KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today 123 new Omicron cases have been detected in the country, bringing the total number of cases involving the highly transmissible variant of Covid-19 to 245. He said that 233 of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) has called for the formation of an independent body to investigate allegations of corruption against the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. The...

KUCHING, Jan 6 — Airline companies should submit applications for extra flights to Sarawak in view of the high demand due to the coming Chinese New Year celebration, said Sarawak Minister for Transport Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. He said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Sessions Court today allowed an application by lawyer Mardhiyyah Johari to hold a watching brief for the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) in the trial of the founder of the Rumah Bonda welfare home, ....

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 6 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), especially in the flood-hit states are ordered to be fully prepared for a possible subsequent wave of floods. Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said despite the calm....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced today it will be calling in Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki for questioning over alleged violation of stock trading laws. This was after...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Yesterday, several social media posts alleged that Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has not been vaccinated against Covid-19. The posts have also attached screenshots and screen recordings of the VaksinCovid.gov.my...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — A total of 39,255 or 79.5 per cent of the 49,394 heads of households affected by floods have received the government’s compassionate aid (BWI) of RM1,000 as at noon today, Prime Minister D...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has announced the scrapping of a recently published video showing a fictionalised account of a doctor receiving a bribe, after it attracted controversy and backlash from the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The number of flood victims at temporary relief centres (PPS) in several affected states continued to show a declining trend as at noon today. In Pahang, there was a decrease in flood evacuees after the State Disaster...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial over the misappropriation of over RM2 billion of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) funds could not go on at all today, as there were no available prosecution...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 6 — A Johor Opposition parliamentarian today called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to conduct a full probe into Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki for possible wrongdoing and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Malaysia continued its upwards trajectory of daily Covid-19 infections for the second straight day this week with 3,543 cases today. The latest figure marked a slight uptick over the past 24 hours compared to 3,270 cases...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas said he has no intention of cooperating or taking part in a special task force set up to investigate his controversial book My Story: Justice in the Wilderness. In a letter...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 ― The government will set up a task force to improve the existing communication system and create a faster and effective early warning system for disasters for the benefit of the people. Minister of Communications and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Pulai MP Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub has filed an emergency motion to Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun, to debate the issues surrounding the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief's recent...

SHAH ALAM, Jan 6 ― Over RM39 million in compassionate aid (BWI) have been distributed to heads of households affected by the recent massive floods, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Tasks) Datuk Mastura Mohd Yazid said.....

KUALA KANGSAR, Jan 6 ― Police have completed the investigation paper (IP) on a bullying case involving 10 students of the Sultan Azlan Shah Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) in Kuala Kangsar last month and it has been referred to the state Public....

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Jan 6 — The Johor legislative assembly today passed an amendment to the state’s constitution, lowering the voter and contest eligibility from 21 to 18-years-old. The amendment will see the Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) has opposed a call made by certain quarters to allow Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members to withdraw additional funds from their retirement accounts, arguing that...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial this morning over the alleged misappropriation of over RM2 billion of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds has been postponed to the afternoon after the prosecution.....

 SIBU, Jan 6 — The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) Sarawak will investigate claims pertaining to the mass deaths of pigs belonging to farmers in Durin, said its director Dr Adrian Susin Ambud. “DVS has already received report...

KUCHING, Jan 6 — Food stall and eatery operators here want the local authority to clarify whether they are allowed to operate past midnight under Phase Four of the National Recovery (NRP). Speaking to The Borneo Post yesterday, they say the...

KUCHING, Jan 6 — Covid-19 has changed the lives of Malaysians ever since it was declared a pandemic in January 2020. This drastic change of scene has forced the new and current generation to grow in an entirely new environment, one that is alien...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki should go on leave and submit himself to a full investigation by the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Agencies under the Prime Minister’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — An Opposition MP today called on the Securities Commission (SC) to conduct a full probe on Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki for a possible violation of stock trading laws. This after Azam...

DENGKIL, Jan 6 — Raja Motor’s workshop is filled to the brim with flood-ravaged motorcycles for repair — after his 40 seconds to fame — and he is looking for more hands on deck. “I need additional workers (mechanics) to speed up the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Malaysia saw 18 new Covid-19 related deaths as of midnight, bringing the total number of fatalities nationwide to 31,609 since the pandemic began in 2020. According to the Health Ministry’s CovidNow site, t...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The flood situation in five states improved further tonight as the number of evacuees at temporary relief centres (PPS) dropped to 10,065 from 11,469 earlier yesterday, with all PPS in Terengganu had ceased operations...

SEREMBAN, Jan 6 — The police are looking into the missing wiring of a flood warning siren box at a Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) retention pond at Taman Sungai Gemas, near here that came to light yesterday. Tampin district police...