After losing jobs in Singapore, some Malaysians look for their next meal in streets of Johor Baru

JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The streets of Johor Baru city centre, once abuzz with business activities and … More

Risk of ‘lost generation’ amid global asset bubbles and debt crises

Asset bubbles bursting, IT infrastructure breaking down, price instability and debt crises loom in the next five years as the … More

Covid-19: Malaysia reports 3,631 new infections and 14 more deaths KUALA LUMPUR : Movement Control Order (MCO) will be implemented … More

Pejuang will send its letter by tomorrow to beseech His Majesty to withdraw the state of emergency. Pejuang will send … More

The more modest package this time is based on Budget 2021 with some enhancement. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today unveiled … More

SINGAPORE : Singapore has tightened its border restrictions in response to new virus variants and the worsening global pandemic situation. All … More

KUALA LUMPUR: The declaration of a state of emergency is necessary as the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act … More

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia reported a new record high of coronavirus cases on Sunday (Jan 17) with 3,339 daily infections, … More

BEIJING (AP) : China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue … More

Malaysians have expressed concerns over the declaration of a state of emergency. The political implications are grave, says Oh Ei … More

THE retail sector continues to bear the brunt of rising Covid-19 cases and the reimplementation of Movement Control Order (MCO), … More

PETALING JAYA : Nurul Asikin has always “had a thing” for firemen. So when the day finally came that she … More

Move seen as ploy to avoid parliamentary defeat Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, his razor-thin majority collapsing, today (Jan. 12) … More

EVEN before Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement of the new measures that the government would take to curb … More

DELAYS in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia have been attributed to the absence of clinical trials at home, … More

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): The declaration of state of emergency by the King earlier this morning does not entail a … More

BREAKING NEWS | Sultan Abdullah decided this after an audience with Muhyiddin. In view of the growing number of Covid-19 … More

KUALA LUMPUR : Both international and domestic business communities have remained committed to Malaysia due to the country’s strengths and … More

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 : Malaysians reacted with frustration to the government’s announcement of a renewed lockdown to contain Covid-19 … More

There’s been much hype and agitation and, by extension, circulation of kopitiam (coffee shop) talk about reports of Malaysia falling … More

TOKYO : Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three adjacent prefectures on Thursday (Jan 7) … More

KUALA LUMPUR : The Health Ministry today warned that daily Covid-19 cases could hit 8,000 by mid-March if the basic … More

This year, fish wholesalers wore masks and sanitised their hands as they examined the texture of tail meat from fresh … More

GERMANY : Planes might be largely grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic, but at one travel agency in southern Germany, … More