KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for his reappointment as both senior minister and the minister of international trade and industry. In a statement, the Gombak MP said he....

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 27 — Sabah opposition leader Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal today called for more action from the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government as the Covid-19 crisis continues to ravage the state. The Parti Warisan Sabah president said.....

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 27 — The Penang Health Department (JKNPP) has denied allegations that Covid-19 cases of the Delta variant have been detected in several areas in the state. It said the allegations, which had gone viral via WhatsApp, even claimed...

TOKYO, Aug 27 — It was contrasting fortunes for two national swimmers despite failing in the qualifying stage on the third day of the Tokyo Paralympic Games today. Despite finishing in last position in the second qualifying heat of the S5...

SHAH ALAM, Aug 27 — The Selangor government is in the midst of studying a proposal to reduce or offer deferment of payments of assessment tax, quit rent and business permit fees borne by hotel and accommodation operators in the state. Selangor...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — New Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for selecting him today. He said he was committed to leading the ministry, which he said was important in...

JOHOR BARU, Aug 26 ― The Johor government has identified movement across the state’s borders as the main cause of the spike in Covid-19 cases here. Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said the widespread movement...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Malaysia’s economic recovery momentum may be derailed by the record-breaking daily new Covid-19 cases, dimming prospects for stronger performance in the third quarter despite the ongoing vaccine rollout, the Department of.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — MCA said its representatives in the Cabinet will do their best to serve all the people in the spirit of Keluarga Malaysia. In a statement today, MCA said it will give full attention to efforts to fight the pandemic, revive...

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 27 — Former Sabahan deputy tourism, arts and culture minister Guandee Kohoi has no issue with being dropped from the new federal government under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The senator said such occurrences...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Sabahan Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili said that his reappointment as a federal minister will allow plans to settle matters related to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) continue seamlessly. Thanking Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 27 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his new line up of ministers to focus on states that have been seeing a spike in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks. The Penang...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — After exceeding 24,000 cases yesterday, Malaysia saw a drop in its new Covid-19 caseload today. The Health Ministry recorded 22,070 new cases with Selangor still unshaken from the top spot despite a slight dip today with...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Umno MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said offered her congratulations to the new members of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s administration. The Pengerang MP expressed her hope that the new Cabinet will succeed....

KUCHING, Aug 27 — Backbenchers from the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition welcomed today’s federal Cabinet announcement that saw most of their representatives being reappointed. The GPS Backbenchers Club thanked Prime Minister Datuk.....

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 27 — The loan of 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Selangor is still pending approval from the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti), said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said the Penang state secretary.....

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 27 — The only one worthy to be a minister in the Cabinet announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is Khairy Jamaluddin, who is now  health minister, said PKR MP Sim Tze Tzin. The Bayan Baru MP said Khairy...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 ― Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had “wasted” a chance to introduce real institutional reforms when he announced his Cabinet today. The president of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Both Umno and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) were given the lion's share in the newly formed Cabinet line-up announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob this morning. Under the new Cabinet line-u...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today questioned the competency of the new Cabinet lineup unveiled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.  He said the announcement left most people disappointed as fresh...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — DAP’s Hannah Yeoh, who previously proposed Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said for three ministerial posts, expressed her disappointment today that the Umno MP was left out of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for his appointment as the new health minister. Khairy, in a tweet today, promised to give his best in his new role for Keluarga Malaysia. The....

IPOH, Aug 27 — Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming today criticised the state health executive councillor (exco) Mohd Akmal Kamarudin for failing to do his job in battling the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.  The Aulong assemblyman said Perak....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — All government ministries must prove the success of their short-term targets within 100 days following the announcement of a new Cabinet line-up by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today. Ismail Sabri, who was...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today more or less the same Cabinet line-up that made the previous administration, with allies close to him retaining most senior posts although no deputy prime...

SPAOH, Aug 27 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development has been allocated RM87 million by the state government to continue with existing and/or to carry out new agricultural development programmes. According to its...

SIBU, Aug 27 — Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) has agreed to impose swab tests for folk entering Sibu with the proposal now pending Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) approval, said SDDMC coordinator Dr Annuar...

IPOH, Aug 27 — A total of 9,772 people suffered mental disturbances in Perak throughout the Covid-19 pandemic from January 2020 to June 2021, the State Legislative Assembly was told today. State Women and Family Development, Welfare, Community...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Health experts expressed their concern over Malaysia’s procurement of Covid-19 booster shots, with the country seen as lagging behind several of its peers.  Professor Datuk Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud told The St...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — While Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari believes the state is ready to transition to Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) next week, some of his fellow lawmakers disagree. Pointing to Selangor’s...