BALING, April 24 — A nine-year-old girl was killed after being run over by a family car in an unfortunate incident in Kampung Keledang Luar in the mukim of Tawar here, yesterday afternoon. Baling police chief Supt Shamsudin Mamat said in the...

BANGKOK, April 24 — Malaysia and Thailand are committed to strengthening their cooperation with regard to trade, investment and tourism to spur post-Covid-19 economic recovery in both countries, amidst the ongoing Russia-...

KOTA TINGGI, April 24 — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) plans to introduce drone industry and technology in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education syllabus to produce more future...

CHUKAI, April 24 — The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has been urged to play an important role to create a good relationship between employers and employees as such cordial ties can enhance the country’s economic capabil...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has advised motorists from Klang Valley returning to their home towns far away on April 29 to May 2 for the Aidilfitri celebration to enter the highway before 10am. PLU...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The Securities Commission (SC) issued a public warning today against intimidating its personnel or undermining its authority and credibility as Malaysia’s capital markets regulator. This came after SC lodged a police...

IPOH, April 24 — Bersatu is still undecided about the “Big Tent” concept proposed by opposition parties for the 15th general election (GE15), said its deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. He said Bersatu, which is p...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng today questioned the authorities over what he perceived as a lack of effort to bring fugitive Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin back for investigation over his many questionable allegations...

SIPITANG, April 24 — The state government through the initiatives of Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) is creating as many jobs as possible so that Sabahans will no longer have to look for work in other places including Peninsular Malaysia.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — DAP lawmaker Liew Chin Tong today called for unity among all political forces that want to block the return to power of the Umno faction led by leaders facing corruption charges. Even as he acknowledged “a sense of...

MERSING, April 24 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained 21 Vietnamese skippers and crew members for illegally fishing in the country’s waters on Friday. Mersing Maritime Zone director Maritime Commander...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The Health Ministry today reported 5,624 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, a slight decrease from 6,342 cases recorded yesterday. This brings the cumulative infections to 4,427,067 from the time Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — Umno’s Khairy Jamaluddin said he will fully cooperate with any investigation into claims that he benefited from the Covid-19 vaccine procurement as minister in charge of the National Immunisation Programme (PICK). The...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — A total of 667,069 children aged five to 11 years or 18.8 per cent of those in this age group have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) a...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council president Datuk Seri Mohd Annuar Zaini considers iftar buffets as “very un-Islamic”. Mohd Annuar told news portal The Vibes that buffers tend to be extravagant and...

SIBU, April 24 — Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) will start its first round of negotiation for a united front on April 26 in preparation for the coming 15th General Election. State DAP deputy chairperson Alice Lau...

KUCHING, April 24 — A call has been made for the president’s post of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) to be uncontested in the party’s convention, scheduled to be held this June. This was among the resolutions passed during PBB Kakus.....

KUCHING, April 24 — De facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said he is satisfied with the cooperation by opposition members and legal experts in the ongoing dialogue to draft the Anti-Party Hopping Bill. “You see, we...

GEDONG, April 24 — Sarawak will be using its own funds to purchase the Paxlovid antiviral pills developed by Pfizer for Covid-19 treatment in the state, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said he had approved a special.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — Two years on and with Covid-19 seemingly winding down, many in Malaysia are eager to see the removal of the preventive measures such as perpetual masking that have been a constant throughout the pandemic. With primary and.....

BUKIT GANTANG, April 23 — The state Islamic religious departments have been asked to investigate the emergence of social media sites that offer a ‘taubat’ (repentance) package at RM20, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department...

SHAH ALAM, April 23 — The Selangor police have refuted a report by an online portal claiming that a detainee was denied medical treatment while being held. State Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief ACP Azman Ali said the suspect, who...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The public can now channel complaints regarding drivers who violate traffic rules easily by downloading the e-Aduan@JPJ app. Road Transport Department (JPJ) Senior Director of Enforcement Datuk Lokman Jamaan said using the....

KUANTAN, April 23 — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee, to discuss issues involving recent Israeli atrocities against Palestinian Muslims at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, on Monday (April.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The third panda cub of the giant panda pair, Xing Xing and Liang Liang, which was born on May 31 last year, has yet to be named, National Zoo Deputy President Rosly@Rahmat Amat Lana said. He said the authority to name the.....

KEPALA BATAS, April 23 — As many as 120 Keluarga Malaysia Communities (KKM) have been established by the Penang Information Department (JaPen) to serve as the government’s platform for disseminating information that is fast, accurate and easily.....

JOHOR BARU, April 23 — Barisan Nasional’s (BN) win in the Johor state election last March cannot guarantee a victory in the upcoming 15th General Election, Johor BN chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said. He said BN needed to study many things and...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — A man died from severe injuries after he crashed into a 40-foot (12.19 metres) tree while paragliding in Bukit Batu Pahat, Kuala Kubu Bharu this evening. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis said the....

KOTA KINABALU, April 23 — Pakatan Harapan and Parti Warisan remain on cordial terms as members of the federal Opposition but have not yet explored options of working together in the coming election GE15, said outgoing PKR secretary-general Datuk...

MOSCOW, April 23 — Malaysian financial institutions are carefully examining the Russian financial messaging system and are ready to join if it meets a number of criteria, Malaysian Ambassador in Moscow Datuk Bala Chandran Tharman told Sputnik. He.....