Fighting corruption requires cross-border coordination, 1MDB case cited

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — As corruption gets complicated and transnational, fighting corruption and money laundering cannot be achieved solely by any single institution or economy but requires working together to advance greater collaboration and cross-border coordination. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner, Datuk Seri Azam Baki in his keynote address at…

King grants audience to PM for a pre-Cabinet meeting

His Majesty Malaysia’s King, Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin (right) with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Photo courtesy of Istana Negara Facebook. KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s King, Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Wednesday granted an audience to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for a pre-Cabinet meeting at Istana Negara (national palace) here.…

Busan Film Fest Festival takes off amid COVID-19 pandemic

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho sends a congratulatory video message to the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which opened Oct. 21, 2020, in a scaled-down format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in this photo captured from the BIFF YouTube channel. No silver screen stars or filmmakers from overseas are attending…

Perak forestry dept stops illegal farming in forest reserve close to Pahang

IPOH, Oct 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Perak Forestry Department (JPN Perak) thwarted illegal exploration activities deemed to be related to agriculture at the Bukit Kinta Forest Reserve on the boundary with Cameron Highlands in Pahang last Sunday (Oct 18). According to a JPN Perak statement today, an enforcement team in…

COVID-19: 368,842 cases, 12,734 deaths in Indonesia so far

JAKARTA, Oct 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Indonesia has recorded 3,602 new cases of COVID-19 within a period of 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 368,842. Based on information on the official Twitter account of the Indonesian National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) today, 160,740 patients are still being monitored for the viral…

Only Health Ministry can determine number of mandatory quarantine days – Ismail Sabri

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The issue of reducing the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for Malaysians entering from Singapore can only be determined by the Health Ministry  (MOH), said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Taking note of some suggestions to reduce the quarantine period, he said…

Malaysia sees 862 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Malaysia continues to hover in the 800s, with 862 cases reported today, taking the overall tally to 22,225 cases to date. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the latest development took the number of active cases with infectivity…

CMCO: Facilities on PROLINTAS highways temporarily closed

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  In line with the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), PROLINTAS Group of Companies (PROLINTAS) has closed several facilities at rest and service areas (R&Rs) and lay-bys on highways under its supervision until Oct 27. PROLINTAS in a statement today said the facilities involved were customer service centres and surau on…

Japanese Film Fest postponed to January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  The annual Japanese Film Fest (JFF) 2020, which was set to return in November, has been further postponed to January 2021 and will be known as “JFF 2020 Plus One”. The Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur (JFKL), in a statement on Tuesday, said the film…

Woman’s appeal to be declared a non-Muslim to be heard on Dec 16

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Federal Court has fixed Dec 16 to hear a woman’s appeal to be declared a non-Muslim. Rosliza Ibrahim, 38, who was born to a Muslim father but raised as a Buddhist by her Buddhist mother, is seeking a declaration that she is a Buddhist and not…