Malaysia

Malaysia on Sunday (June 19) reported zero deaths due to Covid-19 for the first time since Dec 18, 2020. Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced this in a late-night tweet, adding: "Our ongoing transition to endemicity has been…

A study is underway on whether to raise the ceiling price of sugar. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry secretary-general Datuk Azman Mohd Yusof said a report was expected to be tabled in the Cabinet after consultation with…

The Malaysian government's move to stabilize the supply of chicken has eased the domestic shortage, but has not spelled an end to consumers' woes as prices continue their spike. Chicken rice seller Nasruna Rahmat, 47, said she is paying…

State police in Melaka confirmed on Saturday (June 18) that a report has been lodged against Pari Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for allegedly receiving RM1.3 million (S$410,000) from foreign visa operator Ultra…

Malaysian police have set up barbed wire along a section of the banks of Selat Tebrau, or Johor Straits, after eight individuals were captured on CCTV entering the country illegally. Johor Bahru South police chief Assistant Commissioner…

Hundreds of Malaysian lawyers gathered at Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on Friday (June 17) to demand judicial independence as they protested against the authorities' treatment of a senior judge who had previously convicted former premier…

Malaysia has proposed an identification card system for foreign workers based on their employment sector, but experts are concerned that the system could make it harder to tackle an acute shortage of foreign labor and also hurt migrant…

Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has appointed Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim as Regent of Johor. His Majesty decreed that the appointment of Tunku Ismail as Regent would come into effect…

Battered by a shortage of workers, desperate restaurant owners are turning to robot waiters or even offering Malaysians expensive iPhones if they stay in the job for six months. Some 1,500 restaurants around the country have been forced…

Despite differing opinions among top figures in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional over when to dissolve Parliament, the coalition is readying itself to face an election by the end of this year, secretary-general Zambry Kadir said on…