KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — There has been a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 education clusters of late with 92 reported in the latest epidemiology week (ME) 7/2022, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. In the week...

SABAK BERNAM, Feb 22 — The shortage of chicken feed, namely maize in Brazil is among the causes of the substantial hike in the price of the goods, said the Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) Minister II Datuk Nik Zawawi Salleh. He said.....

SABAK BERNAM, Feb 22 — PAS Dewan Ulamak chief, Datuk Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh today confirmed that he was appointed as the new secretary of the PAS Syura Ulama Council (MSU) effective February 20. Nik Muhammad Zawawi, who is also Agriculture and....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 22 — Tekun Nasional is targeting 25,000 of its entrepreneurs to register and contribute to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) under the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme (SKSPS) through the “Tekun Entrepreneur Socso...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an application to set aside the Mareva injunction obtained by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and one of its subsidiaries to stop him from disposing of or reducing...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 22 — MIC intends to contest its four traditional state seats in Johor in the state polls slated for March 12. Deputy president Datuk Seri M Saravanan said the intention will be conveyed to the Johor Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 ― The administration of Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) Enforcement Department, previously operating from its office ini Jalan Tun Razak here, has officially commenced full operations from its new building today. Federal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 ― Separated since 2019, Hindu mother Loh Siew Hong described her first day reunited with her three children who were unilaterally converted to Islam as a “sweet day”. Loh told news portal Free Malaysia Today that she had...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today stressed that he will not align himself with Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, despite the latter’s plan to swear an oath to prove his innocence......

KUCHING, Feb 22 — Sarawak’s move to change the title of “Chief Minister” to “Premier” is merely to signify its equal status as a founding partner in the formation of Malaysia, said Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. Responding...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Malaysia cannot act unilaterally in the search for the missing MH370 despite claims of new leads on the location of the aircraft based on the research documents by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), said...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 22 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) has assured adequate supply of the self-test Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits or RTKs, with some 18 million units in the market currently. The MDTCA, in a statement...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The High Court today rejected Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid to temporarily suspend hearing SRC International Sdn Bhd’s US$1.18 billion (RM4.9 billion) civil suit against him.  The High Court also ordered....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The duty of a Dewan Rakyat Speaker is to maintain the decorum of the Lower House of Parliament, Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff  Md Yusof said in an interview with Malaysiakini. The retired judge who served as Speaker from 201...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The new bloc of voters from the 18-21 age group is unlikely to influence the outcome of the March 12 Johor election, according to Pasir Gudang Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth chief Noor Azleen Ambros. The politician from Umno...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — A local book titled Gay is OK! A Christian Perspective can now be sold in Malaysia after the High Court here quashed a ban on the book that was implemented by the Home Ministry in 2020. Lawyer Michael Cheah Ern Tien, who...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Among the parliamentary reforms that Malaysia sorely needs is an amendment to the Dewan Rakyat Standing Orders that enables a confidence motion in support of the prime minister, former Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Port Klang and Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), ranked among the world's top 20 ports, have achieved best performance milestones with container volumes of 13.64 million and 11.2...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Pengerang MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman defended Loh Siew Hong today, saying the Hindu single mother and her three children must be protected by the country’s laws. The former de facto law minister posted on Twitter that...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 — The Penang state government launched its fourth seed fund of RM1 million for technology start-ups today. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow announced the launch of Penang i4.0 Seed Fund Stream #4 today which is aimed at...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 ― The government is calling on more employers to offer salaries that exceed the existing minimum wage in the country. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, in a statement today, said the approach taken by AEON Co...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 ― Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that there is a need to form a consultative committee with various agencies and the private sector in order to attract more investors into the country. He said the National Recovery...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 ― Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that the coalition will be announcing its candidates for the incoming Johor state election on February 24. He said during a press conference today that...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 ― Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah today reiterated that Malaysia has yet to recognise the Taliban as the government in Afghanistan even though representatives from both sides have met. He also said that.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 ― The Health Ministry is in its final stages of finalising the SOPs for the reopening of Malaysia’s international borders, said National Recovery Council (NRC) Chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He then said that the NRC...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 22 — The Election Commission (EC) today announced that copies of the electoral roll used for the Johor state election have been made available for purchase at the EC headquarters in Putrajaya and the Johor EC office since...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Parti Kuasa Rakyat (Kuasa) Kamarazaman Yaakob has been dropped as the Minority Rights Action Party (Mira) pro-tem president just months after his appointment last December. Kamaruzaman, the elder brother or Prime Minister...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Health Ministry reported 25,099 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, a decrease from the 26,832 cases the day before. This brings the cumulative infections to 3,246,779 from the time Covid-19 arrived in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka’s (DBP) board of control chairman Prof Datuk Awang Sariyan hopes Sarawak will reconsider its decision to change the title of its state government leader from “chief minister” t...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein is confirmed positive with Covid-19. The Office of the Senior Defence Minister, in a statement here today, said Hishammuddin, who had received the booster.....