M’sia Appointed As Member Of UNSC’s Advisory Group

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has been appointed as a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission’s (UNSC) advisory group (AG). The appointment was made at the 52nd UNSC session held virtually from March 1-5, 2021. In a statement Monday, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said Malaysia…

Bank Negara Maintains OPR To Sustain Economic Recovery Efforts

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) – The decision by Bank Negara Malaysia to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent last week was both appropriate and accommodating in supporting economic recovery efforts amid the debilitating global pandemic. Continuing with the low-interest rate regime would also help large…

Empowering Women Will Continue To Be A Top National Agenda – PM Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) -The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government has always upheld the principle of women’s empowerment and will ensure that it continues to be an important national agenda, said Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister said women were one of the most important pillars of national development not only…

Msian Govt Mulls Extending WFH Facility With Full Pay To Look After Sick Family Members – PM Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — The government is looking into extending the work from home (WFH) arrangement for both public and private sector staff and giving full pay to enable workers to care for an ailing family member, or in the case of men, to help their wives look…

Malaysia Committed To Strengthening Cooperation With Other Commonwealth Countries – Wisma Putra

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is committed to working together with other Commonwealth countries by strengthening cooperation in several priority areas. Wisma Putra, in a Commonwealth Day 2021 message today, said the priority areas consisted of promoting good governance, addressing the social and economic impact of the COVID-19…

International Women’s Day: Queen Reminds Women To Love, Value Themselves

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Queen Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Monday reminded every woman to love and value herself to be a great and happy human being. She said women need to look after their physical and mental health as well as their…

PM Describes Opportunity To Perform Umrah A Responsibility, Not Personal Privilege

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has described the opportunity to perform the umrah in the early hours of Sunday morning as a responsibility to do his best so that Muslims in Malaysia can visit Makkah once again, and not a personal privilege. Muhyiddin said he…

Msian PM Muhyiddin Arrived In Madinah

MADINAH, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Noorainee Abdul Rahman arrived safely in Madinah on Sunday. He was received at the Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport at 5.50 pm (10.50pm in Malaysia) by the Deputy Governor of Madinah, Prince Saud bin Khalid Al Faisal,…

PM Muhyiddin Leaves For Official Visit To Makkah Saturday

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin Saturday departed for Makkah, Saudi Arabia for his maiden official visit to West Asia. Muhyiddin, in his official Facebook site said the visit was at the invitation of Saudi Arabian king, King Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud who is the Custodian of…

Company In Former DPM Ahmad Zahid’s Case Has No Activities, But Large Withdrawals, Deposits In Account – Witness

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (NNN-Bernama) — The High Court here was told that despite not carrying out any business activities, there were large cash withdrawals and deposits made to the bank account of a company allegedly involved in Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption case. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer…