JAKARTA: Indonesia’s navy is searching for a missing submarine with 53 people on board that went missing on Wednesday and is seeking help from neighbouring Australia and Singapore in the hunt, the Indonesian military chief told Reuters. The German-made submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters

The Communications and Multimedia Ministry denied that its minister had ordered ministry employees to “like” and “share” his social media accounts and the accounts of his deputy. “The ministry wishes to deny this allegation. The minister issued no such order regarding this matter…

PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak had intentionally overlooked the source of funds that were deposited into his bank accounts and had no qualms about spending them, the Court of Appeal heard today. Ad hoc prosecutor V Sithambaram said that even when the source of the funds in his accounts became the subject

PUTRAJAYA: There have been no cases of deaths caused by Covid-19 vaccines among health workers, the Health Ministry (MOH) has clarified. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said the ministry is aware of social media posts claiming that there are deaths of MOH staff that are linked

CLICK TO ENLARGE PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has 2,340 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (April 21), the Health Ministry reported. This is the seventh consecutive day that the number of cases remained above the 2,000 mark. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet that Selangor

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s coordinating minister for COVID-19 immunisation programme Khairy Jamaluddin dismissed accusations that the federal government has stonewalled attempts by state governments to procure vaccines. In a statement on Wednesday (Apr 21), Mr Khairy said claims by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim that Selangor had “waited for months” for

PETALING JAYA: Muhyiddin Yassin became prime minister in March last year, with Azmin Ali named as senior minister days later. However, the idea of a Muhyiddin-Azmin combination was mooted as early as 2016, some four years before the Sheraton Move which saw the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government, according

Birthday wishes have been pouring in on social media for Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, with prayers that he will stay strong and persistent in the fight against Covid-19 in the country. Dr Noor Hisham turns 58 today. A look at his Facebook page found various messages from the

KUALA LUMPUR: Birthday wishes have been pouring in on social media for Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix), with prayers that he will stay strong and persistent in the fight against Covid-19 in the country. Dr Noor Hisham turns 58 today. A look at his Facebook page

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Birthday wishes have been pouring in on social media for Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic), with prayers that he will stay strong and persistent in the fight against Covid-19 in the country. Dr Noor Hisham turns 58 today. A look at his Facebook

KUALA LUMPUR: The special Asean Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta this Saturday is significant as it will determine the possible reconciliation between Myanmar’s military (Tatmadaw) and the civilian government, said former foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar. (pix) The meeting will also help chart the road map for the

KUALA LUMPUR: The special Asean Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta this Saturday is significant as it will determine the possible reconciliation between Myanmar’s military (Tatmadaw) and the civilian government, said former foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar. (pix) The meeting will also help chart the road map for the

Najib Abdul Razak’s claim of receiving a donation from Arab royalty is a “desperate” defence against the RM42 million SRC International corruption case, the Court of Appeal heard today. This is because there are contradictions in the defence witnesses’ testimonies regarding the claim, deputy public prosecutor V Sithambaram submitted

Klang MP Charles Santiago has renewed calls for an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) after a man had both his legs amputated and later died after being detained by the police. Charles (above) also urged Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador to ensure an independent investigation into the

COMMENT | Dr Mahathir Mohamad lampooned Sungai Pelek assemblyperson Ronnie Liu as an extremist (together with P Ramasamy), and Lim Guan Eng and Lim Kit Siang as moderates. The ruckus was started by Liu calling on DAP to retain its “Chineseness”, as its character and identity need to reflect the majority

The case of a low-cost flat belonging to a B40 family being auctioned off amid the Covid-19 pandemic has been amicably resolved, PSM deputy chairperson S Arutchelvan said. The family’s plight caught attention after they protested outside Bank Negara Malaysia’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, along with activists from

KOTA KINABALU: After more than a week of recording three-digit daily figures, the number of new positive Covid-19 cases in Sabah dropped to double digits when 82 infections were reported yesterday. Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said the latest development brought the cumulative number of positive