Malaysia

Any plans for Likas lagoons to be reclaimed for commercial development would have a negative impact on flood mitigation in the city, according to Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) chairman, and should be ceased immediately by central Government

The second annual Malaysia Women and Girls Forum brought together a range of stakeholders involved in the social and economic advancement of women and girls, focusing on bodily autonomy to ensure that local women have access to this important human right

The government will hold regular commodity sales as part of efforts to keep commodity prices affordable for consumers, after prices of vegetables and other fresh produce rose sharply in recent weeks

Rice production has been affected by climate change with more than 40.000ha of fields destroyed by flooding and 9.000ha by drought between 2017 and 2021, severely impacting the nutrition of hundreds of thousands of Malaysians

The Higher Education Ministry has set up a programme to train budding athletes and implement the "100m Run Under 10 Seconds" project, with the aim of producing 100m sprinters

Covid-19-related withdrawals have had a massive impact on the savings of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors; today, only 3% of contributors can afford their retirement, with many members below the age of 55 having critically low EPF savings

'Excel' framework, Experiential Learning and Competency-Based Educational Landscape, has been launched, which will focus on competency-based education and experiential learning methods across four cores, producing holistic and highly qualified graduates

Almost all schools also on the easter island of Labuan have reopened today, on a weekly rotation system

“Malaysian Family - Prosperous, Inclusive and Sustainable" is the title of the 12th Malaysia Plan presented by the Prime Minister to the Lower House of Parliament: addressing inequalities and accelerating green growth are among the priorities

The Business Events Council Malaysia has urged the government to consider reopening corporate or industry meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition events as soon as possible, under strict adherence to standard operating procedures

Malaysia's Department of Quarantine and Inspection Services detained a package containing 1.000 live centipedes smuggled into the country by a foreigner

Twitter has released a special emoji for the celebration of the 64th Merdeka, the national holiday that falls today