Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been granted an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. Malaysiakini understands that it is a pre-cabinet meeting which has been brought forward. These meetings are normally held on Wednesdays.

The People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) has denied that it had registered individuals as members without their knowledge and permission. This came after the uniformed body was criticised following complaints by many, who claimed that they had been made Rela members without registering for it. “Rela would like to stress

LONDON (Reuters): Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca offer high protection of more than 90% against hospitalisation from the Delta coronavirus variant, a new analysis by Public Health England (PHE) showed on Monday (June 14). Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a delay to the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions

PETALING JAYA: The number of Covid-19 vaccines administered reached a record high of 197,963 doses yesterday. The Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) said 142,890 people got their first dose while 55,073 received their second jab yesterday. Just last week, on June 10, Malaysia managed

“Four years have passed, yet the pain doesn’t end. The grief of losing Nhaveen hasn’t lessened. It has been surreal, something seen only in movies. “Sweet memories of growing up yet all that lingers is the suffering he endured. The stark reality of a world capable of such

KUALA LUMPUR: A week or so ago, I received news that a former colleague at a Dubai-based newspaper I had worked for had died of Covid-19. He is the first person I know that has passed away from this disease. His death hits me close to home. Information from other

PUTRAJAYA: Vaccinating workers in factories and from the industrial sector in Malaysia is key to controlling the number of Covid-19 outbreaks at the workplace, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the Public-Private Covid-19 Industrial Immunisation Programme (Pikas) would start by vaccinating workers from the manufacturing sector.

A netizen is now feeling very frustrated because the MySejahtera system indicated that his 63-year-old aunt was not eligible for the ongoing national vaccination exercise, which aims to inoculate millions of elderly people aged 60 and above. Twitter user @kopihigh said the government cannot blame the rakyat for the low

Hawker Lim Thiam Fook decided to change his police statement and withdraw the allegation that he was extorted by three police officers on June 2 for failing to produce a letter granting him permission to operate during the “total lockdown”. However, the reasons behind his decision to change his police

Good morning, here’s what you need to know today. Key Highlights Najib closer to bankruptcy Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak failed to stay a court ruling for him to pay RM1.69 billion in taxes to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). This clears the way for the IRB

PETALING JAYA: A press conference by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah that is scheduled to take place Tuesday (June 15) at 3pm at his residences is called off due to the ongoing restrictions on Covid-19. According to sources, Tengku Razaleigh’s officers have called off the 3pm press conference after they were

Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has cancelled his press conference scheduled for Tuesday evening, according to his office. His office stated that this is due to “several unavoidable reasons” and any further developments would be informed. There is no indication whether a press conference would be held online instead…

LONDON: Britain was on Monday widely expected to delay the full lifting of coronavirus restrictions due to a surge of infections caused by the Delta variant. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to announce the government’s next step of its roadmap out of stay-at-home measures, after easing began in

PETALING JAYA: A large portion of workplace clusters are linked to the manufacturing sector, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “The manufacturing sector reported the highest number of cases in the category of workplace clusters, which is 95,156 cases and 639 clusters,” he said in a

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak vowed that bankruptcy will not “paralyse” (lumpuh) him from continuing to voice out for the people. The Pekan MP declared this in his Facebook posting this afternoon, following today’s earlier court decision dismissing his application to stay a ruling linked to a RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s (pix) application for a stay of execution of its order for him to pay RM1.69 billion owed to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), ruling that all taxpayers are equal before the law. Justice Datuk Ahmad

A survey has shown that 71 percent out of 58 parliamentarians polled felt that the rollout of vaccines under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) was not efficient, rapid, or impartial. Only 19 percent felt the rollout has been efficient while the remaining 10 percent were unsure, said Seed Community

PUTRAJAYA: About 30,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses will be delivered to Labuan in the coming week to address the recent surge in infections in the federal territory, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister said that the government will reorganise the country’s vaccine deliveries to ensure

JERUSALEM: Israel awoke Monday with Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett at the head of a precarious coalition government that faces stark challenges, after 12 years under right-wing Benjamin Netanyahu. The watershed moment in Israeli politics saw an ideologically disparate eight-party bloc, ranging from right to left to Arab Islamic conservatives, band

JERUSALEM (Reuters): The first Israeli government in 12 years not led by Benjamin Netanyahu got down to business on Monday, with the former prime minister shying away from a handover ceremony with successor Naftali Bennett. The right-wing leader’s record run in office ended on Sunday with parliament approving, by

PUTRAJAYA: A large number of new Covid-19 clusters recorded during Epidemiological Week 23 were related to workplaces, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Health authorities recorded 107 clusters from workplaces, 32 community clusters, six from high-risk groups and three each related to education, religion and detention centres. An

Pahang Regent Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah wants a stop to the mining activities at Tasik Chini. Comptroller of the Pahang royal household Ahmad Khirrizal Ab Rahman said the regent held a surprise visit to the site on June 13. He added that Tengku Hassanal had also scrutinised…

PETALING JAYA/KOTA KINABALU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia recorded 4,949 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (June 14), bringing the total number of infections in the country since the pandemic began to 662,457 cases. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor still had the

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application for a stay of execution on a summary judgment involving a RM1.69bil payment for income tax arrears owed to the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN). Justice Ahmad Bache, in his decision, said the defendant (Najib) had

Najib Abdul Razak has failed to get a stay on a court ruling related to the government’s RM1.69 billion tax suit against him. In effect, this means that the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) can proceed with its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings against the former prime minister…