Bollywood Singer Bappi Lahiri Dies At 69

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Bollywood music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri, fond of wearing flashy clothes and jewellery, died at the age of 69 in a Mumbai hospital. Lahiri was treated for a medical condition known as obstructive sleep apnea and recurrent chest infection. He…

AstraZeneca Fulfills Commitment To Deliver 6.4 Mil COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) —  AstraZeneca Wednesday delivered a further 1,365,200 doses of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]) to Malaysia, marking the successful completion of its commitment to supply 6.4 million doses under the Advanced Purchase Agreement with the Malaysian government.  Country President, AstraZeneca Malaysia Dr Sanjeev Panchal said to…

Malaysian PM’s Visit A Testament To The Brotherly Malaysia-Brunei Relations

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and Brunei have always shared brotherly relations with Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s two-day visit to Brunei starting Monday taking the bilateral ties another notch up.  Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah in his tweet said the Prime Minister’s visit has helped strengthen the longstanding partnership between both nations.…

Malaysia, Czech Republic Discuss Measures To Strengthen Bilateral Relations

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar paid a courtesy call on his Czech Republic counterpart Martin Tlapa in Prague on Feb 14. Among the important issues that were discussed included steps towards strengthening bilateral relations in various fields, such as economy, investment, education and tourism. According to…

Collins Aerospace Expands MRO Operations In Malaysia, Relocates To Subang Aerotech Park

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Collins Aerospace, one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, will be investing more than RM16 million (US$3.82 million) for the expansion of its maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) business in Malaysia by relocating to a new facility at the Subang Aerotech Park. Malaysia Airports…

airasia, Singapore Tourism Board Ink MoU To Promote Travels To Singapore

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — airasia and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote travels to Singapore, which the Malaysian multinational low-cost airline has identified as a key market. Under the partnership, travellers from the region can now access a…

15th Islamic Summit: Gambia Signs MoU With IBU, Union Of OIC News Agencies

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — In conjunction with the 15th Islamic Summit, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to provide media coverage for the summit to be hosted by The Gambia this year. According to an OIC statement made available on its website, the MoU was between The Gambia’s Ministry of…

Singapore Reports 19,420 New COVID-19 Cases On Tuesday

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore reported 19,420 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, of which 19,179 were local cases while the remaining 241 cases being imported ones. The republic also reported seven fatalities, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its nightly data published on its…

Moderna To Set Up New Subsidiary In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines Moderna, Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to establish a new subsidiary in Malaysia, alongside three additional subsidiaries in Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. This announcement builds on Moderna’s existing presence in the region, with offices…

Malaysian Ringgit Opens Higher As US Dollar Retreats

By Karina Imran KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit opened higher against the US dollar Wednesday following a weaker US dollar as markets welcomed news over the de-escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe, an analyst said. At 9 am, the local currency appreciated to 4.1830/4.1860 versus the…