Malaysia committed to supporting SDGs 2030 Agenda

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia is committed to supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 Agenda via the coordinated development of SDG indicators, says the chief statistician Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) played a vital role in ensuring…

National Month: Sarawak’s first Indian woman Kapitan shares about tears of joy in Chennai

KUCHING, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – “When the Malaysian flag was hoisted, I was in tears…tears of joy, ” said Sarawak’s first Indian woman who served as Kapitan for almost 11 years. Paliani Samba Bilaidom, alias Lucy Lingam, 66, was appointed to the role of Kapitan in 2007, holding the post…

Donald Trump talks trade, foreign policy with Boris Johnson ahead of G7

LONDON, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US President Donald Trump has discussed matters of trade and foreign policy with British prime minister Boris Johnson ahead of the pair’s meeting at the G7 summit. Mr Trump and Mr Johnson, who are to have their first face-to-face meeting with each other since the…

China Imposes New Tariffs on US Imports, Trump Hits Back

U.S. flag on an embassy car outside a hotel near Shanghai, China, July 31, 2019. Photo courtesy of Telesur BEIJING, Aug 24 (NNN-TELESUR) – The Chinese Ministry of Commerce says that its new tariffs will be applied to more than 5,000 U.S. products in two phases. The first stage would come…

Brazil sends army to tackle Amazon fires

BRASILIA, Aug 24 (NNN-TELESUR) – A record number of wildfires have raged for weeks and are decimating the Brazilian Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest whose protection scientists say is critical to the fight against climate change. The blazes have nearly doubled this year compared with the same period in…

Sudan forms sovereign council to lead transition

Productive meeting with President Salva Kiir at his office . The peaceful solution in Sudan definitely most start immediately pic.twitter.com/XGw2TQ07bc— Mini Arko Minawi. | مني اركو مناوي (@ArkoMinawi) August 20, 2019 KHARTOUM, Aug 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Tuesday approved the formation of a joint sovereign…

US will act if tanker carrying Iranian oil delivers to Syria

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US will take every action it can to prevent an Iranian tanker from delivering oil to Syria in contravention of US sanctions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Tuesday. “We have made clear that anyone who touches it, anyone who supports it, anyone…

Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Pledges New Effort at Dialogue Over Protests

HONG KONG, Aug 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will start work immediately on building a platform for dialogue among all walks of life, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday. While meeting the press, Lam said she hopes all sides can show mutual understanding and…

Iran remains committed to nuclear deal, willing to continue dialogue: FM

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Photo courtesy of Irna HELSINKI, Aug 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that his country has remained committed to nuclear treaty and is willing to continue the dialogue. Zarif and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto talked to the media…

Bashir appears in court as Sudan strives to move past his legacy

KHARTOUM, Aug 20 ( NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir on Monday arrived amid heavy security at the courthouse in the capital Khartoum where he is facing corruption charges, a Reuters witness said. Bashir was charged with illicit possession of foreign currency and accepting gifts in an unofficial manner,…