IPOH, February 17 — Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad urged school teachers not to seek early retirement due to their fear of Covid-19. Saarani said educators have a duty to teach the students not to give up easily. “When my visit to....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 17 — Having sufficient experience in community service will be among the main prerequisites in selecting Barisan Nasional’s candidates for the Johor state election on March 12. Johor BN chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said this was....

ROMPIN, Feb 17 — The crime of illegal bitcoin mining showed a drastic increase last year with 570 investigation papers opened, 528 people arrested and RM54 million worth of equipment and items seized. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Malaysia supports the role of Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn as the Special Envoy of the Asean Chair on Myanmar, and wishes him all the best on his proposed visit to Myanmar in March. Malaysian Foreign Minister...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 17 — Admissions to the Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) in Penang are still manageable at 50 per cent despite the recent increase in cases, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said the state government would...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Malaysia’s labour productivity as measured by value added per employment picked up in the fourth quarter last year by 1.7 per cent, after falling 5.6 per cent the previous quarter. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir...

KUANTAN, Feb 17 — A total of RM5.6 million flood assistance has been approved for 455 breeders nationwide affected by the recent disaster, said Deputy Minister II of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI), Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh. He added the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The hearing for Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application to disqualify Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram in her RM7 million money laundering trial at the High Court today saw her defence team objecting to the former Court of Appeal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The High Court here today set June 3 to hear the prosecution’s application to stay the execution of an order for the return of property that were seized from former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife Datin...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Malaysian government would harm investor confidence in the country if it proceeds with a rumoured revision of the contract Ericsson won to develop 5G mobile broadband infrastructure, the envoys of five major trading...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Perlis Mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul has admitted yesterday that the state had unilaterally converted three underaged children of Loh Siew Hong without her knowledge nor presence. Mohd Asri said the children’s father had...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — As if living known primarily as the daughter of tycoon Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew wasn’t enough, Datin Dian Lee Cheng Ling now has to contend with hackers who managed to access her children’s private school email. The...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 17 — Penang Mufti Datuk Seri Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor has called on the authorities to find a way for Hindu mother, Loh Siew Hong, to regularly meet with her three children who were said to have been unilaterally converted to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has volunteered to be Johor’s economic adviser if the coalition prevails in the state election next month. The former prime minister said that he intends to help...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — A total of 336,848 or 11.5 per cent of senior citizens in the country tested positive for Covid-19 as of Feb 7 this year, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a post on Facebook today, he said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The High Court today declared a 14-year-old girl — born in Ampang, Selangor to a Malaysian father and Myanmar mother and subsequently adopted by a Malaysian couple — as a Malaysian citizen. The High Court decision comes.....

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 17 ― The health facilities and low risk Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centre (PKRC) in Penang are at 50 per cent occupancy currently, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said Covid-19 admissions into the healthcare...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 ― Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has bagged the world's number one spot in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey for the fourth quarter (Q4) 2021. This placement is achieved alongside nine other international...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 ― The Langkawi International Travel Bubble (LITB) is extended until the country’s border reopening with an enhanced standard procedure (SOP), effective February 16. The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) in a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 ― Following a viral Facebook video of a 19-year-old from Pakan, Sarawak trekking two hours up Bukit Kelingkang for better internet speeds, Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa instructed the Sarawak Rural....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 ― Echoing former law minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, the Malaysian Bar today said that it is ready to work with the government to ensure the protection of rights of children and provide free legal representation for...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 ― A new law will be introduced to ban smoking and possession of tobacco products, including vape, for the generation born after 2005, as a Generational End Game for smoking in the country, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin......

JOHOR BARU, Feb 17 — The Johor state election is regarded as a ‘survival point’ for Pakatan Harapan (PH) in its effort to win back the people’s vote and helm the state again. Johor PKR chairman Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said the state election...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — A 26-year-old stateless man —- born in Sabah to a Malaysian father and Indonesian mother — was today finally recognised as a Malaysian citizen, as the court declared him to be entitled to citizenship and ordered for...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Local satirist and graphic artist Fahmi Reza was today charged in the Sessions Court here with uploading an “obscene” image with the intent to insult Islamist party PAS. It is the second time this week the artist has...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Veteran DAP lawmaker Lim Kit Siang today urged the 200,000 Johoreans who are based in Singapore to register as postal voters ahead of the February 18 deadline. The Iskandar Puteri MP said that the 200,000 voters must put in.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Companies that choose to ignore sustainability/environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in their business will not be sustainable as they will be deprived of both equity and debt financing to fund their...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Nearly eight in 10 Malaysians considered the Covid-19 pandemic as the most immediate threat to Asean, according to a regional survey. The report from the Singapore-based Asean Studies Centre at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute...

SIBU, Feb 17 — Frank Steward Panting Sa’s dream is to one day become a teacher. To achieve this, the 19-year-old from Pakan has been willing to trek two hours up Bukit Kelingkang for better internet speeds to attend his Universiti Pendidikan...

KANGAR, Feb 17 — The Perlis Scouts Association of Malaysia is building its Scout Camp, costing RM2 million, in Sungai Batu Pahat and scheduled to be completed in 2027. Its commissioner, Azmi Abdullah said work on the camp...