KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― Former minister Lim Guan Eng today demanded the resignations of several Cabinet ministers, whom he accused of displaying gross incompetence in saving the livelihoods of Malaysians and managing the Covid-19 pandemic. While not....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today finally spoke up on what Tan Sri Tommy Thomas had written in a book about him, and defended his appointment of the latter as the attorney-general (AG) during the Pakatan Harapan administration...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― A former MARA Incorporated Sdn Bhd (MARA Inc) chairman is facing 22 charges for allegedly receiving bribes totalling RM33.45 million from controversial property purchases in Melbourne, Australia. Malaysian Anti-Corruption...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has denied a false text message claiming he has resigned from his post. He took to his Twitter account saying that the text message, which was spread through WhatsApp,...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 3 ― The Terengganu government today announced the provision of one-off incentives with a total allocation of RM132,200 to tourism industry players whose income has been affected due to the implementation of the movement...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― The fresh round of movement control order (MCO) has again placed the advertising film industry in dire condition as curbs have forced its mostly daily-paid workers out of job and income, a group representing the sector said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) aims to reduce the average rate of non-revenue water (NRW) by 0.5 per cent to 28.1 per cent this year compared to 28.6 per cent last year. Chief executive officer Suhaimi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― Replacing old and obsolete pipes, especially of the asbestos cement-type, involving a distance of 150 kilometres under the Old Pipe Replacement Programme is one of the key performance indicators (KPI) set by Pengurusan Air...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― The Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) has once again called for the government to gazette Bukit Persekutuan here as a green lung and heritage site, a proposal it once made in 2008. In an open letter today, MNS suggested this...

KUCHING, Feb 3 ― Sarawak’s clinical trial for the Covid-19 vaccine sponsored by the Institute of Molecular Biology of China Academy of Medical Sciences (IMBCAMS) started today with two volunteers receiving their jabs at the Sarawak General...

KUCHING, Feb 3 ― The Sarawak government has introduced an additional RM141.7 million worth of assistance initiatives under the “Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance 5.0” package, specifically tailored to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs)....

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 3 ― While the high Covid-19 infections may dampen large group gatherings this year, families can still make merry this Chinese New Year as festival events in Penang will continue albeit virtually. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be flying to Jakarta, Indonesia tomorrow for a short official visit, with the intention of discussing several “important matters” including plans for a future...

IPOH, Feb 3 — The Perak government has introduced the “Program Tuisyen Cikgu Saarani” (TCS) initiative, or Teacher Saarani Tuition Programme, for those who will be sitting for their SPM examination later this month. Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― A family has demanded a thorough and fair investigation over the custodial death of their youngest son in Kedah. In a virtual press conference conducted by the Eliminating Deaths and Abuse in Custody Together (Edict) group...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The Kelantan government supports the proposal to increase the compound rate for those who violate the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the movement control order (MCO). Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob sa...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — PKR chief organising secretary Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the police investigation on Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over a legal challenge against the Emergency was undemocratic. He said Anwar was questioning the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Ampang Umno division chief Datuk Ismail Kijo has died, Selangor Umno chief Tan Sri Noh Omar confirmed. Noh took to his Facebook to announce the matter today, saying that Ismail passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital. Ismail....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Former Gombak PKR leader Dave Lee Kean Aun has issued a letter via his lawyers demanding RM200,000 in compensation and an apology from PKR’s Rawang state assemblyman Chua Wei Kiat, over an allegedly defamatory Facebook...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad has been granted a stay of execution for his fine and prison sentence after being found guilty and convicted of corruption earlier today. Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, after considering the...

CYBERJAYA, Feb 3 — The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) is investigating the discovery of 19 barrels of scheduled waste at vacant premises near the Sungai Langat in Taman Seri Reko, Kajang, yesterday. SPAN, in a ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The police confirmed today that an investigation has been launched against ex-attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas over the latter’s memoir My Story: Justice in the Wilderness after a former ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The Judicial and Legal Service Officers’ Association (Jalsoa) today took former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to task, alleging that they were portrayed in a negative light in his newly released memoir,&nbsp...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said the government should provide a road map or progress plan now that the country has gone through two weeks of the movement control order (MCO) 2.0. Anwar said after two of.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The High Court here sentenced former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad to six years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty on nine corruption charges earlier today. Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali imposed a...

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 3 — Sabah Parks director Maklarin Lakim said preacher Ebit Lew did not obtain permission to enter the Tun Sakaran Marine Park, which was closed under the movement control order, for a humanitarian trip to islands off Semporna....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Malaysia climbed in 2020 to its best-ever placing in a global democracy index, reaching the 39th spot out of 167 countries even though there has been less political stability since Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) accused Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin of making factual errors yesterday about its rejected registration application. It said it updated its constitution to follow...

COMMENTARY, Feb 3 — The extension of the movement control order (MCO) announced yesterday has now been accompanied by government sources suggesting that all business sectors could be allowed to reopen. While we have had many, this must be the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s hearing for his appeal against his conviction in the case involving the SRC International Sdn Bhd’s RM42 million funds will now start in April, instead of the previously...