KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The government, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS), will introduce seven new categories for the National Youth Premier Awards this year.

PUTRAJAYA, April 28 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has urged the public to continue to be vigilant against Covid-19 despite the further loosening of the standard operating procedure (SOP) in the control and prevention of the scourge.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The government has improved the allocations and grants provided to each state this year including by giving additional relaxation to state governments in using the allocation under the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris) funds totalling RM5 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — The government has agreed to allow toll-free rides and toll discounts of up to 50 per cent to Malaysian families in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced.

BERA, April 17 — Airline companies are reminded not to make excessive profits by raising ticket prices to Sabah and Sarawak during the festive season, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

BERA, April 16 — The government is sticking to its stand to allow Malaysians to ‘balik kampung’ (return to hometown) to celebrate Aidilfitri, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA, April 10 — The government has set a target of tabling the Anti-Party Hopping Bill during the Parliamentary sitting in July, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The government has agreed to give a special Aidilfitri financial aid of RM500 to all civil servants in Grade 56 and below, including those on Contract of Service and Contract for Service, part-time daily paid officers and appointments under MySTEP.

BERA, March 26 — The use of groundwater in Malaysia is at less than three per cent despite its capacity of 5,000 billion cubic metres of groundwater resource and regeneration capability of 64 billion cubic metres annually, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to reopen their land borders for fully vaccinated travellers beginning April 1 without the need for them to take Covid-19 pre-departure and arrival tests or be quarantined.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The government has increased the minimum wage to RM1,500 per month and it will be implemented nationwide for certain companies effective May 1, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Applications for a special RM10,000 withdrawal facility from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is open to members below age 55 starting April 1, 2022.

PUTRAJAYA, March 16 — The government has decided to allow Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors to make a special withdrawal of RM10,000 to ease the burden of Keluarga Malaysia (The Malaysian Family) members who are still impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

BERA, March 13 — Youths accounted for almost 50 per cent of the 14,308 road accident death cases recorded in two years from 2019, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — To ensure that Malaysian women continue to be empowered, the government yesterday announced six initiatives, among which women whose husbands have recently died to be allowed to work from home (WFH) within an appropriate period, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced that Malaysia will enter the ‘Transition to Endemic’ phase and will reopen its borders starting April 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The restrictions currently imposed on business premises’ operating hours will be abolished starting April 1, 2022, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

SEPANG, March 1 — Nine Malaysians with two dependents who were brought out of Kyiv, Ukraine have safely returned to the country today.

KUCHING, Feb 26 — The government has plans to implement the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) with Thailand to revive the country’s tourism industry, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

BANGKOK, Feb 26 — Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to carry out a feasibility study for a high-speed rail (HSR) route between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.