Malaysia

There are no cases of Covid-19 infection involving Malaysian athletes and contingent who are currently at the Olympic Village in Tokyo, Japan, says Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal. He said the national contingent who arrived in Japan last Sunday was now in the phase of adjustment and the athletes had also started light training. …

The 72-year-old senior designer Zainal Abidin Abdul Rahman refuses to allow his age to interfere in providing help to the students with their design projects in the middle of the Covid-19 situation. The former LimKokWing University of Creative Technology’s design lecturer desires to help the students who are going through difficulty with the implemented online learning and decided to contribute …

Pakatan Harapan (PH) said that the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Higher Education’s (MOHE) plans for the benefit of the students in Malaysia such that they could cope with the Covid-19 situation must be proposed during the special parliamentary meeting on pandemic-related issues next week. The PH Education Committee (JKPPH) said that they were disappointed as education is …

Former minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin warns UMNO to contest for Lembah Pantai for the general election if the party fields an outsider. The UMNO leader was reportedly saying that although he supports having the younger candidate to contest, it was still critical for them to come from the constituencies they were aiming to represent, such that …

Penang Police Chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said that the police have conducted an investigation where there was an alleged violation of the Covid-19 SOPs by a crowd of about 200 people that were seen gathering together outside a surau in Juru, Penang to fulfill Aidiladha prayers. Mohd Shuhaily made an apology for not being able to stop the …

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that he is expectant that the Malaysian contingent to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will win Malaysia’s first gold medal from the world’s biggest multi-sports Games. He said during the Demi Malaysia Champions’ Flag-off that he is placing his high hopes that the athletes would bring home a gold medal and that those who …

UMNO Supreme Council Member Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani told off those who are railing against the party over its so-called “tug of war” attitude saying that they must rather learn to self-reflect rather than lead the Perikatan Nasional (PN) in a state of instability because of their criticisms. In an interview, Johari addressed the party critics that despite having …

In a Session Court hearing, it was told that Consortium Zenith-Beijing Urban Construction Group (CZBUCG) has been selected as the company to lead the Penang undersea tunnel and roads project worth RM6.3 billion after outscoring seven other companies in an open tender process after it had lobbied the Penang state government in 2011. The current section head of the Penang …

Sultan Muhammad V has advised his subjects to follow the National Recovery Plan order and settle in their home villages for the celebration of the Aidiladha and not to cross the state borders. Senior private secretary of Sultan Muhammad V, Datuk Nik Mohd Shafriman Nik Hassan believes that being not able to be with your parents in the middle of …

The Balik Pulau durian season is at its peak in Penang and durian sellers have thought of going online instead of only relying on their domestic market, they had taken their products in social media and sell them outside of the state. Considering the Covid-19 restrictions, put into place by the government that regulated cross-district and interstate travel this year, …