Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR — Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan has reminded the public to not hire foreign domestic helpers through dubious means as they have already been allowed to enter the country. However, Saravanan did not specify the action that could be taken against those who resort to such measures, The Star reported. “I […]

MIRI — An eight-foot-long crocodile weighing about 50 kilogrammes was caught by the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel at Kampung Iran in Suai, Niah near here this morning. Zone 6 Miri Bomba acting chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee said a team of five personnel from the Batu Niah fire station was deployed to the scene, […]

KUALA LUMPUR — The federal government should institute immediate cost-cutting measures such as freezing all official trips abroad and suspending mega projects to free up funds to address Malaysia’s living cost crisis, said a Pakatan Harapan (PH) committee. The coalition’s cost of living committee also suggested that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s administration […]

PKR’s Rafizi Ramli anticipates the dissolution of Parliament to happen as early as August and no later than September to allow sufficient time for the new government to present its Budget 2023 this year. Because of this, the federal Opposition party’s newly elected deputy president said he will start campaigning for GE15 from July 1. […]

DAP national chairman Lim Guan Eng said that the party will not consider any proposal to cooperate with parties or individuals whose betrayal of Pakatan Harapan (PH) led to the coalition’s fall from power in 2020. Lim told online news portal Free Malaysia Today (FMT) that nothing would sway the party from its position although […]

Sexual transmission has been identified as the main cause of new HIV infections in the country. This is a known fact and has been the trend for the past few years. Yet, non-governmental organisations that specialise in helping what used to be the main cause – drug use – continue to exist to help keep […]

Over 500 Rohingya refugees fled their detention centre in Malaysia today (April 20). The Immigration Department said 528 of them escaped after breaking a block door and barrier grill at a temporary detention centre in northern Penang. However 362 of them have been rearrested by police and other agencies who were deployed immediately to look […]

Passengers onboard a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 reportedly got a scare when their plane suddenly dropped 7,000 feet on the weekend. The jet, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau on Sunday, was turned around and returned to KL, with the airline later filing a Mandatory Occurrence Report with Malaysian aviation safety authorities. A passenger […]

Petaling Jaya — Singer Siti Sarah Raisuddin, pregnant with her fourth child and battling Covid-19, passed away due to virus complications on Monday (Aug 9). The singer, 37, passed away at 5:13 am on Monday at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre while doctors operated to rescue the baby. It was reported that the singer […]

The salary of a recent job posting has prompted netizens to compare the drastic difference between the average salaries in Singapore and Malaysia, two countries that are divided by a mere border. A Twitter user with the handle @histonomer took to the social media site on Sunday (Aug 1) to share a screengrab of a […]

What started off as Malay unity Government in the Sheraton Move (Malaysian political crisis 20-2021) on 23rd Feb 2020 may collapse. The Sheraton Move is an ongoing political crisis in Malaysia that has led to the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as the 8th prime minister. It also oversaw the ousting of the coalition government of […]

The family owning the unit has reached out to TISG to clarify the matter: Hi, I’m the daughter of the owner of the flat mentioned in this article and wish to clarify the issue: My mother is in her 80’s and communicates mainly in Hokkien and Mandarin. When we seek a tenant, we need someone […]

Kuala Lampur — Netizens are calling for the national vaccination programme to be speeded up by harnessing both public and private healthcare resources. A petition to the prime minister titled “Mass Vaccination in the Shortest Time Possible” garnered close to 10,000 signatures within 12 hours yesterday and the number is still climbing. The petition was […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Laksa, a traditional noodle dish loved and cherished by all Malaysians. However, an online war has been brewing amongst local social media users over the best laksa as there are several different types of laksa in Malaysia including laksa Kedah, laksa Johor and laksa Sarawak. These laksa differ in taste and texture […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged Malaysians to take the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic more seriously, lest further complacency leads to more loss of life that could have been prevented. He said that Putrajaya has claimed to have spent over RM600 billion in the fight against the pandemic. […]