GAZA CITY (AP): An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday (May 15), the latest step by the military to silence reporting from the territory amid its battle with Hamas. The strike came nearly an

PUTRAJAYA: The police today confirmed that the family of a policeman who paid a visit to him at a roadblock (SJR) in Putrajaya, whose picture went viral on social media yesterday, actually lived in the district, with the husband attached to the Putrajaya district police headquarters (IPD). The picture of

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is saddened and disappointed by the inability of the United Nations Security Council to immediately halt Israeli violence against the Palestinians, saying the attacks are a war crime which violates the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Israeli regime’s escalation

Overcrowding at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) vaccination centre today was due in part to people who were not registered for the AstraZeneca vaccine “trying their luck”, said the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). This was in addition to those who were supposed to be vaccinated today arriving

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will continue to make bilateral contributions towards Palestine in addition to making contributions to other international bodies to help its people who have been oppressed by the Israeli regime. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reiterated Malaysia’s principled stance which has always consistently given strong support

KUALA LUMPUR: Those who do not have appointments to receive their Covid-19 vaccines should not turn up at designated centres “trying their luck” to get one, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme was at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) here on Saturday

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will continue to make bilateral contributions towards Palestine in addition to making contributions to other international bodies to help its people who have been oppressed by the Israeli regime. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reiterated Malaysia’s principled stance which has always consistently given strong support

KUALA LUMPUR: Prospective vaccine recipients with the status of person under investigation (PUI), person under surveillance (PUS) or close contacts of Covid-19 patients are not allowed to turn up at vaccination centres (PPVs). National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, said that thus far they had found that several

Despite all of them testing negative for Covid-19 before departure, seven of the 132 people who were repatriated from India to Malaysia earlier this week were later found positive with the virus. All 132 have since been placed under a 21-day quarantine for monitoring. When contacted, Health Ministry director-general Dr

A private sector employee was issued a RM2,000 compound for hosting a Hari Raya open house in Tanjung Malim yesterday. Perak police chief Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said police went to the location about 5.45pm after…

SHAH ALAM: A retired senior police officer is under investigation for allegedly violating movement control order standard operating procedures during Hari Raya. Datuk Kamaruddin Mat Desa, a former Bukit Aman deputy Commercial Crime Investigation Department director, is being probed for inviting six on-duty policemen into his house for a meal

PETALING JAYA: Foreign crew members of ships coming from India will not be allowed to disembark at local ports throughout the movement control order (MCO) period, the transport ministry said. Minister Wee Ka Siong said that this decision was made by the National Security Council to prevent Covid-19 variants from

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 4,140 new Covid-19 cases as the country entered its fourth day above the 4,000-mark. There were also 44 deaths, the highest on record for the country. This is the third time in seven days that fatalities have hit record highs. The previous

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will call for the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take a tougher stand and maximum possible efforts to protect Palestinians from Israel’s hostile acts, during the OIC virtual extraordinary meeting on Sunday. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein (pix) who will be representing Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: National Archery athlete Haziq Kamaruddin’s (pic) death has been classified as coronary artery atherosclerosis, says the Health Ministry. Head of Department and Consultant in Forensic Medicine Datuk Dr Zahari Noor said the post-mortem was done after his Covid-19 swab test results showed negative. He added that based

PETALING JAYA: Foreign crew of vessels docking at all Malaysian ports which set sail from India are not allowed to “sign off” (disembark upon end of contract) during the current movement control order, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). The Transport Minister, however, said that exceptions were made

GAZA: Israeli planes renewed air strikes in Gaza (pix) early today and Hamas responded by firing rockets into Israel as their battle entered a fifth night and US and Arab diplomats sought an end to the violence. Palestinian medics said at least four people were killed in one of several

Preliminary investigations into an alleged gathering at International Trade and Industry Azmin Ali’s official residence on May 13 revealed that all participants stayed under one roof. In a statement today, Putrajaya district police chief Mohd Fadzil Ali said there were no guests on that day according to the logs

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and his family members will be called up to assist investigations for allegedly breaching Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations. Putrajaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Fadzil Ali said a police report was lodged on Friday (May

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today a solution can be found for the Arab-Israeli conflict through joint action by Muslim countries and those who back the rights of the Palestinians and their struggle. It is important for those who support the Palestinians to have a proper strategy in

PETALING JAYA: Nearly a third of Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia have been among those aged 50 to 64, significantly younger than the global average. This is according to an analysis by The Star of the 1,506 deaths from March 2020 to April 2021, compared with statistics from the World

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict can be achieved through the joint action of Muslim countries and those who back the rights of the Palestinians and their struggle, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The former prime minister said it is important for those who support the Palestinians

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry will study if the 14-day mandatory quarantine period for Malaysians arriving from India should be extended to 21 days, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The Health director-general said this after the 132 people who were brought back from India on May 12 on

Malaysia is extending the quarantine period for people who arrived via repatriation flights from India on Wednesday and Thursday from 14 days to 21 days. Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the decision was made based on the ministry’s risk assessments, particularly after some…

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