Malaysia

PETALING JAYA – Wearing face masks in public areas and public transport will be made mandatory starting August 1, Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement. The Senior Minister said that non compliance with the new law will result to being fined or prosecuted in court. The government decided to make the wearing of face …

PETALING JAYA – Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has invited by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), likely over the alleged RM6.3bil Penang undersea tunnel project. Former Finance Minister arrived at the MACC headquarters at 1.05pm today. He was accompanied by Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo and Jelutong MP RSN Rayer. The MACC investigators have so far questioned several dozen …

PETALING JAYA – Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced today that travellers coming from overseas will have to go mandatory quarantine at hotels and designated centers starting Friday. Setiap warganegara Malaysia & 4 kategori warga asing yg dibenarkan pulang ke Malaysia mulai Jumaat ini mesti menjalani kuarantin wajib 14 hari di pusat-pusat kuarantin yg ditetapkan dan tidak …

KUALA LUMPUR – If the government decides to convert some of the hotels into a quarantine centres one again, it will suffer more losses, says Malaysian Associations of Hotels (MAH). MAH Chief Executive Officer Yap Lip Seng said that if the government went ahead with the plan of converting hoteles to quarantine facilities for Malaysians returning from abroad, The industry …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia and Singapore are expected to sign an agreement on the much delayed light rail project linking Johor Baru with neighbouring Singapore on July 30, Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong announced on Tuesday. The Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link was suspended last year due to former Prime minister Mahathir Mohamad promise to review major infrastructure deals. …

PETALING JAYA – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be delivering a special announcement today at 4PM, concerning the latest developments and updates on the recovery movement control order (RMCO). The special announcement will be broadcasted live today through local TV stations Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), Bernama TV, TV3 and Astro Awani RMCO was announced by the prime minister …

PETALING JAYA – The membership of Sri Gading MP Datuk Shahruddin Md Salleh who resigned as a deputy minister has been cancelled by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. According to Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, the party on July 10 had confirmed that Shahruddin had issued a notice to inform the Dewan Rakyat Speaker that he was not seated with …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has accused his successor and former mentor Dr Mahathir Mohamad for not telling the truth on the real reason of his resignation as the prime minister. Najib said in a Facebook post claimed that Mahathir had other reasons why left his post and not merely because of him and his …

PETALING JAYA – Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been named the Most Outstanding BrandLeadership by the BrandLaureate Awards in his effort and role in managing the Malaysia’s Covid-19 pandemic crisis. The World Brands Foundation chairman Tan Sri Rainer Althoff and The World Brands Foundation founder and world president KK Johan presented the award to Dr. Noor. They …

KUALA LUMPUR – The Federal Court accounced today that they have enhanced the jail sentence of two ex-soldiers to 12 years for conspiring to promote terrorism-related activities over plans to kidnap the former minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Justice Puan Sri Zaleha Yusof allowed the prosection’s appeal and increased the eight-year jail sentence imposed by the Court of Appeal. …