Landslide buries family of seven in central Mexico

MEXICO CITY, July 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — A family of seven, including four minors, died when a landslide buried their home in Central Mexico, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting  local officials on Thursday. Heavy rains Wednesday night caused part of a hillside to crumble in Santo Tomas Chautla, a community 15 kilometers from Puebla…

Singapore experts suggest establishment of Ministry of Ageing

SINGAPORE, July 12 (NNN-BERNAMA-VNA) – A new Ministry of Ageing, coordinating closely with the Manpower and Education Ministries, has been suggested for Singapore, by an academician here. The ministry could help the authorities resolve emerging challenges such as the displacement of mature professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) due to…

11 killed, dozens injured in train collision in Pakistan

KARACHI, July 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — At least 11 people were killed and 62 injured in a collision between two trains in northeastern Pakistan on Thursday morning, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting officials and local media reports. The accident, the latest in a series of similar incidents, occurred in Punjab’s Sadiqabad district — some 543…

Urgent need to deal with encroachment into Sarawak waters

KUCHING, Malaysia, July 11 (Bernama) – Complaints by local fishermen that their fishing activities are being badly affected by foreign vessels’ encroachment into Sarawak waters require the immediate attention of various authorities, said Jepak assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip. In fact, Talib, who is also Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department, said there was…

Malaysia can gain from China’s expertise on hot spot mapping, says Dr Wan Azizah

By Norsyafawati Ab Wahab BEIJING, July 10 (NNN-BERNAMA)– Malaysia can benefit from China’s expertise in hot spot mapping using satellite technology for better disaster preparedness and management, say Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister  Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said Malaysia’s  National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) and the National Security Council…

Update Najib’s trial Day 35: KWAP agreed to give SRC RM1 bln, Najib wanted it raised to RM2 bln

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak had suggested that a RM1 billion loan which Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP) had agreed to extend to SRC International Sdn Bhd be increased to RM2 billion, the High Court here was told Wednesday. Former secretary-general of the Finance Ministry Dr Wan…

Political crisis brews in India’s Karnataka state

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, July 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The south Indian state of Karnataka has been hit by a political crisis, with resignations by some lawmakers threatening the government’s survival. Fourteen state assembly members belonging to the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) parties that form the coalition administration have…

Namibians in Malaysia urged to register for elections back home

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Commission of Namibia has called on the country’s citizens currently in Malaysia to register with the high commission to exercise their democratic rights to participate in the upcoming national elections of the Namibian Presidential and National Assembly. In a statement made available…

Najib’s trial Day 35: Witness says Najib ordered the issuance of loan before guarantee letter

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court here was told that former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had ordered Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP) to expedite the issuance of loan to SRC International Sdn Bhd before the government’s guarantee letter was issued which was an unusual practice. The former Finance Ministry Treasury secretary-general…

Malaysian politician out on bail, calls rape claims ‘nothing but slander’

IPOH, Malaysia, July 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — “I never raped her, molested her or harassed her in any way,” Perak state executive councillor Paul Yong Choo Kiong said today.  The beleaguered State Local Government, Public Transport, Non-Muslim Affairs and New Villages Committee chairman, who was arrested yesterday after his maid lodged a police report…