British Govt publishes Brexit deal bill ahead of key parliament debate on Tuesday

LONDON, Oct 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — The British government on Monday night published its Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill ahead of the beginning of a key Commons debate on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported.  The bill runs to 110 pages, and is accompanied by 124 pages of explanatory notes. The move is seen as…

Malaysia eyes stronger bilateral ties with UAE

By Zairina Zainudin DUBAI, Oct 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia is keen to strengthen its bilateral trade relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and expect to see total trade between the countries to increase by five per cent this year from the US$5.7 billion recorded in 2018.  The newly-appointed Malaysian Ambassador to the UAE…

10 Malaysians nabbed in Thailand over investment scam

By Linda Khoo BANGKOK, Oct 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Ten Malaysians were arrested in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, last month for allegedly being involved in an investment scam. Deputy Immigration Police Chief Area 5 (North Provinces) Pol Col Ekkorn Boossababordin said all the suspects had since been charged with illegally working…

NAM senior officials begin meeting in Baku

By R.Ravichandran BAKU (AZERBAIJAN), Oct 22 (Bernama) — Senior Officials from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) began their two-day meeting here on Monday, deliberating on current developments in the international sphere and issues related to NAM member countries. The Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting on October…

IMDB Trial: Jho Low never utilised any funds in Najib’s accounts – DPP

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court here today heard that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low never utilised any of the funds in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s three current accounts and therefore did not gain anything by depositing funds into the accounts. KUALA LUMPUR,…

Khazanah Nasional to remain main shareholder of MAS

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Khazanah Nasional Bhd will remain as an influential and important shareholder under a new structure of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB), said Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. He said the government through Khazanah and Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAGB) is now considering four strategic…

Sultan Nazrin launches Sungai Perak River Bank Restoration Programme

KUALA KANGSAR, Oct 21 — The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah planting a Merbau tree during the launch of the Sungai Perak River Bank Restoration Programme at the Sayong Tebing village here today. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA KUALA KANGSAR, Oct 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah…

Work on Malaysian pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 to start December

By Zairina Zainudin The ground breaking ceremony for Malaysia’s pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 grounds in Tera, which will be ready well ahead in July next year before the expo starts in October. DUBAI, Oct 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  Construction of the Malaysia Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 is set…

1MDB Trial: Directors were in the dark about US$700 mil loan agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court here today was told that the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) board of directors (BOD) did not know about the US$700 million loan agreement signed by the 1MDB-PetroSaudi International Ltd joint venture company (JVC) in 2009, prior to the actual joint venture agreement…

Police record statement of Penang Deputy CM Ramasamy over news article

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy arrived at Malaysia’s police headquarters Bukit Aman on Monday to have his statement recorded over a report lodged against him in connection with an article published in a news portal last month. Ramasamy arrived at about…