Re-inventing the newsroom will save journalism’s future, says top media figure

By Massita Ahmad  SINGAPORE, May 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A ‘back-to-basics’ journalism-first strategy is the only way news media can cut through the noise and attract paying readers, bigger ad revenue and more influence than ever before, says Juan Senor, President of Innovation Media Consulting Group, UK. “Change your newsroom, it…

‘I don’t think I am worse than Trump’ – Dr Mahathir

By Noor Soraya Mohammad Jamal PUTRAJAYA, May 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — “I don’t think I’m worse than Trump,” quipped Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad when asked to rate his captaincy of Pakatan Harapan (PH) which celebrates its first anniversary as the ruling coalition of Malaysia. “There are many leaders in the world, but I don’t think…

Dr Mahathir: Claims of Islam and Malays threatened under PH government is opposition’s tactic

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) — Claims that Islam and Malays in the country face a bleak future under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is tactic of the opposition to save  themselves from their misdeeds, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said the claims were initiated by the defeated party by finding…

Asean can create a new model of sustainable economy

By Niam Seet Wei SINGAPORE, May 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — ASEAN powered by 600 million population, has the potential to create an economic system for itself, combining age-old collectivist, community-first values with economic rights and freedom. Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) group president and chief executive officer Abdul Farid Alias said the regional grouping…

Malaysia’s AGC files notice of forfeiture on hundreds of items seized from ex PM, his wife and 16 others

File photo shows Malaysian police transferring items seized in May last year from a luxury condominium into a police truck. The items were believed to be related to the investigations into former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s IMDB case. Police hauled up items comprising jewellery, foreign currencies and…

France wants to preserve JCPOA, says French defense minister

Tehran, May 8, (NNN-IRNA) — Paris wants the nuclear deal with Iran to be preserved, France’s Defense Minister Florence Parly said on Wednesday after Iran scaled down commitments in reaction to US breach of the nuclear deal endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2231. The remarks were made just minutes…

Italian embassy in Caracas takes in opposition MP

CARACAS, May 8 (NNN-ANSA) — Mariela Magallanes, a Venezuelan opposition MP, has been taken in at the residence of the Italian ambassador in Caracas, the Italian foreign ministry in Rome said on Wednesday. Magallanes is one of seven members of the opposition-led National Assembly (AN) to have had their parliamentary…

Najib’s trial Day 15: Witness says AmBank was penalised for failing to report suspicious transactions

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Financial Intelligence and Enforcement Department manager, Ahmad Farhan Sharifuddin told the High Court here today that AmBank was fined for failing to report suspicious transactions in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s accounts. Cross-examined by lawyer Harvinderjit Singh, the prosecution’s fourth witness said the…

Jokowi leads in presidential race by 13.5 mln votes

JAKARTA, May 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The vote counting for Indonesia’s presidential election has reached 70 per cent, with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) leading his rival, former general Prabowo Subianto by over 13.5 million votes. Jokowi who is defending his post with running mate Ma’ruf Amin for the post of vice-president,…

Malaysia’s Sabah state repatriates 192 Filipino illegal immigrants

SANDAKAN (Sabah, Malaysia) May 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Sabah National Security Council (MKN) continues to carry out the repatriation of illegal immigrants to their home country and Tuesday 192 Filipinos detainees were sent back via Sandakan Port to Zamboanga, Philippines. Its director Sh. Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said 156 were…