KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government has opened 19 investigation papers into six subsidiaries of the world’s largest glove-maker Top Glove over offences involving workers’ dormitories. This followed simultaneous enforcement operations carried out by the Peninsular Malaysia Labour
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Company in Selangor keeping factories open despite spike in Covid-19 cases
November 27, 2020 7:51 AM PETALING JAYA: A company has allegedly left at least one of its factories in Selangor open despite a rise in Covid-19 cases linked to its workers. At about 7pm yesterday,
Read moreJanuary or March 2021 not right time for Sarawak state election, state PKR Women tells Wan Junaidi
KUCHING, Nov 3 — Sarawak PKR Women today slammed Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar for saying that the best time to hold the Sarawak election would be January or
Read moreMPs told to put aside political differences, unite to curb COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The first day of the Third Meeting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament sitting begins today with Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun advising all members of Parliament (MP) to
Read moreConditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Selangor, KL and Putrajaya from Oct 14-27
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): The government has agreed to enforce Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya effective from 12.01am on Oct 14 to Oct 27, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster)
Read moreMalaysia’s Covid-19 cases breach 11,000 mark after 115 new infections reported
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): The health ministry reported 115 new Covid-19 infections in Malaysia as of noon today, raising the total number of cases to 11,034. The number of active cases increased to 1,011, breaching
Read moreRaub durian dispute: Farmers will make a handsome profit at a proposed fixed price for Musang King, says state firm
KUALA LUMPUR: Durian farmers in Raub, who are currently embroiled in a land dispute with a state-backed consortium, could make a handsome profit based on its proposed purchase price of RM30 per kg for Grade A
Read moreThree dead, one critical from carbon monoxide poisoning after sleeping in car with engine on in Penang
SEBERANG PERAI, Sept 17 — Three college students who fell asleep in their car with the engine running died from carbon monoxide poisoning early this morning while one more is in critical condition. The four
Read moreHealth experts call for RMCO extension in light of new Covid-19 clusters, latest super-spreader virus strain
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Health experts and a former Cabinet member have expressed their belief that the ongoing recovery movement control order (RMCO) will likely be extended past its initial expiry date on August
Read more3 nabbed for alleged bribery in RM27 million Pahang logging project
KUALA LUMPUR: Three men have been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over a bribery case amounting to RM3 million, relating to a RM27 million logging project in Pahang, five years ago. According to
Read moreBody of woman found dumped in Pandan Indah, 9 men held
KUALA LUMPUR: Nine men, including three foreigners, have been detained to facilitate investigations into the murder of a woman whose body was found by the roadside in Pandan Indah near here, last night. Ampang Jaya
Read moreCovid-19 a huge disruption to the local property market
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the first quarter of 2020 continues to bring much uncertainty and more challenges in the property market. The partial lockdown which started in the middle of March has
Read moreLombok is set to open the Mandalika Circuit
Your Voice Asia can now confirm the latest edition to the ever growing MotoGP world as the tropical Island of Lombok is set to open the Mandalika Circuit. Indonesia has grasped the opportunity to create
Read moreMalaysia’s new daily cases drop to 10 today, its lowest since MCO started
KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Malaysia recorded just 10 new Covid-19 infections as of noon today, its lowest daily tally since the country imposed the nationwide movement control order (MCO) in mid-March. This brings the country’s
Read moreSabah farmers overcome MCO challenges with technology
KOTA KINABALU (Bernama): It was a double blow for Hali Lasin when his two sources of income were badly hit following the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18. The 37-year-old tour
Read moreKhalid Samad: Parcel rent to replace quit rent for KL strata developments
KUALA LUMPUR: The quit rent system for strata buildings in the city will be replaced with parcel rent system from Jan 1. Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said the government made the decision after
Read moreMahathir pledges to step down for Anwar, but not before November 2020
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest prime minister, promised on Tuesday (Dec 10) to hand over power to anointed successor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in spite of new sexual assault
Read moreTesco/LOTUS to sell OFF ITS assets in Thailand and Malaysia
Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket chain, has announced it may sell off its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia. A statement says that “following inbound interest, it has commenced a review of the strategic options for its
Read moreISTIM’s Malaysia warehouses holds 35pc of LME aluminium stocks
LONDON: Warehousing firm ISTIM UK held 35 per cent of total aluminium stocks in London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses in its Malaysian facilities by the end of November, data from the LME showed on Tuesday. Aluminium
Read moreUM eyes top role in transplants
UNIVERSITI Malaya, through its teaching hospital University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), intends to become a centre of excellence for medical transplants in Southeast Asia. UM Deputy Vice-Chancellor (academic and international) Professor Dr Kamila Ghazali
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