Govt hopes local community support on “love my palm oil” campaign

Teresa Kok (File pic). Photo courest of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (NNN-Bernama) — The government is hoping of extending the “Love MY Palm Oil” campaign to the local community throughout the country. Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok, who is also Seputeh Member of Parliament, said community associations need to…

Entrepreneurship to become job creators – Dr Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (NNN-Bernama) — The government aims to create a culture of entrepreneurship that encourages entrepreneurs to become job creators and to provide guidance to those working in their respective industries, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said through the National Entrepreneurship Policy 2030, the government…

Raja Permaisuri Perak graces International Tiger Day celebration

GERIK, Aug 3 (NNN-Bernama) — Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim graced the Malaysian-level 2019 International Tiger Day celebration which was held at Taman Inai here today. Her Royal Highness(HRH) arrived at the park at 9.30 am accompanied by Perbadanan Taman Negeri Perak (PTNPk) general manager Mohamed Shah Redza Hussein.…

N. Korea says it tested new multiple rocket launcher system again

SEOUL, August 3 (NNN-YONHAP) — North Korea said Saturday that it has tested its new rocket system again in launches conducted the previous day under leader Kim Jong-un’s supervision. The firing of “newly-developed large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system early in the Friday morning” was aimed to examine its capabilities,…

New nuclear pact should include Russia, China: Trump

WASHINGTON, August 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Any new treaty to counter the build-up of nuclear missiles should include China, President Donald Trump said Friday after the United States withdrew from a Cold War-era pact with Russia.”We’d certainly want to include China at some point,” Trump told reporters.”That would be a great…

Japan set to approve decision to remove S. Korea from whitelist in deepening row

SEOUL, August 2 (NNN-Yonhap) — Japan’s Cabinet is widely expected to approve a proposal to remove South Korea from a list of trusted trading partners on Friday in a move sure to deal yet another heavy blow to already badly frayed relations between the two countries. It would be the…

State media: Syria agrees to conditional truce in Idlib region

DAMASCUS, August 2  (NNN-AGENCIES ) – Syria has agreed on a truce in the north-western region of Idlib starting later Thursday night, the state-run Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported. Citing a military source, the agency said the truce will take place on the condition that a Turkish-Russian deal that was reached in…

Trump to impose new 10-per-cent tariff on China from September 1

WASHINGTON, August 2 (NNN-AGENCIES ) – US President Donald Trump escalated the trade war with China on Thursday, announcing he will hike tariffs on some 300 billion dollars’ worth of Chinese goods to 10 per cent starting on September 1. The measures are on top of the 25-per-cent tariffs that have already been…

Buhari applauds UK-born Nigeria named in Boris Johnson’s cabinet

LONDON, August 1 (NNN_AFRICANEWS) – In his first cabinet since taking over the leadership of the Conservatives party and becoming the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson named a UK-born Nigerian as one of his junior ministers. 39-year-old Kemi Badenoch (full name Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch) was named the new Minister of…

Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden killed: US media

FILE PHOTO: A photograph circulated by the US State Department’s Twitter account to announce a US$1 million reward for al-Qaeda leader Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, is seen on Mar 1, 2019. Photo courtesy of State Department/Handout WASHINGTON, August 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) –  Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza, chosen heir…