datu died after being injected with the Covid-19 vaccine, Sabah Health director Dr Rose Nani Mudin said today. She said the Lahad Datu health office had no records....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Many Malaysian households, especially in the middle- and high-income categories, appear able to still take on new loans for purposes such as buying houses and cars, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said today. In its Financial...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 29 — The Sabah government is working on ways to get the Covid-19 vaccine to people living in far flung areas instead of waiting for them to go to the vaccination centres (PPVs) that have been specially set up for that purpose......

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Women hold 38.2 per cent of decision-making posts in the public sector by filling most of the Premier Grade C and above posts in 2020, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Siti...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 ― The Election Commission (EC) notified would-be voters today to verify their personal information for the Pre-Registration of Automatic Voters (SPPA) that will be held from October 1 until October 31. EC secretary Datuk...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 ― The RM1.1 million Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan paid to compound his offence of failing to declare his receipt of RM2 million from Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) was a penalty, the Malaysian...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Umno’s Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said today took indirect aim at the women, family, and community development minister for the lack of an action plan to curb sexual crimes against children. When debating the 12th Malaysia....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 ― The installation of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) in urban or rural areas is subject to the banking industry’s consideration, said Deputy Finance Minister II Yamani Hafez Musa. He said this is because the installation...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan is eligible to run for public office in the next election despite paying a RM1.1 million penalty, his lawyers said after he was acquitted of two money laundering charges today. Law firm...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Pengerang MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said today chastised the government over its bid to appeal against the High Court decision granting automatic citizenship to children born abroad to Malaysian mothers with foreign...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Malaysia’s healthcare urgently needs to be reformed as many patients forced to seek private treatment for Covid-19 have been saddled with pricey hospital bills, the Malaysian Medical Association said today. Its president.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research has revised its 2021 fiscal deficit forecast for Malaysia to 7.4 per cent of gross domestic product from 6.4 per cent previously, largely on the back of decreased revenue...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The High Court here today acquitted and discharged Pontian Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan on charges of failing to declare RM2 million which he received from Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to the Inland Revenue...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The government will be monitoring the implementation of all plans set out under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) through the Economic Planning Unit’s implementation strategy. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — While an interstate travel ban remains in place, as much as 45 per cent of homestays in Melaka have been booked in anticipation of the next tourism bubble — seemingly for family gatherings as well as for domestic...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Scheduled maintenance work for valve replacement at Taman Sri Indah Balakong, Inlet Cheras and in front of The Mines main substation was completed at 6 am today. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor), in a...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 29 — In the year that the hastily-formed Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has governed the state, the country has grappled with the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic that was made worse by the state election that put the fledgling...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Policies that foster skilled jobs would benefit Malaysia more than those to limit the country’s dependence on migrant workers, said industry groups. Commenting on the 12th Malaysia Plan, Malaysian Employers Federation...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The Health Ministry recorded 240 more deaths due to Covid-19, bringing the overall toll to 25,935 since the pandemic began last year. Based on the ministry’s data last updated at 4am today, there were 89 deaths on average....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma) on Tuesday appealed to the government to allow foreign workers to enter the country to meet growing demand this and next year, citing a critical shortage of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The number of individuals who lost their jobs since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) is one of the questions that will be raised at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order of the Dewan...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Notwithstanding some positive developments in recent years, Malaysia remains concerned over the lack of progress in nuclear disarmament, said Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. He said despite the uncertain....