Sugar King of Asia, Robert Kuok remains richest in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Sugar King of Asia, Tan Sri Robert Kuok with former Governor of Malaysia’s central bank, Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz. File photo courtesy of BERNAMA By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, March 14 (Bernama) — Robert Kuok retains his number one spot on the 2019 Forbes Malaysia Rich List with…

Vietnamese suspect Doan Thi Huong will continue trial after prosecutors reject her request for release

Vietnamese national, Doan Thi Huong (2nd R)is escorted by Malaysian police at the Shah Alam High Court, outside Kuala Lumpur, on March 11, 2019 to stand trial for her alleged role in the assassination of Kim Jong Nam. Photo courtesy Benama SHAH ALAM, Malaysia, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Vietnamese…

U.S. grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft as pressure mounts

Photo courtesy Pixalbay/F. Muhammad WASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) — The United States is grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft, said U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday, as the country becomes the last major country to do so after two crashes by the model in recent months. “All of…

Chemical Pollution: All 111 schools in Pasir Gudang ordered closed, 506 individuals treated

Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik JOHOR BAHRU, March 14 (NNN- Bernama) — A total of 506 individuals are being treated with nine of them at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) while all 111 schools in Pasir Gudang have been ordered closed today following the pollution of chemicals due to the…

Agong hopes Moon’s visit widens cooperation between Malaysia, South Korea

Photo courtesy bernama KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah expressed his hope that the visit of South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Malaysia will open up more cooperation between the two countries based on mutual respect and trust. His Majesty said…

Nigeria: 12 dead, over 100 schoolkids trapped in rubble as school collapses

One of the victims of the collapsed building.Photo courtesy NAN LAGOS, Nigeria March 14 (NNN-NAN) – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA) 12 Dead after a four storey building containing a nursery/primary school collapsed in Itafaji, on Lagos Island today. LASEMA revealed its handicap in a Twitter post when it…

MPs reject no deal Brexit

LONDON, March 14- (NNN-AGENCIES) — Members of the UK Parliament on Wednesday voted against Britain leaving the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement. Lawmakers voted by 312 to 308 in favour of a cross-party motion that ruled out a potentially disorderly “no-deal” Brexit under any circumstances. British Prime Minister Theresa…

Malaysia to send more students to South Korea

PUTRAJAYA, March 13 — Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and South Korea President, Moon Jae-In witness the exchange of a MoU between Malaysia’s Transport Minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook and South Korea’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kim Hyun-Mee. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. PUTRAJAYA, March 13 (NNN-BERNAMA)…

No mining of bauxite yet, even after moratorium ends, says minister

Bauxite for exports in 2016 at the Kuantan Port in Pahang State, prior to the enforcement of the moratorium on its mining and export in the state. File photo courtesy of BERNAMA. KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) — There will still be no mining and exporting of bauxite in the state…

U.S. aviation regulator says “no basis” to ground Boeing 737 Max despite crashes

Photo courtesy Boeing WASHINGTON, March 13 (NNN- Xinhua) – U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it saw “no basis” to ground Boeing 737 Max planes, despite two recent similar crashes involving aircraft in the series. “Thus far, our review shows no systemic performance issues and provides no basis to order…