KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The egg shortage in some areas was an isolated problem and supply will normalise after the Chinese New Year celebration, the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) said today. In a statement today, the...

LABUAN, Feb 4 — The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) aged between five and 11 will be launched here on Monday. Labuan Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari said more than 10,000 children in that age group is...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The government will introduce climate change as one of the subjects in schools and universities in the country in the aftermath of the worst flood in Peninsular Malaysia. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in a...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 4 — Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said Penang will not rush into a state election, opting to wait for general election to be called after July as per the agreement in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the federal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is still undergoing treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN) following elective procedure on January 28. In a brief statement posted on Twitter, Dr Mahathir’s spokesman...

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 4 ― Cancer is among the leading causes of death in private hospitals, at 34.95 per cent, and the fourth in hospitals under the Health Ministry (MoH), at 11.56 per cent, with tobacco use as one of the main factors causing...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― The High Court has set February 14 for case management of a lawsuit filed by a group of 35 individuals, comprising former members of the judiciary and seven widows of former judges against the Malaysian government and three...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 4 ― MPs have received invitations to give their feedback on the proposed anti-party hopping law amendment in a stakeholders engagement session next week, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said the engagement session, to....

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 4 ― New Covid-19 cases almost doubled in Sabah today hitting 909 cases with four new school clusters, the state government said today. State Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that cases jumped to 909 today, the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― The Ministry of Health (MoH) has recorded the country’s new Covid-19 cases breaking the 7,000-case mark for the first time this year today, after logging 7,324 infections in the last 24 hours. The last time Malaysia...

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 4 ― Deputy chief minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan has denied Opposition leader Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal’s claims on a controversial carbon trading deal known as Nature Conservation Agreement or NCA, saying that the latter...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today reiterated that the Malaysian economy will expand between 5.5 per cent and 6.5 per cent this year, underpinned by continued expansion in global demand and higher private sector expenditure,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today urged the government to retract its recent electricity tariffs hike for commercial and industrial users as it may impact this year’s economic performance.  The Bagan MP said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Malaysia’s total trade recorded an upward trend, growing 5.5 per cent in December 2021 compared to the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). In a statement today, it said the ex...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) advises all customers from north and south returning to Klang Valley to follow the Travel Time Advisory (TTA) and enter the highway before 9am for travels between Feb 4 an...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― A DAP lawmaker has called on the country’s leadership to make the authorities be accountable for the numerous custodial deaths, including six so far just this year. Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto said that the lack of...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 4 ― An environmental group, The Climate and Ecology Network (JEDI), launched an adopt-a-tree project today in its efforts to protect the shoreline while providing a source of income for fishermen involved in the project. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s bribery and corruption trial has been delayed once again as the final witness was unable to attend the court proceedings today. Rosmah’s counsel Azrul Zulkifli Stork told High Court Judge...

KLUANG, Feb 4 ― The Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidates for the Johor state election will be selected based on their integrity and credibility, as well as from various groups, said Bersatu Information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan. He said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― The federal police is reportedly currently finishing up alleged sexual harassment investigation papers involving celebrity preacher Ebit Lew. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― The number of adults in Malaysia who have received the Covid-19 booster dose has increased to 12,157,974 individuals or 51.9 per cent of the adult population in the country as of yesterday. Based on the CovidNow portal, a...

KUCHING, Feb 4 ― It was a significant day yesterday for Ivann Muammar Imaan who became the first to be vaccinated at the start of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Kids (PICKids) in Sarawak. The 10-year-old was among the first 30...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Eight more people have died in Malaysia from Covid-19, according to the Health Ministry’s latest data, putting the country’s overall fatalities at 32,000. Three of the deaths were recorded in Perak, two in Kedah, and one.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― PKR’s decision to snub the Pakatan Harapan (PH) logo for the Johor election was not made “without criticism” from both the party and its allies, according to sources. However, the decision was “agreed” in part to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin dispensed completely with all subtleties today and openly denounced former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as a “shameless” convict who was dragging Umno down with him. In.....

SHAH ALAM, Feb 3 — The Selangor government estimates losses caused by floods that hit the state at RM1.4 billion, including an estimated RM400 million for infrastructure repairs. Menteri Besar Datuk Amirudin Shari said he arrived at the amount...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed the extension of the contracts of health workers which end this year. Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah said the Public Service Commission had on Jan 26 and 28,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — A Special Action Force (UTK) team would be stationed at Sabah’s east coast as the first team to respond to major security threats there, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Razarudin Husain. Without giving...

PASIR MAS, Feb 3 — The Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department plans to build observation towers at the Malaysia-Thailand border along Sungai Golok, besides upgrading the security control posts of the General Operations Force...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 3 — Police have arrested seven men to assist in investigations in connection with the fight that occurred at the Padang Kota Lama Food Court here on Tuesday (Feb 1), with a video clip of the incident having gone viral since...