Over 9.7 million voters went to the polls in the Malaysian states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan on August 12 in the state elections.
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on March 13 was charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court with receiving 5 million RM (1.1 million USD) in proceeds from unlawful activities.
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has got bail and will go to court for corruption charge on March 10 after being arrested on March 9 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Malaysian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim on February 24 submitted a 2023 revised budget plan draft with a record estimate of 388.1 billion RM (87.2 billion USD).
The National Recovery Council (NRC) of Malaysia has recommended that the health and home ministries begin talks to study and propose measures to the council for the immediate and safe reopening of the country’s borders.
Malaysia will loosen some social distancing measures for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from August 21 as 50 percent of adults in the Southeast Asian country have completed vaccination.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has handed his resignation to King Al-Sultan Abdullah but will stay on as interim premier, the Royal Palace said on August 16.
Malaysia's cabinet led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has tendered its resignation to the King, Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin announced on August 16 on his Instagram account.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has recently announced that the Government is considering allowing companies to resume operations if all workers are fully vaccinated.
A six-month moratorium will be given to all individual borrowers whether they are from the B40 (Bottom 40 percent), M40 (Middle 40 percent) or T20 (Top 20 percent) groups, or micro-entrepreneurs, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on June 28.
Laos recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, including one community infection in Vientiane and nine imported cases, the Lao Health Ministry said on June 27.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is confident that Malaysia is to achieve herd immunity on schedule as projected by the National Recovery Plan following the increase in the supply of COVID-19 vaccines.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled the four-phase, post-pandemic National Recovery Plan for Malaysia in a televised address on June 15.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on June 13 that the Government is drafting a National Recovery Plan in preparation for the country to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic at a reasonable level.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on May 31 unveiled a new economic stimulus package worth 40 billion RM (9.7 billion USD) in an attempt to mitigate the impacts of the new total lockdown.
Malaysia can achieve its 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of between 6.0 and 7.5 percent if the COVID-19 health crisis can be stabilised after the eventual lifting of the Movement Control Order (MCO 3.0), said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Mustapa Mohamed.
All schools in Singapore will start full home-based learning (HBL) from May 19 until May 28 when the school term ends, amid a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases in the community, Minister of Education Chan Chun Sing has announced.