Western Digital to invest a further RM2.3 bln in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Western Digital, a leading digital storage equipment manufacturer, has decided to invest an additional RM2.3 billion to upgrade its facilities and boost its production capacity in Malaysia. “This was agreed on during a meeting between Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and group chairman of Western…

Tune Hotel named Asia’s leading airport hotel 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (NNN-BERNAMAB) — Tune Hotel Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA-KLIA2) has been named as Asia’s Leading Airport Hotel for the second consecutive year by the World Travel Awards (WTA). In a statement Friday, Ormond Group’s chief executive officer, Gareth Lim said the award is one of the…

Malindo Air closes Kolkata Airport office

NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malindo Air has closed its office at Kolkata airport after ending its service to the key Indian regional hub. “The airline shut their office last month and informed us that they are closing down operations from the city,” Kolkata airport director Kaushik Bhattacharjee was…

MPIC drafts plans to keep Malaysia’s leadership in rubber glove sector

A worker collects rubber gloves at a factory in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC), through the Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC), is always drafting and implementing short-, medium- and long-term plans to maintain Malaysia’s global leadership in the…

Trump’s legal team obtains court order to watch vote counting in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK) — United States President Donald Trump’s legal team obtained a court order allowing his campaign representatives immediate access to the vote-counting process in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters outside of the Pennsylvania Convention Centre on Thursday. “We plan on entering that…

Post-election protests erupt across US

Unrest in US cities. Photo courtesy of Anadolu News Agency. By Beyza Binnur Dönmez   ANKARA, Nov 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) — American cities witnessed post-election unrest late Wednesday as the winner of the presidential race between US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden remains undecided, reported Anadolu news agency. In…

Malaysians hopeful of a good Budget 2021

By Zairina Zainudin and Nurul Jannah Kamaruddin KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysians would be waiting with bated breath for the Perikatan Nasional-led government’s tabling of its maiden budget, perhaps the most crucial budget in the country’s history amid the unprecedented health crisis that has brought major disruptions to lives and livelihoods in…

COVID-19: 1,009 new cases, 839 fully recovered cases recorded

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of new COVID-19 positive cases in Malaysia today continued to record a four-digit number at 1,009 cases, further bringing the number of active cases with infectivity to 10,503. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that this brought the total…

Audit Report: Federal Govt records RM264.415 bln revenue in 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Chairman of Public Accounts Committee, Wong Kah Woh (left) with Auditor General Datuk Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid (right) during a press conference on the Federal Government’s 2019 Financial Statement at the Parliament building here today.Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5  (NNN-BERNAMA) — The…

Exports of palm oil to US not facing any problems – Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s exports of palm oil products to the United States generally do not encounter any problems except for the trade restrictions imposed on palm oil from FGV Holdings Bhd from Oct 1, 2020, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali. “Hence, for now the restrictions imposed…