MELAKA, July 22 — Police have arrested 13 people including a furniture shop owner for allegedly attending a birthday gathering in Batu Berendam here which involved secret society elements. Melaka Criminal Investigation Department chief ACP Mohd...

SHAH ALAM, July 22 — A woman who died after falling unconscious in front of a clinic in Taman Sentosa, Klang, near here yesterday morning was tested positive for Covid-19. South Klang District Police chief ACP Shamsul Amar Ramli said the incident.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today reminded industry players of the need to adopt environmental best practices in their business to mitigate the challenges of climate change. Speaking during the virtual launching....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — A man, who was seen in a viral video scolding and hurling insulting words at a nasi lemak seller, was charged in the Magistrates’ Court here today with the offence and also for not wearing face mask. J. Shyamalan, 33, who....

KOTA KINABALU, July 22 — As the vaccination programme here ramps up, new Sabah health director Dr Rose Nani Mudin said the state is on track to achieve its target of 40,000 Covid-19 vaccinations per day by this week. She said this after the state.....

CHANGLUN, July 22 — The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) is always open and flexible to find solutions for its borrowers who are facing repayment difficulties. Its chairman Dat...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Phase Two of the Construction Industry Vaccination Programme (CIVac) which will kick off on Aug 5 will involve 55,000 construction workers in Penang and Johor. Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yu...

PUTRAJAYA, July 22 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is in the midst of proposing to the National Security Council (NSC) to reactivate tourism activities in phases. The proposal entails four tiers with Tier 1...

JOHOR BARU, July 22 — Johor DAP’s Dr Boo Cheng Hau today called on the police and the Health Ministry to seriously investigate allegations of empty syringes used at Covid-19 vaccination centres (PPV) in several states nationwide as well ...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan said today the party would respond accordingly after it was sued by lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla over RM12.5 million in unpaid legal....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The National Security Council (NSC) is looking to allow separated family members to reunite if they have received both Covid-19 vaccines doses. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he has raised...

GEORGE TOWN, July 22 — An Indonesian motel worker was fined a total RM14,000 by the Magistrate's Court here after she pleaded guilty to two counts of using fake Malaysian identity cards. In the first charge, Zhiehara Toding, 22, admitted to us...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 ― The following is a rebuttal of fake news on social media by the responsible agency, through a media statement by the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia's (KKMM) Quick Response Team at 12.30pm today. The Ministry ...

GEORGE TOWN, July 22 — The Penang Housing Board has identified 10 plots of land in all five districts of the state to build affordable housing units for the people, said state exco Jagdeep Singh Deo. The Local Government, Housing and Town and...

IPOH, July 22 — About 100 households from three residential areas here are up in arms following frequent water disruptions since last August. The residents from Taman Ipoh Timur, Taman Perak and Taman Kaya here said that they never received any...

GEORGE TOWN, July 22 ― A total 81 Covid-19 cases were detected out of 6,603 people tested over the last two weeks of mass screening by the Penang state government. Penang state exco Jagdeep Singh Deo said the first two weeks of tests under the...

JOHOR BARU, July 22 — The Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized four kilogrammes of illicit drugs worth more than RM200,000 in the waters off Pulau Merambong near Gelang Patah here. The syabu (crystal methamphetamine) was...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The trial involving lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is facing money laundering charges involving RM9.5 million he allegedly received from former premier Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and for making false.....

KUCHING, July 22 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today unveiled the Post-Covid-19 Development Strategies (PCDS) 2030, with the core objectives to change the economic structure by increasing the scale of production to capture...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said today that Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman is an honest MP who is not out to make money as a people’s representative. The Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) president said Syed Saddiq....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The mechanical and electrical (M&E) sector is now at the ”breaking point”, as the manufacturing-related, supply chain and maintenance segments have not been allowed to operate, said the...

GEORGE TOWN, July 22 — The Taman Pelangi surau committee had observed the rules for Aidiladha prayers on July 20 and the gathering outside its premises was beyond their control, Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Former education minister Maszlee Malik has urged the Education Ministry to address the trust deficit among the rakyat over its ability to handle the Covid-19 pandemic. He said the recent decision by the ministry to reopen.....

KUCHING, July 22 — Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the committee was taking firm action to detect the more infectious Delta variant of Covid-19 in the state. He said all new Covid-19 cases will...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Parliament has the power to bar members of the Dewan Rakyat or Dewan Negara from entering the institution’s premises if they have not taken Covid-19 vaccinations, said Tan Sri Rais Yatim. Local Malay language daily Utusan....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) confirmed that it was possible to register minors for vaccination via MySejahtera but clarified that those between 12 and 18 years’ old will not be given appointments yet. Local....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was charged with criminal breach of trust involving RM1 million belonging to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, at the Sessions Court here this morning. The Muar...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The country’s daily vaccination rate rose above the 400,000-dose mark again yesterday, following a sharp dip in the previous day owing to a national holiday. According to the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to...

JOHOR BARU, July 22 — A melancholic atmosphere pervades the premises of the Forensic Medicine Department at Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA) for it is the final transit point for the remains of patients who die of Covid-19. Dressed in full...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Health experts are calling on both the federal and state governments as well as the election regulator to exercise caution in deciding whether or not to proceed with the Sarawak election due in October. They said that...