SIBU, May 13 — Sarawak Public Health and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee said he was “sad and very worried” when asked about the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration today as the country faces the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Annuar, who is...

JASIN, May 13 — A man was stabbed to death by his former brother-in-law following a quarrel over the latter’s two daughters at a house in Kampung Berangan Enam, Umbai, here today. Melaka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief ACP Mohd...

ARAU, May 13 — Perlis today has created a difference when, for the first time, the Aidilfitri prayer was held in an open area, at Dataran Istiadat, Istana Arau, following the Sunnah (sayings and practices of Prophet Muhammad) and reducing the risk....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Several Bukit Aman directors and deputy directors spent  their first day of Aidilfitri today with police personnel manning roadblocks around the Klang Valley. Among those who went down to t...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The Health Ministry recorded 4,855 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases detected in Malaysia since the beginning of the pandemic to 458,077. The number of cases found in Selangor alone was 1,783 —...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The management of Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia (RTM) has been directed to investigate allegations that an RTM television Mandarin news bulletin had referred to the Palestine Islamic Resistance Moveme...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 ― ProtectHealth, an incorporated entity appointed by the Ministry of Health to manage Private Medical Practitioners participation in the Covid-19 vaccination programme has issued a statement urging all private clinics and...

PADANG BESAR, May 13 ― Despite having to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri while on duty to guard the country's borders from being trespassed, it did not dampen the spirit of two members of Pengkalan Hulu Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA) 18th Battalion t...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 ― Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today performed Aidilfitri prayers at Istana Negara here. Their Majest...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 ― For the second year in a row, Muslims in the country today celebrated Aidilfitri in a new normal, strictly adhering to standard operating procedure (SOP) in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. The spirit behind the...

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 ― “The war is still on and Health Ministry (MoH) personnel are the last line of defence to break the Covid-19 chain of infection. Let’s battle on and give it our best shot to free the country from this pandemic.” This was...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — A shipment of 4.68 million latex gloves produced by a Top Glove Corporation Berhad subsidiary was seized by authorities in the Port of Kansas, Missouri following findings that the products were produced under forced labour,.....

KUCHING, May 13 — The AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine could yet be an option for Sarawakians as Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has revealed that the Sarawak Covid-19 Advisory Group (Scovag) will reconsider the state’s initial decision not to...

GEORGE TOWN, May 13 — The Penang state government has introduced an electricity bill subsidy for the tourism industry to help its players stay afloat during movement control order (MCO) 3.0. Tourism and Creative Economy Committee chairman Yeoh...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Hari Raya Aidilfitri is one of Malaysia’s biggest festivals and marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting from dawn to sunset to rid Muslims of vices accumulated throughout the year while teaching...

SUBANG JAYA, May 13 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will be updating the interstate application system to prevent the falsification of documents in future. Without elaborating further on the system, Inspector-General of Police Datuk Ser...

KUCHING, May 13 — A man was charged in court here yesterday with lodging a false police report claiming he was robbed at a car park in Jalan Matang. No plea was recorded from the 31-year-old man after the charge, framed under Section 182 of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The current Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of lockdowns have increased data usage as most people are required to work or learn from home. According to Opensignal’s latest report, Malaysia has come up on top for...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — It may be better than 2020, but traders piling their goods for Aidilftri said their sales across the board during this festive season were still low as the country heads into another lockdown for the third time. Textile...

KOTA KINABALU, May 12 — The Sabah state health department has detected two new Covid-19 clusters, Kebagu cluster here and Papar as well as Tanjong Kapor cluster in Semporna involving a teacher and a pregnant woman as index cases, Sabah Local...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Approximately 87 per cent of the 734 available intensive care unit (ICU) beds for Covid-19 patients nationwide are being used, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed tonight Earlier, he reported 39.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Federal and state leaders have urged the public to strictly adhere to standard operating procedures (SOP) during the Aidilfitri celebrations which begin tomorrow. Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin justified the restrictions placed on the public during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive period as necessary to protect the lives of everyone. He said if customary visits to the homes of...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today said that Hari Raya Aidilfitri has to be celebrated in the new norms again this year for the common good and better future of the people...

KUCHING, May 12 — A total of 11 more localities, including six longhouses in four districts in Sarawak, have been placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) for two weeks, according to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)...

KOTA KINABALU, May 12 — Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) today indicated that they are ready to work with opposition Parti Warisan Sabah if it will benefit Sabahans. PBS president Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili said his party has taken note of Warisan’s...

BUKIT GANTANG, May 12 — The police have identified the individual who is believed to have damaged the road barrier cones at the intersection of Jalan Simpang Halt to Jalan Perusahaan Kamunting Raya in Taiping used to curb inter-district travel on.....

KOTA BARU, May 12 — The Kelantan State Health Department (JKNK) today urged members of the public not to gather at vaccination centres in the hope of being inoculated in a ‘walk-in’ manner. Kelantan JKNK director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said the....

KUCHING, May 12 — Sarawak PKR today urged the state government to seek a special request from the federal government to expedite the acquisition of the Covid-19 vaccines so that the immunisation programme can be wrapped up by August, which will...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — A total of 13 roadblocks (SJRs) will be mounted around Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya in conjunction with Aidilfitri tomorrow, following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) and inter-district and inter-state...