1MDB Trial: 1MDB took another loan despite being in RM32 billion debt – Witness

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court today was told that 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) took out another loan to complete the joint venture (JV) with Aabar Investment PJS despite having an existing USD$3 billion in issued bonds for the JV and deep in RM32 billion debt back in 2014.…

Malaysia reports one more death and 14 new COVID-19 cases

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Another COVID-19 fatality was reported today, bringing the overall death toll in the country to 128, or 1.37 per cent of the total number of cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the latest fatality involved an 80-year-old Malaysian woman, who…

Sea Watch migrants to go onto quarantine ship off Palermo, Italy

t PALERMO, Italy, Sept 1 (NNN-ANSA) — Some 353 migrants rescued by the German NGO ship, Sea Watch 4, will go onto a quarantine ship after they reach Palermo, interior ministry sources said Tuesday. They will be transhipped onto the ‘Gnv Allegra’, the third quarantine vessel laid on by the…

S. Korea on high alert as powerful typhoon approaches

High waves crash onto Songjeong Beach in Busan on Sept. 1, 2020, as Typhoon Maysak approaches the Korean Peninsula. Photo courtesy of YONHAP. SEOUL, Sept 1 (NNN-YONHAP) — South Korea’s provincial governments went on high alert Tuesday as another typhoon forecast to be more powerful than one that hit the…

UNGA President welcomes Azerbaijan’s initiative to hold session on COVID-19

BAKU, Sept 1 (NNN-AZERTAC) — The President of the United Nations General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad Bande has thanked Azerbaijan for its initiative to hold a special session on cooperation with the countries in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. “The proposal to hold a special session on the pandemic by the…

Seoul sees empty streets as strict measures implented amid COVID-19 fear

SEOUL, Sept 1 (NNN-YONHAP) — Activities around busy streets in Seoul came to quiet as South Korea implemented its strict social distancing measures here on Sunday. Gangnam, one of the busiest districts in Seoul, was reported to be mostly empty on Tuesday as the South Korean government took to implementing…

Malaysia to restrict entry of Indian, Indonesian, Philippines’ long term pass holders from Sept 7

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia will block the entry of long-term pass holders from India, Indonesia and the Philippines starting from Sept 7 due to the sharp increase in positive COVID-19 cases in those countries. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the restrictions included six categories, namely,…

Malaysia to invest significantly in latest telco gen – Saifuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia will invest significantly in the latest generation telecommunications and other technologies to achieve a high-income nation status, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. He said so far, Malaysia has 71 5G use cases demonstration led by private companies, namely Celcom, Digi, edotco, Maxis,…

Wisma Putra presents multinational virtual orchestra on National Day

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Wisma Putra today hosted a virtual orchestra involving 60 musicians from 26 countries to mark Malaysia’s 63rd National Day. The orchestra, conducted by Ahmad Muriz Che Rose, featured national favourites Negaraku, Cindai, Puteri Santubong, Warisan, Tanah Pusaka, Bahtera Merdeka and Malaysia Prihatin in a concert lasting more than 40 minutes. Foreign…

New COVID-19 cluster detected on ship – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Health Ministry (MOH) today detected another new COVID-19 cluster, the Flower Cluster, involving four crew members on a ship in Port Dickson Port, Negeri Sembilan. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ship involved had a history of travel from the Port of Singapore.…