Covid-19: Indonesia to roll out mass vaccination program on Jan 13
JAKARTA (Jan 5): Indonesia will start its Covid-19 mass vaccination program from Jan 13, President Joko Widodo will be receiving the first shot, reported Channel NewsAsia.
Prosecution asks High Court to warn Najib against attacking potential witness ex-BNM governor Zeti Aziz
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): The prosecution wants the High Court to give a stern warning to Datuk Seri Najib Razak to not attack its witnesses during the course of his 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial.
After three-month hiatus, Najib's 1MDB trial resumes today
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): After a three-month hiatus, the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak resumes today in the High Court before Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah.
Alert weather warning, heavy rain in east coast and Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an alert weather warning with forecast of heavy rain in Kelantan, as well as several areas in Terengganu, Pahang and Sabah today.
Unfreeze the MM2H program to stimulate economy, calls Bukit Gasing assemblyman
PETALING JAYA (Jan 4): The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) should consider reopening the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program for economic gain, urged Bukit Gasing assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran.
HSR project cancelled as Singapore could not agree with changes proposed by Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 1): Malaysia and Singapore have decided to terminate the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project as both countries could not reach an agreement on several changes that the Malaysian government proposed.
IRB says no TikTok account after viral social media claims
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) said today it does not have a TikTok account and that the agency had made a police report following claims circulating on social media that the board had a presence in the video-sharing social networking service owned by Chinese company ByteDance.
GenM's Resorts World Genting clarifies it remains open, not in EMCO area
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): Genting Malaysia Bhd’s (GenM) operating unit Resorts World Genting (RWG) said in its latest notice that it remains open, and that the hotel and casino operator is not operating in the affected area where an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) is being implemented — at the Amber Court and Ria apartments — until Jan 6 to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Economists maintain 2020 GDP forecasts for Malaysia as exports fare better than expected
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): Economists have maintained their 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for Malaysia after November exports fared better than the consensus estimate.
Hotel occupancy rates expected to increase next year
LUMUT (Dec 27): The occupancy rates in hotels nationwide are expected to continue to increase next year when the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) is lifted end of this year.
