BNM Issues CCPT To Prepare Financial Sector To Be More Climate Resilience

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has recently issued the Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy (CCPT) guidance document as part of its commitment to prepare the financial sector to be more climate resilience and enable an orderly transition to a greener economy. In a statement Monday,…

Malaysian Athletes To Celebrate Eid-Ul Fitr In Training Camp

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — With their minds focused on doing well at upcoming multi-sports events, national athletes will be sacrificing their Eid-ul Fitr celebrations this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. National Sports Council (NSC) Athletes Division director Jefri Ngadirin said with the Tokyo Olympics and Hanoi SEA Games…

Survey Shows Malaysia’s Top Employers Offering Jobs Despite Pandemic

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — A survey by LinkedIn has identified 15 top companies in Malaysia which have continued to hire new employees despite the ongoing pandemic that have severely affected business activities. According to GKK Consultants Sdn Bhd (GKK), the poll by the social networking website for business…

Senate Caucus Urges Malaysian Govt To Pressure Israel Through OIC, PUOIC

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — The Dewan Negara Caucus on People’s Wellbeing has urged the government to put pressure on Israel through the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as well as the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOIC) to ensure the safety and well-being of the Palestinian…

M’sian Mission In Delhi Comes To Bernama Correspondent’s Aid

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Down with COVID-19 like symptoms, with no hospital beds or oxygen supply available, on Monday Shakir Hussain the Malaysian National News Agency’s (Bernama) correspondent in New Delhi was in despair. Only days earlier Shakir, an Indian national, had filed stories to Bernama’s newsdesk in…

COVID: Malaysia’s New Daily Cases Hit 3,788, Selangor Has Highest Number At 1,265

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 April (NNN-Bernama) — The daily figure of new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia hit a record high Friday at 3,788 cases. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his tweet, said that of the total recorded over the past 24 hours, Selangor has the highest number of new…

Malaysian King Expresses Concern Over Spike In COVID-19 Cases

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Friday expressed concern over the continuous upward trend in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, which has now reached over 3,000 positive cases daily. Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana…

MDEC Accelerates Plans To Attract High-Value Digital Global Business Services

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is accelerating plans to attract high-value digital Global Business Services (GBS). Raymond Siva, senior vice-president, investment and brand, and chief marketing officer, said GBS market size in Malaysia is expected to grow from US$1.3 billion in 2019 to US$1.5…

BNM’s Official Reserves Stand At US$108.6 Bln As At March 31, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) official reserves amounted to US$108.62 billion while other foreign currency assets amounted to US$409 million as at March 31. In a statement Friday, the central bank said for the next 12 months, the pre-determined short-term outflows of foreign currency loans,…

Acryl Sani Appointed New Malaysian IGP Effective May 4

PUTRAJAYA, April 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Deputy Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (right) has been appointed as the new Inspector-General of Police effective May 4. Acryl Sani’s appointment at the 13th IGP is to succeed Abdul Hamid Bador whose contract expires on May 3. Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin…