Celebrating diversities at TFA’s Shantanand Arts Festival

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The ongoing Shantanand Arts Festival, an annual event at the Temple of Fine Arts in Brickfields here, is once again offering a myriad of arts and cultural events at its centre till this Sunday, Dec 8. The arts festival, which took off on November…

Three suspected drug traffickers shot dead by police

KOTA KINABALU: Deputy Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Zaini Jass (third from left) at a press conference showing a home-made rifle seized during Ops Laras. KOTA KINABALU, Dec 6  (NNN-BERNAMA) – Three  men, believed to be foreign nationals and suspected to be involved in drug trafficking and making of homemade firearms,…

Indian police shoot dead rape suspects as they try to flee

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Police in the southern Indian state of Telangana on Friday shot dead four suspects who had been arrested over a gang rape and murder case that caused a national furore. There has been public anger across the country since the burnt…

Heavy rain expected in Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Meteorological Department today issued a warning of heavy rain in several areas of Sarawak, and said such weather would prevail until tomorrow. The areas likely to be affected are Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu and Mukah, the department said in…

Registration for KL Summit open now for media members

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Registration is now open to media representatives both local and foreign for the Kuala Lumpur Summit (KL Summit 2019), which will be held here from December 18 to 21 this year at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). With the theme, “The Role of…

Soil erosion a threat to food security, environment – CAP

“Today, the equivalent of one football pitch of soil is eroded in every five seconds, and the planet is on a path that could lead to the degradation of more than 90 percent of all the Earth’s soils by 2050.” Consumers’ Association of Penang GEORGE TOWN, Dec 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Soil…

Strengthen democracy, let the voice of unity, kindness, mutual respect be the loudest – Dr Wan Azizah

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail receiving her certificate of appreciation from the Organising Chairman of Workshop of World Communication 2019′ (WOWComm’19) Anne Edwards (right) following the launch of the event. On the left is Organising Manager of WOWComm’19 Athi Pillai . Photo courtesy…

Najib’s SRC trial: Jho Low arranged my meetings with Saudi Arabia King – Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told the High Court here today that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low was the person who arranged meetings between him and King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during several of his visits to Riyadh and Jeddah.…

Former DPM Zahid paid RM44,602 in insurance for 12 vehicles, court told

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his family members had taken four types of insurance policies for 12 vehicles totalling RM44,602.47 with the company Allianz General Insurance, the High Court here was told Wednesday. KUALA LUMPUR: Branch Manager of Allianz General Insurance…

Seoul to host World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

SEOUL, Dec 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Nobel Peace Prize recipients from around the world will gather in Seoul next year to discuss ways to enhance inter-Korean peace, as well as global peace, it was announced on Thursday. Yonhap News Agency reported that the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates (WSNPL) is…