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GEORGE TOWN, Feb 5 -- Firefighters took more than six hours to put out the blaze which engulfed the 7.3 hectares of forested area along Jalan Chee Seng in Tanjung Bungah near here yesterday afternoon. Bagan Jermal Fire and Rescue station…

JAKARTA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called for Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta ties to be further enhanced to a strategic and comprehensive level. He is confident that stronger bilateral relations would enable the two countries to…

PETALING JAYA: New Covid-19 SOPs for the coming Chinese New Year appear to have courted flak from politicians who criticise the regulations that are set to restrict family gatherings and cross-border travel. Deputy National Unity Minister…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 5 - A major regional study conducted by Eastspring Investments ("Eastspring"), the USD 220 billion Asian investment management arm of Prudential plc, found that three in four parents are unsure of their success…

KUALA LUMPUR: “I am ashamed because I am the people’s representative, yet I can’t do as much as he does,” said federal territories minister Annuar Musa when commenting on the way preacher Ebit Lew swiftly carries out his charity work.…

PETALING JAYA: A group representing Chin organisations in Malaysia has urged countries hosting refugees from Myanmar to avoid deporting them as they would likely face persecution and even death. The Chin people are one of the founding…

WHEN will the pandemic end? It's the question hanging over just about everything since Covid-19 took over the world last year. The answer can be measured in vaccinations. Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 shots given…

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Former Mara Incorporated Sdn Bhd (Mara Inc) chairman Datuk Mohammad Lan Allani was on Friday (Feb 5) charged in two Sessions Courts here with 22 counts of corruption and money laundering totalling RM20.45mil…

PETALING JAYA: The home ministry is scrutinising former attorney-general Tommy Thomas’ recently published memoir “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”, says a source. The source in the ministry, who declined to be named, did not rule out…

PUTRAJAYA: Three business activities, namely pasar malam, hair salons and car wash services, will now be allowed to operate with a strict standard operating procedure in place from Friday (Feb 5), says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The…