PIA plane crashes in Karachi with 107 onboard

KARACHI, Pakistan: People arrive at the site of a passenger plane crash here Friday. Photo courtesy of H.Khan – Anadolu Agency. KARACHI, May 22 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 107 passengers and crew onboard crashed in the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, officials and…

Asia-Pacific countries endorse UN move for joint regional action on COVID-19

BANGKOK, May 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Governments of Asia and the Pacific at a meeting on Thursday agreed to pursue coordinated and decisive actions, as well as reinforce cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.   Endorsing a resolution at the 76th Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (CS76),…

Khazanah raises RM735.7 million from Telekom Malaysia share placement

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Khazanah Nasional Bhd has completed the placement of 172.3 million shares in Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) at RM4.27 per share, raising gross proceeds of RM735.7 million as part of its on-going overall portfolio restructuring. The share placement exercise, which was priced at  3.61 per cent discount to the…

Oil lamps to liven up Aidilfitri celebration despite CMCO

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sungai Besi JKR headquarters here brightly lit up as part of the Ramadan month and to also usher in the coming of Syawal. Despite the CMCO. residents of the quarters here have lit up oil lamps to liven up the festive period. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA PADANG…

Malaysia sees 50 new COVID-19 cases, 90 recoveries, no deaths

PUTRAJAYA, May 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A total of 50 COVID-19 new cases were recorded today, taking the country’s infection tally to 7,059 cases, with infectivity cases now at 1,149, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.  Out of the 50, three are imported cases who contracted the virus abroad while 47…

Thailand’s NSC proposing to extend COVID-19 emergency measure another month

BANGKOK, May 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand’s National Security Council (NSC) today proposed to extend the state of emergency for another month, until June 30 to effectively curb COVID-19 pandemic in the kingdom. As Thailand continues to record low numbers in new COVID-19 cases, NSC secretary-general Gen Somsak Rungsita said the measure is being…

Updated: Cyclone death toll hits more than 70 in India

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, May 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — More than 70 people were killed in India’s West Bengal state in the wake of Wednesday’s Cyclone Amphan as officials visited the affected areas on Thursday. Thousands of mud houses were destroyed and roads blocked by fallen trees in many areas…

COVID-19: Singapore records 23rd death

SINGAPORE, May 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Singapore, which announced 910 discharged cases of COVID-19 earlier today, reported another death, bringing the number of fatalities to 23. The republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement issued here, said the latest death case involved a 73 year-old male Singaporean who died today at the National Centre for…

APEC economies urged to adopt open trade policy to safeguard food security

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies need to adopt an open trade policy to safeguard food security in the region amid COVID-19, says a new policy brief by the APEC Policy Support Unit. The recent policy brief on export restrictions and food security in the…

1MDB Trial: PetroSaudi called a “Pain in the A”, says witness

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court hearing Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case was today told that PetroSaudi International (PSI) was called a ‘Pain in the A”(ass) or PITA by the management of the 1MDB. This was disclosed by former 1MDB chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral…