Thomas Cup: New Zealand Knocked Out By Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (NNN-Bernama) — New Zealand have withdrawn from the Thomas Cup after several of their players contracted COVID-19, just four days before the competition begins at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.  According to Badminton New Zealand, they decided to withdraw from the prestigious world men’s team championship after some team members…

Over 860,000 Children In Malaysia Fully Vaccinated Against Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR,  May 3 (NNN-Bernama) —  A total of  868,859 children aged five to 11 or 24.5 per cent of the child population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Monday.  Based on the COVIDNOW website, a total of 1,536,766 children, or 43.3 per…

Special Task Force Formed To Monitor Recovering Process Of Malaysian Cycling Ace

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (NNN-Bernama) —  A special task force has been formed to monitor and assist in the recovery process of Malaysian national cycling ace Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, who successfully underwent heart surgery on April 21, said National Sports Institute (NSI) chief executive officer Ahmad Faedzal Md Ramli. He said the task force,…

Malaysian And Japanese Pm Talk On Regional And International Issues

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio held a 20-minute Japan-Malaysia Summit telephone talk on Wednesday, touching on regional and international issues of mutual concern. According to the overview of the talk made available to the media this evening by…

Covid: Malaysia’s Recoveries Continue To Surpass New Cases

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia recorded a total of 8,267 recovered cases Wednesday, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries to 4,283,013, according to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said new cases reported Wednesday were also below the 10,000 mark at 6,968 cases, bringing the cumulative number…

Malaysia Hosts Working Visit Of Brunei’s Second Foreign Minister

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Brunei’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Mohd Yusof is currently on a three-day working visit to Malaysia. During his visit here from 20 to 22 April, he is scheduled to meet his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah and discuss further on bilateral cooperation following…

Malaysia To Call Foreign Ministers Who Can Convince Israel To Stop Its Aggression On Palestinians

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20  (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah will personally call a few foreign ministers whom he thinks could play an active role in convincing the Israeli authorities to stop their aggression on Palestinians, as seen in the raid and clashes at the Al Aqsa mosque last Friday.    The minister said no one wants this…

Malaysia In The Midst Of Calling OIC, UNSC On Al Aqsa Incident

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), April 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is in the midst of calling the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to stop the Israeli aggression on Palestinians, as seen in the raid and clashes at the Al Aqsa mosque last Friday.  Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said…

Malaysia’s Total Trade Soars To New High Of Rm236.6 Bln In March

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s total trade recorded a double digit growth of 27.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2022 to reach a new high of RM236.6 billion, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said. Export and import values in March once again broke the record for all-time…

40 Sports To Be Featured At 2023 Sea Games In Cambodia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Cambodia is set to make history when it hosts the SEA Games for the first time next year as it will be featuring 40 sports, including its national martial arts of kun bokator. The South-East Asian Games Federation (SEAGF), in a statement, said this will be the…