Moderate earthquake hits Banda Sea, Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit the Banda Sea in Indonesia at 1pm today. According to a statement from the Malaysia Meteorology Department, the epicentre of the earthquake was at 325 km south of Ambon, Indonesia and its depth was at 217 km.  The…

Nora Anne Inquest: 29 premises inspected during search – Witness

SEREMBAN, Sept 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Coroner’s Court here was today told that 29 premises, including private resorts, were inspected by the Negeri Sembilan Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ) for clues on the location of Irish-French teenager Nora Anne Quoirin who went missing on Aug 4, 2019. Ampang Jaya district police deputy chief Superintendent Mohd Azam Ismail, who is…

MMEA foils latest tactic to smuggle drug in Langkawi waters

LANGKAWI, Sept 3: Kedah and Perlis MMEA director First Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah (centre) showing at a press conference here today part of the 537 kg of cannabis slabs found floating at Chorong Island near here on Monday. LANGKAWI, Sept 3  (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Kedah and Perlis chapter of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)…

Prostitution syndicate offers service on credit to customers – Police

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 3: Johor Police Chief Datuk Ayub Khan Mydin Pitchay showing the photos of suspected members of a prostitution syndicate that offers services on credit basis to customers, especially foreigners. JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Enjoy the service first, pay later, that is one of the methods…

14 new COVID-19 cases with 10 local transmissions – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Fourteen new COVID-19 cases were recorded Thursday including 10 local transmissions and four import cases, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “This brings the cumulative total number of positive COVID-19 cases to 9,374 with 163 active cases,” he said in a statement Thursday. For the…

1MDB Trial: Ex CEO Shahrol Azral concludes testimony

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi concluded his testimony in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s RM2.3 billion 1MDB graft trial today. As the ninth prosecution witness, Shahrol Azral, 50, had been on the witness stand for 40 days since Sept 23 last year. He was…

Singapore sees 48 new COVID-19 cases

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Singapore preliminarily confirmed 48 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total number of infections in the republic to 56,908. “Based on our investigations so far, there are two cases in the community, of whom one is a Singapore permanent resident and one is a work pass holder,”…

MOSTI congratulates Dr Chan for winning Asean-US Science Prize for women

Dr Chan Yoke FunPhoto courtesy of Universiti Malaya KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) has congratulated Dr Chan Yoke Fun for winning the prestigious ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women 2020 recently. MOSTI, in a statement Thursday, said it hoped the award would motivate Dr Chan and her team to…

Malaysia to impose entry ban on countries with more than 150,000 COVID-19 cases

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government will impose an entry ban on citizens of countries recording more than 150,000 cases of COVID-19 starting next Monday (Sept 7), Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced. He said among the countries in the list were the United States, Brazil, France, United Kingdom,…

Malaysia in no rush to purchase COVID-19 vaccine

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia is in no hurry to get the COVID-19 vaccine as it is of paramount importance to ensure that the vaccine is effective and safe for use, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. For the moment, he said the government was still waiting for vaccine-producing countries…