Update: ‘Catastrophic’ Dorian pounds Bahamas, US evacuates coast

RIVIERA BEACH, United States, Sept 2 (NNN-BSS) – Hurricane Dorianbattered the Bahamas with ferocious wind and rain, the monstrous Category 5 storm wrecking towns and homes as it churned on an uncertain path toward the US coast where hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate. There was no immediate word…

Malaysia wushu exponents bag three gold medals at World Martial Arts Tourney

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian wushu exponents received a huge motivation ahead of the 30th Philippines SEA Games in November after winning three gold and three silver medals at the 2019 World Martial Arts Masterships in Chungju, South Korea yesterday. Pang Pui Yee was the best Malaysian athlete,…

Malaysia’s halal cosmetics, personal care products in high demand in India

Picture for illustration purpose only. Photo courtesy Free images/Pixalbay BENGALURU, Sept 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s halal cosmetics and personal care products are in great demand in India despite the slower sales growth recorded in 2018, said Halal Industry Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (HDC). Its international footprint manager Mohammad Shukur Sugumaran…

Malaysia, Cambodia to sign DTA, strengthen bilateral trade ties

Malaysian Ambassador to Cambodia Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim. Photo courtesy of Bernama PHNOM PENH, 1 Sept (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will witness the signing of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTA), which will further strengthen the bilateral trade ties between the Malaysia and Cambodia, during…

PM Dr Mahathir arrives in Phnom Penh for 3-day official visit

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad during his arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport for his three-day official visit to Cambodia. Photo courtesy of Bernama PHNOM PENH, Sept 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today arrived in Phnom Penh for a three-day official visit to Cambodia.  The special…

Hell’s Gate: Kenya tour group swept away by flash flood

NAIROBI, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five tourists and a guide were on Sunday been reported missing after being swept away by flash floods in Hell’s Gate National Park in Naivasha. Rift Valley Regional Police Commander Marcus Ochola said the police and Kenya Wildlife Service personnel have been dispatched to the…

Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from Lebanon

JERUSALEM, Sept 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his country is ready to launch another attack at Hezbollah in Lebanon after fire exchanges broke out along the Lebanese border. Netanyahu said that he had held consultation with the army’s command following an anti-tank missile…

Category 5 Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in northern Bahamas

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hurricane Dorian made landfall on Sunday in the Bahamas as a category 5 storm, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said as people in the US south-eastern coast stepped up preparations for its arrival there in the coming days. Dorian, described by the NHC as a “catastrophic hurricane,”…

Bangladesh minister’s car attacked by bomb explosion, 2 policemen injured

DHAKA, Sept 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two policemen were injured as a crude bomb exploded next to a Bangladeshi minister’s car on a capital Dhaka street on Saturday night, a local police official said Sunday morning. The explosion left two policemen injured. Police were not sure who was behind the blast,…

Northwestern Bahamas Braces for Heavy Hit From Hurricane Dorian

NASSAU, Sept 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Officials in the northwestern Bahamas ordered the evacuation of low-lying areas and opened shelters in churches and schools on Saturday as they braced for a potential direct hit from the intensifying Hurricane Dorian. The storm was upgraded to a Category 4 late Friday as it…