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…

RT, Sputnik banned from media freedom conference in UK

LONDON, July 9 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — Citing their role in “spreading disinformation,” Britain’s foreign office has barred Russian news agencies RT and Sputnik from attending a media freedom conference in London this week, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting a statement.  Some 1,000 reporters, journalists, and members of civil society as well as 60…

China says US’ potential arms sales to Taiwan a breach of international laws

BEIJING, July 9 (NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK) — China has expressed protest and has made a diplomatic representation to the United States (US) over the country’s approval of arms sales to Taiwan, which China sees as its rebel province, Sputnik news agency reported, quoting the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Geng Shuang on Tuesday. The US Defence…

North Korea-US bilateral talks still the best bet for denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula

By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Bilateral talks between North Korea and the United States (US) still remains the best approach for the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, after the collapse of the Six-Party Talks, said a former South Korean diplomat. The former South Korean head of delegation to…

Malaysia’s first fashion artificial intelligence tool SARA launched

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — SARATIX and CUSTLR have launched Malaysia’s first fashion Artificial Intelligence (AI) named Simultaneous Artificial Response and Action (SARA), with a user-friendly add-on for fashion businesses. Powered by Deep Learning Neural Network and Machine Learning, SARA was developed with the help of bright minded professors,…

Four offers made for Malaysia Airlines, says Mahathir

PUTRAJAYA, July 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government has received four offers from companies interested in taking over national carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB), Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad disclosed. He said no decision has been made on the offers yet and that the government would have to consider all the…

Transport Minister calls on industry players to embrace green logistics

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has urged players in the entire logistics sector to embrace green logistics in order to achieve greater efficiency in reducing carbon emissions. Loke also said logistic companies should seize the opportunities that the market has to offer as green logistics would eventually gain sustainability and…

Malaysian Deputy PM calls on Chinese Vice-President

By Norsyafawati Ab Wahab BEIJING, July 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is on a four-day official visit to China from Monday, made a courtesy call on Vice-President Wang Qishan in Zhongnanhai here Tuesday. Dr Wan Azizah arrived at 9.25 am (same time in…

IRIMM appeals to Wisma Putra to trace M’sian woman missing in India

PUTRAJAYA, July 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian Muslim network, Ikatan Rakyat Insan Muslim Malaysia (IRIMM), today submitted a memorandum to Wisma Putra here, appealing for diplomatic channels to be used to trace a Malaysian woman who has been missing in India since June 29. Habibnuneesa Mohd Ismail, 36, the wife of pipe…

Update Najib’s trial Day 33: Witness says SRC, Gandingan Mentari did not lodge report over losses

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Former non-executive director of SRC International Sdn Bhd Datuk Suboh Md Yassin told the High Court here today that neither SRC International Sdn Bhd nor its subsidiary Gandingan Mentari had lodged a report about funds being stolen from the companies’ accounts. The 42nd prosecution witness said this during…