Malaysian Pm Rolls Out Red Carpet For American Investors, Eyes Tesla

WASHINGTON D.C, May 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob Wednesday (Thursday in Malaysia) rolled out the red carpet for American investors and businessmen, and presented Malaysia as a preferred investment destination. He welcomed them, especially the Fortune 500 companies, to invest or increase their investment, namely in economic…

Malaysia Expected To Garner Rm14.62 Bln In New Investments From US

WASHINGTON DC, May 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is expected to garner RM14.62 billion in new investments from the United States (US) following the Trade and Investment Mission (TIM) led by Senior Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali. Azmin said many US-based companies had expressed their commitments to expand their…

Tight Schedule Awaits Malaysian PM When Meeting President Biden, Asean Leaders

WASHINGTON D.C, May 11 (NNN-Bernama) — A tight schedule awaits Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob when he arrives here Tuesday (Wednesday in Malaysia), ahead of a high-level meeting with United States President Joe Biden and ASEAN leaders. Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said Ismail Sabri will join Biden, US vice…

Malaysian Pm Ismail Sabri Arrives In London

LONDON, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived here early Tuesday morning to attend several events in the city.  The Prime Minister was met on arrival at the Luton Airport at 2 am local time (9 am Malaysian time) by Malaysian High Commissioner Zakri Jaafar.  Deputy Malaysian…

Auss To Underscore Greater US-Asean Partnership

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), May 9 (NNN-Bernama) — The ASEAN-United States Special Summit (AUSS), to be held in Washington D.C. from May 12-13, is expected to issue a Joint Vision Statement underscoring the commitment and aspiration in enhancing ASEAN-US partnership. The Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement Monday said an enhanced ASEAN-US partnership is in the interest of…

New Covid-19 Cases Drop 58.3 Per Cent In Malaysia Last Week

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia for the 18th epidemiological week (ME18) from May 1 to 7 dropped 58.3 per cent, to 8,732 cases from 20,937 cases the week before, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said during the same period, local cases dropped by…

Tough For Malaysia To Meet Zero Single-use Plastic Target By 2030 – Expert

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (NNN-Bernama) – In Malaysia, festivals often witness a sharp rise in the generation of domestic waste. With interstate travel and open houses allowed during this year’s Eid Mubarak celebrations – after a hiatus of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic – solid waste operators and…

Singapore Pm To Receive Highest State Honour From Malaysian Sultan

SINGAPORE, May 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will receive Malaysian state of Johor’s highest honour from Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, while his wife, Ho Ching, will receive a state award, at an investiture ceremony in Johor on Friday (May 6), The Straits Times reported. Quoting a statement by the Prime Minister’s…

World Press Freedom Day : Journalism Under Digital Siege

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Media practitioners need to adapt to changes led on by demands of internet revolution in the era of digitalisation, says a former chief executive officer of a Malaysian news agency.  Speaking as a panelist on Bernama TV: The Brief in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day, Yong…

Ukraine War, Omicron Variant Continue To Weigh On Air Cargo — Iata

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (NNN-Bernama) — The Russia-Ukraine war and the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continued to weigh on air cargo, with global demand measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), falling 5.2 per cent in March 2022 compared to the same month last year. Citing its March 2022 data for global air…