12 Members of Parliament appointed PAC members

File photo of Nurul Izzah Anwar (MP Permatang Pauh) speaking during a Parliament session. She is among 12 members appointed to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). File photo courtesy of BERNAMA. KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Twelve Members of Parliament were today appointed as new members of the Public…

Malaysia consistent in supporting Palestine

KUALA LUMPUR,  Nov 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s stance in supporting the formation of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state has always been clear and consistent, said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar. In a statement issued here today, Kamarudin said the country’s stance is in line with the United Nations’ (UN)…

COVID-19: MAHA 2020 postponed

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism (MAHA) 2020 show scheduled for Nov 26 to 29 has been postponed to a date to be determined later, following the spike in COVID-19 cases in the country. As of yesterday, the Ministry of Health reported 834 new cases of COVID-19, bringing…

2021 Unity Budget can be realised with value addition from all – analysts

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad KUALA LUMPUR,  Nov 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  A Unity Budget,  which is being talked about now can be achieved through the 2021 Budget if it takes into account the value-added provided by all political parties. A lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia,…

RM61.32 bln paid in 2008-2020 to Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu & Kelantan for petroleum

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Petroleum cash payments made to Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu and Kelantan from 2008 to 2020 amounted to RM61.32 billion, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. “The petroleum cash payments to Sabah and Sarawak as well as the special payments to Terengganu and Kelantan for the period…

Indonesians in peaceful demonstration against Macron’s statement

JAKARTA, Nov 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Despite the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of Muslims in Jakarta today staged a demonstration to protest French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent statement, which was deemed as provocative and disrespectful towards Islam. The demonstrators gathered around the French Embassy in Jakarta at Jalan MH Thamrin,…

Saudi receives Pakistani, Indonesian pilgrims

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Saudi Arabia received the first batch of Umrah pilgrims from Pakistan and Indonesia on Sunday following the temporary suspension of Umrah visa in February this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report by the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA), the pilgrims were…

Petronas to pay RM34 bln dividend to govt this year – Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) will pay RM34 billion in dividend to the Federal Government this year, although the national oil company posted losses in the second quarter of 2020, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said Petronas had…

COVID-19: 900 cases of recovery today, higher than new infections

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A total of 900 patients have recovered from COVID-19 today, surpassing the number of the daily new positive cases of 834. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, at his daily press conference, said this leaves the number of active cases at 9,968. Of the total new cases, he said 831 were…

Current COVID-19 situation requires faster intervention, says Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The current situation of COVID-19 infection requires faster and more effective mitigation or intervention approach, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who chaired the National Security Council (MKN) Special Meeting on COVID-19 today. In his post on Facebook today, he said this followed the reports on the…