Category: Malaysia
Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases fall to 7,420 on October 15 from 8,084
Malaysia reported 7,420 daily Covid-19 cases on Friday (October 15), tweeted Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This represented a decline from 8,084 [...] » More
Malaysia wins UN human rights council seat
Malaysia has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2022 2024 term after it won one of the 18 seats with 183 votes. Prime minister Ismail Sabri [...] » More
Najib’s wife Rosmah free to travel to Singapore after court allows temporary release of passport
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s wife, Rosmah Mansor, has been allowed to temporarily take back her passport so that she can travel to Singapore to visit [...] » More
Proham says human rights protection starts at home after Malaysia wins UN Human Rights Council seat
The Society for Promotion of Human Rights (Proham) today urged the Malaysian government to fulfill all the pledges it has made on human rights after winning the election and [...] » More
Malaysia does not want Burma junta leader at summit if no progress-minister
Malaysia’s Foreign minister said on Friday his country did not want Myanmar’s junta chief to attend an upcoming regional leaders’ summit if no progress was [...] » More
Kelantan Forestry Dept to hold talks with state govt over encroachment at Ulu Galas forest reserve
The Kelantan State Forestry Department (JPNK) will soon hold discussions with the state government over the encroachment of the Ulu Galas Forest Reserve in Gua Musang by more [...] » More
Info Dept yanks ‘prudent spending’ comic from social media after public backlash
The Department of Information Malaysia (JaPen) has removed a comic that was meant to advise consumers on “prudent spending” from all its official social media [...] » More
Do you regret challenging me to debate cabotage policy? Guan Eng asks Ka Siong
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today asked Transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong why he has been silent after challenging him to debate the government’s [...] » More
We don’t want junta chief at summit if no progress on peace plan, says Saifuddin
Malaysia does not want Myanmar’s junta chief to attend an upcoming Southeast Asian leaders’ summit if he fails to honour his commitment to a peace plan, its [...] » More
1MDB allowed to serve writ on overseas parties in RM7.3bil suit
The High Court today granted 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) permission to serve its writ of summons on Coutts & Co Ltd, J.P. Morgan (Switzerland) Ltd, Petrosaudi [...] » More
Malaysia’s FDI surges 223pct in first six months: Azmin Ali
Foreign direct investments (FDIs) in Malaysia surged 223.1 per cent year-on-year in the first half of the year despite the ongoing Covid-19, said International Trade and [...] » More
Najib asks court for passport release too to be with expectant daughter in Singapore
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has also applied to the courts for his passport to be temporarily released, to enable him to go to Singapore where his daughter [...] » More
Malaysia showing good signs of economic recovery after pandemic-driven MCO-StanChart
Standard Chartered plc (StanChart) said on Friday (October 15) Malaysia is showing good signs of economic recovery, helped by the country’s National Recovery Plan (NRP) [...] » More
Selangor govt suggests abandoned housing project at Ladang Dusun Durian, Morib be resolved through legal channel
The Selangor government has proposed that the issue on the housing project for former employees of Ladang Dusun Durian, in Morib, Kuala Langat, which has been abandoned since [...] » More
Malaysia may became an ageing nation earlier than expected, statistics show
Malaysia may become an ageing nation earlier than predicted after the country recorded the lowest fertility rate in four decades with fewer babies born in 2020, according to [...] » More
