BALIK PULAU, April 5 — A woman was arrested near Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah in Bayan Lepas today to facilitate investigations into a Macau scam that caused a victim to lose RM60,467 in an incident last August. Barat Daya district police chief Supt...

IPOH, April 5 — Four Perak state executive council (exco) members in the previous Pakatan Harapan government have called for the Malaysian Anti -Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate into the sale of land proposed for development of an...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The World Bank reckons that subsidies should be targeted and hence welcomes the Malaysian government’s move to review the fuel and cooking oil assistance mechanisms. Senior country economist Shakira Teh Sharifuddin said...

SEREMBAN, April 5 — A lorry attendant was killed when he was thrown out of the vehicle following an accident involving two trailers at KM 250 on the northbound side of the North-South Expressway this morning. Seremban police chief ACP Nanda Maarof....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — A cleaner with hearing and speech problems was slapped with the maximum fine of RM100 for insulting behaviour by the Magistrates’ Court here today for taking a picture of a woman in a toilet. Magistrate Wong Chai Sia...

KOTA SAMARAHAN, April 5 — A soldier has died after he is believed to have been stabbed by his wife at Penrissen Camp here around 10.30pm last night. Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the incident is believed to have started from a....

SIBU, April 5 — Police here have received four reports over the desecration of seven tombs at the Chinese cemetery in Bukit Aup here. Sibu acting police chief Supt Dr Collin Babat said they would investigate the cases from all angles. “We will...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Puan Sri Kalsom Ismail, who is the widow of Tan Sri Jamaludin Jarjis, a former minister who was killed in a helicopter crash, has filed an application to amend her suit against her four children and mother-...

IPOH, April 5 — The new Omicron XE variant of the Covid-19 virus, whose existence was confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is not a concern yet in Malaysia, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Khairy said the Omicron XE variant...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Malaysia Airlines (MAS) confirmed that one of its planes en route to Tawau was forced to turn back to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) 30 minutes into its flight on Sunday. According to a report by Free Malaysia...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Indonesia’s minister of education, culture, research and technology, Nadiem Makarim, has rejected Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s proposal that Bahasa Melayu should be used as the intermediary language...

IPOH, April 5 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today gave his assurance that the outcome of a lawsuit involving the companies that developed and operate MySejahtera will have no bearing on the data and information that the contact-tracing...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The cost structure of hiring Indonesian Domestic Workers (PDI) will be reviewed every three months by the Malaysia-Indonesia Joint Working Group (JWG). According to Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, in a...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) top guns today pledged their commitment to supporting the soon-to-be tabled Federal Constitution (Amendments) 2022 Bill on Anti-Party Hopping and Limiting the Tenure of the Prime Minister, after a...

PUTRAJAYA, April 5 ― Effective July 4, manufacturers and importers of non-medical face masks must apply for MS SIRIM certification and labelling from SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) in a.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 ― The government has agreed to give a special Aidilfitri financial aid of RM500 to all civil servants on Grade 56 and below, including those on Contract of Service and Contract for Service, part-time daily paid officers and...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The High Court has set May 12 for mention and to fix a date for the decision in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s corruption case involving a hybrid solar project for rural schools in Sarawak. The prosecution and defence were...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders said today the move against raising fares for four tolled roads was based on a policy decision made in 2019 as part of an election pledge to bring living costs down. Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

KOTA KINABALU, April 5 — Sabah is scheduled to receive its first international flight, following the re-opening of the country’s border last April 1, from Singapore on April 16 and the second flight on April 29. Sabah Tourism, Culture and...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The Health Ministry (MoH) today recorded 10,002 new Covid-19 cases, a dip from yesterday’s 12,380 cases. The cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country is now at 4,256,469, said Health director-general Tan...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Senator Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said that a “full-blown” liberal Pakatan Harapan (PH) is not favoured by Malays, as the community needs a “protector” who syncs with its new-feudal and tribal mentality....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The High Court today declared that 24-year-old Nalvin Dhillon — who was born to a Malaysian father and Filipino mother — a Malaysian citizen under the country’s Federal Constitution as he was not born a citizen of any....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — A total of 22,476 children aged between five and 11 years in Malaysia have completed the two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme For Children (PICKids) as of yesterday......

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has confirmed that there is no new investigation being conducted on former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datu...

NEW YORK, April 5 — A US prosecutor on Monday urged jurors to convict a former senior Goldman Sachs GS.N banker for helping loot billions of dollars from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, while the defence accused the government’s star...

KUALA NERUS, April 4 — Four technicians were killed when the van they were in collided head-on with an express bus at Kampung Sungai Ikan here this evening. Kuala Nerus Fire and Rescue station chief Azmi Omar said the collision occurred at 6.22pm.....

KUALA KANGSAR, April 4 — The Perak state government has identified an e-Waste smelter in Simpang Pulai that has alleged caused odour pollution due to its metal smelting activities. State Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology Committee.....

KOTA KINABALU, April 4 — Former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas today said that the RM62.59 billion award by a French arbitration court to the descendants of the Sulu Sultanate against the Malaysian government should not have never been...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — A total of 2,060,997 secondary school students nationwide began face-to-face lessons today after undergoing home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) for two weeks from March 21. Senior Education Minister Datuk Radzi Jidin...

KOTA KINABALU, April 4 — The Department of Broadcasting Malaysia, Sabah today apologised for the mistake of its radio station, TAWAUfm in airing the Maghrib azan (call to prayer) earlier than scheduled, yesterday. Its director, Zulkefli Mohd said.....