Lawyer Siti Kasim freed on charge of obstructing Jawi officer at transgender event

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21  (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Magistrate’s Court here today acquitted and discharged lawyer-cum-activist Siti Kasim on a charge of obstructing a Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) officer from discharging her public duty during an event (dinner) at a hotel in 2016. Magistrate Tawfiq Affandy Chin made the…

14,048 individuals have returned to Malaysia since July 24 – Ismail Sabri

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20  (NNN-BERNAMA) — A total of 14,048 individuals have returned to Malaysia through the international border entrance and placed under quarantine at  67 hotels and five public training institutes (ILA) since last July 24 until yesterday. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said of the…

Syeikh Al-Azhar expresses gratitude for International Tokoh Maal Hijrah Award

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19: Malaysia’s King, His Majesty Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (centre) with the recipients of the Tokoh Maal Hijrah namely Director General of Health Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (left), Egypt’s Ambassador to Malaysia Gamal Abdel Rahim Mohamed Metwally (right) who represented International Tokoh Maal Hijrah…

Malaysia reports 16 new cases of COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of COVID-19 positive cases today returned to double digits with 16 new cases, namely 12 local transmissions and four imported cases. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brought the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Malaysia to 9,235 and the number…

COVID-19: 93 new cases in Singapore, six imported

SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Singapore reported an additional 93 cases of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours with six of them imported, bringing the total to 56,031. According to the brief data released by the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) today, all the imported cases had been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival…

Court allows PetroSaudi subsidiary’s request for release of US$1.357 mln

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The US$1.357 million out of US$340.26 million kept in a London law firm can now be released to PetroSaudi Oil Services (Venezuela) Limited (PSOS-VZ)  after the High Court today allowed the company’s application to amend an interim order which prohibited it from moving the monies to other entities. The monies were said…

British High Commission fosters relations with Labuan

LABUAN, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay said the High Commission will work closely with the local authority, Labuan Corporation (Labuan Corp), to facilitate potential business activities and local tourism for both British investors and travellers. “We are always very keen to look for opportunities all over Malaysia…

MOSTI to recommend free COVID-19 vaccine to all Malaysians – Khairy

CYBERJAYA, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) will recommend to the Cabinet that COVID-19 vaccine is provided for free to all Malaysians, said minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “The Cabinet has not decided yet, but my recommendation is that once we have purchased the COVID-19 vaccine, they should be given…

IGP gives police chiefs a month to free their areas of illegal eateries selling exotic meat

DENGKIL, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — All district police chiefs in the country will be given until Sept 18 to ensure that their respective areas are free from illegal restaurants selling or serving exotic wildlife food, said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador here today. Besides action to be taken on illegal…

Court dismisses Rosmah’s bid to obtain Sri Ram’s letter of appointment

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court here today dismissed Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application to obtain Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram’s appointment letter as senior Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) in her corruption case in connection with the supply and installation of solar energy to 369 rural schools in…