Reconvene Parliament As Soon As Possible, Says Malaysian King

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is of the view that Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible and that the government must act firmly to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination process to achieve herd immunity quickly. Comptroller of the Royal Household of…

Muhyiddin, UN Sec-Gen Held In-Depth Discussions On Myanmar And Palestine Issues – Malaysian PMO

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, on Thursday held in-depth discussions on the issues of Myanmar and Palestine. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement said the discussion was held after Antonio contacted Muhyiddin by telephone, which…

Malaysia’s Population Stands at 32.75 Million

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), May 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s population is estimated at 32.75 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase by 0.4 per cent from 32.62 million in the same period of 2020, according to the Demographic Statistics report. Chief Statistician Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin in a statement today…

ASEAN Urged To Collaborate With Private Sector

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (NNN-Bernama) — ASEAN needs to collaborate with the private sector for greater and more sustainable progress of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) as part of the move for the region to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, said the grouping’s secretary-general Lim Jock Hoi. He said digitalisation…

Malaysians Showing Solidarity While Contributing Through Batik Palestinian Flags

By Nur Rafiqah Mohamad Razi & Nur Syafiqah Ahmad Radhuan KOTA BHARU (Kelantan, Malaysia), May 24 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysians are showing solidarity with Palestinians in many ways, and in Kampung Salor here, a batik maker is selling batik Palestinian flags, utilising Kelantan’s exclusive batik techniques. Yuslinawati Othman, 42, together with…

Malaysia To Collect Nearly US$72.94 Million From Windfall Tax On Palm Oil In Q1 2021

KUALA NERUS (Terengganu, Malaysia), May 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government is expected to earn RM295 million (US$72.94 million) in windfall profit tax in the first three months of this year with crude palm oil (CPO) prices rising above RM2,500 a tonne. (US$1 = RM4.11) Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Dr…

Malaysia’s MITI Concludes Successful Trade Mission To Saudi Arabia, UAE

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) has concluded a successful trade and investment mission to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a renewed commitment from both countries to escalate the unique and special relations with Malaysia to a higher and…

Malaysians In North and West India To Be Brought Back Home – Minister Hishammuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government is to conduct a special repatriation mission to bring home Malaysians from the northern and western region of India as the country set another new record in daily new COVID-19 cases and fatalities on Thursday. Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the…

Malaysian King, PM Congratulate Pandelela On Winning Gold In World Cup

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Thursday congratulated national diver Pandelela Rinong on winning the gold in the women’s individual 10 metre platform event at the 2021 FINA World Cup diving tournament in Japan, Wednesday. His Majesty also expressed his happiness…

First Day of AstraZeneca Vaccine Administration in Malaysia Goes Smoothly

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (NNN-Bernama) — The first day of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine administration went smoothly despite public concerns over the vaccine (picture). In fact, Malaysians and foreigners who are among the earliest to receive the vaccine today expressed their excitement and gratefulness. The AstraZeneca vaccine is being administered…