Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri arrives in Jakarta for working visit

JAKARTA, April 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived here Friday morning for a brief working visit. The special aircraft carrying the Prime Minister landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 7 am Indonesian time. He is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), and…

Sheer delight, relief as Malaysia-Singapore border reopens

JOHOR BAHRU (Malaysia), April 1 (NNN-Bernama) — What an emotional moment it was for the many Malaysians gathered here as they patiently waited for the reopening of the Johor Causeway, which has been described as the busiest land crossing in the world, at midnight. Two minutes before the countdown, though,…

Malaysia accedes to Budapest, Marrakesh treaties

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has officially acceded to the Budapest Treaty and Marrakesh Treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and subsequently became a member and complied with the provisions of both agreements. The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), in a statement Thursday night, said…

Malaysia’s permanent rep to ASEAN in Jakarta, Kamsiah Kamaruddin dies

By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, April 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Kamsiah Kamaruddin had passed away peacefully at 7 pm Thursday (local time) at Hospital Siloam Semanggi, Jakarta. The cause of death was due to dengue and underlying…

Over 1,000 foreign travellers set to arrive in Malaysia April 1

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (NNN-Bernama) — More than 1,000 international tourists are expected to arrive in Malaysia on the first day of the country’s transition to the endemic phase on Friday. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) Nancy Shukri said the arrivals will mostly be from Singapore via various…

Maybank contributes US$5 mln to establish Maybank ASEAN research Center

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (NNN-Bernama) — Malayan Banking Bhd has endowed RM21 million (US$5 million) to the Asia School of Business to establish the Maybank ASEAN Research Center (Maybank ARC), aimed to be a centre of intellectual activity in Southeast Asia conducting research on topics surrounding emerging markets in the…

DSA 2022, NATSEC 2022 exhibitions end on high note despite COVID-19 restrictions

By Nur Aimi Mohamed Ghazemy KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (NNN-Bernama) — The Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2022 and National Security (NATSEC) Asia 2022 exhibitions concluded Thursday with positive remarks and feedback from participants despite the COVID-19 restrictions. The four-day event, held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC)…

Farm Trade: Malaysia on track to export more sustainable palm oil into MENA region

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (NNN-Bernama) — Exports of Malaysian sustainable palm oil into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will continue to grow in tandem with the increasing population of the region, said consulting and trading firm Farm Trade. Its founder Sandeep Singh said many multinational companies have set their…

Malaysia, China ink MoU for collaboration on traditional medicine

PUTRAJAYA, March 31 (NNN-Bernama) – Malaysia and China on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and strengthen the field of traditional medicine through cooperation in terms of practice, education, training and research. The MoU was signed by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and Dr Yu Wen Ming, the…

Call for global action plan to help women advance top environmental positions

By V.Sankara KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (NNN-Bernama) — As women are playing important role in fighting climate change, a global action plan has to be formulated to help them advance to the highest level of leadership relating to environmental protection and climate action. Priyaa Simmi, reigning Mrs Malaysia World 2019-2021,…