Pandemic demands more research that will benefit society – Muhyiddin

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic demands more research work done by the academic fraternity, particularly in fields that can further help revive the country’s economy, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.  The prime minister said although academicians tend to focus on research work and on developing their expertise,…

Singapore sees 87 new COVID-19 cases, 14 imported

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Singapore has preliminarily confirmed an additional 87 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours, with 14 being imported cases. In its brief data released here today, the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said all the imported cases involved those placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in…

Apex court dismisses bid to stop Sabah election

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Federal Court today dismissed an application to stop the Sabah state election, nomination for which is tomorrow and polling on Sept 26. The application was brought by former Tamparuli assemblyman Datuk Jahid @ Noordin Jahim to stay the state election pending disposal of an appeal over who…

Virtual Asean Regional Forum won’t stop vibrant discussions of major issues

By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the annual Asia-Pacific multilateral forum on peace and security, will convene tomorrow (Sept 12) under very challenging security situations caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and escalating tensions in the South China Sea. Due to the pandemic,…

Sabah State Election: Fight for seats will be multi-cornered, says analyst

By Jailani Hasan LABUAN, Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — An analyst anticipates five- or six-cornered contests in many of the 73 seats up for grabs in the Sabah state election later this month. Dr Romzi Ationg, a political researcher at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), said these multi-cornered fights can be expected…

Former Penang CM Lim claims trial to charges of misappropriating land

BUTTERWORTH, Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng was charged in the Sessions Court today with two counts of causing two plots of land belonging to the Penang government worth RM208.8 million to be disposed of to developers. Lim, 60, who is also the former chief minister…

India, China agree to protect border agreements, avoid raising tension

MOSCOW, Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK) — India and China have agreed to protect the existing border agreements and avoid the further escalation of tensions, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting a joint statement from the foreign ministers of both nations. Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, held on…

Thailand plans to allocate 1.9 bln baht to fight ransomware attack at state hospitals

BANGKOK, Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand is considering allocating 1.9 billion baht (RM 252.39 million) to install a security system to prevent ransomware attack at state-run hospitals. Deputy Public Health Minister, Sathit Pitutecha, said it is a long-term move to protect data and prevent ransomware attacks at all hospitals run…

Vietnamese woman jailed a day for offering bribe to cop

KUANTAN,Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A Vietnamese woman was sentenced to a day’s jail and fined RM1,000 by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to offering a RM50 bribe to a policeman on Monday. Judge Mohd Ghazali Mohamad Taib also ordered Le Thi To Nga, 40, to serve another month in jail if she failed to pay the fine.…

SRC case the worst in abuse of position by country’s highest-ranking person, says trial judge

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10  (NNN-BERNAMA) — The trial judge in the high profile case of SRC International Sdn Bhd has regarded the case as the worst kind of abuse of position and criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving the Prime Minister at that time, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, the highest-ranking authority in the government.…