TEBEDU (Sarawak), Oct 23 — The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) wants telecommunication companies to jointly help the government in efforts to improve the country’s communication network, especially in rural areas. Communications....

KUCHING, Oct 23 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob does not want the practice of appointing rescue contractors to persist and instead has called for closer monitoring of government projects from the beginning to ensure they are completed according...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The dream of Malaysian pilgrims to perform umrah has finally come true after it was delayed for almost two years following the Covid-19 outbreak around the world, including Saudi Arabia, which forced the kingdom to close its....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The number of people infected by Sars-CoV-2 in Malaysia could soon reach the 2.5 million mark as daily positive cases continue to stay in the thousands, with 5,828 more added to the tally as of noon today. Health...

MELAKA, Oct 23 — Negotiations on seat distribution among Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties for the Melaka state election are expected to be completed before the middle of next week, said Melaka PH chairman Adly Zahari. Adly, who is also...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — DAP’s Lim Guan Eng today denounced the idea of a high-speed rail (HSR) project linking Kuala Lumpur with Johor Baru only, saying that the venture would not be financially sound if it excluded Singapore. He was responding...

KUCHING, Oct 23 ― The tabling of the Bill to amend the Federal Constitution to be in line with the provisions of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) has been postponed but not withdrawn. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and...

KUCHING, Oct 23 ― Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob began his working visit to Sarawak today by attending a briefing on state development by the Sarawak Economic Planning Unit. This is Ismail Sabri’s first visit to Sarawak after...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The trade and investment mission (TIM) to Europe from October 13 to 21, 2021, led by Senior Minister and Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has yielded promising results, with the...

COMMENTARY — Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will face off on November 20 as both set out to prove their party is the most popular among Malay voters. Barring any last-minute agreement between Umno and Bersatu to work together,....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — National Recovery Council chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman received Covid-19 booster dose injections at the Axiata Arena vaccination centre (PPV) here today. Muhyiddin, 74, and...

KUCHING, Oct 23 — South Korean conglomerate Samsung is among the multinational companies interested in investing in the hydrogen industry in Sarawak. Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said he and Chief Minister Datuk.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today reminded his fellow politicians to keep their masks on, pointing to the fact that many have health issues, such as diabetes and hypertension, and are “possibly obese”. Taking to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The flood situation in Melaka, Selangor and Perak is reported to be improving with the drop in the number of evacuees still at the relief centres this morning. In Melaka, the number of flood victims dropped further to 550...

KUCHING, Oct 23 — Democratic Action Party (DAP) veteran parliamentarian leader Lim Kit Siang is demanding Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to explain the high Covid-19 fatality rate in the country. The Iskandar Puteri MP said Malaysia yesterday...

KUCHING, Oct 23 — There is no need for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to request the King to prematurely revoke the Emergency which will expire February next year so that the 12th state election can be held before end of the year, said Chong Chieng.....

SINGAPORE, Oct 23 — On Thursday, a Malaysian man was among the 16 more people who died from complications due to Covid-19 infection in Singapore. With Malaysia-Singapore cross border travel restricted except for the ferrying of goods, and the fact....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The reappointment to lead the same portfolio has to some extent given continuity to the policies that have been carried out over the past 18 months, said Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz. According to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — A total of 22,109, 534 individuals or 94.4 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). Based on the MoH’s data on...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Two federal lawmakers and electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0 have expressed disappointment with the Election Commission that has yet to introduce any voting reforms to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic. With the Melaka state...

KUCHING, Oct 23 — The state government will write an official letter to the Education Ministry on allowing children, who are in the process of obtaining citizenship under Section 15A of the Federal Constitution, to attend school so that they would....

KOTA MARUDU, Oct 23 — The federal government has allocated RM83.2 million for Hardcore Poor Housing Project (PPRT) in Sabah this year, said Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. He said the allocation involved 520 new PPRT houses...

KUCHING, Oct 23 ­— AirAsia Berhad has finally agreed to use aerobridges for all its flights coming from outside Sarawak and flights within Sarawak, says state Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. Before this agreement, he said travellers...

KUCHING, Oct 23 — Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo has insisted that Sarawak needs time for recovery and healing before the next state election could be called. She observes that ‘Covid-19 is still raging, and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Deaths from Covid-19 complications continued to climb as the coronavirus killed 76 more people as of midnight to push the tally up to 28,312, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported on its CovidNow website. Seventeen of the 76....

KUCHING, Oct 23 — Malaysia should appoint a deputy prime minister (DPM) to focus on the affairs of Sarawak and Sabah, said Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. This is because of the ongoing negotiation....

KUCHING, Oct 23 — The possible waning of the Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness is one of the main reasons that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) found it suitable to hold the 12th state election this year, said its secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The Melaka state election will be the acid test for relations between Umno and PAS but a crucial battleground that could make or break Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia ahead of the 15th general election, according to political....

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 22 ― A woman who held the funeral ceremony of her mother-in-law at her home in Kampung Alab Senagang, Tenom last October 11 was identified as the Covid-19 index case that triggered the Alab Senagang cluster reported today. Sabah....

KUCHING, Oct 22 ― A total of 826 victims of violence against women in Malaysia were successfully counselled and helped by the women anti-crime (WAJA) squad since January till October 20. The WAJA Squad are volunteers under the supervision of the...