#COVID19 Hashtag Most Used On Twitter In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (NNN-Bernama) — The ‘#covid19’ hashtag has been the most widely used by Twitter users in Malaysia, mainly due to the country facing the movement control order earlier this year. Twitter in a statement Thursday said between Jan 1 and Nov 15, 2021, many people had used…

Blinken To Visit Malaysia From 14-15 Dec

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Dec 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Secretary of State of the United States (US) Antony Blinken will visit Malaysia from Dec 14 to 15. Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement on Wednesday said Secretary Blinken, who is on his inaugural visit here, will be received by Foreign Minister…

SRC Case: Malaysian Court of Appeal Upholds Najib’s 12 Year’s Jail, US$49.79 Million Fine

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Dec 8 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian Court of Appeal on Wednesday upheld the conviction and 12 years’ jail term and US$49.79 million (RM210 million) fine on Najib Razak (picture) for misappropriating US$9.95 million (RM42 million) in SRC International Sdn Bhd funds. Justice Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil, who is…

COVID-19: Malaysia Records First Omicron Case, Involving South African Student

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Dec 3 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has recorded its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, involving a South African student studying at a private university in Ipoh city of Perak state. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin told reporters Friday that the 19-year-old female student arrived from South Africa via…

Visa Exemption For Malaysians Visiting Tajikistan From Jan 1

By R. Ravichandran KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (NNN-Bernama) — The Government of Tajikistan has introduced a unilateral visa-exemption regime for citizens of 52 countries including Malaysia, from January 1, 2022. Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Malaysia Ardasher Qodiri said that under this move, in accordance with a Decree of the Tajikistan Government…

Balkans To Use Turkey As Gateway To Import Malaysian Palm Oil: MPOC

By Nurul Hanis Izmir KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The Balkan countries will be using Turkey as the gateway to import Malaysian palm oil, leveraging on Malaysia-Turkey free trade agreement (MTFTA) and close the gap through import duty advantage rendered by Turkey to the country’s palm oil, the Malaysian…

PM: Close Relationship Between Malaysia, Singapore Of Immense Importance To Both Countries

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (NNN-Bernama) — As close, immediate neighbours the deep relationship between Malaysia and Singapore is of immense importance to both sides, said Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “More active multi-level engagements and a much stronger cooperation are certainly the way forward for our two countries,” said Ismail Sabri at…

Turkmenistan President Emphasises Energy, Transport Cooperation Within ECO Framework

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (NNN-Bernama) — Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has emphasised further development in the transport and energy spheres cooperation among the priorities of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO). The president in his speech at the 15th Summit of the Leaders of ECO member states in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on…

Indian Government To Repeal Agriculture Laws That Angered Farmers

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (NNN-Bernama) — The Indian government will repeal three controversial market-oriented agricultural laws that have angered farmers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday his administration was unable to convince the protesting farm unions about the benefits of the laws passed in September last…

False and Misleading Information Cause Of Low COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake In Thailand’s Pattani

By Tuwaedaniya Meringing PATTANI (Thailand), Nov 17 (NNN-Bernama) — The spread of false news or inaccurate information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine is one of the reasons for its low uptake in Muslim-majority Pattani, southern Thailand. Pattani Governor Niphan Boonluang said the target is to vaccinate 10,000 individuals daily, but only…