KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — The government has today extended the recovery movement control order (RMCO) nationwide until March 31, after it was originally scheduled to end yesterday, when the country reached its new record high of daily Covid-19 cases.....

JAKARTA, Jan 1 — Indonesian police have arrested a student, an Indonesian, who is believed to be involved in the making of a video on the Indonesia Raya song, which was modified with lyrics that insulted the country. According to the Head of the...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 1 — The search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate a victim still missing, after the boat he was in sank in Pulau Perhentian, off Terengganu yesterday, is over a radius of five nautical miles from the scene. Malaysian Maritime...

PELABUHAN KLANG, Jan 1 — A Robinson R66 Turbine helicopter that crashed while trying to land in an open area near the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) in Pulau Indah this morning is believed to have been conducting flight training, says South Klang...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — PKR Youth Chief Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir has suggested for Pakatan Harapan (PH) to “move on” from trying to cooperate with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad following the latter’s remarks against the former’s party president.....

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 1 — The road along Pantai Seberang Takir from the drawbridge here has been closed to all vehicles effective today until Sunday. The Public Works Department said the temporary closure is to safeguard road users following the...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 1 — The public is asked to do away with the stigma or the marginalising of former Covid-19 patients in order to help the former patients fully recover, especially in terms of their mental health. Sabah Chief Minister Datuk...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 1 — The Penang government aims to place emphasis on domestic tourism in the first half of 2021 in hopes of reviving the state’s tourism industry and stimulating the growth of the local economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — The Road Transport Department (RTD) is studying a proposal made by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to introduce a new licensing category for youths aged 16 to 20, to only ride motorcycles with a capacity of 70cc and below by....

MELAKA, Jan 1 — Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) conducted an auction of 100 exclusive number plates in the silver and bronze categories, raising RM195,160 which will go towards university administration and development. Bidding started.....

KUALA BESUT, Jan 1 ― Four of the five fishermen reported missing after their boat capsized in Pulau Perhentian waters yesterday were found safe this morning. Besut district police chief Supt Mohd Rozak Muhammad said skipper Tuan Azaha Tengku Long,....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — In yet another disruption by the Covid-19 pandemic to the life as Malaysians had known previously, the Malaysian judiciary will not be hosting its yearly Opening of the Legal Year in 2021. Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — A group representing Musang King durian farmers in Raub, Pahang today decried the district land office’s attempt to evict them ahead of their court appeal. The Save Musang King Alliance (Samka) claimed durian farmers in the....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — The Malaysian judiciary and lawyers in the country had a faster transition in 2020 to digital systems and online court hearings that reduced the past reliance on court documents printed on paper or on physical court...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — As 2020 comes to a close and the world ushers in the new year, Malaysians are expressing optimism in the year ahead even as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating. Even as the capital is still under...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Malaysia will honour its obligations under the High Speed Rail Bilateral (HSR) Agreement with Singapore and pay compensation, Putrajaya announced today after both governments failed to reach a deal on new changes affecting...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 ― The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) will focus on efforts to speed up the provision of facilities for internet access in last mile locations or the interior of several areas throughout the country this year....

KUANTAN, Jan 1 — The Kuantan-Segamat road has been temporarily closed to all vehicles starting today, due to landslides at two locations — at KM63 and KM73 — in Pekan, near here. Pekan district police chief Supt Mohd Razli Mohd Yusof s...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 1 ― Traders at the Raja Tun Uda Terminal in George Town will be offered small lots at Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) to continue their business, Penang Port Commission (PPC) chairman Datuk Tan Teik Cheng said today. SPCT...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Contrary to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s claim, DAP is capable of winning more than 18 parliamentary seats without help from him, veteran Opposition lawmaker Lim Kit Siang said today. Scoffing at the former prime minister’s.....

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 1 ― The government has agreed to extend the loan repayment period of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) for another three months to eligible borrowers. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad said this....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — A helicopter crash landed in Klang, Selangor on the first day of 2021, but its two pilots survived with light injuries. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazman Khamis said both men were flying a two-seat...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 1 ― The Penang Port Commission (PPC) predicts as many as 10,000 passengers will ride on its new fast boats across the Penang channel on its first day of operations today. About 2,000 passengers had been recorded boarding the boats....

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 1 ― On the first day of its operations, a healthy number of passengers boarded Penang Port’s new fleet of smaller boats replacing its iconic ferries crossing the channel from Butterworth to the turtle-shaped island. Some of the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Malaysia is set to lose billions of ringgit by terminating the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project. The former prime minister warned that Singapore’s exclusion from a high-speed.....

KUCHING, Jan 1 ― With the availability of vaccines for Covid-19, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah is confident that the pandemic will be brought under control in 2021. He said despite a challenging year 2020,...

BESUT, Jan 1 ― Pounding waves that battered the coastline due to high tide phenomenon last night were giving the villagers in Kampung Pantai and Kampung Pengkalan Atap near Kuala Besut the jitters. One of the residents, Abdul Razak Mohd Zaid, 31,.....

BESUT, Jan 1 ― Five local fishermen have gone missing after their boat is believed to have capsized in Pulau Perhentian waters off Terengganu yesterday. Besut district police chief Supt Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the incident was believed to have...

SEREMBAN, Jan 1 ― A total of 25,039 summonses were issued by the Negri Sembilan Road Transport Department (RTD) from January 1 and December 31, last year, said its director Azrin Borhan. He said during the period, a total 19,763 vehicles inspected....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 ― The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac) through its agency Tourism Malaysia launched the “Leisure at the Zoo” Malaysian “Cuti Cuti” Stimulus Campaign with special discount offers for admissions from....