KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Malaysia’s see-sawing Covid-19 numbers fell today, with Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reporting 3,733 new infections after two consecutive days above the 4,000-case mark. Selangor continued to lead....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — An elderly man has been arrested in Petaling Jaya for impersonating a former ACP with the ‘‘Datuk” title when applying for police permission to travel interstate. Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Mohamad...

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 9 — The Trengganu government has expanded free water supply, for the first 20 cubic metres, to 1.33 million people in the state throughout this month. Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, said that the free...

MELAKA, May 9 — Rock singer and celebrity, Datuk Ahmad Azhar Othman or Awie will be called up to the Melaka Tengah police district headquarters (IPD) to assist in the investigation over the alleged violation of the standard operating procedures...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — World Champion diver Pandelela Rinong became the latest in public figures to throw their support behind Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam in her #MakeSchoolASaferPlace online campaign. In a tweet, the Sarawakian said she was called a.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) Secretarial Council has announced today the establishment of several committees comprising lawmakers from its component parties to review and prepare relevant policies proposed by the coalition. In a.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 – The weather is forecast to be cloudy nationwide with possible rain in the west coast states of Peninsular Malaysia and western Sabah on Hari Raya Aidilfitri day next week. Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia)...

KOTA KINABALU, May 9 — The Sabahans have been urged to embrace the spirit of the Kaamatan (Harvest) Festival by working together, regardless of their backgrounds, to develop the state, said Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor. He said that the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The Pakatan Harapan education council has made several suggestions to the Education Ministry on the implementation of the home-based Teaching and Learning (PdPR) method following the Aidilfitri holiday period. The members,...

IPOH, May 9 — A former soldier was shot dead after he attacked the 4th Battalion Border Regiment control post in Gerik, about 130 km from here, yesterday, police said today. Perak chief police officer Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the...

SUNGAI PETANI, May 9 ― A fisherman who was reported missing yesterday after falling into a river here when his boat was hit by lightning was found drowned early today. Kuala Muda police chief ACP Adzli Abu Shah said the body of Mohd Nasir Marzuki,....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — There is no need for a police permit to travel interstate or district for work purposes amid the movement control order (MCO), the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has clarified. In a tweet early this...

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is taking steps to ensure that the supply of essentials is not affected by the partial closure of the Kuala Lumpur Wholesale Market in Selayang. Minister Datuk Seri Alexander...

PASIR MAS, May 9 — More than 500 vehicles attempting to enter the state without interstate travel permit were ordered to turn back yesterday, said Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat. He said the number was recorded between 12 am and 5 pm...

KUCHING, May 9 — Bandar Kuching Member of Parliament Dr Kelvin Yii today urged the federal government and National Security Council (NSC) to immediately explain the methodology and parameters used by the Hotspot Identification for Dynamic...

SHAH ALAM, May 9 — “I am still here, blessed with long life and a good health by Allah to observe daily fasting,” said former Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. Abdul Khalid posted the message through his Facebook account...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang has asked the Health Ministry today to consider allowing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to be used in handling Covid-19, joining a similar call by his DAP colleague Teresa Kok yesterday....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has reiterated that Parti Pejuang Tanah Air which he currently leads will not join forces with the Opposition and will remain independent. Speaking to Mingguan Malaysia in an exclusive interview, the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Seputeh MP Teresa Kok has urged ministers Khairy Jamaluddin and Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to get their act together following another episode of U-turn’s concerning Covid-19 SOPs. The DAP MP said both Umno ministers...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Not a single political party would be able to form a stable government on its own after the next general election as there are too many contesting parties but none of them are dominant, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has suggested......

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — State-owned oil and gas giant Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has confirmed that some of its staff members have received Covid-19 vaccines under phase one of the National Immunisation Programme (NIP). In a statement,...

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — All public transport services at stations and terminals listed under the Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) early warning system will continue to operate. The Transport Ministry (MOT), in a statement today,...

MIRI, May 9 — The state government should look into turning all rural health clinics into Covid-19 vaccination centres, serving those living in the state’s remote pockets, said Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau. According to him, in the Telang....

KUCHING, May 9 — Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How has called on the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) to convene a sitting to deliberate the Covid-19 situation in the state. He said it is mistaken to say that there cannot be DUN sitting during....

SHAH ALAM, May 9 — Police have busted several syndicates distributing smuggled cigarettes, liquor and firecrackers, worth more than RM2 million, in Selangor and Johor in six separate raids conducted from last Sunday until yesterday. General...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Deputy minister Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker has deleted his misleading tweet after he was slammed last night for sharing a false claim on the involvement of billionaire Bill Gates with the Covid-19. Today, Ti denied claiming that.....

  KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Several MPs have called for swift action by the Ministry of Education towards the principal of SMK Puncak Alam for purportedly leaving uncouth comments against her student Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam on Facebook....

GEORGE TOWN, May 9 — Penang’s last traditional signboard maker Kok Ah Wah may soon be calling it quits as business dwindled to almost zero since the first movement control order (MCO) in 2020. And as if that was not bad enough, Kok had to move...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — The growing number of Covid-19 patients in Malaysia who have to be put in intensive care units (ICUs) is due to reasons such as an increased number of younger patients having severe symptoms, Health director-general Tan Sri...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) aims to protect 200,000 active self-employed individuals by the end of this year. Socso in a statement today said the National Employment Council (NEC) supported and endorsed the...