Malaysian Ringgit Strengthens Against US Dollar In Early Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (NNN-Bernama) — The ringgit continued to trend higher as it strengthened against the US dollar in the early session on Friday following weaker US economic data, an economist said. At 9 am, the ringgit climbed to 4.6300/6380 against the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.6525/6565. Bank…

Egypt Extends Gratitude To Malaysia For Steadfast Support Providing Humanitarian Aid To Gaza

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Egypt is grateful to the people and government of Malaysia for their unwavering support in helping the Palestinians in Gaza with humanitarian aid. Following the October 23 meeting in Cairo between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the…

Malaysian PM Anwar Tells Nikkei Asia His Views On Hypocrisy Surrounding Gaza Crisis And Woes Within Asean

TOKYO, Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in an exclusive interview with Japan’s leading media group The Nikkei once again highlighted the hypocrisy over the crisis in Gaza by “so-called countries that promote democracy and human rights.”  This insightful interview conducted by journalist Norman Goh on the sidelines of the…

Malaysian PM Anwar Tells Nikkei Asia His Views On Hypocrisy Surrounding Gaza Crisis And Woes Within Asean

TOKYO, Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in an exclusive interview with Japan’s leading media group The Nikkei once again highlighted the hypocrisy over the crisis in Gaza by “so-called countries that promote democracy and human rights.”  This insightful interview conducted by journalist Norman Goh on the sidelines of the…

Cop28: Malaysia Hopes For Togetherness In Addressing Climate Change

DUBAI, Dec 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia hope to see countries coming together with ambitious and concrete commitments to address climate change during the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), here. Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik…

Ringgit Opens Lower Against US Dollar In Early Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The ringgit opened lower against the greenback today as traders took profit after recent gains and on caution ahead of a talk later today by US Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman Jerome Powell, said an analyst. At 9.01 am, the ringgit fell to 4.6670/6720 versus the US…

Pm Anwar First Person To Have Digital Id In Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Dec 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Friday registered with the National Digital Identity or Digital ID, making him the first person in the country to have the Digital ID facility. Digital ID is a digital form of identification and verification of individuals that will benefit the…

Malaysia’s Economic Growth To Be Affected If Palestine-Israel Conflict Escalates

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s economic growth will be affected should the Palestine-Israel conflict escalate further into a conflict involving Arab countries in the region, the Economy Ministry said. If the scale of the conflict widened, it would have a significant impact, especially in terms of rising oil prices and trade supply chain disruption, the ministry said.…

Thailand’s Port, Land Bridge Project Will Benefit Malaysia – PM Anwar

BUKIT KAYU HITAM (Kedah, Malaysia), Nov 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand’s plan to build sea ports and a land bridge which will shorten the journey of ships without the need to go through the Straits of Melaka will also benefit Malaysia especially northern Peninsular Malaysia.   Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government will ensure…

Malaysian PM Anwar Hopes China Will Join Forces To Resolve Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has expressed hope that China would join forces to ensure the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can be resolved quickly so that humanitarian aid could be sent to Gaza without restrictions.  According to Malaysian Foreign Minister Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, the matter was conveyed by Anwar to…