Malaysian Foreign Ministry Summons Swedish Envoy Over Quran Issue

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), July 25 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian Foreign ministry Monday summoned Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Joachim Bergstrom to express strong condemnation over the recent desecration of the Holy Quran in Stockholm, Sweden on July 20.   The Foreign ministry in a statement said during the meeting, the ministry stressed to the…

Tesla Will Make Malaysia’s Ev Ecosystem More Competitive — Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The opening of Tesla Inc’s first charging station in Malaysia will make the local automotive ecosystem more competitive and help signal to the global market that the country is serious about developing its electric vehicle (EV) industry, said Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Minister…

Malaysian Pm Anwar’s Visit To Vietnam Strengthens Relations, Expands Cooperation

HANOI (Vietnam), July 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s two-day official visit to Vietnam that ended Friday not only strengthened Malaysia-Vietnam diplomatic relations but also initiated the exploration of various new sectors of interest for both countries. This includes the fields of agriculture, halal industry, defence and security, education and…

Malaysian Pm: Learn From Vietnam’s Experience For Malaysia To Rise Again As A Great Nation

HANOI (Vietnam), July 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia can learn from the experience of Vietnam which has been able to redevelop the country after it was almost destroyed by French colonialism and American direct involvement, says Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.  Anwar said as a result of the destruction, many Vietnamese people…

Malaysia Urges Asean To Strongly Condemn The Actions Of The Myanmar Junta

JAKARTA,  July 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has urged ASEAN to strongly condemn the actions of the Myanmar junta which has carried out a series of airstrikes and killings as reported through a ‘joint communique’ to be issued by the regional coalition. In addition to expressing concern, ‘condemnation’ against every action of…

Malaysia Hopeful Biennial Resolution On Seanwfz Will Be Adopted This Year

JAKARTA, July 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has expressed hope that the biennial resolution on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) will successfully be adopted at the 78th United Nations General Assembly this year. Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said the SEANWFZ Treaty 2023-2027 which forms an…

Malaysian Ringgit Opens Slightly Higher On Expectations Of Lower US CPI Data

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar as the greenback continued to trend lower due to markets’ expectation of a lower United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) print set to be released tomorrow. At 9.05 am, the local note was traded at 4.6605/6650 against the…

Malaysian Pm Anwar-Musk Meeting To Have Spillover Effect On Malaysia’s Ev Journey – Economist

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The meeting between Tesla Inc founder and chief executive officer Elon Musk and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim would prompt a chain reaction on the nation’s journey towards becoming an electric vehicle (EV) hub in the region, an economist said. Sunway University economics professor Dr Yeah…

Malaysians Suffer Rm302 Million Losses In Online Scams – Deputy Minister

KULAI (Johor, Malaysia), July 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysians have suffered a total loss of RM302 million due to online scams on Facebook and Instagram from 2021 to June this year.  Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Teo Nie Ching said the losses incurred from scams on Facebook amounted to RM232 million, whereas on…

Malaysian Ringgit Expected To Be Traded Cautiously Next Week

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit will likely trade in a cautious mode next week with investors eyeing updates on the global economic performance. SPI Asset Management managing director Stephen Innes told Bernama that; “The local currency is expected to trade in a range of between 4.66 and 4.68 against the US dollar next week.”…