Tamil Short Film Competition A Chance For M’sian Aspiring Filmmakers To Showcase Local Mores

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian aspiring filmmakers who aim to venture into the global trail of filmmaking are encouraged to showcase the uniqueness of Malaysian culture and history through Zee Tamil’s first-ever Tamil short film competition, ZEE REEL, which kick-started on Oct 28. Malaysian film director Dr Vimala Perumal, who…

Short-Term Rates To Remain Stable On Malaysia’s Central Bank Operations

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Short-term rates are expected to remain stable Tuesday on Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) (Central Bank of Malaysia’s) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system. Today’s liquidity is estimated at RM36.70 billion in the conventional system and RM14.92 billion in Islamic funds. BNM…

Foreign Holdings Of Malaysian Bonds Rise To 4-Year High

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Foreign holdings of Malaysian government bonds (MGS & GII) increased by RM 2.7 billion to a four-year high of RM198.4 billion in November, leading debt securities to mark the seventh month of net foreign inflows entering domestic bonds. UOB Bank, in a research note…

Six Rizieq Shihab Followers Shot Dead By Jakarta Police

JAKARTA, Dec 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Jakarta police Monday shot dead six followers of Rizieq Shihab, the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) who has sparked several controversies since returning to Indonesia from Saudi Arabia on Nov 10. FPI lawyer, Sugito Atmo Prawiro, however, was quoted by local media as…

RCI For TH, Beef Import Cartel Among Highlights In Malaysian Parliament Tuesday

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (NNN-Bernama) — The proposed setting up of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate alleged misappropriation of funds in Tabung Haji (TH) and the existence of a beef import cartel in the country are expected to steal the spotlight at Tuesday’s Dewan Rakyat (lower house…