Tackling the plight of nationless Muslims must be a priority, says Malaysia’s Sultan Nazrin

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Nazrin Shah arriving for the closing ceremony of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today. Accompanying him is Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad (third, left), KL Summit Co Secretary-General Tan Sri Samsudin Osman…

Malaysia calls for greater trade among Muslim countries

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Muslim countries should activate greater trade and investment to create economies of scale by adopting the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0) to generate wealth and prosperity. Malaysia’s Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said joint pacts and strategic geo-economic alliances must be established to create new…

Bosnian court orders one-month detention for five men deported from Syria

ZAGREB, Dec 20 (NNN-HINA) – Five of the men who were deported from Syria to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday have been remanded in one-month custody over their ties to terrorism, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed on Friday. The five men, for whom international arrest warrants for terrorism…

Trolleys of expired, dented products seized ahead of Christmas in Labuan

LABUAN, Dec 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A swoop by the Labuan Health Department revealed many stores including hypermarkets here still selling expired foodstuff and dented canned/boxed items. The department seized three trolleys laden with expired products, those in dented packaging or with confusing labelling from a hypermarket, a basket of chocolates…

Ipoh-Guangzhou flights stopped

IPOH, Dec 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Perak state government announced that the flight service from Ipoh to Guangzhou, China, operated by Scanda Sky with the cooperation of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS), has officially stopped on Dec 18, 2019. Perak Tourism, Arts and Culture committee chairman Tan Kar Hing said the decision to stop the operation was agreed by…

Dr Mahathir open to idea of unified cryptocurrency for Muslim countries

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he is open to the idea of a unified cryptocurrency for Muslim countries. As a matter of fact, Dr Mahathir added, Malaysia had mooted the idea of a common currency for Islamic nations a long time ago, but the big powers had…

Ankara-KL can strengthen cooperation in Islamic finance, says Erdogan

KUALA LUMPUR: Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019. Erdogan said Muslim countries should leverage their advantages in terms of resources, population and geographical location for their benefit. He also urged Muslims to confront their problems and not take the easy way out by blaming others…

Five agreements sealed at KL Summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were sealed at the Kuala Lumpur Summit (KL Summit) 2019 Thursday by Muslim countries’ government agencies and companies. The deals included the areas of youth exchange, food security, media collaboration, defence and security. Among the documents exchanged were for the “Work4Malaysia” programme, an initiative…

Finance Ministry will continue reforms towards cleaner financial systems – Guan Eng

By Zairina Zainudin PUTRAJAYA, Dec 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is expected to continue with its reforms towards a more transparent, accountable financial system and keep Malaysia a country free of kleptocracy. Its Minister Lim Guan Eng said that although 2019 has not been easy with various internal…

Acts of terror will not reduce prejudices against Islam, says Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — The King of Malaysia Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah looking on as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) shakes hands with Malaysian Prime Minister and KL Summit Chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the opening of the summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre…