Finance Minister briefs Malaysian King on nation’s finance, economy

Malaysia’s King, Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah during the briefing from Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul on the country’s finances and economy. KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz was granted an audience with the King, Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah…

Public compliance, social discipline will be key to breaking COVID-19 spread

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Public compliance and social discipline will be very important in achieving the objective of breaking the chain of COVID-19 infections in the community, said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He also urged the public to practise and embrace the new normal in…

M’sian PM Muhyiddin wants NAM to help smaller nations in war against COVID-19

Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin participating in the Non Aligned Movement (NAM)’s online Summit Monday evening. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. PUTRAJAYA, May 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday night called on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to help smaller nations in the war against COVID-19.…

NAM leaders unite in the fight against COVID-19

BAKU, May 5 (NNN-AZERTAC) — The heads of member countries of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) came together via a video conference today to address the ongoing global COVID-19 crisis. The summit, initiated by current NAM chairman Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, took off here today as the leaders joined the…

Malaysia begins CMCO, most businesses to operate subject to conditions

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Today, Malaysia will begin its Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO)with almost all economic and business sectors allowed to reopen, subject to conditions and standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the authorities. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in a special address on May 1, had said that the…

Global COVID-19 cases top 3.5 mln: Johns Hopkins University

MALAGA, Spain: File photo of members of the Emergency Military Unit (EMU) disinfecting the vicinity of the Maria Zambrano station earlier in March amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Photo courtesy of Álex Zea/Europa Press/dpa NEW YORK, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 3.5 million on Sunday, reaching…

Kim Jong-un appears not to have undergone surgery: Cheong Wa Dae

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seen on a news broadcast after a 20-day absence People watch the news broadcast on a television at Seoul Railway Station in downtown Seoul on May 2, 2020. Photo courtesy of YONHAP News Agency. SEOUL, May 4 (NNN-YONHAP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears…

M’sian PM to join NAM’s online summit today

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will participate in the Online Summit Level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group in Response to COVID-19 today. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said Muhyiddin’s participation in the teleconference would be his first appearance at the…

CMCO gets mixed reaction from state governments

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  The government’s decision to implement Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) starting tomorrow, has received mixed reactions from state governments. For example, Terengganu would implement the CMCO tomorrow but would tighten it if the compliance of the standard operating procedure (SOP) is low and affects the…

Go for analytical pieces, former Bernama CEO tells journalists

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Today’s journalists must reinvent themselves by writing more analytical and interpretative pieces, says former Bernama chief executive officer Datuk Yong Soo Heong. Citing the examples of foreign news outlets such as BBC, South China Morning Post, and New York Times, he said those media gave more…