Eighteen youths obtained court leave to proceed with a legal bid to compel the government to lower the voting age in Malaysia by next month. Judge Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid today allowed the judicial review by Young Voters Association (Undi18) to compel the government to implement…

PETALING JAYA: Bangi MP Dr Ong Kian Ming(pix) has listed 10 questions on the National Recovery Plan (NRP) 2021 and provided some suggestions. 1) What ideas does the PM have in terms of raising revenue and improving the cashflow situation at the Ministry of Finance? One of the challenges

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians have finally seen light at the end of the tunnel of the 18-month Covid-19 pandemic with the Conference of Rulers special meeting yesterday, Lim Kit Siang (pix) said. According to the veteran DAP leader, the meeting has ended the various speculations and theories including those with dubious

PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet meeting yesterday agreed to allow the agriculture sector and its chain to continue operating at all times, including in areas placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO), said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee(pix). He said this was in line with

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malay Rulers who attended a special meeting at the Istana Negara today expressed support and shared the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Mustafa Ri’ayatuddin Billah Shah’s view that Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible. Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal, Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s hopes of making the third round football qualifiers for the World Cup 2022 is over. They can, however, can take heart in getting through to the third round of the Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers by finishing behind UAE and Vietnam in Group G of their campaign

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Senior Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has described the National Recovery Plan as the best approach to take the country out of the Covid-19 pandemic. He said protecting the lives and ensuring the people’s livelihoods were the government’s priority in implementing the strategy, as

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s King on Wednesday (June 16) said that Parliament should be reconvened “as soon as possible” to allow MPs to debate emergency laws and the country’s Covid-19 recovery plan. In a statement issued by the national palace, also known as the Istana Negara, after a special

Kuala Lumpur: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong was of the opinion that Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible to allow MPs to debate the emergency laws and the National Recovery Plan. In a statement after the special discussion of the Malay Rulers here today, Istana Negara said that His Majesty

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s plan to convene Parliament as late as October was dented on Wednesday (June 16) after Malaysia’s King called for the federal legislative to meet “as soon as possible” to debate emergency laws and the nation’s exit strategy from its worst Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s King on Wednesday (June 16) said that Parliament should be reconvened “as soon as possible” to allow MPs to debate emergency laws and the country’s Covid-19 recovery plan. In a statement issued by the national palace, also known as the Istana Negara, after a special

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s King on Wednesday (June 16) said that Parliament should be reconvened “as soon as possible” to allow MPs to debate emergency laws and the country’s Covid-19 recovery plan. In a statement issued by the national palace, also known as the Istana Negara, after a special

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong was of the opinion that Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible to allow MPs to debate the emergency laws and the National Recovery Plan. In a statement after the special Conference of Rulers today, the palace said that the Agong had come to this conclusion

SEREMBAN: The High Court here has overturned misadventure as the cause of death of French-Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin whose remains were found 10 days after she disappeared from a resort here almost two years ago and substituted this with an open verdict. High Court judge Azizul Azmi Adnan said

The New Mukah Airport will commence operations tomorrow starting with the first arrival of MASwings’s DHC6 Viking Air flight MH3553 at 9.10am from Miri. KUCHING (June 16): The new Mukah Airport will be open for operations tomorrow, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. To mark

SINGAPORE: Scammers have continued to target people in Singapore during the pandemic and are now weaving vaccines and vaccination drives into their false narratives. Recent scams have adapted their plots from that of pretending to be a Chinese official to now purportedly being an official from the Singapore Ministry of

SEREMBAN: The High Court here has overturned an inquest verdict of “misadventure” in the death of a French-Irish teen who vanished in the jungle, replacing it with an “open” ruling, in a victory for her family. The initial verdict indicated that the death of Nora Anne Quoirin was accidental, but

The EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Eurocham) today warned that the timeline for Putrajaya’s National Recovery Plan will hinder economic recovery and social sustainability. In a statement today, Eurocham said the extension of the movement control order (MCO) was “unnecessary” and would have far-reaching and long-term repercussions. The

KUALA LUMPUR: Effort to vaccinate some 150,000 workers in the critical manufacturing sub-sectors started simultaneously in four states on Wednesday (June 16). Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the rollout of the Program Immunisasi Industri Covid-19 Kerjasama Awam-Swasta (Pikas) in Selangor would help speed up vaccinations in line

PETALING JAYA: Staff members in the Prime Minister’s Office have been instructed to use Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s official name in all formal or official documents. A circular dated June 3 instructed that letters and official documents that needed the Prime Minister’s signature should use the official

The Malay rulers from across the country have gathered at Istana Negara for a Conference of Rulers special meeting. The meeting is expected to start at 2.30pm. On the agenda today are discussions on the input from political leaders who…

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Malay rulers have ended a closely watched meeting at the national palace with the King on Wednesday (June 16), with the country’s Covid-19 crisis and state of emergency high on the agenda. Several royal vehicle convoys began exiting the main gate of Istana Negara from

PETALING JAYA: Program Imunisasi Industri Covid-19 Kerjasama Awam-Swasta (Pikas), which is the vaccination drive for employees in the manufacturing sector, kicks off Wednesday (June 16) in Selangor. The programme launch will be witnessed by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, accompanied by International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed