KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2020 is better than expected and the country’s economy has shown various signs of recovery, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 11 — A total of 353,122 or 97.69 per cent of the 361,454 premises inspected nationwide by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) from May 8 last year to February 9 this year, complied with the standard...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) has officially joined Perikatan Nasional (PN). Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also PN chairman, said the entry of Gerakan as one of PN component parties has received...

IPOH, Feb 11 — Police will conduct thorough checks and vetting before approving permits for inter-district and inter-state travel under the movement control order (MCO), ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations. Bukit Aman Internal Security and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hopes the Year of the Ox will grant Malaysians renewed strength in their battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a special Chinese New Year address, Muhyiddin wished those celebrating....

BUTTERWORTH, Feb 11 — The Penang chapter of Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) seized RM4.28 worth of frozen buffalo meat bearing unrecognised halal logo during inspections at the North Butterworth Container Terminal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — A woman and her son were among three individuals arrested by the police for alleged drug trafficking during a raid in Petaling Jaya yesterday. Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — All Malaysians, especially the Chinese, will hopefully take inspiration from the Golden Ox zodiac sign in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration tomorrow, said Senior Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. Azmin,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — A former air steward has filed a complaint with a magistrate here to initiate a private prosecution against two Muslim converts for allegedly insulting non-Islamic faiths and their religious practices. Free Malaysia Today...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — An automatic blanket moratorium would not be in the best interest of the economy and the rakyat, said Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus. “Firstly, it will erode banks’ buffers and make it...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said the fiscal space used for Covid-19 pandemic needs to be rebuilt, guided by medium-term fiscal plan and several reform initiatives that include the establishment of a medium-term revenue...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Four members of the Dewan Negara Caucus on People’s Wellbeing today slammed their chairman Datuk Razali Idris for equating criticism of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to mental illness. Joined by 16 other senators....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — A former CEO of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has tested negative for Covid-19 and will be able to continue testifying in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s corruption trial next Monday. Former 1MDB chief executive Mohd Hazem.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) is looking into the plight of the disabled by requesting the government to consider allowing them to resume their service operations with strict adherence to the...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 11 — The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has reminded the people to heed the Ministry of Health’s advice in celebrating Chinese New Year under the movement control order (MCO). Istana Alam Shah, ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The High Court here has set March 11 to decide on three lawmakers’ leave application to commence judicial review proceedings over the suspension of Parliament and state assembly sittings during the Emergency. Judge Ahmad...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) has officially joined Perikatan Nasional (PN) today, according to a party source. A source from the former Barisan Nasional party confirmed the matter with Malay Mail when contacted...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The 2021 economic outlook will be published in Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) annual Economic & Monetary Review report to be released next month, said governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus. "In accordance wit...

KUANTAN, Feb 11 — The Pahang government is targeting about 1.12 million or 70 percent of the 1.67 million state’s population to receive the Covid-19 vaccination. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail said a total of 69 premises,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Malaysia posted a current account surplus of RM62.1 billion in 2020, the highest in nine years, steered by a favourable performance of the goods account, and narrower deficit in primary income and secondary ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 ― Police will arrest two men after a brawl among Covid-19 patients at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (Maeps) temporary treatment facility in Serdang over handphone thefts. Videos of the chaos in MAEPS made their way....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 ― Malaysian Low Taek Jho is a “household name” by now following the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, a former senior civil servant who attended and recorded Cabinet meetings said today. Former Cabinet deputy...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 ― Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today urged Malaysians to avoid large gatherings during the Chinese New Year. In a post shared on his Facebook, Dr Noor Hisham said that even though the Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Federal Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said reforms will always be the cornerstone of his politics, despite remembering how this pursuit led to his imprisonment on a sodomy conviction. In a post marking...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The country’s total output for 2020 contracted by 5.6 per cent, Bank Negara Malaysia and the Department of Statistics announced today, higher than the Ministry of Finance's initial estimate of -4.5 per cent. This drop,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said he has come to learn that poverty affects urban residents regardless of ethnicity. The Umno leader said he came to the realisation when meeting with urban residents of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The Sessions Court has set July 1 and 2 to hear the case of Umno legal adviser Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun who is facing three counts of money laundering, involving RM15 million, which he al...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Putrajaya today announced that all foreign nationals living in Malaysia will be able to get vaccinated against Covid-19 for free, including undocumented migrants. In a statement, the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the basic reproduction number (R0) for Covid-19 infections was now 0.9 nationally. The R0 projects the average number of people that each new Covid-19 patient will....

SIBU, Feb 11 — A 55-year-old hair salon operator here has been issued a compound for RM1,000 by the police after she was caught operating her shop in contravention of the movement control order (MCO). Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit....