KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The i-Citra initiative is designed for members to withdraw their savings primarily from Account 2 as the facility is already set up for members to access it for specific needs such as paying for home loans, medical expenses.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The US State Department will downgrade Malaysia to the lowest ranking in its closely watched annual report on human trafficking to be released later today, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Malaysia will...

SHAH ALAM, July 1 — Rawang assemblyman Chua Wei Kiat has been appointed as the new Selangor Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) chief, effective yesterday (June 30). In a statement dated June 30, 2021, AMK secretary Syukri Razab said a new full state AMK....

KUALA NERANG, July 1 — Padang Terap has become the first district in Kedah to implement the drive-thru vaccination service in an effort to increase the number of Covid-19 vaccine recipients in the state. State Health and Local Government Committee....

KOTA KINABALU, July 1 — AirAsia, which has debuted its e-commerce super app food delivery and groceries shopping services in Sabah, aims to help boost the local economic recovery following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. AirAsia Group Bhd...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has recommended the Public Sector Home Financing Board (LPPSA) to also defer repayment of housing loans by civil servants for six months, as...

KUCHING, July 1 — Giving food aid baskets worth RM300,000 directly to the Members of Parliament could expedite delivery to the needy recipients, said Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He said each parliamentary constituency had...

KOTA KINABALU, July 1 ― As Sabah anxiously awaits the nod for its proposed new standard operating procedures (SOPs), a Warisan leader here said that the previous Warisan state government was proof that the state did not need the federal...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― The National Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) meeting today gave its approval for the plantation and commodity sector to be the fourth sector involved in the industrial vaccination programme....

GEORGE TOWN, July 1 ― The Penang state government has approved an RM1.04 million allocation to assist those impacted by Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state exco approved this today and.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 6,988 new Covid-19 cases in the country over the past 24-hour period. This means Malaysia has recorded more than 6,000 daily cases for three consecutive days, with new infections...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― A total of 741 candidates of the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) in 2020 scored the Cumulative Grade Points Average (CGPA) of 4.00 or four flat, a slight decrease compared to 802 candidates in 2019. Malaysi...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― Emir Research has viewed that the automatic loan moratorium announced under the government’s RM150 billion National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) recently should be an...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― The government has 26 days to bring a solution to the table on the fate of contract junior doctors, or face continued nationwide strike after July 26, members of the #HartalDoktorKontrak movement said today. In a virtual...

KUCHING, July 1 ― Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) Backbenchers Club today dismissed as untrue the allegations made by pro-Keadilan Sarawak chairman Iswardy Morni that the state government has run out of funds to the point that it is unable to...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― The High Court here has fixed Aug 23 to hear the full merits of the  judicial review application by 18 Malaysian youths to challenge the government's action in delaying the implementation of Undi 18, a ...

KOTA KINABALU, July 1 ― Amid the confusion over when dine-in will be allowed in Sabah, some eateries have braved the circumstances and opened their doors and tables to patrons. While almost all businesses have opted to wait for the standard...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― The hearing of lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s money laundering charges, involving RM9.5 million he allegedly received from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, and for making false statements to the...

JOHOR BARU, July 1 — The Johor police recently crippled an international drug syndicate that specialised in smuggling ecstasy pills to a neighbouring country by sea after a raid on a transit house in Sungai Rengit, Pengerang. Johor deputy police...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― A total of 8,083,685 doses of vaccine have been administered to residents in the  country as of yesterday under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said a.....

KANGAR, July 1 ― The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), Kuala Perlis Maritime Zone, prevented an attempt to smuggle 300 kilogrammes of ketum leaves to a neighbouring country near the Sungai Baru estuary at about 4.30am yesterday. Its...

JOHOR BARU, July 1 ― Johor Pakatan Harapan (PH) called on the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government to speed up the vaccination process in the state, as it was a very important step to reopen and boost the Johor’s economic sector that has...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― A total of 468 suicide cases were reported throughout Malaysia in the first five months of this year, with Selangor being the state with the highest recorded numbers so far this year at 117 cases, the police said today when.....

GEORGE TOWN, July 1 ― Popular restaurant chain in Penang, Sri Ananda Bahwan is joining the cause to help increase registrations for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) by offering free mea...

GEORGE TOWN, July 1 ― The Penang state government will convene a special session of its legislative assembly in August, or September at the very latest, after the Emergency Ordinance is lifted, if it fails to obtain the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― The government’s new Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Framework was launched today, which aims to leverage on developing technologies and global digitisation to propel Malaysia towards becoming a high income nation. The.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur will cease operations on September 1, according to a circular from its management. The June 30 circular, which Malay Mail verified, was signed by general manager Nooradzzudin Omar who explained that....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― The Malaysian Academic Movement (Gerak) called on the government today to distribute the rest of the 150,000 laptops promised to students by the Ministry of Education (MoE) in February and to vaccinate teachers as soon as...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― Malaysians have continued to show their neighbourly spirit and generosity to those who are hungry and in need due to financial hardship such as through loss of income and jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― All agencies under the Transport Ministry will resume counter services today with some guidelines set in line with the announcement by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali on Tuesday.  The ministry...