(FMT) - Perikatan Nasional information chief Mohamed Azmin Ali has urged opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to be more responsible when commenting on the government’s declaration of a state of…

(Bloomberg) - China's recovery from the depth of the Covid-19 slump is impressive, and the country will almost certainly be the only major economic power to end 2020 in positive territory. Another…

(Bangkok Post) - When Donald Trump looks down for the last time from his helicopter over the White House lawn Wednesday, the wreckage of his presidency will be inescapable. The showman with the…

The government has the power under emergency laws to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for everyone, a lawyer said today. (FMT) - A Srimurugan told FMT that the Emergency (Essential Powers)…

(Bernama) - The recent Proclamation of Emergency is not politically motivated and has been implemented to better manage the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s…

(MMO) - DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said his party would consider working with the Independent Committee to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Emergency matters if the Opposition were to…

(MMO) - Umno supreme council member Tan Sri Annuar Musa has accused his party’s senior leadership of “manipulating” its own grassroots, by claiming that the party is being bullied by its now ally…

(Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on companies in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates for doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and on three…

(SCMP) - Companies and local governments are offering workers and urban residents financial incentives to stay at home ahead of China’s New Year celebrations next month. Cash bonuses, shopping…

(MMO) - The National Security Council has agreed to establish an Emergency Management Technical Committee to coordinate matters during the ongoing Emergency, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin…

(MMO) - With the gazettement of yesterday’s Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021, law experts warned that Malaysia could be in for a rough time with unlimited and unchecked powers…

(CNA) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched on Saturday (Jan 16) one of the world's largest vaccination campaigns, as part of efforts by the populous nation to bring the COVID-19…

(NST) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government resigned on Friday over a child benefits scandal, threatening political instability as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.…

(MMO) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated his position against the need for an Emergency to be declared, likening Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to a dictator for resorting to such a move. “Well, it…

(FMT) - The World Health Organization’s (WHO) European branch on Thursday said 95% of vaccine doses so far administered worldwide were limited to 10 countries and called for a more equitable…

(BBC) - An elderly couple with coronavirus have been helped by a hospital to say their last goodbyes to each other after the wife's condition deteriorated. Gerry and Barbara Jarrett, from…

The first ordinance enacted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong after the emergency proclamation on Monday has been gazetted, giving, among others, additional powers to the armed forces. (FMT) - The…

“The government can give 100% attention to managing the pandemic now that the political pressure has eased a bit” (MalaysiaNow) - A 'forced moratorium' and expansion of existing initiatives…

“Major parties will have to work with us to form a government. And I won’t work with people who have been charged in court for crimes, whether they have been found guilty or not.” (FMT) - Former…

Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should take a break from leading the party, a Johor Youth division chief said. (MMO) - Pontian Youth chief Mohd Helmi Buang told Utusan Malaysia …

(Sinar Harian) - Seluruh  Malaysia sudah mengetahui keretakan hubungan antara UMNO dan Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) sejak berkongsi kuasa melalui penubuhan kerajaan Perikatan Nasional…

(Bernama) - Former Lord President Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas has tested positive for Covid-19. President and Chief Executive Officer of as-Salihin Trustee Berhad, Abdul Aziz Peru Mohamed said…

(FMT) - Former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam has been ordered to answer a contempt charge in relation to former prime minister Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial. This follows the decision…

(CNN) - A leading Chinese Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech was just 50.38% effective in late-stage trials in Brazil, significantly lower than earlier results showed, according to a…

A third mutation from the Brazilian Amazon and whose discovery Japan announced on Sunday is now being analyzed (Asia Times) - The World Health Organization’s emergency committee will meet two…

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been playing a cautious political game during the months of a tense battle of wills but in one swift move, he seems to have outmanoeuvred Umno. (FMT) -…

An international human rights body says the country saw an “incredible” regression in rights last year, citing decline in media freedom and treatment of migrants among other key issues. (FMT) -…

The inclusion of Arau MP Datuk Shahidan Kassim, who was once charged for molesting a 15-year-old girl, in the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (SSC) for women and children’s affairs has been…

Ten Republicans — including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House GOP leader — voted to impeach President Donald Trump Wednesday over the deadly insurrection at the Capitol. The GOP votes were in…

(FMT) - Political leaders who are still debating the issue of who should be the prime minister while the Covid-19 outbreak is raging with all-time high, four-figure cases every day are “behaving…