Iranian President Rouhani heads to M’sia for KL Summit

TEHRAN, Dec 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani heading a high-profile political delegation left Tehran for Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday morning to participate in the KL Summit 2019. Rouhani’s visit is taking place upon the official invitation of Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The event will…

Bandar Malaysia to bring about great economic value, jobs – Guan Eng

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad gets a briefing on the Bandar Malaysia development project from Deputy Executive Chairman of Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo following the signing of an agreement between TRX City Sdn Bhd (TRXC) and the IWH CREC Sdn Bhd (IWH-CREC) Consortium…

Two charged with going to Syria with intent to commit terror

SEPANG: Malaysians Mohd Azmer Ramlan, 40, (left) and Ahmad Naim Zaid, 34, (right) — being led by police at the Sessions Court here today. SEPANG, Dec 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Two suspected Daesh members who returned to Malaysia last month after being expelled from Syria were charged in separate Sessions Courts here…

Flood Update: Situation in Johor improves

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The flood situation in Johor has seen some improvement, with more evacuees having returned to their homes while the situation in Pahang has not changed much. In JOHOR, four roads in Kota Tinggi, namely KM 59 Jalan Johor Bahru-Mersing; KM80 Jalan Johor Bahru-Mersing; KM42 Jalan Lok Heng-Mawai and Jalan Kota Tinggi-Mersing are still closed…

Turkey keen to work with Malaysia on youth volunteerism

By Yasmin Ahmad Zukiman KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman doing the launching gimmick of Youth Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today. Also present (from left) Turkey’s Sports and Youth Ministry Deputy Director General for Youth…

Time for Muslim world to engage its young people in decision making – Malaysian minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Muslim world should listen to the voices of its young people and engage them actively in decision-making process as they are the ones who will inherit the future, said Malaysia’s Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.  In his remarks at the opening of the…

S.Korea’s ‘Parasite’ shortlisted for Oscars’ best international film

SEOUL, Dec 17 (NNN-YONHAP) — Bong Joon-ho’s black comedy “Parasite” was shortlisted for best international feature film at the upcoming Academy Awards, U.S. media reported Tuesday, raising hopes that it might become the first South Korean film to win an Oscar. According to the Hollywood Reporter and other entertainment news…

N. Korea appears to have tested liquid fuel engine for multi-stage rocket last week: sources

SEOUL, Dec 16 (NNN-YONHAP) — North Korea appears to have carried out a liquid-fuel engine combustion test for a satellite launch vehicle or an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) when it said it conducted “another crucial test” last week, military sources here said Monday. On Saturday, the North reported that it…

Altantuya Murder Case: Azilah seeks to review conviction, death sentence

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Former Special Action Unit (UTK) personnel Azilah Hadri who is on death row for murdering Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu, has filed an application to review his conviction and death sentence imposed on him by the Federal Court in  2015. In the application which was filed early this month at the…

Najib ordered the murder of Altantuya, alleges Azilah from death row

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (NNN) — In an exclusive report today, Malaysian website Malaysiakini said convicted killer Azilah Hadri, who is in death row in Kajang Prison, has alleged that the order to kill Altantuya Shaariibuu came from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and the latter’s close…