Sugar man Robert Kuok remains Malaysia’s richest in Forbes list

KUALA LUMPUR: File photo of Tan Sri Robert Kuok (Right) shaking hands with former Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. By Massita Ahmad  SINGAPORE, March 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — An ease in the Malaysian economy as well as the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak seemed to…

ESSCom detains seven men, seizes shot gun in Kalabakan

KALABAKAN, Sabah, March 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) nabbed seven illegal immigrants and confiscated a home made shot gun (bakakuk) in a raid at an oil palm plantation here Wednesday. ESSCom commander, Datuk Hazani Ghazali in a statement today said the men aged 20 to 47 were apprehended at…

Stop the open burning

MELAKA, March 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Fire and Rescue Department has called on the public to be more responsible and stop any open burning. Under the current hot and dry weather the country, these fires can easily spread and become uncontrollable, said its director-general Datuk Mohammad Hamdan Wahid. He said…

EU should not give in to anti-palm oil lobbies – MPOC

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed MANCHESTER, March 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has urged the European Union (EU) not to give in to the usual “lobbies” which suggest palm oil, Malaysia, Indonesia, and their related industries are the culprits when it comes to deforestation. Chief executive officer Datuk Dr Kalyana Sundram…

Second southern Thailand peace talks ends on positive note

BANGKOK, March 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The second peace dialogue meeting between the Thai government and  Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) concluded on a positive note, where both sides discussed a number of technical and administrative issues to pave the way for long-term peace in Thailand’s violence-wracked South.  In a statement, the Secretariat for Peace Dialogue (SPD) within…

World Bank announces US$12 bln to assist countries impacted by Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to US$12 billion in immediate support to assist countries coping with the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. In a statement today, it said the financing is designed to help member countries take effective…

Malaysian parliament to convene on May 18

KUALA LUMPUR,  March 4  (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian parliament sitting will be on May 18, instead of March 9 as had been scheduled, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof. Contacted by Bernama today, he confirmed having received the notification on the new date last night. “The  (Dewan…

Man’s attempt to smuggle cigarettes to S’pore foiled

SINGAPORE, March 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Singapore authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle a total of 1,376 cartons and 740 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes through a Malaysia-registered bus on Feb 28 at the Tuas Checkpoint here. In its latest update on its Facebook page, Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said…

No Malaysians affected in Manila hostage incident

Photo courtesy of Sputnik. KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — No Malaysians were affected in the shooting and hostage incident at a shopping mall in Manila in the Philippines, today. First Secretary and Head of Chancery of the Malaysian Embassy in the Philippines, Ridzwan Shahabudin, said the current situation in Manila is generally safe.…

S. Korea to focus more on curing severe coronavirus cases

SEOUL, March 2: A road inside Seoul’s Yonsei University is deserted as the school has postponed the start of the spring semester until March 16 amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus. Photo courtesy of YONHAP. SEOUL, March 2 (NNN-YONHAP) — South Korean health authorities said Monday that…