PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the Immigration Department and the National Registration Department will introduce a new Malaysian passport and a new MyKad by the second quarter or early third quarter of this year. He said the new versions will be enhanced with more advanced security features to […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that, as of now, there are no reports of Malaysians affected following security incidents in Caracas, Venezuela, earlier Saturday. In a media advisory, the ministry, also known as Wisma Putra, said it is closely monitoring the unfolding developments in Caracas. “The Ministry is actively obtaining
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DECEMBER 27 — For decades, security studies have come to dominate how terrorism and violent extremism are interpreted, categorised, and discussed, often to the exclusion of legal, social, and victim-centred perspectives. This dominance has not extended to all forms of violence, but it has been particularly pronounced in cases that are politically charged, spectacular, or
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — The Human Resources Ministry has instructed the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to explore a mechanism to extend social security coverage to Malaysians working in Singapore, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R Ramanan said today. Ramanan said the initiative, referred to as the Traveller Scheme or Skim Pengembara, will be piloted
LAHAD DATU, Dec 16 — The installation of the high-tech Big Eyes security assets on Pulau Ligitan as well as the solar hybrid projects on Pulau Pom Pom and Pulau Boheyan in Semporna worth RM4.24 million has strengthened security surveillance capabilities in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESS Zone). Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) Commander
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BANGKOK, Dec 11 — Malaysia has expressed the view that continued efforts are needed to ease tensions along the Cambodia-Thailand border and has urged both sides to keep engaging through diplomatic channels and dialogue in a peaceful manner, in line with the stance of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 24 — Final preparations for early voting for the 17th Sabah state election involving armed forces and police personnel as well as their spouses, tomorrow, are proceeding smoothly. A Bernama survey of several early voting centres around Kota Kinabalu and Penampang this evening found that all Election Commission (EC) officers were busy
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PUTRAJAYA, Nov 24 — The government, through the Central Disaster Management Committee and the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), has mobilised all branches of security agencies at all levels to tackle flooding affecting several states in the East Coast and north Peninsular Malaysia. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in his capacity as Central
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 17 — The recent boat tragedy off Langkawi involving Rohingya refugees from Myanmar should be seen within a broader context, not merely as a border security issue, Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said. Speaking at an event with Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Thonny Chee, contesting the Api-Api seat in
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 16 — The issue of security should not be politicised in election campaigns as it is extremely important and cannot be neglected or compromised, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He emphasised that national security is a shared interest, and to facilitate the duties of security personnel, good relations between
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 12 — The Home Ministry (KDN) will immediately implement four key resolutions on artificial intelligence (AI) adopted at the AI Transformation for Security Symposium 2025 to strengthen Malaysia’s national security ecosystem. Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the resolutions will serve as the foundation for the ministry’s AI agenda across four focus areas,
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NOVEMBER 7 — Although Malaysia has about 4,675km of coastline length and an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) area of more than 334,600 square km, Malaysia’s current maritime surveillance relies heavily on Beechcraft Super King Air B200T and CN-235s operated by the RMAF and MMEA. While functional, these assets lack modern sensors, data-link capabilities, and mission
