South African Airways cancels flights amid strike

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at airports across South Africa on Friday after national flag carrier South African Airways (SAA) cancelled its flights due to a strike by thousands of its disgruntled workers. “The cancellation of flights for two days [Friday and Saturday] follows…

AirAsia continues to pursue its American dream

SEPANG, Nov 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The recent downgrading of Malaysia’s air safety rating to a Category 2 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not discourage AirAsia Group from expanding its operations in the United States. AirAsia Group Bhd co-founder and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the…

A key man in the fall of BN, Rafizi wins appeal against Bafia conviction

SHAH ALAM, Nov 15 (NNN-BERNAMA)  — The High Court here today acquitted and discharged PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli after overturning his conviction for charges under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act (BAFIA) last year.  Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa allowed the former Pandan MP’s appeal against his conviction and the 30-month jail sentence that followed…

Ex-1MDB CEO Arul objects to Najib’s request to postpone trial

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy has objected to Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to postpone the 1MDB audit report tampering trial, which is scheduled to begin on Monday and where Arul is facing a charge of abetment. Arul’s counsel Datuk N. Sivananthan told…

Feb 28 set to hear MACC’s application to forfeit RM700,000 in Umno Pekan bank account

KUALA LUMPUR,  Nov  15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court here today set Feb 28 next year to hear an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to forfeit RM700,000 in a bank account under the name of Pekan UMNO division for allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. Judge Mohd Nazlan…

Update: 7.1 MAGNITUDE QUAKE ROCKS MALUKU ISLANDS, NORTH SULAWESI

JAKARTA, Nov 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale rocked the Maluku Islands and North Sulawesi in Indonesia  at 1.17 am (12.17 am Malaysian time) Friday. The Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) issued a tsunami warning following the quake, which was initially recorded at…

Malaysian govt to bear RM10.3 billion for Tabung Haji’s rescue and restructuring package

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian government will bear RM10.3 billion premium to ensure the financial health of Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH) is restored as part of the rescue and restructuring plan of the pilgrimage fund, Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd (UJSB) announced on Thursday. UJSB, which is a wholly-owned unit…

Italy declares state of emergency in flood-hit Venice

Venice, Italy: A seagull rises from the high water in front of St. Mark’s Cathedral on St. Mark’s Square, after the highest tide in 50 years ripped through the historic city. Photo courtesy of Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa ROME, Nov 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Italian government has approved a state…

Malaysia partners 2 international supply chain managers for palm oil export

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia has signed palm oil partnership deals with two major supply chain managers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China to facilitate greater palm oil penetration in China, India and the Indian sub-continent. The deals are sealed through the Bohai Commodity Exchange (BOCE) Malaysia/ASEAN platform, which inked two memoranda of…

Malaysians planning to travel to Bolivia asked to withhold plans

 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysians who are planning to travel to Bolivia have been advised to withhold their plans due to the ongoing political and security tensions in the South American country. Consular Officer of Malaysian embassy in Peru, Syed Ahmad Naufal Syed Isa in a statement said based on…