Malaysia Disappointed With UNSC’s Inability To Halt Israel’s Violence – Foreign Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has reiterated its disappointment over United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) inability to come up with a unified position to halt Israel’s violence against Palestinians, Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said. “This is the third session of the UNSC this week and yet, not a single…

Malaysia Ready To Send Peacekeepers To Palestine Upon Request By UN

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is ready to send its troops for a peacekeeping mission in Palestine if there is a request from the United Nations, said Senior Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said Malaysia cannot act arbitrarily as the matter should be decided by the UN. “The decision to…

Asean Should Adopt Fast Response Mechanism, Says Malaysia’s Non-Partisan Think-Tank

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The special ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta on Saturday to discuss the Myanmar crisis has been long overdue, probably due to the lack of a fast response mechanism for the 10-member grouping, says an independent and non-partisan think-tank based in Malaysia. Chairman of the Centre…

Asean Gets Ready To Combat Human Trafficking In Post Covid-19 Period 

JAKARTA, April 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Security and enforcement agencies in ASEAN need to be ready to face evolving trends in transnational criminal activities during the post-COVID-19 period, especially in the fight against human trafficking. Chairman of ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational  Crime (SOMTC), Awang Sufian Sabtu said ASEAN will continue to give…

Malaysian Govt Targets Mineral Industry To Contribute Rm29 Billion To Country’s Gdp By 2030 

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian government is targeting the contribution of the mineral industry to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to increase to RM29 billion by 2030 and that the industry to be further developed in a sustainable manner, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced. In realising that aspiration, Muhyiddin…

Malaysia Wants Myanmar Junta To Halt Violence, Hold Talks

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein reiterated Malaysia’s call for an end to the violence in Myanmar and the immediate release of detainees held by the junta since the Feb 1 coup. Hishammuddin, in his tweet late Tuesday, said he conveyed Malaysia’s stand on Myanmar to United Nations Secretary…

Special Asean Leaders’ Meeting Can Reconcile Myanmar’s Military And Civilian Gov’t, Says Malaysian Ex-Foreign Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The special ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta this Saturday is significant as it will determine the possible reconciliation between Myanmar’s military (Tatmadaw) and the civilian government, said Malaysian former foreign minister Syed Hamid Albar. The meeting will also help chart the road map for the restoration of…

Myanmar Crisis: Asean Leaders Must Speak With One Voice 

BANGKOK, April 21 (NNN-Bernama) — All ASEAN leaders must be well-prepared to be on the same page and speak with one voice in impressing upon General Min Aung Hlaing in the upcoming special ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday. The special meeting is scheduled to discuss how to deal with the…

Microsoft Regional Data Centre To Create 19,000 Jobs, says Malaysian PM

PUTRAJAYA, April 19 (NNN-Bernama) — The establishment of Microsoft Corp’s first datacentre region in Malaysia under its “Bersama Malaysia Initiative” costing at least US$1 billion (US$1=RM4.127) over the next five years is expected to create 19,000 jobs, including 4,000 IT-related jobs among its cloud users. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said according to the International Data Corporation, the…

Malaysia Not Being ‘slow’ In Its Covid-19 Vaccination Exercise –  Khairy

PUTRAJAYA, April 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has not been ‘slow’ in carrying out its vaccination exercise, National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. To date, a total of 1,144,841 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the total 1,559,540 received so far have been given, he said, adding that 701,812 individuals have received their first…