KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Former law minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said it is unnecessary to set up another committee to oversee the appointment of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner. In a series of Twitter...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 — The Malaysian Bar today reiterated its call to the attorney general (AG) to explain its decision to discontinue several prosecutions, especially in cases involving high-profile figures. In his speech at the Opening of the Legal....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The Meteorological Department of Malaysian (MetMalaysia) has issued a continuous rain warning at the alert level for Sabah and Sarawak. MetMalaysia said in a statement that continuous rain was forecast in Kuching, Serian,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali has been dropped as a member of PAS’ central working committee less than two months after being appointed to the post. PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang confirmed Khairuddin’s...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 — The government has approved a grant of RM7 million to the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) this year for lawyers to represent those in need in criminal cases, said Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun. Idrus said this is an....

TAWAU,  Jan 14 — The Defence Ministers of three countries, namely Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, will meet on January 27 to discuss efforts to strengthen the Trilateral Cooperative Arrangement (TCA) to boost security in the Sulu....

IPOH, Jan 14 — Kavadi makers and bearers here have expressed their disappointment and dissatisfaction after the federal government announced the ban on the kavadi ceremony for this year’s Thaipusam celebration. The kavadi makers and bearers said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — An aide to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the former prime minister had performed “umrah” without neither a complete Covid-19 nor meningococcal meningitis (MM) vaccines in March 2021 as they were not mandatory then. In a.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The Health Ministry recorded 3,346 new Covid-19 cases today, which is a slight downtick after yesterday’s rise in Covid-19 cases. However, today marks the fourth day in a row the Covid-19 numbers have stayed past the 3,000....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Malaysia’s foreign minister has expressed concerns about Cambodia’s prime minister visiting Myanmar without first consulting fellow South-east Asian leaders, highlighting regional tensions in how to deal with the...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 — About 11,000 Community Development Department (Kemas) preschool (Tabika) teachers will be upgraded from diploma graduates to bachelor’s degrees, said Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. He said the...

SEGAMAT, Jan 14 — The Home Ministry (KDN) will study the need to obtain new assets for the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to deal with floods or other disasters in the future. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said the proposal was...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 — Malaysia’s Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat today gave her assurance that the country’s judicial system has remained independent under her watch. Speaking to reporters after opening the legal year for 2022 at the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The fully electric bus service will kick off in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and other major cities before being expanded nationwide in efforts to make Malaysia a carbon-neutral nation by 2050, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri...

IPOH, Jan 14 — Malim Nawar assemblyman Leong Cheok Keng today revealed that he joined Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) as he was attracted by the multiracial idealism of the party. Leong said that the leadership and membership line-up in PBM reflects...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 — Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat today noted the drop in the country's ranking last year in the US State Department's annual report on human trafficking, but said the courts are unable to weed out the problem c...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today condemned the police for investigating its Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching over her social media post dating back to April 2017. Lim accused the police of selective action and intimidation...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 ― Almost nine million Covid-19 vaccine booster shots have been administered in the country as at 11.59pm yesterday, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He expects the number to surpass 10 million next week as the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — It is up to the Public Service Commission to decide if Tan Sri Azam Baki should take a leave of absence from work as the head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) pending ongoing investigations into his alleged....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Malaysia ranks second in Asia in 2020 for cyberbullying among youth, according to a United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) report — indicating that cyberbullying is becoming an increasingly prominent problem in the...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 — Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat today said that technology has played a crucial role in making the courts more accessible to those seeking justice in any circumstances.  Tengku Maimun in her speech at the Openi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Tan Sri Azam  Baki could be jailed for contempt of Parliament if he defies its notice to appear before the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSC) on the Agencies under the Prime Minister’s Department on Janua...

IPOH, Jan 14 — While the chariot procession of deities will go on the road here for Thaipusam next week, Hindu devotees in Ipoh are advised not to gather along the route for the second year straight. With Covid-19 cases surging past the 3,000-mark....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Malaysia’s Covid-19 deaths rose by another 12 cases as of midnight, putting the overall tally at 31,750 since the pandemic began. No brought-in-dead cases were reported during the same period, according to the Ministry of.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The police have confirmed that a local man suffered from sudden death in custody at the Taiping District Police Headquarters (IPD) lock-up yesterday morning. Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has expressed hope that the Ponggal Festival to be celebrated from today until Monday (Jan 17) can foster unity and togetherness among Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian family). He...

KUALA  LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has been embroiled in a share trading controversy that is now the subject of at least two investigations. Azam is being investigated b...

SHAH ALAM, Jan 13 — The total amount of losses suffered by aquaculture entrepreneurs in the flood-affected states is estimated at RM28 million while for myKomuniti Perikanan, fisheries operators (myAP) and inland fishermen, the losses are...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Senior Shariah judge Datuk Mohd Naim Mokhtar, who is being investigated over a sexual harassment allegation, has today sent a letter of demand to former Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam for potentially...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Malaysia is committed to implementing an energy transition towards a low carbon electricity supply industry, in line with the country’s aspiration to achieve clean greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The matter was...