Malaysia

Malaysia's annual population growth rate is expected to slow to 0.2 percent in 2022 due to a decline in non-citizens entering the country during the pandemic. The number of foreigners, which accounts for 7.4 percent of the total…

Inbound travellers to Malaysia from Monday (Aug 1) will no longer have to fill in the Traveler's Card on the country's MySejahtera app. The MySejahtera app is akin to Singapore's TraceTogether app. Malaysian immigration officials at…

Malaysia's Registrar of Societies (ROS) has approved Umno's application to amend its constitution to allow for the postponement of its party polls. Umno secretary general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said according to ROS, the party polls…

Administration clerk Muhammad Faizal Taib said he struggled in the past two years to get by on his monthly budget of RM250 (S$78) for food. But that changed recently, due to the generosity of some food operators, who are now offering…

Malaysia is considering a ban on smoking and the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people born after 2007, joining New Zealand lawmakers in a once-unheard of move against one of the most common causes of death…

Power has been fully restored to all regions of Malaysia that were earlier on Wednesday (July 27) hit by widespread blackouts. National utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) said power was restored to all affected regions by…

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied the allegation of receiving political donations from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) for Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia after the 14th General Election. "I didn't receive (the money).…

A company and its director have been fined for illegally importing more than 360kg of fresh fruits and vegetables from Malaysia, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Monday (Jul 25). JQA, an importer of food products, and company…

A key witness told the Shah Alam High Court on Monday (Jul 25) that former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had received a political donation of RM2.6 million (US$580,000) from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB). UKSB is a local company…

Nineteen people were taken to hospital after a double-decker bus traveling from Ipoh to Singapore skidded and overturned in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Jul 21). The bus, which was carrying 24 passengers, crashed into a concrete road…