Pakistan signs deal to import 100 mw electricity from Iran

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Pakistan, facing growing power cuts, has signed an agreement with an Iranian company to import 100 megawatt of electricity for its Balochistan province. The deal was signed on Tuesday between Iran’s Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company, known as Tavanir, and…

Malaysian ringgit opens lower against US dollar

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit retracted from Tuesday’s gains to open lower against the US dollar this morning, as investors continue to seek shelter in the safe-haven currency, a dealer said. At 9.20 am, the local currency fell to 4.3970/4005 against…

Malaysia’s MEASAT-3d satellite will also benefit countries in its footprint – expert

By Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — The new MEASAT-3d satellite is expected to benefit not only Malaysia but also countries within the satellite’s footprint, including Indonesia and India. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)’s Adjunct Professor Dr Tharek Abd Rahman said with the satellite’s enhanced capacity, robust connectivity can…

Singapore reports one imported case of monkeypox

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore has confirmed one imported case of monkeypox infection in the republic involving a 42-year-old male British national who works as a flight attendant. According to the Health Ministry (MOH), the man was here between June 15 and June 17, 2022 and…

Newer Omicron subvariants drive recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Singapore

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, June 21 (NNN-Bernama) — There has been a 23 per cent week-on-week increase in COVID-19 community infections in Singapore largely driven by the increased spread of newer Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH). “Although the BA.2 subvariant still accounts…

Climate change: Malaysian govt to formulate National Adaptation Plan

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government will formulate a National Adaptation Plan (MyNAP) relating to the impact of climate change, which will include a long-term action plan and strategies for various sectors, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. He said the sectors include public health, infrastructure, water resources and security, agriculture,…

SEMICON Southeast Asia 2022 underscores significance of E&E industry in the region

GEORGE TOWN (Malaysia), June 21 (NNN–Bernama) — The region’s premier gathering of the semiconductor and microelectronics industry, SEMICON Southeast Asia 2022, underscores the significance of the Electrical and Electronics (E&E) industry both in Malaysia and the broader Southeast Asia region.  The conference’s main organiser Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International (SEMI) president…

Malaysia’s economy doing well despite global economic uncertainties — World Bank economist

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian economy is doing reasonably well in the face of global challenges, according to World Bank Group lead economist for Malaysia, Dr Apurva Sanghi. Analysing Malaysia’s economy from three lenses, namely macro, meso and micro, he said the World Bank is forecasting Malaysia’s economy…

COP15: Montreal to replace Kunming for hosting UN Biodiversity Summit in December

From Soon Li Wei NAIROBI (KENYA), June 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The second part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) Biodiversity Summit will be held in Montreal, Canada after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in its original venue in Kunming, China. The decision on the change of venue…

Malaysia targets US$2.52 bln in tourism receipts this year

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government aims to generate an income of RM11.1 billion (US$2.52 billion) for the tourism industry with a total of 4.5 million tourist arrivals this year through the implementation of the Tourism Recovery Framework (TRF) 2.0. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Nancy Shukri said the…