PETALING JAYA: There will be a surge in new Covid-19 positive cases because of the Melaka state assembly election, says the head of a health think tank. Azrul Mohd Khalib, chief executive of Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, said it was most likely that there would be “breakthrough…
PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth will collaborate with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to register p-hailing (food delivery) riders for the Employment Injury Scheme. Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said this will be done for riders in 191 parliamentary constituencies. In a Facebook post, he said this followed a meeting…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP leader has disagreed with an analyst that the electoral feud between Umno and Bersatu at the Melaka state election next month would not affect the federal government. Reacting to the opinion of Oh Ei Sun, of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, that the memorandum of…
PETALING JAYA: Subang airport must be protected from any takeover attempt, an MP said today in urging the new managing director of the country’s main airport operator to work in the national interest. Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh of PKR, who is MP for Ledang, said: “My call to the Malaysia…
PETALING JAYA: The developer of a 34-storey apartment project on Jalan Abdullah, Bangsar, said it has fulfilled all the requirements by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to address the concerns of the residents. However, the residents and Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzli are claiming otherwise. Bangsar Rising Sdn Bhd senior…
MELAKA: Idris Haron, the man at the centre of Melaka’s recent political turmoil, has rejected claims of seeking the chief ministership and said he had been offered the post after the Sheraton Move last year. In an interview with FMT in Melaka, the former chief minister dismissed the “shallow” claims…
PETALING JAYA: Malays and non-Malays have been growing apart over the years, said former CIMB group chairman Nazir Razak, who reflected on ways the country has visibly changed in his lifetime. It was not just non-Malays who had begun to notice that the Malaysia of today does not resemble the…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation’s call for Putrajaya to control the rising cost of living rather than raise the wages of workers has been met with criticism by an economist. This comes after MEF president Syed Hussain Syed Husman said businesses were in no position to absorb increases in…
PETALING JAYA: Schoolchildren should be exposed to the lives and challenges of those living with disabilities to better understand what the disabled go through, says an NGO. Moses Choo, a consultant for the National Council for the Blind Malaysia, said a subject on disabilities could be introduced, with a focus…
PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional (PN) will field candidates from Bersatu, PAS and Gerakan in the upcoming Melaka state election, the coalition confirmed last night. In a statement, PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin also confirmed that all three parties will contest under the PN logo. “Seat negotiations will be finalised. All PN…
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested an executive of a government-linked company and two company owners for the alleged abuse of authority over a project. The companies of the other two are believed to be involved in the project. All the suspects, aged between 40 and…
Majikan tidak mampu untuk menyerap sebarang kenaikan kos upah dan semakan kenaikan gaji minimum yang akan menjejaskan pemulihan ekonomi dan Rancangan Malaysia Ke-12 (RMK12), menurut Persekutuan Majikan-Majikan Malaysia (MEF).Presidennya, Syed Hussain Syed Husman berkata situasi Covid-19 telah menyebabkan penurunan prestasi semua sektor ekonomi dengan ketara yang mengakibatkan ekonomi Malaysia menguncup…
PETALING JAYA: The opposition has cautioned against the early lifting of the Emergency declared in Sarawak to pave the way for an early state election, especially with the current increasing trend in Covid-19 cases in the state. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said based on the latest data released…
KOTA KINABALU: A senior Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) staff member has been slapped with disciplinary action for making remarks deemed as sexual harassment on social media. The remarks, made by a veterinarian in the wildlife rescue unit (WRU), are said to have been made against several women members of the…
KUCHING: The business events and meeting industry is a lucrative market that the country will be wise to capitalise on, said tourism, arts and culture minister Nancy Shukri. Speaking at the “Meet In Malaysia @ Sarawak” event here today, she said taking advantage of the huge economic benefits of the…
PETALING JAYA: DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang today reminded Pakatan Harapan (PH) not to lose its moral high ground by accepting any of the “Melaka 4″ to contest under the coalition’s banner in the upcoming state polls. Welcoming the decision by the PH presidential council yesterday in rejecting one of…
KUALA LUMPUR: Najib Razak has applied to delay his trip to Singapore as he has been entrusted to oversee Umno’s preparations for the Melaka state election next month. The former prime minister said this is because Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be in Germany to seek medical treatment during…
PETALING JAYA: Nightclubs and pubs are facing “total annihilation” unless the sector is allowed to reopen, warned a coalition of businesses today. In an open letter to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the group said that despite most states moving into Phase 4 of the national recovery plan, nightclubs and…
KUCHING: The tourism ministry is hoping to welcome back tourists from selected countries from next month, with Langkawi to serve as a test case. At the Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau’s “Meet In Malaysia @ Sarawak” event, tourism, arts and culture minister Nancy Shukri said Langkawi would be the best…
SINGAPORE: A Malaysian man was among the 16 people who died from complications due to Covid-19 in Singapore yesterday. The man is a work permit holder, according to the republic’s health ministry in its nightly data update. Of the remaining 15 deaths, the ministry said four were women, all Singaporeans,…