PETALING JAYA: Malaysia-born Marcus Yam, 38, a journalist with The Los Angeles Times (The Times), has won the Pulitzer Prize for his pictures of the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan, to Taliban fighters last summer. According
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Durians to cost more due to lower yields
GEORGE TOWN: Durian lovers will have to fork out more as the prices for the King of Fruits are expected to be at least 30% higher this year due to lower produce and increasing fertiliser
Read moreMalaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dip to 5,624, nine new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The Health Ministry today reported 5,624 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, a slight decrease from 6,342 cases recorded yesterday. This brings the cumulative infections to 4,427,067 from
Read moreonstruction of the World Fuzhou ShiYi Park in Jalan Gambir, Sibu has started and is expected to be completed in six months
Costing RM800,000, the project under the Sibu Foochow Associa-tion is set to incorporate distinctive features and the historical background of 10 Foochow clans. Considered to be the only park of its kind in the world,
Read moreMobile operators still discussing 5G reference access offer
Malaysia mobile operators, Celcom Axiata Berhad, Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, Maxis Berhad and U Mobile Sdn Bhd, have yet to agree to key terms in the Reference Access Offer (RAO) that was recently published by
Read moreNominations for PKR top 6 post today, Rafizi to clash with Saifuddin
SHAH ALAM – The contest for PKR’s central leadership council heats up today with six top party posts, namely the president, deputy president and four vice-presidents, including for youth and Wanita posts to be held
Read moreMALAYSIA READY TO WELCOME INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS AS BORDERS FULLY REOPEN ON 1 APRIL
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia is all set to welcome back international travellers after the government announced the full reopening of its borders for the first time after nearly two years of COVID-19 pandemic-related closures as the nation
Read moreFrom April 1, buses, taxis and shuttles can cross Malaysia-Singapore border freely
PETALING JAYA: All forms of land transport between Malaysia and Singapore are set to resume when the two countries reopen their borders on Friday. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said they include
Read moreMalaysian govt now has to gather evidence after Leissner’s testimony on 1MDB, says deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Information and evidence gathering to bring closure to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal is the government’s next step following the sensational revelations in US federal court by former Goldman Sachs South-East Asian
Read moreDr M: Probe Zeti, family over alleged involvement in 1MDB scandal
AYER HITAM: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called for an investigation into claims that former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz and her family were involved in
Read moreSingapore Opposition party chiefs face scrutiny in lying scandal
SINGAPORE, (Bloomberg): Singapore’s largest opposition party is under pressure after a parliamentary committee issued a report showing its leadership was said to have allegedly allowed former lawmaker Raeesah Khan to maintain a lie that led
Read moreMuhyiddin ready to quit as PN chairman after polls defeat
At a press conference here tonight, the former prime minister said he was prepared to step down from his post if that is what the party wants. Muhyiddin said that he took responsibility for PN’s
Read moreBorders to reopen on April 1, says PM
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s borders will reopen on April 1, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today. “With this, Malaysian citizens with valid travel documents can enter and leave the country as they did before the
Read moreJohoreans greeting Najib warmly least of your worries, Nur Jazlan claps back at Guan Eng
JOHOR BARU, March 7 — DAP leader Lim Guan Eng should focus on defending himself in his ongoing corruption trial instead of making an issue out of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s campaign in support of MCA’s electoral candidates
Read moreGuan Eng asks Nur Jazlan if he has forgotten Najib’s role in 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today questioned Johor Umno deputy chief Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed’s logic on bringing in Datuk Seri Najib Razak to campaign on behalf of MCA candidates
Read more1MDB: Trial of ex-Goldman banker paused after documents blunder
The trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker who allegedly siphoned millions of dollars from Malaysia’s beleaguered 1MDB sovereign wealth fund has been paused in the US, because of an “inexcusable” blunder by prosecutors. Prosecutors
Read moreSingapore in discussion with Malaysia to expand VTL-Land to private vehicles
Meanwhile, Minister for Transport S. Iswaran said Singapore would deepen and extend VTLs with Asean neighbours including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. “We are in advanced discussions to expand the VTLs to Penang and
Read moreHLIB raises 2022-2024 CPO price forecasts, expects price to remain elevated
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): The price of crude palm oil (CPO) will remain high in the coming months, possibly through the first half of 2022 (1H22), supported by weaker production prospects for corn and soybean
Read moreOmicron wave is serious, postpone Johor polls, PH urges
KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has called on the government to postpone the March 12 Johor state election given the increasing number of daily Covid-19 cases related to the Omicron variant. If the government refuses
Read moreCovid-19: 11,034 new cases bring total to 2,925,254
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry reported 11,034 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Feb 7). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,925,254. The
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