MELAKA, Oct 1 — The Melaka Health Department (JKN) today acknowledged there was confusion over a statement issued by the department yesterday regarding a video that went viral on a teenage boy who collapsed at a car park of the Encore Vaccine...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Effective today, more states and territories including the Klang Valley have moved to Phase 3 under the National Recovery Plan. While more restrictions have been lifted, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has reminded everyone....

KAJANG, Oct 1 — The Immigration Department will propose to the government a new policy for the issuance and renewal of Temporary Employment Visit Pass (PLKS) for foreign workers in the country. Director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the.....

JOHOR BARU, Oct 1 — Three individuals here suffered losses of about RM120,000 after they were deceived by the promise of a bogus online gold investment scheme that offered affordable packages but with the promise of lucrative returns. Seri Alam...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 ― TH Plantations Bhd (THP) has appointed Mohamed Zainurin Mohamed Zain as its chief executive officer (CEO) effective today. THP, which is 73.84 per cent-owned by Lembaga Tabung Haji, also announced the appointment of Shahrizal....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 ― Malaysians are getting more confident about travelling within the country, according to the latest survey by the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom). The survey revealed that 60 per cent of the 1,000 Malaysian travellers...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Malaysia recorded 11,889 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, ending the upward trend of the past three days straight. Today’s cases declined by 846 compared to the 12,735 cases yesterday — the highest so far...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 ― Residents in the Klang Valley were today given advanced notice to stock up on additional water from October 13 to 16 for a scheduled disruption. Water utility firm Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) said the...

SHAH ALAM, Oct 1 ― Police have busted a drug syndicate with the arrest of eight individuals including two foreign women and seizure of methamphetamine worth about RM2.5 million on September 23. Selangor deputy police chief Datuk Sharul Lalli...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 ― A new global report which studied the use of nicotine in e-cigarettes to help people stop smoking has been released. The new Cochrane Review ― owned by an independent network of researchers and people interested in health...

COMMENTARY, Oct 1 ― Political parties in the country will face a new challenge at the next general election with a whole lot of young Malaysians ― from age 18 ― now allowed to vote. The entry of these young voters will change the country’s...

KUCHING, Oct 1 ― Any disciplinary action against civil servants who refuse the Covid-19 vaccination should only be taken after due consideration of their reasons, the Sarawak chapter of the Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 ― Former Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam was charged in the Sessions Court here today with spreading Covid-19 fake news through audio visual recordings in April and May this year. Lokman, 48, however, pleaded....

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 1 — A total 62 police officers contracted Covid-19 within a two-week period, said Penang police chief Datuk Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain. He said a total of 108 police officers are now under quarantine. “Yesterday, for the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders must explain to the people the benefits of the inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the federal government and the coalition, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Punishing voters who do not vote is not a viable solution and is inconsistent with the principle of freedom of choice by the people, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) said today. Bersih 2.0 in a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — A recent survey showed that one-third of Malaysians are not ready to return to their offices, preferring to work from home in this new normal brought upon by the Covid-19 pandemic.  The survey, titled Are We Ready To ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — There has been no Mu Covid-19 variant detected from samples taken across the country so far, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) announced. In a statement today, it said 1,312 samples have been....

ALOR SETAR, Oct 1 — The number of flood victims in Kedah increased from 263 people last night to 380 people today and they are being accommodated at 17 relief centres (PPS) in the three flood-affected districts in the state, namely&nbs...

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 — Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a telephone conversation on Thursday night, where both expressed their&nbsp...

LABUAN, Oct 1 ― Almost all primary and secondary schools on this duty-free island have been sanitised ahead of the opening of the school session on Monday (October 4). Labuan Education director Yusuf Mohamad said sanitation works began last week...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 ― The Health Ministry has given its conditional approval for the use of the CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents. The Chinese brand is the second Covid-19 vaccine approved for use on children aged 12 onwards. It is...

ALOR SETAR, Oct 1 ― The Kedah Health Department (JKN) today denied that a female student died due to Covid-19 vaccine in Baling recently. Its director, Dr Othman Warijo said the department investigated the matter and found the allegation was not...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 ― A total of 20,202,624 individuals or 86.3 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Ministry of Health (MoH) data on the COVIDNOW portal, about 3.7....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Two more well-known eateries in Melaka are expected to shut down soon, this comes after another popular eatery Capitol Satay Celup at Lorong Bukit Cina also in Melaka is expected to close within the next two months after 30...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 ― The government will not tax glove makers or any other business that made a windfall in profits during the Covid-19 pandemic for the time being, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said. He said imposing a...

SHAH ALAM, Oct 1 — The Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has announced the appointment of Datuk Mahmud Abbas as its chief executive officer (CEO), effective today. According to its statement, PKNS said Mahmud, who is the former...

KUCHING, Oct 1 ― Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) joining the next state election was among the five main topics discussed during a meeting between the party and US Ambassador to Malaysia Brian D. McFeeters on Wednesday. PSB president Datuk Seri Wong...

KUCHING, Oct 1 ― The Sarawak State Health Department’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) Hotline will be temporarily closed from October 1 until further notice according to a notice sighted in C19 Media WhatsApp group. The state...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 ― The Ministry of Health recorded 192 more deaths due to Covid-19 as of 5.30am today. Of these, 47 people died by the time they were taken to hospital. The country’s cumulative Covid-19 fatalities now number 26,335 since the.....