Dr Mahathir calls for an end to Rohingya crisis

By Abdul Muin Majid NEW YORK, Sept 25 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has sounded the clarion call for the international community to put the Rohingya crisis squarely on its radar with a view to resolving it now. Speaking at his first engagement since arriving in…

1MDB Trial: JV plan with Petro Saudi discussed on yacht during Najib’s holiday in France – Witness

KUALA LUMPUR,  Sept 25 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  The High Court here was told today that the joint-venture project between 1Malaysia Development Berhad  (1MDB) and PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI) came about and was discussed during Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s vacation in Southern France on board a yacht with Prince Turki bin Abdullah…

Suspension of UK parliament unlawful rules Britain’s Supreme Court

LONDON, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The decision of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit was not legal, Britain’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. Local media reported that the 11 judges of the country’s highest court were unanimous in their verdict, which they said…

1MDB Trial: Najib gave the go ahead for sale of TIA bond despite a decree for its suspension, says witness

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court here today was told how Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had instructed for the agreement of a RM 5 billion bond sale by the Terengganu Investment Authority Berhad (TIA) to proceed despite a decree by the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin back then…

Another 16,800 Thomas Cook customers to be flown back by CAA in UK’s largest peacetime repatriation

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Another 74 flights were scheduled Tuesday to bring back to UK 16,800  more Thomas Cook customers after the UK’s oldest tour company ceased trading a day earlier, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA in a statement said this is an addition to…

Renowned Taiwan surgeon sees huge potential for cooperation with M’sia’s medical sector

By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, Sept 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A visiting Taiwanese surgeon, who enjoys international recognition, and presently heads Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA), envisages “huge synergies” emanating from cooperation between the medical sectors of Taiwan and Malaysia. Prof. Dr. Po-Chang Lee, who is the director general of…

Riau declares haze emergency as API hits above 500

JAKARTA, Sept 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Governor of Riau province in Indonesia Syamsuar has declared a state of haze emergency in the province as the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeded the 500 mark there. Syamsuar was quoted by local media announcing the declaration of the emergency status beginning Monday, Sept…

M’sian govt still negotiating with China to resolve issues on MPP, TSGP projects

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government is still negotiating with China to resolve issues on the Multi-Product Pipeline (MPP) and Trans-Sabah Gas Pipeline (TSGP) projects. While only 13 percent of both the projects had been completed, a payment amounting to RM8.3 billion or 88 per cent of the…

5G trials going nationwide from October – Gobind

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The 5G trials launched in Putrajaya and Cyberjaya last April are to be expanded nationwide, with the 5G demonstration projects around the country set to begin next month, Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said today. “It is hoped that Malaysia’s early commitment to 5G, to…

1MDB Trial: Jho Low close enough to meet Najib at home

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi revealed in the High Court here today that Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, was close to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and had access to meet Najib either at his home in…