PUTRAJAYA, March 9 — Enforcement of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) could, among others, help redeem Malaysia’s image in managing foreign workers, said Human Resource Minister, Datuk Seri M....

PETALING JAYA, March 9 — The government is considering issuing a certificate of exemption to individuals who cannot receive the Covid-19 vaccine due to them having serious allergies or are immunocompromised. Science, Technology and Innovation...

JOHOR BARU, March 9 — Johor PKR today urged Tebrau MP Steven Choong to use his new access within the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling government to tackle the issue of river pollution, especially in Sungai Kim Kim, that is in his parliamentary...

GEORGE TOWN, March 9 — Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Che Abdullah Mat Nawi has assured paddy farmers that the National Farmers Organisation (Nafas) will be distributing quality paddy seeds at reasonable prices during this...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 9 — Prasarana Malaysia has named Norlia Noah as acting president and group chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Muhammad Nizam Alias who was suspended previously. According to Utusan Malaysia, Prasarana chairman Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng today said that he will not testify in court for Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s case against the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), over RM1.7 billion in unpaid taxes the former prime minister is...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — After receiving her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali has explained that she received it as a senior citizen to encourage others to do the same. In a video message for International...

KUALA KANGSAR, March 9 — Six men including two teenagers were charged in the Kuala Kangsar Sessions Court here today with raping and grooming a 13-year-old girl, last month. The accused Muhammad Zul Haikal Rashidi, 19, Muhammad Safaran Nurhan...

SHAH ALAM, March 9 — The Selangor government will implement a fully digital parking payment system in collaboration with Smart Selangor Delivery Unit (SSDU) from January 1, 2022, while the use of parking coupons or manual payment will cease on...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Malaysia’s Top Glove Corp said today an independent consultant had concluded that there was no systemic forced labour at the company as of January. Top Glove Executive Director Lim Cheong Guan told an earnings call the...

JOHOR BARU, March 9 — A 15-year-old male teenager was among 18 people arrested for suspected involvement in a scam syndicate that specialised in impersonating family members or friends after the police raided two houses in Kempas and Setia Indah...

MIRI, March 9 — The magistrates’ court here today ordered a family of three to be remanded for seven days to facilitate police investigation for their alleged involvement in drug trafficking activities. Magistrate Md Syafique Md Hilmie issued...

KUCHING, March 9 — A police officer ranked Inspector has been sentenced to death by hanging for murdering his girlfriend about four years ago. Sohffian Abu Hassan, 41, was found guilty of the charge by High Court Judicial Commissioner Christopher.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Malaysia is committed to addressing child marriage as part of efforts to meet at least eight of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to poverty, food security and health, said Women, Family and...

JOHOR BARU, March 9 — The police said today they hope to complete investigations and charge the main suspect involved in the sadistic murder of a woman was shot dead in Kota Tinggi on March 1, pending a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) report. Johor...

GEORGE TOWN, March 9 — There are still 11 Covid-19 red zones with 17 active clusters in Penang, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said daily cases reported in the state are still inconsistent while the state’s transmission rate is...

KOTA KINABALU, March 9 — The Home Ministry (KDN) and the Sabah state government have decided to take firm action and will no longer compromise in dealing with illegal immigrants in the state. Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin sa...

KOTA KINABALU, March 9 — The Sabah state Cabinet will deliberate on posthumously renaming roads and buildings after its past leaders in tribute to their contribution. Finance and Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has urged for a further injection of RM45 billion in additional economic stimulus package to mitigate the government’s mismanagement of the economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Citing the....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Only 2,982 of the 18,547 vacancies available in the agriculture sector last year have been filled, said Human Resources (KSM) Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. He said from the statistics released ...

SEBERANG PERAI, March 9 — A 75-year-old man who injured a dog using an eight foot bamboo stick was charged with animal cruelty at a Sessions Court here. Ng Ah Leak, who faces heavy penalties of a minimum RM20,000 fine or a prison term, claimed...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The prosecution in the case of former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi involving Yayasan Akalbudi funds, today amended a money laundering charge by making changes on the amount and value of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — There were no receipts from charity foundation Yayasan Albukhary to show that it handed over cash totalling more than RM7.5 million as “donations”, a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigator told the...

PUTRAJAYA, March 9 — A North Korean man is set to be extradited from Malaysia to face money laundering charges in the United States after losing a final legal challenge on Tuesday. Mun Chol Myong, who has lived in the South-east Asian country for.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Arau member of Parliament Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has been appointed as chairman of Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA), effective immediately. In anno...

KUCHING, March 9 — Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh today said its state assemblymen and party leaders will decide on the chief minister candidate if it wins enough seats to form the next state government in the state....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has updated its i-Sinar program which now allow members to amend or cancel their application. If you’ve applied for i-Sinar withdrawal but didn’t maximise the full withdrawal limit or have....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has lodged a police report over a viral message that had claimed of discussions in a recent Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia supreme council meeting of alleged intentions to...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — In order to sustain diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, former defence minister Mohamad Sabu today urged Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to refrain from engaging on the Yemeni civil war unless it....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — A Malaysian court on Tuesday granted international human rights groups the right to challenge the country’s recent deportation of more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals to their homeland, the groups’ lawyer told Reuters. The....