Former Bangladesh High Commissioner’s Arrest In Accordance With The Law – Malaysian Minister

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Home Minister, Hamzah Zainudin, on Thursday confirmed that former Bangladesh High Commissioner, Mohammed Khairuzzaman, is currently detained by the authorities. Without disclosing what offence Mohammed Khairuzzaman was arrested for, he said the arrest of the former diplomat was carried out in accordance with existing…

Malaysia Ready To Work With US, UK To Address Forced Labour

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Feb 10 (NNN-Bernama) – Malaysia is ready to work with the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) to address human trafficking, especially for forced labour, said Human Resource Minister M. Saravanan. Saravanan in a statement Thursday said the cooperation could be undertaken through the framework of…

Inflation Unlikely To Dent Asia’s Economic Prospects — Manulife IM

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (NNN-Bernama) — While Asia’s overall economic growth picture is likely to be mixed this year, inflation is not likely to dent the continent’s prospects, said Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM). Senior global macro strategist Sue Trinh said economies in the region have a long way to go to recoup…

More Than 60,000 Children In Malaysia Given COVID-19 Vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 10  (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 62,809 children aged between five and 11 years, or 1.7 per cent of their population in Malaysia, have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday. They were given the vaccine under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children…

Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil-based Products To Be Available In Dubai

From Nurul Hanis Izmir DUBAI, Feb 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian palm oil-based products namely food products, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals will be made available at LuLu Hypermarkets in Dubai, following a collaboration sealed between the Malaysia Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and Lulu International Group. The MPOC and the Indian multinational conglomerate,…

India Mourns Passing Away Of Its ‘Melody Queen’

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (NNN-Bernama) — India on Sunday mourned the demise of famous Bollywood playback singer Lata Mangeshkar who captivated generations of music lovers. Mangeshkar passed away at a Mumbai hospital where she was admitted last month after contracting COVID-19. The 92-year-old legend of playback singing,…

Is It Okay To Not Be Okay? – The Omicron Times Opinion Divide

By Phanindra Ivatury (Indian quiz master Phanindra Ivatury, who now resides in Utrecht in the Netherlands, shares with Bernama the global opinion divide during Omicron times) UTRECHT (The Netherlands), Feb 6 (NNN-Bernama) — The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is making its omnipresence felt across all…

Malaysian PM Extends Condolences To Family Of Moroccan Boy Rayan

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has expressed his condolences to the family of a five-year-old Rayan Oram who died on Saturday after being trapped for five days in a well in a village in northern Morocco. Ismail Sabri, through a post on his…

COVID: 52.6 Pct Of Malaysia’s Adult Population Given Booster Dose As Of Saturday

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 12,307,360 individuals or 52.6 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have received the COVID-19 booster dose as of Saturday. According to the COVIDNOW portal, a total of 22,929,020 individuals or 97.9 per cent of adults have completed their vaccination, while 99.2…

MotoGP: Espargaro Apologises To Malaysia For Breaching Sports Bubble Protocol

SEPANG (Malaysia), Feb 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Aprilla Racing MotoGP rider, Aleix Espargaro has apologised to the Malaysian government after the Spaniard allegedly breached the sports bubble protocol of the 2022 Winter Test here last Thursday. Its team manager, Paolo Bonora said the rider had already written an apology letter to the Malaysian government on Friday…