PETALING JAYA: The decision to ban sports and recreational activities in movement control order (MCO) areas will be re-evaluated, said the Youth and Sports Minister. In a statement on Friday (May 7), Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said he will put forward suggestions on standard operating procedures (SOPs) for

KUALA LUMPUR: Police personnel and officers are barred from conducting random checks on foreigners without probable cause, says Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (pic). The new Inspector-General of Police said this instruction is to prevent abuse of power by anyone on the police force. “I will issue the directive

KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah has outlined three key areas to make the police force serve the community better. He said these were to boost integrity among police personnel, strengthen the service delivery system and continue the government’s efforts to maintain the well-being of society. As

IPOH: To prevent people entering the state without proper documentation during the inter-state travel ban, police will check the amount paid at toll plazas, says Perak’s top cop. State police chief Comm Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid (pic) said this was one of the strategies to check if drivers were

LOS ANGELES: A girl opened fire at a school in the northwestern US state of Idaho on Thursday, injuring three people before being disarmed by a teacher, police said. The unnamed student at Rigby Middle School near Idaho Falls was in the sixth grade, meaning she would likely be aged

Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal has defended the government’s move to ban outdoor exercise in areas under the third movement control order (MCO 3.0). This is amid criticism from medical experts on the move, who argued that the Covid-19 risk from outdoor

KOTA KINABALU, (Bernama): The Sabah government has decided to ban any non-emergency inter-district activity throughout the enforcement of a conditional movement control order beginning May 10 to 16. Sabah Local Government and Housing Minster Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that Kota Kinabalu, Putatan and Penampang are considered to be one

PETALING JAYA: A list of potential Covid-19 hotspots will be published by the government starting today, as the movement control order is reimposed in certain states. The Health Ministry is expected to reveal the Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system and the list of potential hotspots that it predicts.

SEREMBAN: The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is well on track and may even be completed earlier than scheduled, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba as he rubbished a potential delay due to vaccine shortage. He said Malaysia would receive 3.52 million doses of vaccines from Pfizer, Sinovac

KUALA LUMPUR: Six police reports have been lodged in connection with Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador’s allegation of political interference in the police force and a purported attempt by Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin to use the Special Branch for political gains. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah

MATCH DETAILS Roma: Mirante; Karsdorp, Smalling (Darboe 30), Ibanez, Bruno Peres (Santon 69); Cristante, Mancini; Pedro (Zalewski 77), Pelligirin (c), Mkhitaryan; Dzeko (Mayoral 77). Goals: Dzeko 57, Cristante 60, Zalewski 83. Subs not used: Boer, Fuzato, Kumbulla, Bove, Ciervo. United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka (Williams 46), Bailly, Maguire (c), Shaw (Alex

PETALING JAYA: Doctors have slammed the government’s move to temporarily ban all sports and recreational activities in areas under the movement control order (MCO) from tomorrow. Dr Steven Chow, president of the Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Association Malaysia (FPMPAM), said the decision “makes no sense” while Bandar Kuching

SIBU: A policeman was found dead with gunshot wounds on the right of his head right in a house on Lorong 9, Permai near here. The deceased has been identified as Konstabel Norhalim Tumiran, 25, from Pahang. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said they received a report on

PETALING JAYA: All sports and recreational activities in areas under the movement control order will not be allowed for the next two weeks. The Youth and Sports Ministry said the National Security Council (NSC) made the decision which covers premises and commercial facilities, public facilities and fields, unless special permission

SEREMBAN: Malaysia will be receiving 3.52 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from three vaccine suppliers – Pfizer-BioNtech, Sinovac and AstraZeneca – this month with more coming in the following months to expedite the process of vaccination. Health minister Dr Adham Baba said about 1.7 million people in the country will

KUALA LUMPUR: Roadblocks in the Klang Valley will focus on borders of administrative districts, says Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. The Inspector-General of Police said the roadblocks at district borders started on Thursday (May 6), marking the start of the movement control order (MCO) for six districts in Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will repatriate its citizens from the northern and western regions of India amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and fatalities in India. Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Thursday (May 6) said the repatriation mission will use a specially chartered aircraft from Malaysia. Advertisement Advertisement “The aircraft will

KUALA LUMPUR: Othlan Jalil, 34 was getting the charcoal fire up to roast his first batch of syrup-glazed chicken wings. There were two more days to go before he would shut for Hari Raya this year. “I had hoped that we could last all the way until the eve of

PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak has been fined a total of RM3,000 for breaching Covid-19 SOPs before going into a chicken rice shop in Kuala Lumpur two months ago. He was fined RM1,500 each for the two offences, namely failing to take his temperature and registering

PETALING JAYA: Details for the second round of AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine opt-in will be announced next week, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The Science, Technology and Innovation Minister said details for new designated vaccine dispensing centres (PPV) outside of Klang Valley would also be released at the same time. “While much

The dress rehearsal of Inner Thoughts, a poetry and music performance at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac), quickly turned into a sombre affair yesterday evening when its director Joe Hasham broke the news about the implementation of a new movement control order (MCO) in KL from May 7-20.

MELAKA: A single mother was charged in the Sessions Court here today with 19 counts of money laundering involving RM962,845.21 seven years ago. Loo Mei Lin, 49, who is a businesswoman, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges which were read out before Judge Maziah Joary Mohd Tajudin.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Hopes that India’s deadly second wave of COVID-19 was about to peak were swept away on Thursday as it posted record daily infections and deaths and as the virus spread from cities to villages across the world’s second-most populous nation. India reported a record 412,

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has ordered a full hearing of the lawsuit filed by an NGO and several individuals to declare certain provisions on citizenship under the Federal Constitution as discriminatory. Judge Akhtar Tahir dismissed the government’s bid to strike out the suit, on grounds that it