Online Booking To Climb Mount Kinabalu To Be Made Available Soon

KOTA KINABALU (Sabah, Malaysia) April 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Sabah Parks (TTS) will soon launch an online booking and permit application system to better facilitate hikers planning to climb Mount Kinabalu. Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Jafry Ariffin said the system would enable hikers to make a direct booking and…

Malaysia, China Get Ready For Post COVID-19 Cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and China have signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a High-Level Committee to Promote Cooperation in the Post COVID-19 Era – a historic development in Malaysia-China relations and the first of its kind for Malaysia. The MoU was inked during…

Msian Minister Khairy: Govt To Obtain Clinical Data From AstraZeneca

GEORGE TOWN (Penang, Malaysia) April 2 (NNN-Bernama) — The government will obtain the latest clinical data from COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca, for analysis by the Vaccine Selection Technical Working Group (TWG) and the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), following news reports of side effects of the vaccine in the United…

Malaysia-China Underscore The Need To Restore Peace In Myanmar — FM Hishammuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and China underscored the need for peace to be restored in Myanmar as well as the fostering of a collective development agenda for the country, said Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. The minister, who is on a two-day official visit to China beginning Thursday…

Ringgit Revisits 4.13-Level On Firmer Oil Prices, Ease Of Dollar And US Bond Yields

By Niam Seet Wei and Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (NNN-Bernama) — The ringgit rebounded against the US dollar to 4.13 at the opening Friday, fuelled by firmer crude oil prices amid the ease of the safe-haven greenback and US bond yields. The improved local manufacturing data, of…

ASEAN Developers Urged To Embrace Innovation, Explore Partnerships

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Property developers in ASEAN have been urged to embrace innovation and explore new partnerships. Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said this would enable the region to emerge stronger, post-pandemic. “Development projects are not to be just award-winning focused, but to also contribute…

Malaysia Dominates Global Sukuk Markets In 2020, Chalks Up Market Share Of 39.2 Pct

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia continues to dominate global sukuk markets in 2020 with a market share of 39.2 per cent despite the impact of the pandemic on the global economy and economic sentiment. RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) revealed that global sukuk issuance rose 16.8 per…

PM Muhyiddin’s Visit Will Push Riyadh-KL Ties To New Heights – Saudi FM

By Jamaluddin Muhammad RIYADH, March 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud believes Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s official visit to this kingdom will push forward Riyadh-Kuala Lumpur ties to new heights and a promising future. “It is important that we have a strong bilateral relationship…

PM Muhyiddin Welcomed By Saudi Crown Prince On Arrival In Riyadh

By Jamaluddin Muhammad RIYADH, March 9 (NNN-Bernama) — In the spirit to further strengthen bilateral ties between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, the arrival of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Noorainee Abdul Rahman here Monday was greeted by the kingdom’s Crown Prince. Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud…

Malaysia Remembers MH370

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Today, March 8, marks the 7th anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH370 that went missing under mysterious circumstances while enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. How and why a sophisticated Boeing 777 carrying 227 passengers of different nationalities and 12 crew…