Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – All individuals involved in the football competition in Tawau prison field and Tawau Municipal Council (MPT) Stadium should be screened immediately. Tawau District Health Officer, Dr G. Navindran reported that more than 100 individuals involved in the event showed up for the screening test at Tawau Health Clinic Navindran said that the Covid-19 screening started around 8AM …

KUALA LUMPUR – As of 6.30pm today, Water supply has been restored to 811 areas affected by the unscheduled water disruption in the Klang Valley. Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) Corporate Communications head, Elina Baseri said that only 481 areas are remaining and currently in the process of being restored. Baseri said that consumers who got their water supply …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will not entertain extradition request for Uighur refugees and will allow them safe passage should they feel that their safety is compromised, says minister. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yuso, said that the country respects the right of sovereign countries to manager their affairs. Mohd Redzuan added that if there …

PETALING JAYA – A three-carriage electric train (KTM Komuter) and another one from the Electric Train Service was involved in an accident near Kuang on Friday, injuring one passenger. According to Malayan Railway Corporation (KTMB) Chief Executive Officer Datuk Kamarulzaman Zainal,The 6.37pm incident involved an electric train that was on route from Tanjung Malim Station to Sungai Buloh Station and …

PETALING JAYA – Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman today welcomes his former mentor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s criticism of him planning to form a ‘youth-centered’party. This is after the former prime minister said that he does not see a high success rate from his former protege’s plan to establish a youth-oriented movement. Mahathir said that even though youth play a …

PETALING JAYA – Senior Minister (Security Cluster)  Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced yesterday that the government will impose an entry ban on passport holders from countries with more than 150,000 recorded cases of Covid-19 starting September 7. Countries on the list are the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Russia as well as the …

PETALING JAYA –  Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin received a high approval rating as nearly seven out of ten Malaysians has given him a thumbs up on the government’s handling  of Covid-19 pandemic. However, his popularity slightly slipped to belo 70% for the first time since he was appointed as the Prime Minister. According to Top pollster Merdeka Centre, the survey …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia-Saudi Arabia bilateral relationship has improved under the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s leadership, says Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar He said that despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, both countries has been working to strengthen ties through video conferences between the top levels of both countries. Kamarudin added that Saudi Arabia played a major role …

PETALING JAYA – Around 61% of Malaysians agreed with the High Court’s conviction of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak of all seven charges relating to the RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd case. According to Merdeka Center survey, More than half of Malay respondents agreed with the court’s decision, while 18% said otherwise. The independent pollster released today …

PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia has announced today that passport holders from countries such as the Philippines, India and Indonesia will be prohibited on entering the country due to the current spikes of Covid-19 cases in those countries. According to Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri, the new restrictions will take effect from September 7 onwards and will be applied to permanent …