KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — The management and board of the Finance Ministry-owned 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had said they were under pressure from the company’s sole shareholder to have audit firm KPMG sign off on the company’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — The Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar (MAGM) has urged the government to conduct an independent inquiry into the escape of 528 Rohingya detainees from the Sungai Bakap Immigration Detention Depot.  In a statement...

MARANG, April 21 — Police arrested a local man, suspected to be a drug pusher, and seized syabu and yaba pills worth RM495,760, making it the largest drug haul in Terengganu this year. Marang district police chief DSP Mohd Zain Mat Deris said the.....

PUTRAJAYA, April 21 — The 2022 Hari Raya Puasa Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) will be implemented for 11 days from April 26 to May 6, involving 22 types of goods, announced Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) Datuk....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― Only 14,306 Malaysian pilgrims are allowed to perform Haj this year, a mere 45 per cent of the normal quota of Malaysian pilgrims given by Saudi Arabia. The matter was announced by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s...

JOHOR BARU, April 21 ― Four senior lawyers, appointed by Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, will apply to appear as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the trial of Rumah Bonda welfare home founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, w...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 21 ― Fifty-six Johor state assemblymen took their oath of office before the newly-appointed State Assembly Speaker Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi during the First Meeting of the First Session of the 15th Johor State...

JOHOR BARU, April 21 ― Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) deputy president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub urged the Pakatan Harapan (PH) leadership to be open to holding discussions with all Opposition bloc parties, including those within Perikatan Nasional....

LAWAS, April 21 ― Internet and cell phone service disruptions here since yesterday evening were due to a cable cut in Bukit Tiong near here, confirmed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). When contacted, the MCMC Miri...

KOTA KINABALU, April 21 — Opposition MP Chan Foong Hin lauded the state government’s efforts to resolve the issue of undocumented migrants or statelessness in Sabah with its report that is said will be released next month. The Kota Kinabalu MP...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali — who heard and convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over the misappropriation of RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds — has lodged a police report.....

KUCHING, April 21 ― Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah arrived at the Kuching International Airport (LTAK) today for a two-day v...

ISKANDAR PUTERI,  April 21 ― Rengit State Assemblyman Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi, 64, has been appointed the 15th Speaker of the Johor State Assembly (DUN) which sat for its first meeting of the first session today. His name was proposed by....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Former finance minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had instructed audit firm KPMG to complete and sign off on its audit of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) 2013 financial statements within two weeks, even as KPMG had...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah conveyed their condolences to the family of Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa who...

LAWAS, April 21 ― Most parts of Lawas town up until Trusan and part of Limbang town have been having internet and cell phone service disruptions since yesterday evening. Kampung Siang-Siang resident Catherine Angelie, 20, complained she...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― Low Taek Jho ― better known as Jho Low ― was the “hidden hand” in 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the government-owned company’s former chief financial officer Azmi Tahir said today. Azmi said this while...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob described Tan Sri Ali Hamsa as a highly revered and respected top civil servant in a brief eulogy to the former chief secretary to the federal government who died this morning.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― It has been more than a month since the Malaysian government decided to continue its 5G deployment through Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) as single wholesale network (SWN). However, the stalemate between DNB and the telcos.....

ALOR SETAR, April 21 ― A total of 448 Rohingya detainees at the Sungai Bakap Immigration Detention Depot, near Bandar Baharu, have been transferred to four depots in Selangor, Perak and Melaka following the dawn breakout incident which...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― The Federal Court today ruled in favour of former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli in the defamation suit brought by the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) and its executive chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail over the...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― Malaysia reported 6,968 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.  The latest numbers represent a slight increase of 899 cases compared to new infections recorded yesterday, which was at 6,069.  With this l...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― Johor-born Tan Sri Ali Hamsa, the country’s 13th chief secretary to the government, died today at the Dublin Hospital in Ireland. His death was confirmed by incumbent Chief Secretary Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. “Truly, his.....

KUCHING, April 21 ― The Kuching High Court hearing of a defamation suit involving entrepreneur Datuk Richard Wee against lawyer Michael Kong was told that the federal government ― be it Pakatan Harapan (PH), Barisan Nasional (BN) or Perikatan...

MIRI, April 21 ― Pork sold in the market here is safe to be consumed and there is ample supply for the Gawai festival in June, said Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. In a press...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― A total of 532,317 children aged between five and 11 years, or 15 per cent of their population, have completed the vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterd...

KUCHING, April 21 ― The thought of appearing in court and being imposed a penalty for an offence is already a nerve-wracking experience for many people, but imagine how even more dreadful it would be to have the sentencing meted out with the aid...

SINGAPORE, April 21 ― “Nagaenthran. Save him. Only then there will be some relief. Sorry he has done wrong. Everyone please help. (Nagaenthran. Selamatkan dia. Baru hati senang. Minta maaf dia sudah salah. Semua orang tolong.) This...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― Datuk Mohd Puad Zakarshi, a first-term Rengit assemblyman, is likely to be sworn-in as the Johor state Speaker. Johor Umno secretary and Semarang assemblyman Datuk Samsolbari Jamali is expected to be named as his deputy,...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― The rollout of the fifth-generation mobile network (5G) via single wholesale network (SWN) through Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) will enable the people to enjoy cheaper 5G service. Communications and Multimedia...