AMBIGA SREENEVASAN, MALAYSIAKINI It should be patently obvious by now that the Jan 11 proclamation of emergency and the ensuing Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 have primarily served…

(New Malaysia Times) - Malaysia has always adopted a friendly and welcoming approach towards migrants and refugees fleeing their home countries, where it provided them with a safe space to…

(FMT) - The Johor Islamic Religious Council (MAINJ) and the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) have filed bids to be included in the government’s appeal against a lower court…

(MMO) - The Selangor Sultan today expressed surprise that the federal government has so far sent out only more than 600,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Selangor, instead of the 2.9 million…

(FMT) - In defence of a proposal for Pakatan Harapan general election candidates to contest under PKR’s banner, a PKR Youth leader has accused his PH counterparts of being driven by emotion.…

Online campaigns will be used for resistance at a time when physical protests are difficult, says Khoo Salma Nasution, a spokesperson for the movement and member of Penang Forum. (FMT) - An online…

Mariam Mokhtar ALCOHOL consumption is not the problem but politicians who trample on the rights of the non-Malays and non-Muslims are. The more Perikatan Nasional (Perikatan) oppresses the…

(FMT) - PKR activist Tian Chua has questioned Putrajaya for stopping his party’s online congress, stating “it is a blatant use of power” by the National Security Council (MKN). He said MKN was…

(FMT) - The past week painted a bleaker picture of a raging Covid-19 pandemic, in the wake of a record-breaking seven days that forced Putrajaya to declare a total lockdown. While the total…

(MMO) - Malaysia is set to receive a total of 16 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines over the next two months. According to an Astro Awani report, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said…

(FMT) - Perbicaraan kes rasuah bekas ketua menteri Pulau Pinang Lim Guan Eng yang sepatutnya bermula pada 8 Jun ini di Mahkamah Sesyen di sini, ditangguhkan ke 12 Julai. Lim, 60, berdepan empat…

DR MOY FOONG MING, THE SUN DAILY MOST patients with Covid-19 experience mild symptoms or moderate illness. Approximately 10-15% of patients progress to severe disease, and about 5% become…

(MMO) - DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng has slammed Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun, saying that the suspension of Parliament has nothing to do with winning the battle against…

(MMO) - Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said that the reopening of Parliament through online sittings would come with its own set of problems, and that not reopening it for physical…

(FMT) - Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has called for Putrajaya to reveal the expected drop in Covid-19 cases following the latest round of movement restrictions. This is because the country…

(FMT) - Economists see a need for the government to consider measures other than the provision of stimulus packages to sustain the economy. Ramon Navaratnam, a former deputy secretary-general…

(Malaysia Now) - A recent survey has revealed Malaysia as the top choice for Chinese companies looking for expansion opportunities in Asean, with the region expected to see growth over the next 12…

(Bernama) - Moody’s Investors Service has maintained its credit rating for Malaysia at A3 stable, with a stable outlook, as it does not expect the COVID-19 pandemic to have a sustained negative…

Oh said Malaysia needed a new government led by a prime minister commanding a strong majority in the Dewan Rakyat and installed without going through an election. “Only the King can affect such a…

This takes the total of seized and repatriated 1MDB funds in the trust account so far to RM16.386 billion. (Malaysia Now) - The finance ministry today announced that it had received RM336 million…

(Bernama) - A study has found that the Covid-19 death toll in the country may reach up to a staggering 26,000 by September based on the current trajectory, said World Health Organisation (WHO)…

(Malaysia Today) - A big land battle is looming between Sime Darby Plantations Berhad (SDP) and Penang Development Corporation (PDC). SDP has gone to court to challenge PDC, which it accused of…

Table-banging and shouting-match between senior ministers (FMT) - A heated argument broke out among several ministers recently over the international trade and industry ministry’s (Miti) move to…

(MMO) - The death rate from Covid-19 in the country took a turn for the worse as Malaysia crossed over the 100 deaths in a day for the first time, recording 126 deaths today. This is a major…

(FMT) - The sedition charges against Iswardy Morni, a PKR member in Sarawak, is evidence of the government’s “utter intolerance” for dissenting opinions, says a rights group. Article 19 said…

(Bernama) - Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today reiterated that all loan borrowers who have suffered a drop in income, including salary, allowances, commissions and household incomes, are eligible…

(MMO) - Two non-governmental organisations (NGO) have accused the Penang state government of ignoring the rule of law by proceeding with the controversial three-island reclamation project despite…

(MMO) - Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is the accused who is facing criminal charges in the trial involving over more than RM2 billion belonging to 1Malaysia Development Berhad…

It comes as the World Health Organisation, the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and the World Trade Organisation called for richer countries to give more COVID vaccines to poorer…

(Bernama) - Malaysians should be very concerned now as a total of 82,341 cases of Covid-19 infection in the country involve infants and children. The grim figure was disclosed by Health…