KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The ringgit marginally depreciated against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by a firmer greenback following an improvement in United States consumer confidence and persistent concerns over global tariff developments.

KULAI, Feb 28 — The country’s 5G network coverage has reached 82.4 per cent of populated areas as of December, Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, Dec 5 — Former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim today proposed a comprehensive strategy for Selangor’s economic transformation, advocating for the creation of a dedicated state statistics bureau, an economic advisory council, and a sovereign...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The Digital Ministry has proposed the establishment of a data commission to enable adequate frameworks and policies to be developed to protect data and promote the use of data centres in the country.

TOKYO, April 12 — Japan’s population fell 595,000 from a year earlier to a total of 124,352,000 as of October 1, declining for the 13th consecutive year, government data showed Friday, as reported by Kyodo news agency.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Google's decision to temporarily disable features, including the currency converter widget for Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) searches, is aimed at resolving various technical issues and is not based on any directive from a particular party.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — A total of 4.32 million of 30.08 million Malaysians have registered with the Central Database Hub (Padu) system as of yesterday (March 11).

BENTONG, Feb 16 — A total of 1.2 million or 80 per cent of 1.5 civil servants have registered with the Central Database Hub (Padu) system as of today, according to Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

KUANTAN, Feb 9 — The public's response to the implementation of the Central Database Hub System (Padu) is increasingly positive," said chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Malaysians should not be concerned about data collected under the Central Database Hub (Padu) as it is regulated by several existing laws.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Forensic investigations, including into the alleged involvement of certain parties in the cyber-attack on the Social Security Organisation (Socso), are ongoing.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Nine individuals, including five enforcement personnel have been remanded for eight days on suspicion of soliciting and accepting bribes to amend the specifications of commercial vehicle engines from regular diesel vehicles to green diesel vehicles.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — Ten individuals, including five enforcement officers, have been arrested on suspicion of soliciting and accepting bribes ranging from RM500 to RM1,000 to amend the specifications of commercial vehicle engines from regular diesel vehicles to green diesel vehicles in the system without following stipulated procedures.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 14 — Malaysia is preparing feasibility study guidelines for the development of a space launch site, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — Cybersecurity Malaysia (CSM) and the Department of  Personal Data Protection (JPDP) have been instructed to investigate the alleged data leakage involving 13 million Malaysians that was spread on social media this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — When former journalist Ali Imran Mohd Noordin got Covid-19 in July this year, it was a bad one.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — There is a need for Malaysia to recognise the fact that the labour data, and a great deal of the productivity data, are actually quite misleading in order to grasp the actual economic situation, said economist Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram.

JOHOR BAHRU,  Jan 30 — There are 2.599 million registered voters who are eligible to vote in the Johor state election to be held soon, with 2.576 million of them ordinary voters.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 9 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has launched a new website, CovidNOW.moh.gov.my which can be accessed from 6pm today (September 9) for more transparent Covid-19 daily data sharing.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — A recent clinical audit revealed that four deaths involved fully vaccinated individuals out of 12,993 fatalities recorded, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.