SHAH ALAM, March 8 — The High Court was today told that Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi met with a representative of Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) at his house in Seri Satria, Putrajaya before making a decision to extend the company’s contract for...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Malaysia will transition to the endemic stage of Covid-19 on April 1, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said despite that, the public will still need to wear a face mask in public and MySejahtera will...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that Malaysia recorded RM306.5 billion of approved investments last year in the manufacturing, services and primary industries. During a press...

BANGKOK, March 8 — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha says the proposed air Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) between Malaysia and Thailand will help boost post Covid-19 cross border economic recovery. In a statement, Government Spokesperson...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Authorities have confirmed today more flash floods in the Klang Valley for the second day in a row following heavy downpours.  The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) tweeted that as of 4.17pm today, three.....

JOHOR BARU, March 8 — The early voting process in the 15th Johor state election ended at 5pm today. However, some voting centres closed earlier at noon and 2pm. A total of 63 polling centres were opened for the early voting process, which began at....

BATU PAHAT, March 8 — The Orang Asli community in the Senggarang state constituency is hopeful that whoever is elected as their assemblyman in the Johor election this Saturday will not keep them sidelined from development plans. An Orang Asli...

JOHOR BARU, March 8 — There was a 89.9 per cent early voter turnout in the Johor state election as at 3 pm today. The early voting process which began at 8 am and will end at 5 pm involves 63 polling centres set up throughout the state. Johor...

KOTA KINABALU, March 8 — The federal government needs a new approach to planning development for Sabah and Sarawak as only about 38 per cent of the allocations for the two states in the national budget have been used each year. Sabah Deputy Chief.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT), through the National Solid Waste Management Department, plans to close the existing open landfills in the states that adopt the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — There have been no reports of producers or traders hoarding goods to cause a hike in the price of essential goods in the market, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Parti Warisan Negara (Warisan) today urged that a motion by one of its MPs to debate the US$14 billion (RM63 billion) award granted by a court in France to the purported heirs of the Sulu Sultanate be given priority to be...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) is reportedly offering cash aid to families who lost loved ones from long-Covid-19. Its director Datuk Abdul Latiff Ahmad, who is also minister in the Prime Minister’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The Ministry of Federal Territories will be studying the need to upgrade the existing flood early warning system to ensure the people received information faster on the disaster while saving lives and properties. Its deputy....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The government disclosed today that Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi received a plot of land worth RM76 million as a retirement gift. Minister in the Prime Minister Department (Special Functions) Datuk Abd Latiff Ahmad told Labis.....

KOTA KINABALU, March 8 — Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) deputy president Datuk Robert Tawik today said that the large mass in Sabah’s interior districts should be divided and allocated as new Parliamentary seats in order to be developed...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun has preliminarily accepted the motion on the flash floods that hit most areas in the capital yesterday, to be debated in the Dewan Rakyat. Azhar said he received the notice...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The shortage of manpower due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused the plantation sector to lose up to RM20 billion last year, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. He said one of the most...

JOHOR BARU, March 8 — Johoreans have been urged to lodge a police report if there is any party trying to prevent them from going out to cast their ballots in the Johor state election this Saturday. Johor...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — State governments should prioritise and expedite approval for land acquisition applications for federal government projects. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this is one of the decisions made at th...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Three landslide incidents have been reported in the city following flash floods yesterday afternoon, according to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). DBKL, in a statement, said two areas involved were road reserves at 1/...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Seputeh MP Teresa Kok today questioned Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim if he still stands by his 2013 statement that Malaysia had the best flood management system. This comes a day after flash floods hit the city centre which...

JOHOR BARU, March 8 — Light rain in the morning did not stop members of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) from exercising their voting rights and 39 per cent of voters have cast their ballots as of 11am,...

KUCHING, March 8 — Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah today urged for the state government to be granted control over the issuance of citizenship to stateless persons born in Sarawak,...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan told the Dewan Rakyat today that the US’ ban on Sime Darby’s palm oil imports was not because of forced labour, but a failure to report accidents involving its migrant...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah today said that Malaysia does not believe in unilateral sanctions on nations involved in conflicts, citing the war between Russia and Ukraine. In response to an...

KUCHING, March 8 — Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg has tested positive for Covid-19.  Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said she was informed about the news at 9pm last....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — As many as 50 per cent or 17,543 buyers of 1Malaysia Housing Programme (PR1MA) projects nationwide are young people, aged 25 to 35, as of December last year. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The Health Ministry today reported 26,856 new Covid-19 cases, down from 27,435 yesterday, bringing the total cumulative infections to 3,649,463. In the last 24 hours, 77 Covid-19 deaths were also reported. The death toll in....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — A total of 1,041,733 individuals or 29.3 per cent of children aged five to 11 in Malaysia have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of...