Malaysia approved FDIs worth RM80.5 bln in 2018

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) – MALAYSIA is enjoying encouraging economic growth, with RM80.5 billion in foreign direct investments (FDIs) being approved across all sectors in 2018, a jump of 48% from a year earlier, said Lim Guan Eng. Of the total amount, RM26.5 billion in FDIs were approved in…

Robert Kuok retains top spot on 2019 Forbes Malaysia rich list

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, March 16 (NNN-Bernama) – Tan Sri Robert Kuok retains his number one spot on the 2019 Forbes Malaysia Rich List with a net worth of US$12.8 billion despite a fall in his wealth by US$2 billion, according to Forbes Asia. In releasing the 2019 Forbes Malaysia…

Suu Kyi promises she will quickly tackle discrimination in issuing IDs to Hindus and Muslims

Photo courtesy Mizzima YANGOON, March 16 (NNN-MIZZIMA) – State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has promised to tackle discrimination in issuing national IDs and passports to people with Hindu and Muslim faiths at the earliest opportunity. “I shall tackle the issue of discrimination to people with Hindu and Muslim faiths…

Christchurch shootings: Death toll rises to 50, Bodies of attack victims to be returned to families

NZ GOVERNMENT TWITTER WELLINGTON (NNN-AGENCIES) – The bodies of those killed in the deadly shootings at two mosques in Christchurch will begin to be returned to relatives from Sunday night, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said. The expectation was that all bodies would be returned by Wednesday, she added. Christchurch Mayor…

Sungai Kim Kim clean-up yields 350 jumbo bags of tainted earth

Photo courtesy BERNAMA JOHOR BAHARU, March 16 (NNN- Bernama) — The clean-up exercise at Sungai Kim Kim has produced 350 jumbo bags of tainted earth and 350 tonnes of polluted water so far. State Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman Dr Sahruddin Jamal said all the toxic substances collected since March 13…

New Zealand massacre shows how online users find ways to share violent videos

By Paresh Dave and Munsif Vengattil Photo courtesy Bernama SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU March 16 (NNN-BERNAMA- Reuters) — The Friday massacre at two New Zealand mosques, live-streamed to the world, was not the first internet broadcast of a violent crime, but it showed that stopping gory footage from spreading online persists as…

US slaps fresh sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

WASHINGTON,March 16 ( NNN-ANADOLU) -The U.S. blacklisted six Russian nationals and eight Russian entities Friday over Moscow’s “continued and ongoing aggression” in Ukraine, as the European Union and Canada issued their own sanctions. The Treasury Department said the new economic penalties are in retaliation for Russia’s “unjustified attacks” on Ukrainian…

Death toll in Christchurch shootings rises to 49

CHRISTCHURCH, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll has risen to 49 in the terror attacks that took place Friday afternoon in this quiet city of New Zealand.

Egypt ready to rejoin major exporters of LNG

Photo courtesy David Mark from Pixabay CAIRO, March 16 (NNN-DAILYSTAR) – Egypt indicated it’s ready to rejoin the club of major exporters of liquefied natural gas, making its biggest offer to supply the market in at least five years. The state gas company EGAS tendered to sell four cargoes of…

Christchurch shootings: Attack suspect Brenton Tarrant appears in court

Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque attacks, is lead into the dock for his appearance in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand Mar 16, 2019. Photo courtesy Pool CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 16 (NNN-CNA) – A right-wing extremist who filmed himself rampaging through two mosques in…