KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Kampung Timbang Dayang, Kota Belud in Sabah will be placed under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from January 5 to 18. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri announced the matter today after the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — A total of 19,591 people remained at evacuation centres in five flood-hit states in the peninsula as of 1pm, according to statistics gleaned from the Social Welfare Department portal. While the number of evacuees dropped...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 4 — The public are advised to not endanger their lives by trying to brave the floods to evacuate themselves from their residences or driving through floodwaters in their vehicles. Johor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) must investigate allegations that Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) was enticing members of other parties into its ranks using cash, Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Barisan Nasional secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa said he will continue to defend the Umno Supreme Council’s decision to reject any form of political cooperation with DAP and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He.....

KUANTAN, Jan 4 — Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah today advised the public not to viralise or share the pictures or videos of major floods which occurred in the past when several states are braving floods this...

KUCHING, Jan 4 — The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) clarified today that AirAsia Flight AK6090 from Kota Kinabalu to Sibu yesterday was cancelled because it was not a scheduled flight approved by the state government. The SDMC said it.....

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 4 — In agreement with its neighbour Sarawak, the Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry is lauding recommendations that the state’s Harvest Festival, or Kaamatan, is listed as a major festival in the Cuti-Cuti...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Applications for extending the repayment period for National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans can be made from tomorrow until March 31, 2021. PTPTN chief executive officer Ahmad Dasuki Abdul Majid said eligible....

KUANTAN, Jan 4 — The government has allocated about RM8 million to cater for flood evacuees’ basic needs such as dry food items, mattresses, blankets and pillows at eight depots nationwide, said Woman, Family and Community Development Minister...

KUCHING, Jan 4 — Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen today urged the Education Ministry to call off last year’s Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations that were postponed to the first quarter of 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He said the SPM...

PETALING JAYA, Jan 4 — All related documents belonging to a frozen meat import company, believed to be involved in the meat cartel issue, were seized two weeks ago, said Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy ...

KOTA TINGGI, Jan 4 — Efforts to evacuate people stranded due to flooding in Kota Tinggi town centre by the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) and the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) are ongoing. A Bernama check found that most parts...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) has stressed that the Covid-19 vaccine will not cause long-term harmful side effects on people’s health. Its deputy minister Ahmad Amzad Hashim said the vaccine had....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed today said that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed-Rail (HSR) project was cancelled due to the impact brought by the Covid-19 pandemic on the country’s economy. The Minister in the Prime...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The heavy downpour yesterday which led to massive floods and landslides in Pahang had also affected residents and visitors of the popular holiday town Fraser’s Hill. The series of landslides triggered by non-stop downpour...

SEREMBAN, Jan 4 — The Coroner’s Court announced today that Irish-French teenager Nora Anne Quoirin’s death was a result of misadventure. Coroner Maimoonah Aid said the injuries sustained by Quoirin, who disappeared from The Dusun resort in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Malaysia’s massive Budget 2021 will cushion the economic downturn, but the country’s economic rebound will depend on the return of global trade, says Moody’s Analytics. Its economist Denise Cheok said lockdowns across...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Kelantan and Perak have become the latest states to be hit by floods while the number of evacuees in Johor, Pahang and Terengganu continues to increase this morning. Gua Musang is the&nb...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The seemingly endless political turmoil in the country has caused severance among political leaders and parties over the past few months. The downfall of the 22-months-old Pakatan Harapan coalition in March last year led to...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 4 — Four individuals including two directors of frozen meat import companies were remanded for four days from today by the Magistrate’s Court here on suspicion of being involved in corrupt activities on the issue of smuggling...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The Malaysian manufacturing sector showed signs of stabilising last month, although conditions were still challenging, according to IHS Markit. In IHS Markits’ Malaysian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) re...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — DAP’s Lim Kit Siang today urged the Malaysian government to not emulate the United States (US) in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.  Lim said Malaysia faces the same fate as the US, which currently has 21,081,796 case...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Most of the United Malay National Organisation (Umno) grassroots division leaders rejected any sort of cooperation with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) ahead of GE15, Utusan Malaysia reported. It was understood that.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Allegations of a giant network selling imported meat passed off as halal with the help of corrupt government officials from multiple agencies triggered widespread alarm in Muslim-majority Malaysia as 2020 wound to a close. In....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The recent halal “meat cartel” scandal that blew up nationwide came as no surprise to many local butchers in Klang Valley recently polled by Malay Mail. Speaking during our visit to wet markets, the butchers polled mostly....

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 3 — Putrajaya Umno division today took the stance to support Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin leadership as Prime Minister, despite calls by the party not to cooperate with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu). Its chief Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — A three-year-old boy was killed while his parents and older brother were injured when their car overturned at Km14.5 of the Middle Ring Road 2 today. Gombak district police chief ACP Arifai Tarawe said during the 10 am...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 3 — A total of 14 traders in Kampung Geliga, Hulu Chukai, Kemaman, were instructed to halt operations due to a landslide behind their stalls this afternoon. Terengganu Zone 2 Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) chief Azman...

BAGAN DATUK, Jan 3 — Umno will be tabling a motion at its Supreme Council meeting on Wednesday on whether to cooperate with Parti Peribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) in the 15th general election (GE15) or otherwise. Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad....