BEAUFORT, Jan 4 — The Kimanis parliamentary by-election in Sabah is a straight fight between Datuk Karim Bujang of Parti Warisan Sabah and Datuk Mohamad Alamin of Barisan Nasional (BN).

SHAH ALAM, Jan 3 — The petrol price for RON97 will increase by 2 sen per litre from tomorrow, selling at RM2.65 per litre, said the Finance Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The government has projected an increase of four million tourist arrivals from China and another million from India this year, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi said.

[caption id="attachment_204283" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by KEN YAM/UNSPLASH[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, has released its annual Punctuality League 2020, which is the industry’s most comprehensive ranking of...

[caption id="attachment_204988" align="alignnone" width="900"] Picture by CDC/UNSPLASH[/caption] IPOH, Jan 3 — Babies born from this year onwards will be eligible for free pneumococcal vaccinations starting June, said Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye. He said the ministry is in the...

[caption id="attachment_205428" align="alignnone" width="900"] A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on October 2, 2019 shows Qasem Soleimani, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General and commander of the Quds Force, attending...

[caption id="attachment_205423" align="aligncenter" width="900"] This handout aerial picture taken and released on January 1, 2020 by Indonesia's National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) shows flooded houses and buildings following overnight rain in Jakarta.

[caption id="attachment_204361" align="aligncenter" width="900"] File Picture[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Just two days into the new year, Dr Maszlee Malik yesterday caught everyone by surprise when he announced his resignation as Minister of Education effective today. The Simpang Renggam...

[caption id="attachment_203978" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by DEVA DARSHAN/UNSPLASH[/caption] PUTRAJAYA, Jan 3 — The government is on track to achieve the one million affordable housing units within 10 years for the B40 by 2028 promise as outlined in the Pakatan Harapan (PH)...

[caption id="attachment_204108" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by KRISTAPS SOLIMS/UNSPLASH[/caption] by Ashwin Kumar SHAH ALAM, Jan 2 — A total of 605 written warnings with fines amounting to RM144,450 was issued to individuals who flouted the smoking ban at eateries, which was...

[caption id="attachment_204361" align="aligncenter" width="900"] File Picture[/caption] SHAH ALAM, Jan 2 — Education Minister Maszlee Malik has today officially announced his resignation from the Cabinet effective tomorrow. In a press conference held at the Education Ministry in Putrajaya,...

[caption id="attachment_205409" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A handout photo taken and received on December 31, 2019 from the State Government of Victoria shows a helicopter fighting a bushfire near Bairnsdale in Victoria's East Gippsland region.

[caption id="attachment_205401" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Students from Sekolah Kebangsaan Section 17, Shah Alam, gathered during the morning assembly on the first day of school of the year on January 2.

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 2 — Candidates standing for the Kimanis parliamentary seat by-election as well as political parties are urged to abide by the rules on nomination day this Saturday (January 4) at the nomination centre in Dewan Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Mohd Dun Banir, Beaufort.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar in the early session on optimism of an interim trade deal between the United States and China.

[caption id="attachment_204501" align="aligncenter" width="900"] File Picture by BERNAMA[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — Parents responded positively to the use of Child Restraint System (CRS) which the government has made compulsory in private vehicles effective yesterday, due to safety...

[caption id="attachment_205168" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Smoking and vaping is strictly banned in all eateries across Malaysia from 2020 onwards.

[caption id="attachment_205376" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The Ambang 2020 @ Kuala Lumpur celebration in Dataran Merdeka on December 31, 2019, saw 300 drones flown and arranged to form the 2020 logo to usher in the new year.

[caption id="attachment_205374" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad delivers his speech at the launch of Ambang 2020 @ Kuala Lumpur celebration at Dataran Merdeka on December 31, 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — AirAsia’s newly launched e-commerce platform OURSHOP is partnering with the Ejen Ali brand to carry the latter's merchandise on the website, thus bringing the local brand on the world stage.