N.K. official heads to Vladivostok after Moscow visit

Kim Chang-son (L), a North Korean official with the North’s State Affairs Commission, gets out of a vehicle at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on March 23, 2019. Photo courtesy of Yonhap MOSCOW, March 24 (NNN- Yonhap) — A senior North Korean official has left for Vladivostok in Russia’s…

LIMA ´19, platform to share new defence ideas, technologies

[Admin] Ucapan Menteri Pertahanan, Haji Mohamad Sabu merasmikan Asean Plus NGOs Conference in Defence of Baitul Maqdis and Masjid Al-Aqsa.https://t.co/R6c75ab9xy— Mohamad Sabu (@MSabu_Official) March 23, 2019 KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2019 (LIMA ‘19) that will take off on March 26 will…

Foreign funds net buyers, RM90.2 million net inflow into Malaysian equities

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) -— Foreign funds were net buyers with the local bourse recording a total net inflow of RM90.2 million between March 18 and March 21 versus total net outflow of RM472.2 million recorded in the same period in the previous week. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief…

Silterra poised to contribute to 3rd national car project

Photo courtesy Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (NNN-Bernama) — Homegrown semiconductor company, Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd, has the capability to contribute positively to the development of the local automotive industry especially in the manufacture of the third national car, says chief executive officer Firdaus Abdullah. He said the company, which…

Knowing each other’s strengths bodes well for Malaysia, Pakistan

Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, left, accompanied by his counterpart Imran Khan, right, on his departure today after his three-day official visit starting Thursday at the Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Rawalpindi. Photo courtesy Bernama ISLAMABAD, March 24 (NNN- Bernama) — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s three-day…

Thailand votes in first election since 2014 coup, marking end to military rule

Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha casts his vote. Photo courtesy Bernama images BANGKOK, March 24 (NNN- Xinhua) — Thai voters flock to polling stations across the country on Sunday for the country’s first general election since the 2014 coup. Eligible voters have been lining up at polling station since 6:00…

US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Daesh

BAGHOUZ, Syria, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A U.S.-backed Syrian force said Saturday that it has liberated the last area held by Daesh (ISIS) in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz, declaring victory over the extremists and the end of their self-declared caliphate Syrian Democratic Forces declare total elimination of so-called…

U.S. envoy, European officials discuss N.K. denuclearization

 U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun. Photo courtesy of Yonhap WASHINGTON, March 23 (NNN- Yonhap) — U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun met with European officials in London this week to discuss the denuclearization of the regime, the State Department said Friday. Biegun’s trip came after…

March 23, 2019

Singapore, March 23 – Thirty iconic Singapore landmarks and bridges turned blue on Friday (Mar 22) to commemorate World Water Day and promote the importance of water conservation. Photo courtesy Mediacorp Beirut, Lebanon, March 23 – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Suzan exit the plane as…

March 22, 2019

Princeton, New Jersey, March 22- Scientist Karen Uhlenbeck. As the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced on March 19, 2019, Uhlenbeck will be awarded the prestigious Norwegian Abel Prize for mathematic, Photo courtesy of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters / Institute for Advanced Stu Algiers, Algeria, March…