KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Mandatory temperature screening for entry into premises will be removed from standard operating procedures (SOP) to prevent Covid-19, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced today. Without specifying a timeframe, Khairy.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Some residents in flood-hit Taman Sri Murni in Shah Alam have not received any of the government aid promised to them, Ipoh Barat MP M Kulasegaran asserted today. He was disputing Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — The Bangladesh government said it is seeking transparent, fair and safe migration of its workers to Malaysia that complies with the provisions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). This was communicated by its...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Parents may apply for Covid-19 vaccination appointments for their children aged between five and 11 through the MySejahtera application beginning January 31, the Health Ministry announced today. Health Minister Khairy...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals should not be made too easy as it is a form of savings for the contributors’ future, said Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said instead of giving permission to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) pledges full cooperation to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) in its probe into the agency’s management and operational issues from 2014 to 2020, based on the law, and will ensure daily...

IPOH, Jan 20 — The local authorities are urged to take appropriate measures in solving the problem of clogged drains before flash floods hit the areas at risk and adversely affect the local communities. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — The government is mulling establishing a National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) at the state and district levels, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Abd Latiff Ahmad. He said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Opposition leaders Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Lim Guan Eng and Mohamed Sabu today held a meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to discuss three key issues affecting the nation at present. In a statement,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — DAP’s Lim Guan Eng asked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today to explain why logging has been allowed to resume in states such as Pahang that were still recovering from the recent floods. In a special...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 20 — Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad today gave assurance that there will be no disruption in the state government delivery system if a snap state election is held. Hasni, who is also Benut assemblyman, said the state...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — A meeting between Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara to discuss the establishment of a Joint Committee on Integrity and Anti-Corruption will be held in the near future, said Chairman of the Special Committee on Corruption (SCC)...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 20 ― Sabah has been hit with another outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) with less than two weeks to Chinese New Year — this time in the district of Penampang. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan said the virus....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Malaysia recorded a jump of more than 500 new Covid-19 cases today, logging 3,764 new cases as compared to yesterday’s 3,229. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the total number of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Parti Warisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal today took a swipe at the federal government over its failure to revise the country’s flood management template regularly. During the Special Meeting of the Fourth Term of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Malaysia’s proposed new law against switching between political parties is expected to be tabled in Parliament during the February to March meeting, which is much earlier than the initial July timeline given. Minister in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Opposition MPs were up in arms today about whether the Cabinet might have interfered in the investigation conducted by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) into Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — The High Court here today ordered former Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam to remove all defamatory postings on alleged sexual harassment by Chief Syarie Judge Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 ― The government has identified three main challenges in flood management which must be quickly improved, including in the understanding of the National Security Council (MKN) Directive No.20. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 ― Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng today asked the Attorney General to explain publicly if contradictory statements issued by a high ranking government official constituted a criminal offence. The Opposition lawmaker from DAP claimed...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 20 ― Parti Warisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal is expected to announce the names of some known Peninsula Malaysian politicians to join its ranks at a big gathering here this weekend. The former Sabah chief minister is...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 ― The Ministry of Finance (MoF) today estimated that the cost to repair the damage caused by last month’s catastrophic floods in eight states could reach RM2 billion. Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul...

SEBERANG PERAI, Jan 20 ― The technical error in the Penang Smart Parking (PSP) system yesterday which showed users' e-wallet balance at RM4.40 has been resolved, state executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo said today. The local government...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 ― A total of 122,202 police personnel nationwide have completed their Covid-19 vaccination, said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. He said 32,652 of them had also been given the booster shot...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Rescue efforts were severely hampered during the December flood emergency that hit eight states in peninsular Malaysia as residents in the affected areas refused to leave their homes, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob asking all parties to accept the Securities Commission Malaysia's (SC) conclusion following its probe on Tan Sri Azam Baki demonstrated a total failure of leadership, Gobind....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob took a swipe at Opposition MPs in Parliament today, claiming many of them were missing during the flood crisis that hit the nation last month.  His remarks caused several...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Two motions to debate Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki's proxy stock trading scandal at the Special Parliamentary in Dewan Rakyat sitting this morning wer...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 20 — A boat carrying 27 illegal immigrants capsized in the waters of Teluk Ramunia, Pengerang, near Kota Tinggi, this morning. Johor Maritime director First Maritime Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria said 19 of them, comprising 10 women.....

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 20 — The Penang government has increased its annual aid for senior citizens and the disabled under its annual i-Sejahtera welfare programme to RM200 each this year, up from RM150 previously.  Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow s...