SHAH ALAM, March 21 — A total of 1,910 cases of child abuse and neglect were recorded in Selangor from March 2020 to March this year, according to the state Social Welfare Department (JKM). Selangor Younger Generation Development, Sports and Human....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun said today that he has received Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s explanation on his remarks that 1MDB debts were not paid with taxpayers’ money. But Azhar said he needs more time....

JOHOR BARU, March 21 — Police have arrested a woman to assist in the investigation into a case involving a convoy of high performance cars stopping at Kilometer (KM) 34 of the North-South Expressway (southbound) near the Sedenak exit in Kulai that....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — PAS wants the government to tighten the licensing requirements for all locally produced audio-visual and publishing content to be in line with Islamic values. The Islamist party’s Dewan Ulama claimed this is necessary as....

IPOH, March 21 — The Perak Department of Environment (DoE) is investigating an odour pollution said to be from a chemical around Simpang Pulai near here. Perak Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the state...

SHAH ALAM, March 21 — A total of 3,728,125 adults in Selangor of  81.9 per cent of the adult population in the state, have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of last March 1 under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK). Sta...

KOTA KINABALU, March 21 — In an effort to revive the Sabah’s economy, the state will try to establish air Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) directly into the state with regional countries that have yet to open their borders. Assistant Tourism,...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak could not have received money originating from a RM5 billion bond issued in 2009 by 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) predecessor Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA),...

GEORGE TOWN, March 21 — A 63-year-old woman who thought she got a second chance at love ended up losing RM3.9 million to a love scam syndicate. The widow, who met a man posing as a South Korean on social media last December, had made 184...

KOTA KINABALU, March 21 — Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun today told the state assembly that he is ready to go any length to fight for the state’s interests when it comes to the state’s oil and gas rights....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The Health Ministry (MoH) is discussing with the Election Commission (EC) to develop a safe protocol for Covid-19 positive voters to cast their ballots in the 15th general election (GE15) said its minister&nbsp...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Malaysian Public Works Institute (Ikram) today said that short term mitigation work due to a landslide in Taman Bukit Permai in Ampang Jaya is expected to start this week. Ikram construction division manager Mohd Hafiz...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Two newly appointed Senators today took their oath of office before Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Rais Yatim. They are Pharmaniaga Berhad board member Datuk Azhar Ahmad and Melaka Customary Lands Development Corporation...

SEREMBAN, March 21 — The First Meeting of the Fifth  Session of the Negri Sembilan State Assembly scheduled to start today has been postponed to a date to be announced after the Speaker and his deputy tested positive for Covid-19.&nbsp...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21  —  Parti Aspirasi Sains Malaysia’s (Sains) application to be registered as a political party was rejected due to incomplete party Constitution, according to the Home Ministry. In a parliamentary written r...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — A total of 1,546 false reports on loss of identity cards were recorded throughout the country for the period from 2019 to 2021, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said. He said from the total, 806 such...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Ministry has proposed that digital currencies such as cryptocurrency be adopted as legal tender to help the younger generation who are active users of the currency, especially.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — As schools open up classrooms to Year One primary students today, all eyes in Parliament were on the content of the average schoolbag weighing down the nation’s children. According to Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mah.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The government is in the midst of developing a Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS) and implementing a Public Expenditure Review to boost the country’s revenue while ensuring efficient management of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The 2022/2023 school session, which starts today is certainly awaited not only by parents, but also the students themselves who are excited to be able to start face-to-face learning again as nothing beats ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Newly-minted DAP secretary general Anthony Loke Siew Fook today pledged to be inclusive and lead based on consensus in steering the Opposition party forward. The Seremban MP, who said he represents the party’s third...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — A total of 1,263,287 children aged five to 11 or 35.6 per cent of the population in the country have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Chi...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Malaysia recorded 19,105 new Covid-19 infections yesterday, marking a drop below the 20,000-case mark that has dominated the past month. The last time cases dropped below 20,000 was on February 10, which saw 19,090 new...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 —The government is reportedly considering allowing some micro businesses as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to defer increasing the wages of its employees to meet the soon-to-be minimum of RM1,500. Deputy Human...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — DAP needs to constantly recruit fresh and better talents if it is to remain relevant and win the hearts of Malaysians, the party’s ousted national publicity secretary Tony Pua said after failing to maintain a spot in its....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The police have arrested the driver of a car that crashed into an outdoor dining area of a restaurant at Jalan Klang Lama here late yesterday. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department head ACP...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The latest data on the country's economic growth, fiscal situation and government debts,  as well as methods to reduce deficit and debts, will be among issues to be raised at the Dewan Rakyat today. According ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Malaysia’s industry players are counting down to April 1, hoping for an economic reset when the government officially announces the country’s start of its  transition to Covid-19 endemicity. However,...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The premature conjoined twins who were successfully separated through surgery at the Hospital Tunku Azizah (HTA) here yesterday, are in stable condition, although they still require respiratory support. HTA paediatric...

KOTA KINABALU, March 20 — The end of four more Covid-19 clusters in Sabah was declared today, said its Housing and Local Government Minister, Datuk Masidi Manjun. He said these clusters were the Jalan Pintas Sembulan and Sutera 2 in Kota Kinabalu,....