Malaysia supports Prak Sokhonn’s role as the ASEAN Special Envoy on Myanmar

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia supports the role of Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn as the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar, and wishes him all the best on his proposed visit to Myanmar in March. Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah who attended the two-day ASEAN…

NZ invites Malaysians to invest in dairy processing plant in Northland region

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — The dairy farming industry in New Zealand’s Northland region which is increasingly becoming competitive and resilient provides great opportunities for Malaysian investors seeking to develop a dairy processing plant with local partners.  President of New Zealand Malaysia Business Association (NZMBA) Dave Ananth noted the Northland region has a large land area suitable for…

ICT, vaccine production, green economy among potential new areas of cooperation between Egypt, Malaysia – Ambassador

By R.Ravichandran KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — There are many potential new areas of cooperation that Egypt and Malaysia can cooperate in, including Information and Communication Technology (ICT), vaccine production, green economy and climate change. Outlining this, Egypt’s Ambassador to Malaysia Ragai Nasr said Malaysia is one of the…

ADB approves US$150 mln loan for Indonesia’s green infrastructure

By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$150 million loan to support Indonesia’s green infrastructure projects in order to help the country reach the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “It will boost the development of sustainable infrastructure and…

Singapore economy expands 7.6 pct in 2021

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore’s economy expanded by 7.6 per cent for the whole of 2021, rebounding from the 4.1 per cent contraction in 2020, said the republic’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). According to MTI, the manufacturing sector grew by 13.2 per cent year-on-year…

More than 8 pct of child population in Malaysia given first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 289,912 children or 8.2 per cent of the child population aged between five and 11 years in Malaysia have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Wednesday. Based on the…

Singapore in discussion with Malaysia On expanding VTL Land to private vehicles

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore is currently in discussion with Malaysia on expanding Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) land arrangement for private vehicles, as well as private coaches, says Gan Kim Yong, the co-chair of the republic’s Multi Ministry Taskforce (MTF) on COVID-19. At present no private…

Malaysia Reports 27,831 New COVID Cases, Highest Since Pandemic Began

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s daily COVID-19 tally hit a record high of 27,831 cases Wednesday, the highest since the pandemic began in January 2020. This brings the cumulative figure to 3,111,514 cases. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his tweet said of the total new cases reported…

Bangkok Will Be Officially Named ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’

BANGKOK, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand’s capital, Bangkok will change its official name to “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon”, announced the Office of the Royal Society (ORST).  Thai cabinet on Tuesday approved the name change in principle. However, the name “Bangkok” will still be recognised. “The new official name will only take…

Malaysia Hopes To Co-chair 2nd JCESTC With Russia To Boost Partnership In Several Areas

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has expressed hope to co-chair the second Joint Malaysia-Russia Commission for Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation (JCESTC) with Russia that aims to boost partnership in areas such as aerospace, pharmaceutical and medical equipment. “I look forward to co-chairing the second JCESTC alongside Russian Deputy…