CYBERJAYA, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The only way for Malaysia to become a high-income nation is to become a high-tech country, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.  He said history has proven that military and economic might, and world superpowers are highly dependent on the mastery of technology.  To put…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  The retail sector is expected to recover in the second half of 2020 boosted by local consumption, with sales likely to recover to 80 per cent of pre-COVID-19 levels in the fourth quarter from the 70 per cent currently, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri…

CHUKAI, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Vietnamese fishermen are willing to sink their boats to avoid being detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), after being caught trespassing and stealing our marine resources. Pahang MMEA director Marine First Admiral Amran Daud said the tactic was detected to have been committed by the crew…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Members of the parliament from the government and opposition bloc today expressed their support towards the Temporary Measures for Government Financing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Bill 2020. Among the government MPs who took part in the debate on the bill were Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak) and Datuk…

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Kuching are among the latest cities in Asia approved for transit flights through Singapore, according to Singapore Airlines (SIA). In an update on its website today, SIA said its customers, as well as SilkAir and Scoot’s can transit…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of new COVID-19 positive cases returned to a single digit with seven cases recorded today, namely four imported and three local transmissions. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brought the total number of positive cases to 9,219 and the number of active cases to 192. He said the…