KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) has issued a Letter of Acceptance to three companies that supply Covid-19 self-test kits to schools on September 13 with a total contract value of RM9.72 million. Its minister Datuk Mohd Radzi.....

BENTONG, Oct 7 — The construction of the Central Spine Road (CSR) from Kuala Krai, Kelantan to the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1) junction here, is scheduled to be fully completed in 2026, said Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — De facto law minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the Cabinet will discuss the proposal of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) against former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas. Replying to a question from...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Human Resources Ministry through the Social Security Organisation (Socso), will supply Covid-19 self-test kit to employers to facilitate the Covid-19 Screening Programme during the recovery phase. Its minister, Datuk Seri....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The government is mulling to set up a new body to oversee the local music industry as well as to protect the welfare of Malaysian singers, said Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin. He said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor today maintained that the corruption charges against her were the product of a “conspiracy” among several prosecution witnesses along with the trial’s prosecutors, the High Court heard today....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Umno has handed over official letters to nullify the membership of two former state assemblymen from the party who withdrew support for Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali, said party secretary-general Datuk Seri....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) today said it is against holding any election in Melaka for the time being, following the dissolution of the state assembly. Its president Dr Koh Kar Chai said that while the majority...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Another 9,890 Covid-19 cases were reported today, marking the fifth day in a row that Malaysia’s cases have been below the 10,000-mark. However, today’s 9,890 marks a slight uptick of cases as compared to yesterday, which....

BINTULU, Oct 7 ― Cinema and cineplexes have been taken out from the State Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) standard operating procedure (SOP) negative list. However, the latest SOPs released yesterday (October 6) do not spell out the...

JOHOR BARU, Oct 7 — The rate of occupancy for government hospital beds in the intensive care unit (ICU) for critical Covid-19 cases in Johor has shown a marked improvement in the past two weeks, with a decreasing trend of up to 31 per cent, said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor today denied bestowing herself the title of “First Lady of Malaysia (FLOM)”, but went on to say that it was an appropriate appellation as she had actively promoted charitable and social welfare...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has tabled the National Trust Fund (KWAN) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. The bill, tabled by Deputy Finance Minister I Mohd Shahar Ab...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan today has withdrawn his candidacy for the post of Dewan Rakyat deputy Speaker.  In a press conference, he said that he made his decision after discussing the matter with Umno...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — A total of 392 positive Covid-19 cases involving variants of concern (VOC) was detected in the country from Sept 25 until yesterday, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Of th...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Malaysia has signed a letter of undertaking to purchase the antiviral drug Molnupiravir, developed by Merck Sharp & Dohme, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. Through the agreement, the government agreed to procure...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― Pakatan Harapan (PH) has no plan to seek the intervention of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to resolve the current political predicament in Melaka. Instead, its state coalition chief Adly Zahari said they are looking at taking...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― Residents in the capital city can now personally contact Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, his deputy or the KL mayor to file a direct complaint over unmaintained road surfaces. Shahidan gave out the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Businessman Datuk Habibul Rahman Kadir Shah will be proceeding with a lawsuit against Muar MP Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman, after the latter rejected the former's apology and compensation demands over statements, which Habibu...

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 7 — It is time for Putrajaya to formulate a Malaysian Healthcare Blueprint, said DAP's Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim. The lawmaker, who is also the Penang state — federal coordinator for Covid-19 management, said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Putrajaya must frame a Federal Budget around security against Covid-19 and facilitate a quicker economic recovery in anticipation that the disease will be endemic, the Socio Economic Research Centre said today....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — DAP’s Lim Guan Eng today urged de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar to clarify his position on the government’s plan to introduce two new Islamic laws that critics say affect religious freedom in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― The Communications and Multimedia Ministry has no plan to propose any form of new tax to be imposed on e-commerce activities, the Dewan Negara was told today. Instead, Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said the ministry wanted to.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― Perikatan Nasional (PN) will not support any proposal to amend the constitution for the purpose of creating another post of Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker, said its chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the PN Supreme...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― The move to decriminalise suicide has been set in motion with Cabinet to finetune amendments to the Penal Code on the matter, Deputy Health Minister II Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said in the Dewan Rakyat today. He said the home...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― The Federal Territories Ministry has yet to make a decision on whether or not to proceed with banning grocery and convenience stores in Kuala Lumpur from selling alcoholic beverages, which is supposed to take effect from...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― The government will not arbitrarily open the country’s borders to foreign travellers as permission for entry will depend on the Covid-19 situation in their countries of origin, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― Malaysia’s estimated losses in tourist expenditure are set to rise further to RM165 billion this year from about RM135 billion in 2020 due to the implementation of the movement control order 3.0 (MCO 3.0), said Tourism,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 ― Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is seeking the temporary release of his impounded passport so he can travel to Germany for medical treatment. His lawyer Hamidi Mohd Noh made the application in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong has reiterated he is ready to go head to head with DAP’s Lim Guan Eng over the government’s cabotage exemption policy. He also gave his assurance that a suitable date for the...