KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Changes to the current Form Four History Textbook began back in 2014 when Barisan Nasional (BN) was government, former education minister Maszlee Malik said today. The Simpang Renggam MP was rebutting Umno Youth chief Datuk.....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 24 — If they have not got their uniforms yet, pupils will be permitted to wear everyday clothes for school when it reopens for the 2021 school year, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) in a statement today. However, they must dress....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) today raised an objection against the application for judicial review by two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to challenge the Malaysian government’s decision to repatriate...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The current Form Four history syllabus has been revised to promote the idea that socialists and communists had contributed to Malaya’s independence struggle, Umno Youth alleged today.  According to the wing chief.....

KLANG, Feb 24 — A sugarcane drink seller was today charged in the Klang Sessions Court here, with 64 counts of committing sexual crimes against his daughter and her friend, both aged 14. The 42-year-old accused, however, pleaded not guilty after...

SEBERANG PERAI, Feb 24 — A Sessions Court here fined a businessman RM8,000 after he admitted to five charges of sending obscene photos to a 46-year-old woman in 2017. Sessions Court judge Noor Aini Yusof ordered Chang Yoon Siong, 31, to pay a fine....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong today decreed that Parliament can reconvene even during the Emergency period, adding that His Majesty would be announcing a suitable date soon, upon the advice of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Malaysia’s economic recovery plan is on the right track with the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme that begins today, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He said many economic sectors were...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 24 — The appeal process by a group of fishermen against the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project will not affect work to be implemented under the project, said Deputy Chief Minister I....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 24 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today gave his thumbs-up to the Covid-19 vaccination process, after taking his first jab to roll out the national immunisation programme. “I did not feel anything at all. It was all...

KUCHING, Feb 24 — A 17-month-old child who was locked inside his own house, was rescued by the personnel from Fire and Rescue Department last night. The department in a statement today said a call was received around 9.50pm from the child’s...

KUCHING, Feb 24 — It is important to get 100 per cent of people above 18 years old vaccinated in the state in order to get herd immunity against Covid-19, said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. “If we don’t...

KUCHING, Feb 24 — The body of an unidentified woman who was in a car that plunged into Sungai Sarawak near the Satok Suspension Bridge here was removed from the vehicle at noon today. Two divers from the Batu Lintang Fire and Rescue Station here...

SEBERANG PERAI, Feb 24 — The Butterworth Sessions Court jailed a Penang Island City Council (MBPP) worker for a day and fined her RM20,000 after she admitted to five charges of graft involving RM16,800. Zamira Juneed, 38, admitted to using her...

KUCHING, Feb 24 — The state government will hold a discussion with state-owned oil and gas giant Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on the discovery of two gas fields off Sarawak shores, the Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement today....

COMMENTARY, Feb 24 — PAS is on a mission that will determine whether the next general election will see Malay parties dominate the country’s political landscape or become fragmented. With its Perikatan Nasional (PN) partner, Parti Pribumi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was the first citizen to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine today, marking the first shot in the massive National Immunisation Programme (NIP) that begins today. Muhyiddin...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Malaysians’ acceptance of electronic and contactless payments has increased since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study by Netizen eXperience (NX). “Post MCOs, e-wallets and debit cards are becoming fast favourites....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The High Court here today stayed the Malaysian government’s deportation of the remainder of the original 1,200 Myanmar nationals referred to in a lawsuit until the matter was decided. Yesterday, High Court judge Datuk Seri....

IPOH, Feb 24 — A 31-year-old policeman claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to abetting in falsifying salary slips and misappropriating RM263,810.85 from a pharmaceutical company in Ipoh. Mohd Iqbal Fakhruddin Roslan pleaded not guilty to all.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has pledged to continue calling for the restoration of Parliament so that the voices of ordinary Malaysians can be heard. He said he will do so despite being informed by his lawyer RSN...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The police have clarified that restaurants with alcohol licences may serve alcoholic drinks with food as long as applicable SOPs are observed, according to Industries Unite. In a Facebook post yesterday, the informal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — A decision by the government and Immigration Department to deport some 1,086 Myanmar nationals yesterday evening, despite a court order temporarily blocking it, could be deemed as a contempt of court, Opposition MPs said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Human Rights Watch has called on the Malaysian government to initiate an investigation into the deportation of the 1,086 Myanmar nationals by the Immigration Department in defiance of a court order. The international...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — A healthier economic outlook is anticipated in the coming months based on the latest Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) performance and the implementation of the National Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) president Datuk Dr Mohd Daud Bakar has been appointed chairman of the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) effective Feb 10. Minister in the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Retired judge Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, who was also the former Dewan Rakyat Speaker, has been appointed as chairman of the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board (ASDB), an independent body that adjudicates on...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 24 — The Malaysian founder of the Sugarbook dating platform claimed trial at the Magistrates Court here today to the charge of publishing statements conducive to public mischief on social media earlier this month. Chan Eu Boon, 34,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The government’s move to use a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to auction off the 5G spectrum will raise adoption costs for companies and slow down development of the technology in Malaysia, said Fitch Solutions Country Risk....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The supply of vaccines would be distributed to each Vaccine Administration Centre (VAC) in stages according to the number of vaccine recipients and based on the suitability of time. Ministry of...