Putin: Russia not to build military base in Venezuela

ST. PETERSBURG, June 7 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) – Russia does not plan to send military troops or build a military base in Venezuela, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. “Russian military experts in Venezuela are in line with the contract which was signed earlier,” Putin told heads of international news agencies…

EU says new visa regulation improves conditions for legitimate travellers

ANKARA, June 7 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — The European Union passed a regulation on Thursday on the visa code regulation to improve conditions for legitimate travelers, as well as increase the tools available to respond to the challenges posed by illegal migration, Anadolu Agency reported. The new regulation include allowing for applications to…

UK PM candidate Gove: rushed no-deal Brexit would give Labour’s Corbyn power

LONDON, June 7 (NNN-PETRA)– Michael Gove, a leading contender to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said he would delay Brexit rather than rush into a no-deal exit that could trigger an election that would propel Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to power. The United Kingdom could be heading towards a…

Analysts say uranium enrichment ongoing at North Korean nuclear facility

SEOUL, June 7 (NNN-BERNAMA-UPI) — Operations are continuing at a North Korean uranium enrichment site, said analysts for website 38 North, a project of Washington, D.C.-based think tank The Stimson Center, reported UPI. According to an examination of recent commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center,…

Pitcher plant in Peninsular Malaysia facing extinction, says researcher

By Ali Imran Mohd Noordin SERDANG, June 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The pitcher plant or ‘periuk kera’ has of late been thrust into the limelight all because of the popularity of  ‘lemang periuk kera’, a delicacy that is prepared using the plant. Nature lovers and conservationists have expressed their concern over…

No surprises, Prayuth remains as Thailand PM

By Linda Khoo The vote for the prime minster post late Wednesday saw Prayuth elected as the kingdom’s first civilian prime minister five years after the military coup. The win came as no surprise for Thais as the former general benefited from the 250-seat senate whose members are appointed by the…

Maybank wants to link up Golf Cooperation Council, Asean with Islamic banking

By Niam Seet Wei KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) — Maybank Islamic Bhd (MIB), the largest Islamic bank by asset in ASEAN, wants to be the bridge for the Islamic banking sector between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the region after its Dubai branch starts its operation by June…

Search continues for missing Indian Air Force plane

NEW DELHI, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Search operations for an Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 with 13 people on board that went missing on Monday entered the second today. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has also deployed its RISAT series of radar imaging satellites to hunt for the missing aircraft that…

Iran urges Sudan military to cede power to civilians

TEHRAN, June 4 (NNN-IRNA) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry Tuesday urged Sudan to address the people’s demand in the country and speed up the transition of power to civilians. The ministry’s spokesman Abbas Mousavi expressed concerns over the escalation of conflicts in Sudan and warned on the country’s turning into a…

Latheefa Koya is new chief commissioner of Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency

File photo of Latheefa Koya seen with her client/lawyer Eric Paulsen (center) and co-lawyer N.Surendran (left) at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Lawyers for Liberty executive director Latheefa Beebi Koya has been apppointed the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief…