KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The output of local medical graduates is below the Health Ministry’s (MOH) projected requirements, said Higher Education (MOHE) Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad. She said the MOH’s Strategic Plan 2016-2020’s target is.....

SHAH ALAM, Dec 2 — The state government has not ruled out the possibility of increasing the number of seats in the Selangor state legislative assembly taking into account the rise in the number of voters aged 18 to 20 and increase in population...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The government and rail industry players need to collaborate and work together under the spirit of the Malaysian Family to accelerate the country’s rail industry development, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong.....

TAPAH, Dec 2 — The government will accord priority to local workers to fill the vacancies in various employment sectors in the country instead of foreigners, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan. He said with the unemployment rate.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The newly rebranded Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp) will be the central agency for all human resource development programmes moving forward, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. He said....

IPOH, December 3 — A vehicle buried in a landslide along Section 27 of Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands. A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson said they received the distress call at around 1.44pm today. “When we reached the place....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application yesterday to add on more evidence to his appeal just days before the Court of Appeal is scheduled to deliver a decision may be perceived as a “last minute” application, but he is not....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The Selangor government has reached an agreement with the Transport Ministry (MoT) over the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) northern alignment, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said today. Amirudin expressed that the state.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Public health officials have so far detected 139 Covid-19 positive cases from the Sekolah Seri Puteri, Cyberjaya, cluster today. Selangor district health director Datuk Dr Sha’ri Ngadiman in a statement said that all those.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today conferred the Panglima Gagah Pasukan Polis (PGPP) award on Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim. Mazlan heads the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the ministry has a month to find a complete and comprehensive solution to the price hikes of goods and food. He said for a...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 2 — A total of 595 individuals or 77.5 per cent of the deaths due to Covid-19 in Terengganu involve the unvaccinated against the viral infection. State health director, Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong said from the 768 deaths...

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 2 — Employers in the private sector are encouraged to give a paid public holiday to their employees following the declaration of an additional public holiday throughout the Federal Territories tomorrow. Human Resource Minister Datuk....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has dismissed allegations that the government has been irresponsible in handling the issue of price increase of goods. On the contrary, he said, the government had been acting in.....

SINGAPORE, Dec 2 — Threats and coercion by China towards Taiwan increase the need for the United States to help Taiwan maintain a credible self-defense, the top US diplomat for Asia said on Thursday. Assistant Secretary of state for East Asian and....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The government’s special envoys each received RM27,227 monthly since April 2020 and were assigned offices, chauffeured cars, and mobile phones for their duties, according to a written parliamentary reply. In the reply to...

KUCHING, Dec 2 — The three component parties of Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) will not share a single manifesto for the state election, state PKR acting chairman Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh said today. He said it was not an issue for PKR, DAP and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Section 3 (a) and (b) of the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2019 regarding the lowering of the voting age to 18 years and automatic voter registration were gazetted on Dec 1. Election Commissi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has logged 5,806 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The latest number represented an increase of 367 cases from the new infections recorded yesterday. It also brought the total of Covid-19...

JOHOR BARU, Dec 2 — The Johor government said the number of travellers using the Causeway between Malaysia and Singapore under the Land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) has increased since the scheme was started this week. Johor Public Works,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon sparked protest today after he rejected a motion for members of the House to discuss the recent surge in food prices, prompting uproar from the Opposition bench. Mohd...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The government does not intend to make booster doses a mandatory condition to complete dosage of Covid-19 vaccines for Malaysians for now, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Health Minister II Datuk Aaron Ago Dag...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammudin Hussein has promised to protect a whistleblower and investigate the person’s claim that their sibling was being bullied at a military camp. In a tweet today, Hishammudin shared....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The government will amend the Employment Act 1955 to more clearly define employers and employees in order to account for the rise of the gig economy, said Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Awang Hashim. However, he did...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad told the Dewan Rakyat this morning that the quota system for medical studies at public universities remains the best way to control the number of medical workers in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The Court of Appeal today ordered Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to appear in court next Monday for a hearing of her bid to nullify her bribery trial and remove Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as the lead prosecutor. Datuk Hanipah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Warning of disruptions to clinic and hospital schedules, infectious diseases expert Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman questioned the last minute decision to declare a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur just because the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Public health officials have so far detected 73 Covid-19 cases in Sekolah Seri Puteri, Cyberjaya, according to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. In a series of tweets this morning, Khairy said none of the students and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has asked the Court of Appeal to allow new evidence to be included in his appeal against his conviction, fine and jail sentence for misappropriating RM42 million from former...

KUCHING, Dec 2 — Eighteen-year-old Sarawakians will not be able to cast their votes in the state election this year even though the Undi18 law has finally been gazetted, federal minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said today. The...