KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The rent-to-own (RTO) housing scheme as announced under Budget 2021 involving PR1MA homes nationwide is expected to be launched this June. Housing and Local Government Minister (KPKT) Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said the...

KUANTAN, March 13 — The Emergency (Essential Powers) (No. 2) Ordinance 2021, which came into effect yesterday, is not to curb media freedom and prevent any parties from criticising the government, stressed Minister of Communications and Multimedia....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang today urged the Attorney-General to provide clarity on the move to prosecute any individuals who claim that the Emergency Ordinance called by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was done to...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — DAP’s Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham today said that Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador and Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob should be the first persons to be arrested and charged under the newly...

PUTRAJAYA, March 13 — Putrajaya will be developed into an international recreational city apart from being known as the country’s administrative centre, said Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. He said that the Federal Territories.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The 49th Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) National Delegates Conference today passed 10 resolutions covering issues related to the welfare of the people, the education revolution, the country’s digital development....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― The number of Malaysians with kidney failure is expected to reach 106,000 by 2040, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham said what’s alarming is that 30 per cent of them are young...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― Political stability, creating a conducive investment climate and the implementation of good governance are important prerequisites for attracting more investments into Malaysia, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime...

KUCHING, March 13 ― The Sarawak and federal governments should review all policies and directives relating to religious freedom and ensure they are in line with the Malaysian Constitution, a local human rights activist Peter John Jaban said today.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― With the Covid-19 pandemic showing no signs of abating, bereavement care and memorialisation services are taking added precautions in anticipation of high-risk crowds during the tomb-sweeping day known in Chinese as Qing...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― Gerakan is leaving it to the Perikatan Nasional (PN) presidential council to decide on seat allocation for component parties in the 15th general election (GE15), said Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau Hoe Chai. He said...

SEREMBAN, March 13  ― Tourism industry players should be given the chance to receive the Covid-19 vaccine during the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to restore the industry, said Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Dat...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mac 13 — Attempts to reverse the High Court’s decision to allow non-Muslims to use the word “Allah” for God is racist and an attempt to fan racist fanaticism, United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) said today. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail urged his fellow Opposition MPs to hold fast to their party’s reform struggle after the abrupt resignation of its vice-president and Kuala Langat MP Datuk Dr...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad wasted no time nor attempted to hide his scorn for his fellow lawmakers who quit Pakatan Harapan and switched their support to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin instead. Labelling...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― Kuala Langat MP Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar may not be the last lawmaker to switch allegiances, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali suggested today. Azmin took to Twitter and posted a short and cryptic message, just minutes....

ALOR SETAR, March 13 ― A man and his nine-year-old son were killed in a three-vehicle collision at Jalan Sungai Karangan near Kulim, last night. Kulim police chief Supt Azhar Hashim said in the 9.22pm incident, Zaifisal Zakaria, a factory engineer....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― Perikatan Nasional (PN) is offering a New Deal to the rakyat in the belief that it is a political coalition which will carry the country's aspirations for generations to come, said PN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin....

MIRI, March 13 ― The recent death of a city-dwelling hornbill here has saddened many Mirians, especially the nature-lovers, but on the positive side, it has also prompted the authorities to take steps to prevent such incident from reoccurring in...

KUCHING, March 13 ­— Investigations of the Covid-19 genetic code from different infected individuals in the state have shown at least two separate SARS-COV-2 variants co-circulating in the current fourth wave of the pandemic, said Prof Dr David...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has encouraged leaders in all organisations ― be it in the government or non-governmental organisations, political parties and the corporate sector ― to identify, uplift and empower young women....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― PKR vice-president and Kuala Langat MP Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar today announced that he is quitting the Opposition party to support Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as an independent. Dr Xavier said that his...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― To Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau, the manner in which a coalition becomes the government does not matter so long as it does a good job. The politician whose party was officially accepted as a component of the...

KUCHING, March 13 ― Sarawak intends to vaccinate all categories of people in rural areas at the same time instead of separating them into phases, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said this is so that health officers...

KUANTAN, March 13 ― Four family members were among five people killed in a road crash at Kilometre 334 Jalan Kuala Lumpur-Kota Baru, near Simpang Gesing in Raub, about 240km from here, yesterday. Pahang Traffic Investigation and Enforcement head...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) today announced transfers of 71 senior police officers, effective April 12. In a statement, PDRM Corporate Communications Supt A. Skandaguru said Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Saiful Azly....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― The latest e-Kasih data verification shows that the number of poor and hardcore poor in Kuala Lumpur has increased to 10,200 families, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Moham...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― Registration is still open for the Plumber Apprentice Skills Course under Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) especially for those who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Air Selangor Corporate...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― The infectivity rate (Rt) of Covid-19 following new daily cases reported nationwide today stands at 0.85, with Perlis recording the highest Rt at 1.71. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in an...

GEORGE TOWN, March 13 ― Yong Pin Dim Sum Restaurant hardly stands out on the row of pre-war shophouses where it is situated in the heart of George Town. It is simply furnished and with tables spaced out at one metre apart, the whole place looks...