India’s quest for food self-sufficiency goes beyond palm oil

By Shakir Hussain NEW DELHI, June 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Reducing dependence on imported edible oils is part of India’s larger quest for food self-sufficiency. There has been much talk in recent years about slashing the country’s huge vegetable oil import bill by encouraging farmers to boost oilseed output and allocating more…

Govt takes measures to help locals regain employment

File photo of Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan during an online interview with BERNAMA on May 1st. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. PUTRAJAYA, June 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Human Resources is committed to assist the reemployment of local job seekers who have been terminated following the COVID-19 outbreak.…

Foreign investors pulled out RM523.8 mln from share market last week

By Siti Norr Afera Abu KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Foreign investors pulled out RM523.8 million net of equities from the local market from Tuesday to Thursday, about half of the total RM1.15 billion net withdrawn in the preceding week. MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd analyst Adam Mohamed Rahim said the…

M’sia reports 33 new COVID-19 cases, with 17 local transmissions

PUTRAJAYA, June 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thirty-three new positive cases of COVID-19, including three local transmissions involving Malaysians, were reported today as Malaysia entered the third day of the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO), said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this brought the total number of positive cases…

Death certificate details prompted request for exhumation – Nazrin’s sister

SHAH ALAM: The older sister of the late CEO of Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, Nazrin Hassan, Che Elainee Che Hassan, 63, appeared as a prosecution witness at the ongoing trial here on the murder case of Nazrin. Also seen here is the brother of Nazrin, Dr Abdul Aziz Che Hassan,…

Foreigners using fake MyKad warned of stern action

PUTRAJAYA, June 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — There is no escape for immigrants using fake MyKad as the authorities are continuing with operations to weed them out, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Ismail Sabri said that under the Op Benteng launched during the Movement Control Order (MCO) and now extended…

Penang tourism players welcome PENJANA

GEORGE TOWN, June 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Penang’s tourism players have welcomed the National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA), saying there are various initiatives that can kick-start efforts to revive the tourism industry. Chairman of Malaysia Association of Hotels (MAH) Penang Chapter Khoo Boo Lim said the unveiling of PENJANA was a timely boost…

Can Malaysia achieve zero COVID-19 cases for 28 days in a row?

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia will only be declared free of COVID-19 if no new positive cases are recorded for 28 consecutive days, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The statement from Dr Noor Hisham yesterday raised a serious question – can a zero figure of new infections…

Special unit will ensure transparent implementation of PENJANA – Zafrul

By Norhayati Mohd Akhir KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz at Wisma Bernama before an interview with Bernama TV here Thursday. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Economic Stimulus Implementation & Coordination Unit Between National Agencies (LAKSANA) will ensure all measures under the National…

Singapore extends to Sept 30 VEP validity period for Malaysia-registered vehicles

SINAGPORE, June 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) will automatically extend the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) validity period for all Malaysia-registered cars and motorcycles for another three months to Sept 30, 2020.  “There is no need to apply for this extension,” said LTA in its website today.            …