Singapore Airlines to promote Western Australia

Australian billabong surrounded by Eucalyptus Gum Trees, Pilbara, Western Australia. By Paul Mayall/Photo courtesy of BERNAMA SINGAPORE, July 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tourism Western Australia will jointly promote tourism to Western Australia in 10 key international markets, including Malaysia, under an AU$5 million (RM14.5 million) global cooperative marketing agreement. The three-year agreement…

Sarawak poised to export strawberries, vegetables to Japan

KUCHING, July 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Sarawak is set to export strawberries and other types of vegetables to Japan and some other states in the country following the signing of a collaboration agreement between Borneo Highlands Resort and Natural Green Life Farm. The agreement, which was signed here on June 28, involves…

Najib’s Trial Day 30: Witness says he was instructed by SRC CEO to leave the country

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1  (NNN-BERNAMA) — A former non-executive chairman of SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) told the High Court here today that the company’s chief executive officer Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil  called him from Shanghai, China,, instructing him to leave Malaysia in  2015. Datuk Suboh Md Yassin, 68, said…

Update: Special motion to get MPs to declare their assets passed at Malaysian parliament

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The special motion to make it compulsory for all members of parliament (MP) to declare their assets tabled today at the Malaysian parliament, Dewan Rakyat, has been passed. Tabling the motion at the parliament earlier today, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong said…

EU team visit SW Iran, origin of dust

AHVAZ, Iran, June 30 (NNN-IRNA) — A five-member team from the European Union visited suburbs of the southern city of Ahvaz, the origin of dust to mull ways to stop degradation of environment and apply advanced know-how to deal with hazards to the environment. Speaking to IRNA, deputy head of…

Malaysia a preferred investment destination in Asean for Italian companies

By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia remains a preferred economic and trade investment destination in the ASEAN region for Italian companies due to its strategic location and stable socio-politics climate. Italian Ambassador to Malaysia, Cristiano Maggipinto, said this is evident in the growing number of Italian companies…

Najib’s Trial Day 30: Trial continues as court rejects request for adjournment

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (NNN-BERNAMA)–  The High Court today dismissed an application by Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to adjourn the SRC International trial for him to attend Parliament which began sitting today. Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali held that there is no certainty when the MPs actually vote on two bills…

World Bank expects Malaysia’s GDP to grow 4.6 percent

PUTRAJAYA, July 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s economy is expected to expand at a relatively moderate rate, with the gross domestic product (GDP) projected to record 4.6 per cent in 2019, says World Bank. Lead economist in macroeconomics, trade and investment Richard Record said the GDP was 0.1 percentage points lower than in…

Anwar annoyed by media reports focusing on transition of power

GEORGE TOWN, June 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the president of PKR, a coalition member of Malaysia’s ruling party, Pakatan Harapan, today expressed his annoyance over media reports constantly focusing on the transition of power between Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and himself. He said the focus should now be on Pakatan…

Trump makes history entering North Korea with Kim

By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, June 30 (NNN-YONHAP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled denuclearization talks. The two leaders shook hands with grins and crossed the inter-Korean border into…