SUBIS, Nov 29 — Niah Caves, inhabited by humans at least 40,000 years ago, will be upgraded while a buggy track will be created from Pangkalan Lobang to the main cave towards attracting more tourists to the cave site. Sarawak Chief Minister Tan...

KAJANG, Nov 29 — Three students at a madrasah (Islamic religious school) in Hulu Langat pleaded guilty at the Magistrates’ Court today on the charge of causing injury to two junior students last month. All three accused aged between 16 and 17...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — There is a need for Malaysia to revisit the agriculture sector as a potential source of employment opportunity and increase capital investment in modernising this sector, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)....

SHAH ALAM, Nov 29 — Selangor has recorded an encouraging performance with a higher investment value of RM4.64 billion recorded for the period of January to June 2021, compared with RM3.39 billion reported for the same period last year. Mentri...

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 29 — The Sabah government, through its subsidiary Smart Sabah Corporation Sdn Bhd, is exploring opportunities for the state to become a producer of hydrogen and renewable energy by 2025, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Following the Court of Appeal’s decision last month that it was correct to cancel the unilateral conversion of two young children to Islam by a Buddhist-turned-Muslim mother, applications to appeal the decision have now...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has logged 4,087 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The latest number represented a decrease of 157 cases from the new infections recorded yesterday. It also brought the total of Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, NOV 29 — A Parliament staff’s death yesterday has been confirmed to be due to Covid-19, according to Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya Health director Datuk Dr Param Jeeth Singh. In a statement today, Dr Param Jeeth said the death of the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today conferred the Panglima Gagah Angkatan Tentera (PGAT) award to Army chief Gen Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain. Zamrose headed the list of 210.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — A total of 9,356 police personnel and officers will be deployed to maintain law and order for the duration of the Sarawak state election next month, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim. He said...

SINGAPORE, Nov 29 — As close, immediate neighbours the deep relationship between Malaysia and Singapore is of immense importance to both sides, said Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “More active multi-level engagements...

JOHOR BARU, Nov 29 — The Johor government gave an assurance today that the discovery of a Covid-19 positive traveller on the first day of the Malaysia-Singapore land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) will not hamper its implementation.  Johor.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The RTK-Antigen and RT-PCR tests to detect Covid-19 infection are effective in detecting the Omicron variant of the virus, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said he was informed of this by experts from the Institute....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the republic is open to fresh proposals from Malaysia on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project although both countries have previously agreed to terminate the.....

KUCHING, Nov 29 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Bandar Kuching chairman Dominique Ng has been appointed the party’s state election director effective Dec 1. In a press statement today, the secretariat said PKR Sarawak’s council of elders made...

KUCHING, Nov 29 — Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is expected to fare well in the coming state election but is unlikely to win all 82 seats, observed political analysts. University of Tasmania’s Asian Studies professor Dr James Chin opined GPS has.....

MIRI, Nov 29 — Sarawak will appeal to the federal Ministry of Transport (MoT) for more flights to Lawas and Limbang in view of the 12th state election, said Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. The state Transport Minister told The Borneo Post said he would...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Nov 29 — Issues related to 200,000 unemployed migrant workers in the country who are registered under the Labour Recalibration programme will be resolved before the end of this year, said Home Minister&am...

SEREMBAN, Nov 29 — The Negeri Sembilan government recorded RM11.9 million non-tax revenue collection from January to Oct 31, 2021, the state legislative assembly was informed today. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said the revenue....

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 29 — The city may soon be getting its own rapid transit system via a Skytrain that will link the current airport to the city centre. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Bung Moktar Radin said that the multi-billion ringgit project had...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Former minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz admitted to receiving RM500,000 from Consortium Zenith-BUCG Sdn Bhd  to help repair dilapidated religious schools in southern Thailand, the Sessions Court was told today...

JOHOR BARU, Nov 29 — Bali Jalang, who returned to Johor Baru from Singapore via the land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) here today, was overcome by emotion when he was greeted by his family. “It is difficult to describe how I’m ...

SEPANG, Nov 29 — Malaysia’s main international gateway Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) implemented the Malaysia-Singapore Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) by Air (VTL-Air) today, allowing quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated...

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Nov 29 — Forty men, believed to be members of a secret society, were apprehended during an initiation ceremony at a fancy restaurant in Seberang Jaya here on Saturday. Penang CID chief SAC Rahimi Ra’ais said the initiatio...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s lawyer today said the prosecution offered no evidence in support of corrupt intent in any of the bribery charges his client faced, since millions of ringgit in cheques were made payable to a....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Six films were not approved for screening by the Film Censorship Board (LPF) last year, while one so far this year. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said said the films Daulat, Real Love, Shubh Mangal Zyada...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The full-day trial of former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who is accused of multiple counts criminal breach of trust, bribery and money laundering ended early today as he has to go for his Covid-19...

SHAH ALAM, Nov 29 — A positive Covid-19 case was detected at the Johor Causeway entry point on the first day of the Malaysia-Singapore Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) today, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the case was detected...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry has spent a total of RM22 million out of RM69 million allocated to solve issues faced by occupants of strata housing this year, Parliament was told today. Its deputy minister Datuk...

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 29 — The Transport Ministry has clarified that it has not issued approval for the construction of an aerodrome in the proposed Kulim International Airport (KXP) in neighbouring Kedah. This was revealed by Penang Chief Minister...