KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Incumbent MIC vice-presidents Datuk T Mohan and Datuk T. Murugiah both defended their positions at the party elections while Datuk M.Asojan emerged as the new face to clinch the third and final seat. Based on the results...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Local low-cost airline AirAsia said the recent spike in its airfares, particularly to Sarawak, was because the number of flights to the affected destinations were limited. AirAsia chief executive (CEO) Riad Asmat said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has lodged a police report seeking investigation into what he felt was an attempt to conceal material evidence in the cases implicating him in the multi-billion ringgit 1MDB financial scandal....

KUCHING, Nov 27 — Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) secretary general George Lo today expressed his hope that the negotiation with the state DAP on overlapping seats can be concluded before nomination day on December 6 for the state election. “We are.....

KUCHING, Nov 27 — Sarawak DAP today hit back at its Pakatan Harapan (PH) partner PKR and said it should focus on its 47 seats that it will be contesting and win as many as possible in the December 18 state election, instead of grabbing seats....

MUKAH, Nov 27 — Sarawak will be given priority under the National Digital Network (Jendela) plan and Malaysia Digital (MyDigital) Economic Blueprint, including being among the first states to roll out the 5G network next year. Communicatio...

KOTA BARU, Nov 27 — The cost of performing the Haj is expected to increase by more than 50 per cent following the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) introduced by the Saudi Arabian government, from only 5 per cent previously. Deputy Minister in the....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Another 5,097 new Covid-19 infections were recorded locally, showing a slight drop from yesterday’s 5,501 cases.  A tweet by the Ministry of Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reported how the....

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 27 — Airline companies in the country need to immediately lower their airfares without having to involve excessive government intervention. The call was made by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong through a post on hi...

KUCHING, Nov 27 — Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah today welcomed an announcement by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) not to contest in the December 18 Sarawak state election. He said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Malaysian police said on Saturday it will look into a claim a factory worker of Dyson supplier ATA IMS Bhd was beaten at its station but that it had not received any formal complaints. British home appliance maker Dyson told....

KLANG, Nov 27 — Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today conferred awards, honours and medals on 57 recipients at an investiture ceremony held in conjunction with his 75th birthday celebration at Istana Alam...

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 27 — Police crippled a drug smuggling syndicate with the arrest of three men and seizure of heroin and syabu, worth RM134,800, in raids in Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) near here last Monday. Penang Narcotics Criminal...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 27 ― The government is expected to announce soon on financial assistance for agricultural industry players to reduce their operation cost due to the price  increase in raw materials. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTC...

MUAR, Nov 27 ― Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced that the party will not contest in the Sarawak state election next month. Muhyiddin, who is also Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman, said Bersatu decided on this following a...

KOTA BELUD, Nov 27 — The Sabah and federal governments have allocated nearly RM25 million to implement development and basic amenities projects in Kota Belud this year, said Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor. He said under...

SIBU, Nov 27 — Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee is urging those eligible for the Covid-19 booster to come forward and receive their jabs. He said that Sibu division is targeting about 4,000...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — A total of 3.78 million vehicles throughout the country have yet to renew their Motor Vehicle Licence (LKM), better known as road tax, as at Nov 16, according to the Road Transport Department (JPJ)....

KUCHING, Nov 27 — Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth wants airline companies to do their part in reducing the recent spike in airfares to Sarawak to help Sarawakians return home for the 12th Sarawak state election as well as for the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — In my two-hour speech during the tabling of Budget 2022 in the Dewan Rakyat on October 29, I made nearly 30 references to Keluarga Malaysia. The frequency of this phrase in one of Parliament’s most important speeches...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — DAP’s Lim Kit Siang has called for a reset of the country’s policies and institutions to steer the nation towards the right course and ensure it lives up to its full potential.  The Iskandar Puteri MP called for ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz has defended Putrajaya’s decision to earmark a large share of next year’s federal budget for the Bumiputera communities, calling the criticism against it...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — A total of 2,615,923 individuals or 83.1 per cent of the adolescent population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow por...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The Health Ministry (MOH) recorded another 45 Covid-19 related deaths yesterday, slightly lower compared to the 48 deaths logged the day before.  Data on MOH’s CovidNow portal shows that 10 deaths from yesterday we...

MIRI, Nov 27 — The flights to Sarawak would be increased from 223 to 307 weekly, starting this December 11. In disclosing this, Minister of Transport Sarawak Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) had conveyed...

SIBU, Nov 27 — Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDS Baru) is said to also be eyeing the hotly-contested Dudong seat in the upcoming state election, despite a fellow party affiliated with the Gabungan Anak Sarawak (Gasak) alliance having proposed a....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Political analysts say Umno should prioritise holding party elections in order to “steady the ship” as its recent victory in the Melaka state election merely plastered over cracks within the party. As two or more...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today extended birthday wishes to fifth prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Ismail Sabri, in a Facebook posting, also prayed for Abdullah, fondly and better known as Pak...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Sarawak PKR’s State Leadership Council has accused fellow Pakatan Harapan (PH) colleagues Sarawak DAP of being difficult during seat negotiations for the upcoming state elections. A statement issued by the Council accused.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Malaysia is currently focusing on neighbouring countries before expanding the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) to other countries, said Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. Therefore, for now, the government is working to.....