KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) have mobilised three teams to assist flood victims in Kelantan and Terengganu, according to Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. In a posting on his official Twitter...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Foreign Affairs Ministry today rejected reports that the government had mishandled the evacuation of the last Malaysians from Ukraine and forced them to travel to Poland by road in order to escape the Russian invasion of....

ALOR SETAR, Feb 27 — Thunderstorms in the northern waters of the Straits of Melaka today and tomorrow, could pose a danger to anglers and small boat operators at sea. Kedah Meteorological Office director Muhammad Khalil Abdul Aziz said among the...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 27 — As soon as their nominations for the Johor state election were confirmed yesterday, candidates have embarked on their efforts to woo voters, each trying to reach as many as they can before the stroke of midnight on March 11....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today said the standard operating procedures (SOP) set for the Johor state election were appropriate for Malaysia’s current the Covid-19 situation. He said the Health Ministry would also...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) has activated a flood operations room, and the Examination Board is taking action to manage the affected Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination centres in Terengganu and Kelantan, says...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — In an effort to reduce Covid-19 brought-in-dead cases, the Health Ministry repeated its plea today for those undergoing home quarantine to regularly report their conditions to allow for early intervention if needed. Health...

HULU TERENGGANU, Feb 27 — A family of five in Kampung Lubuk Pait near Sekayu here were forced to climb up to the ceiling of their house before clambering up to the roof to save themselves from rising floodwaters this morning. When contacted Mohd...

PASIR MAS, Feb 27 — About 100 residents of Taman Perumahan Prima near Lubok Jong here were trapped by floods at a surau for more than six hours. Siti Hariaty Bee Mohd Ismail, 39, said she had to seek refuge at the surau to save herself and her...

KOTA BARU, Feb 27 — A total of 14 routes in Kelantan have been closed to all traffic after the state was hit by floods on Friday. According to the Public Works Department (JKR) disaster management portal at http://bencanaalam.jkr.gov.my, five of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The brave move by the government to use Bahasa Melayu at every official function, including during working visits abroad is not a step backwards, rather it is a serious effort to re-glorify the language said the Congress of.....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 27 — The Malaysian Driving Licence (LMM) for commercial vehicles of the existing Class E licences, namely E2, E1 and E, will be merged into one Class E Licence only effective from March 1, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka.....

BATU PAHAT, Feb 27 — Barisan Nasional (BN) does not view the situation of being involved in 35 four-cornered fights in the Johor state election as an advantage for the party to score easy wins, said BN chairman Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Four members of a family were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a head-on collision with a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle along the Sultan Iskandar Highway near the Forestry Department....

PONTIAN, Feb 27 — The government is looking into establishing the Covid-19 ‘endemic ambassador’ team, a group of volunteers comprised of various parties, including members of the Komuniti Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family community)...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 27 — Six Pakatan Harapan and Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) candidates contesting in Southern Johor seats had come together to urge the government to open the borders to Singapore. The candidates highlighted the plight....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 27 — Barisan Nasional (BN) advisory board chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak said there is a possibility that the tables will turn in Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) stronghold of Perling for the upcoming state election next month. He said...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 27 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today thanked PKR for not retaliating against Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) for clashing with them in the Johor state election for the Larkin seat. He urged Pakatan Harapan (PH)....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is scheduled to officiate the opening of the First Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 14th Parliament tomorrow (Feb 28), the second unde...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which requires congregants to have completed two doses and booster dose of Covid-19 vaccines to be able to perform Friday prayers, only applies to mosques and surau in Sel...

KUCHING, Feb 27 — All Primary Six pupils from aided Chinese primary schools (SJKC) and Tamil schools must attain Mastery Level (TP) 4 to TP6 in their respective schools’ assessment for the Bahasa Melayu (BM) language subject in order to proceed.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Malaysia Independent Living Association for Disabled (MILAD) today said that the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) had no right to amend the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) cash payment system...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 27 — Electricity supply to several locations in Terengganu has been disrupted by heavy rains and storms and will take some time to be restored, said Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). In a statement today, TNB said it woul...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The number of flood victims at evacuation centres (PPS) in Terengganu and Kelantan continued to increase this morning. In Terengganu, the number of evacuees rose to 4,335 people from 1,287 families this morning compa...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The country’s downward trend of new Covid-19 cases continues with 27,299 cases recorded today. This is a drop of 3,345 new cases as the country registered 30,644 Covid-19 infections yesterday.  Health Director-Gene...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The introduction of the Net Energy Metering (NEM) scheme which is now entering its sixth year has succeeded in encouraging the use of renewable energy in all premises — residential, commercial and industrial. NEM which was....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — A total of 805,676 children aged between five and 11, or 22.7 per cent of the group in Malaysia, have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday, under the National Covid-19 Imm...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Integrity and Standard Compliance Department (JIPS) has not protected or victimised any officer or personnel who have committed offences and those found involved would receive the appropriate punishment,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The remaining Malaysian diplomats stranded in Kyiv managed to make their way to neighbouring Poland this morning, the Foreign Ministry said.  In a tweet earlier today Wisma Putra said the convoy managed to make its w...

BANGKOK, Feb 27 — The first official visit of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to Thailand has opened a new perspective to bilateral relations and foster stronger strategic cooperation between Putrajaya and Bangkok....