Malaysia will continue to use Huawei’s technology, says Mahathir

TOKYO, May 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia is unperturbed with the allegation of spying levelled against the Chinese tech giant, Huawei and will continue to make use of their technology as much as possible, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. “We are too small to have an impact on…

Russia says US claims of nuclear test ban treaty violation baseless

WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK) — Russia has rejected US claims on the alleged violations of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), Sputnik news service reported, quoting Russian Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov. Antonov said these allegations were an attack on the arms control mechanism.US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director…

Najib’s Trial Day 19: I would have clarified with Najib if I had known, says Witness

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd (IPSB) managing director Datuk Dr Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman told the High Court here today that he would have called and clarified with Datuk Seri Najib Razak if he knew that RM42 million had been transferred into two personal accounts belonging…

Historian Khoo Kay Kim dies at age 82 after brief illness

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) — Historian and academician Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim, 82, has died of a lung infection at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) here at about 10.13 am this morning. His second son, Rubin Khoo, 47, said his father had a by-pass operation in…

UK: Pro-EU parties lead in European Parliament vote

LONDON, May 27 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — The idea of a second EU referendum might have been one of the reasons that ended the term in the top government office together with the Tory leadership for Theresa May last week, but the European Parliament election results in the U.K. suggest that a…

Malaysia appeals to Saudi Arabia for Haj quota increase

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has sent an official letter to the Saudi Arabia government requesting an increase in haj quota for the pilgrimage this year, said Tabung Haji chief executive officer Zukri Samat. He said, however, the TH Board has yet to receive a reply…

Faith is not frail for Syrian woman who lost four family members in the war

By Syed Azwan Syed Ali Kafr Nabudah: File photo of Syrian opposition fighters riding a tank as they head to the front lines in the countryside of Hama Province. Opposition fighters launched new counter-attacks against the government’s forces to retrieve what they have lost in the town. Photo: Mustafa Dahnon/dpa…

Nigerian man charged with murder of Malaysian nurse

SEPANG, Malaysia, May 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  A Nigerian man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here Monday with the murder of Serdang Hospital nursing sister Siti Kharina Mohd Kamarudin. Alowonle Oluwajuwon Gilbert, 36, was charged with the murder of Siti Kharina between 12.41 am on May 9 and 2.30 pm on…

Huawei ban puts S. Korean tech firms in tricky position

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 27 (NNN-YONHAP) — The U.S.’s decision to ban Huawei Technologies and pressure its allies to follow suit is sending a ripple effect through the South Korean tech industry that has contracts and connections with the Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker, analysts said Monday. President…

S. Korea questions Bolton’s view on NK missiles

SEOUL, May 27 (NNN-YONHAP) — South Korea’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Monday it has no idea why U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton openly characterised North Korea’s recent missile launches as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. Cheong Wa Dae reaffirmed that the defense authorities of the…