KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the Works Ministry (KKR) to continue adopting the latest cost-effective technologies in the planning, provision, and development of projects to ensure they are executed more efficiently and promptly.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — A total of 1,190 victims from 367 families are accommodated at 10 relief centres (PPS) across six districts in Sabah following the floods, as at 8pm today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The government’s initiative to restore Parliament as an independent, sovereign institution marks a significant step in strengthening its role as a fully functional, authoritative, and autonomous legislative body.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli will defend his position as Parti Keadilan Rakyat deputy president in the party elections scheduled for May 24.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The Securities Commission (SC) is expected to submit its proposal to review levies of fees from intermediaries by the end of March to the Finance Ministry, said SC executive chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has strengthened its international connectivity with the introduction of new airline routes last month.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — New Malaysia Stadium Corporation (PSM) chairman Datin Anita Azrina Abdul Aziz has made history as the first woman appointed to the position.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The monsoon transition phase is set to start March 25 and continue until May, marking the end of the northeast monsoon and potentially triggering flash floods.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The High Court has ruled that the police had acted ultra vires (beyond powers) to impose a condition that absolutely prohibited the Malaysian Bar Council’s assembly and march, dubbed the Walk for Judicial Independence in 2022.

GEORGE TOWN, March 20 — The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) has increased the coconut supply by 30 to 40 per cent to meet the high demand ahead of the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, said its director-general Abdul Rashid Bahari.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — A civil servant has been arrested by police for allegedly posting a comment insulting Prophet Muhammad SAW on Facebook recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the culture of establishing companies and maintaining unprofitable companies must stop immediately.

PUTRAJAYA, March 20 — The date to sight the Syawal new moon to determine Aidilfitri will be on March 30, the Office of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal announced today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) received 8,501 cases in 2024, comprising 3,910 complaints and 4,591 enquiries, representing a 60 per cent increase from 5,318 cases in 2023.

By Danial Dzulkifly PUTRAJAYA, March 20 — The Court of Appeal has set April 17 for the continuation of Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s appeal hearing, where the prosecution argued today that he acted with “malicious intent” in abetting the withdrawal and misappropriation of RM1 million...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) deputy director (Investigation) Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa has been appointed acting CCID director, effective today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, spent some time with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to go on a walkabout around the city’s vibrant Bukit Bintang area today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is facilitating the smooth relocation of the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman Temple from private land in the busy Jalan Masjid India to a new location.

KUANTAN, March 20 — The police have refuted claims that the fire at a forest and pineapple plantation near Kampung Cenderawasih, covering 113 hectares since March 7, was caused by drug addicts using the forest as a hideout.

PUTRAJAYA, March 20 — The High Commission of Malaysia in Nairobi, Kenya, has confirmed that all 55 Malaysian civilians and 18 Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officers serving under the United Nations Police (Unpol) mission in South Sudan are safe.