President Jokowi receives Malaysian envoy’s credentials

JAKARTA, Aug 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the credentials of 12 foreign envoys to the republic, including new Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia, Zainal Abidin Bakar. The ceremony was held at the Istana Merdeka in Jakarta, which was also attended by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.…

Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Aug 6 (NNN-PETRA) — Israeli occupation forces launched early Tuesday a large-scale arrest campaign in various parts of the occupied West Bank, during which they arrested 22 Palestinians. A statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society said that occupation army broke into various areas in the cities of Nablus, Hebron,…

Singapore issues new rules to strengthen cyber resilience of financial sector

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Aug 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today issued a set of legally binding requirements to raise the cyber security standards and strengthen cyber resilience of the financial sector. The Notice on Cyber Hygiene sets out the measures that financial institutions must take…

Najib’s trial Day 49: Najib would have known about the monies in his account, says witness

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court here today heard that it was impossible for former premier Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to utilise the money in his accounts if he had no knowledge of it having been deposited into the accounts. Former AmBank relationship manager, Joanna Yu Ging Ping, 48, who handled Najib’s accounts…

Two Malaysians arrested for trying to smuggle Bangladeshi out of Singapore

By Massita Ahmad Singapore, August 6 — Caught in the car boot: A Bangladeshi man. Two Malaysian women have been caught attempting to smuggle the man out from Singapore. Photo courtesy of Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. SINGAPORE, Aug 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Two Malaysians were arrested for attempting to smuggle…

UNGA chief calls for negotiations to ease tension between Iran and US

United Nations General Assembly Chief Maria Fernanda Espinosa calls on the US and Iran to negotiate. Photo courtesy of IRNA. NEW YORK, Aug 6 (NNN-IRNA) — President of the United Nations General Assembly María Fernanda Espinosa said that the best solution to prevent worsening the situation and escalation between Iran…

Search for missing Irish girl enters third day

NILAI, Malaysia, Aug 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for the 15-year-old Irish girl who has gone missing from a resort here entered its third day today, involving 150 personnel from various government agencies in Malaysia. Nilai district police chief Supt Mohd Nor Marzukee Besar said the search for Nora Anne…

Businessman shot dead in Malaysia

KUANTAN, Aug 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A businessman died after he was shot by a man in front of his friend’s house in Jalan Air Putih in this city in the east coast state of Pahang early today. Pahang police chief Datuk Abd Jalil Hassan said the 63-year-old businessman was shot several times…

Indonesia’s Banten province rocked by strong quake, tremors felt in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Aug 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Banten province in Java was rocked by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake at 7.03 pm (local time) today. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said tremors were also felt in Jakarta, located about 120 kilometres away. It said the epicentre was 147km southwest of Sumur-Banten…

Malaysian journalists in Jakarta rattled as strong quake hits Indonesia’s Banten province

Smiles of relief as Malaysian journalists together with Indonesia’s envoy to Malaysia, Rusdi Kirana check on the latest development following the earthquake outside the building where they were having a media briefing earlier. JAKARTA, Aug 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Several Malaysian journalists currently here on a media trip had a bit…