KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — An MCA representative today took a PAS Cabinet member and his deputy to task over their apparent hostility towards a journalist who had attempted to seek their comments over the PAS-led Kedah government’s move to ban...

GEORGE TOWN, November 15 — Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor should speak in ways consistent with the prime minister’s “Keluarga Malaysia” concept, said Penang Mufti Datuk Seri Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor. He said Muhammad...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The establishment of the Keluarga Malaysia Foundation (YKM) which involves the opening of new offices, office renovation and emoluments for new staff, will not incur additional costs to the government. Minister in the Prime.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The High Court here today fixed November 24 to decide on the Attorney General’s Chambers’ (AGC) application to strike out the originating summons (OS) filed by a North Korean businessman against the government of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Islamic Affairs has said there was nothing wrong with his exchange with a reporter that recently made headlines for his apparently condescending tone towards...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 15 — The 6th Joint Commission Meeting (6th JCM) held between Malaysia and Vietnam today adopted the Plan of Action (POA) 2021-2025 which, among others, set a target of achieving total bilateral trade of US$18 billion by 2025. The...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 15 — The National Nanotechnology Policy and Strategy (DSNN) 2021-2030 was launched today to create a dynamic and progressive nanotechnology ecosystem as well as highlight the potential of nanotechnology to solve various challenges...

MELAKA, Nov 15 — Thirteen independent candidates contesting in the Melaka state election under the Gagasan Bebas (alliance of independent candidates) umbrella have officially signed statutory declarations (SDs) pledging that they would not betray.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The government will unveil MSC 2.0 with a new branding and further improvements to address the digital divide, meet current challenges and constraints, and enhance Malaysia’s value proposition to attract more digital...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Audit firm KPMG was removed as 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) auditor following pressure from then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak himself, 1MDB’s former CEO told the court today. Former 1MDB CEO Mohd Hazem.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Bill to increase the criminal penalties in Islamic courts has not been brought to him for tabling in Parliament. The minister...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Former banker Tan Sri Nazir Razak will not be called to testify as a prosecution witness in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial. Nazir is the younger brother to former prime minister Najib who...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — A total of RM49 million originating from bank loans taken by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) wound up in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bank account in AmIslamic Bank, a former CEO of 1MDB confirmed in the High Court today......

IPOH, Nov 15 — The police again came under scrutiny on their improper effort to investigate and arrest M. Indira Gandhi’s ex-husband Muhammad Riduan Abdullah, and subsequently recover her youngest daughter Prasana Diksa. High Court’s Judicial.....

MIRI, Nov 15 — Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg maintained that his state government does not have an issue with naming a made-in-Malaysia whisky Timah. The name has drawn deep lines in the peninsula, with ruling....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today questioned the silence from Perikatan Nasional (PN) components MIC and MCA, and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), after PAS’ move in Kedah to not renew the licences of numbers forecast.....

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 15 — Government subsidiary Sabah Forest Industries (SFI) was today ordered by the High Court to wind up its business after failing to pay its debts. Judicial Commissioner Leonard Shim issued the wind-up order after SFI failed to....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Malaysia’s daily new Covid-19 infections continued on its downward trend for the third day in a row with the country recording 5,143 new cases today.  This is a drop of 19 new cases from yesterday where Malaysia...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — DAP will demand a “full public apology” in Parliament from two PAS leaders for belittling a news reporter who sought their comments amid a storm over the Kedah government’s ban of gambling statewide. DAP...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — State governments will receive the distribution of the federal government’s revenue provided there is any increase in the revenue collected, Deputy Finance Minister II Yamani Hafez Musa said. He s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Islamist party PAS has said that it remains opposed to the local whisky brand called “Timah”, even as the Cabinet approved the name over the weekend. Religious Affairs Minister Idris Ahmad was quoted saying nobody in the....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — AirAsia X (AAX) has given assurance that it will put in place travelling privileges in the form of travel credits for its passengers who are affected by its debt restructuring, where the cr...

ALOR SETAR, Nov 15 — The Kedah government has spent over RM12 million on forest conservation and maintenance since 2018, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said. He said of the total, RM4.85 million was spent last...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 15 — Malaysia’s Health Ministry today received contribution of cold chain equipment worth RM6 million from the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) thus, beefing up the storage...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — A total of 77.75 per cent or almost 800,000 National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) borrowers have paid up their loans, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Noraini...

MELAKA, Nov 15 — A total of 11,557 early voters will cast their votes at 31 polling centres starting 8am tomorrow in the 15th Melaka state election. Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said the early voters.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Malaysians have a fairly good understanding of what violence against women (VAW) is but less than half of the respondents support gender equality, a recent study by rights group Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) has shown....

TANJUNG RAMBUTAN, Nov 15 — The sister of a Malaysian man facing imminent execution despite concerns he is mentally disabled has pleaded with Singapore to give him a “second chance”. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, sentenced to death in 2010 for...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Malaysian mothers today said they are “once again filled with hope”, after the High Court today dismissed the Malaysian government’s bid to temporarily suspend a court ruling that recognised the mothers’...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The government has disallowed motorcycle e-hailing taxi services due to the high casualty rate involving riders and its pillion passengers from road accidents in the country, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Henry Sum...