PORT DICKSON, Feb 20 — A total of 26,500 Malaysian Army (TDM) personnel will be among the first phase recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme scheduled for Feb 26. Chief of Army General Tan Sri Zamrose....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 20 — Two people were killed while another was injured in a road crash involving three vehicles at Jalan Bukit Pasir near Muar, today. Pagoh Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) operations commander, senior fire officer I Radin Hamimah...

KOTA BARU, Feb 20 — Many taxi drivers in four districts in Kelantan have surrendered their permits due to lack of passengers since March last year and more are expected to follow suit. Faizul Mustapa, the treasurer of Persatuan Kereta Sewa...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Arriving in Malaysia tomorrow is the country’s first batch of Covid-19 vaccines — 312,390 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Comirnaty, ahead of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme that is scheduled to begin.....

PASIR MAS, 20 Feb — There is still soil movement at the Sungai Kelantan bank near Dataran Air Muleh, Kampung Jalan Pohon Celagi here, which collapsed three days ago. According to the Pasir Mas Disaster Management Secretariat, cracks have begun to.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The 401,105 school candidates of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination will be setting many firsts as they put pen to paper in the test that begins nationwide on Monday. These Form Five students had to go...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has made preliminary preparations to ensure electricity supply at vaccine storage centres and vaccination centres nationwide remains stable throughout the implementation of the National Covid-19.....

KUCHING, Feb 20 —  Kampung Sibu Laut now has free broadband internet connectivity WiFi Kamek thanks to Reach10 Communication Sdn Bhd supported by the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA). Launching the internet service at the village near...

KUCHING, February 20 — The number of flood victims at Dewan Sinar Budi Baru in Batu Kawa has increased to 300 as of 12 noon today as compared to only 144 at 8am this morning. The State Disaster Management Committee in a statement also revealed...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Senator Liew Chin Tong has urged Putrajaya to reconsider its decision to deport over 1,200 Myanmar nationals, subsequently handing them over to the military junta.  The DAP senator said he is deeply concerned about t...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) will provide coordination assistance in movement control and logistics management of the Covid-19 vaccine which will arrive in Malaysia tomorrow. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi...

GUA MUSANG, Feb 20 ― Over 5,000 Orang Asli living in the interior areas here are all geared up for the Covid-19 vaccination once the immunisation programme begins late this month. Kelantan Orang Asli head, Bidi Ronggeng said the settlers in Pos...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The recent fine imposed by the Federal Court on news portal Malaysiakini for contempt of court has drawn the worry of the European Union (EU) and two of its members. In a joint statement, the ambassadors of the European...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin, has held a panel discussion on Clubhouse to talk about Covid-19 vaccines and the vaccination plan in Malaysia. Prior to the session, he has ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Putrajaya Umno Deputy Chief Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz has reportedly received a show cause letter and will be brought before the Umno Disciplinary Board Tribunal on February 25. Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported Tun...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 20 — A total of 7,402 firemen in the country will be among the first-phase recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine. Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib said 999 of them were in Sarawak, 945 in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — News portal Malaysiakini posted today that it has collected RM688,120, even as it closed its fundraising campaign seeking RM500,000 to pay for its court fine for contempt conviction. “Malaysiakini is still deliberating on.....

SINGAPORE, Feb 20 —  Two Malaysian women were among 14 new Covid-19 imported cases reported in Singapore on Friday, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health. The ministry, in its full data releas...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Malaysia has done more than enough tests to detect Covid-19, in response to claims that insufficient number of tests are being carried out during the Chinese.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has criticised the decision by the Education Ministry to reopen schools by next month, calling it a flip-flop decision. The former Negri Sembilan mentri besar known as Tok Mat...

BATU PAHAT, Feb 20 — A human skull was found at KM122.4 of the North-South Expressway from Yong Peng heading to Pagoh near here, yesterday. Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Ismail Dollah said the human skull was believed to belong to a car...

KUCHING, Feb 20 — Some 200,000 non-Sarawakians residing in the state are expected to be included in the Covid-19 vaccination programme upon its rollout next week, said Sarawak Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing. He said they would be a part of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Bars and restaurants in the Jalan Telawi area at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur were left confused yesterday over allegedly different sets of instructions given by the police just hours apart on whether they could serve alcohol, a...

KUCHING, Feb 20 — The number of flood victims evacuated to temporary relief centres in the state continue to rise to 858 this morning from 755 yesterday. According to the statement from the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee secretariat, three.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Police have identified the digital or cryptocurrency investment syndicate using the M2DCoin platform. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) director Datuk Zainuddin Yaacob said investigations found that....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Members of the public are asked not to worry about getting the Covid-19 vaccines despite allegations that the vaccines may cause side effects. Health Ministry’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) senior...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The police should not investigate the Sugarbook “compensated” dating service despite its apparent immorality, said lawyers. After the police announced investigations on women who are subscribed to the service, they said.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — A medical doctor has cleared the air over uncertainty regarding the various Covid-19 vaccines available, stating that many of the fears surrounding the new mRNA technology in vaccines are unfounded. Consultant pediatrician...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The government is committed to reducing the dependence on foreign labour in the fisheries industry by providing programmes, initiatives and facilities to encourage the involvement of locals. The Department of Fisheries...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Southern Power Generation Sdn Bhd (SPG) is ready to supply 1,440 megawatts (MW) electricity power into the national grid from its two (720MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants. TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd...