SEREMBAN, July 16 — The Negri Sembilan government plans to set up an additional Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) at the Pusat Dakwah Islamiah, Paroi, if there is an urgent need, following the increase in Covid-19 infection cases in the state....

PUTRAJAYA, July 16 — The scheduling process of Covid-19 vaccination for taxi and e-hailing drivers as well as p-hailing riders has begun, involving over 50,000 individuals in the service, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said. In a...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The High Court will be hearing 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) lawyer Rosli Dahlan’s RM50 million defamation lawsuit against former Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam in April next year. Malay Mail...

PUTRAJAYA, July 16 — The Court of Appeal here today dismissed the government’s appeal against a High Court’s decision in allowing the contractor for the Klang Valley Double Tracking Phrase 2 (KVDT2) project to proceed with its judicial review.....

PUTRAJAYA, July 16 — The setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate issues connected to Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) will be finalised as soon as possible, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs).....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Malaysia recorded 12,541 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hour period. The country has seen case numbers in the five figures for four consecutive days, including yesterday’s record high of 13,215 new infections in one...

MIRI, July 16 — The family members of Choo Fui Khian, who died at Miri Hospital after she had her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on June 26, is appealing to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to make known her post-mortem results. Her older sister Chu...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — A group of retailer, mall and theme park associations have banded together to plead with Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari to alter mitigative measures that ensure an operating economy while incentivising...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Pharmaniaga Berhad (Pharmaniaga) clarified today that supplies of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine were not stopped, but rather that the company has fulfilled the federal government’s 12 million dose order. In a statement,...

KUCHING, July 16 ­— It may have been weeks since Sarawakians have been allowed to have a meal in an eatery but the greenlight given for dine-in from today has been met with mixed reactions, including from operators. Peter Lim, 62, who operates a.....

KUCHING, July 16 —  Complaints on online transactions made up 45.2 per cent of total complaints received by the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry as of June this year, said deputy minister Datuk Rosol Wahid. He said while the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Federation of Malaysian Fashion, Textiles and Apparels (FMFTA) has urged the government to allow the industry to resume operations in Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). It said that manufacturers and...

CAMERON HIGHLANDS, July 14 — Vast tea plantations spread out over Malaysia’s rugged highlands, where a network of greenhouses harvests fruit, vegetables and flowers and crops nestle in the hills. At first glance, the scenes present a picture of.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The family of a deceased researcher and academic, Mohd Rum Anuar, is demanding information from the Shah Alam Hospital (HSA), following his death from Covid-19. Mohd Rum was a lecturer with the Mara Technological University....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The High Court has today ordered a full trial for M. Indira Gandhi’s suit against the police, the Home Ministry and the government for purportedly failing to repatriate her daughter, Prasana Diksa, and alleged inaction in....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — A survey by the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) on the impact of current restrictions has shown that 91 per cent of retail businesses reported a decline in sales for the period of January to June 2021. Its...

IPOH, July 16 — Paul Yong’s rape trial was adjourned after two main witnesses, including the 25-year-old Indonesia victim, had finished testifying today at the High Court here.  The victim, who was protected under the Witness Protection ...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Dewan Negara Caucus on People’s Wellbeing today proposed for members of the Senate to be appointed to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate allegations of misconduct in Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH)...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Malaysia’s Health Ministry said today it has granted conditional approval for emergency use to the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinopharm. The Sinopharm vaccine in Malaysia was registered by...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — A total of 386,142 students of public universities in the country will benefit from the RM185.7 million fee reduction initiative implemented by the government to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of....

MELAKA, July 16 — Seventy-two vaccination centres (PPVs) are currently operational in Melaka as the state government targets to vaccinate 14,600 per day this month compared to 7,800 doses per day last month. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 ― The government should look for a more relevant and accurate measure to assess the local Covid-19 situation, rather than just relying on the number of daily recorded infections to determine the lockdown, said the Malaysian...

MIRI, July 16 ― A manhunt has been launched after five Vietnamese fishermen were reported to have escaped from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detention facility here early yesterday. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari when...

KUCHING, July 16 ― Declaring more targeted enhanced movement control order (EMCO) is necessary in Kuching given the number of new Covid-19 cases, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) adviser Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. The Minister of...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) has urged public universities to lower their academic fees, especially for those students financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement today, the ministry noted that.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Only a handful of fully vaccinated healthcare workers from the Ministry of Health (MoH) have been infected with the Covid-19 virus under Category Three and Category Four, with none in Category Five, according to the...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 ― The number of daily vaccine doses administered continued to increase yesterday, totalling 460,158 jabs, making it the highest so far, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Based on an infographic shared on his...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Court of Appeal today set aside the conviction of Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor on corruption charges. Justice Datuk Suraya Othman, who was leading the bench, said out of the three judges, she and Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin...

PADANG BESAR, July 16 ― A man who was armed with a machete was shot dead when he ran amok and attack the police in an incident in Jalan Kaki Bukit yesterday. Padang Besar district police chief Supt Saifudin Aslin Abbas said a police team went to...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa is currently under voluntary home quarantine after one of his special officers tested positive for Covid-19.  In a statement, the Federal Territories Ministry said ap...