Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is in negotiations to buy 6.4 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and is seeking to boost its imports from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech as the country is looking to boost its pandemic arsenal.Around $500 million is being invested by the Southeast Asian nation to purchase enough vaccines to inoculate 26.5 million residents, or 82.8 …

ALOR SETAR, Dec 23 — Kedah is still seeking payment from the Penang government for fees on the raw water drawn from Sungai Muda to the island. Kedah Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said that the state government expects to charge 10 sen for each cubic meter of raw water consumed, but is prepared to negotiate the price with the …

PUTRAJAYA – The Malaysian Unified Democratic Alliance (Muda) youth movement wants to take legal action against the Registrar of Societies (ROS) over the delay in registering as a political party for the community. Former Attorney General Tommy Thomas and former Malaysian Bar President Ambiga Sreenevasan were roped in by the party to help campaign for their cause. The group of …

KUALA LUMPUR: The control of the Covid-19 pandemic and the security of the most vulnerable in society, while Malaysia is on the road to economic recovery, must remain the country’s top priorities in the near term. Senior economist Shakira Teh Sharifuddin of the World Bank Group said Malaysia is expected to rise by 6.7 percent in 2021, which could be …

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) reports that it is in the midst of formulating a plan to reopen the borders of the country to delegations from neighboring countries who are coming for business events. The plan includes delegations from Singapore meeting in Desaru, Johor, Thai delegates in Langkawi, and officials from Brunei in Sabah and Sarawak …

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment on Monday (Dec 21) after being convicted of corruption four years ago for accepting RM2 million (US$494,000) from a businessman.Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan of the High Court ruled that the prosecution had proven its case against Tengku Adnan, who turned 70 on Sunday, beyond a …

KUALA LUMPUR- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah left for a special five-day visit today to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana, said that the special visit was made at the invitation of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan. In a statement released today …

PETALING JAYA: Football and other sports competitions with viewers will be permitted from Jan 1, but this will depend on the restrictions on travel affecting the local venues, coupled with strict distancing regulations and health checks.Senior Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said sports and leisure activities and competitions in areas with a maximum of 4,000 spectators or 10 percent of …

IPOH: All Perak assemblymen will receive an equal annual allocation of RM200,000 each from next year, either on the government bench or the opposition, following a decree by the state ruler.Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad, presenting the state budget at the state assembly today, said it would involve a total allocation of RM11.8 million per year. He said this was a …

KUALA LUMPUR – A spokesman for the Singapore Ministry of Transport said that Singapore and Malaysia are still in talks over the twice-delayed High-Speed Rail (HSR) project, which has until Dec 31 before officials have to make a final decision on its status.On Sunday, the Ministry referred to a Malaysian news article citing an unnamed source that said Malaysia plans …