50 New M’sia-made Halal Food Available In Singapore Via Maybank Islamic’s Halmap

SINGAPORE, Dec 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Fifty new Malaysia-made halal food products have been made available in a supermarket here through the Halal Route to Market Programme (HalMap), an initiative by Maybank Islamic to broaden the business network of Malaysian small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs). Maybank Islamic rolled out the HalMap…

Singapore: One More Imported COVID-19 Case Tests Preliminarily Positive For Omicron

SINGAPORE, Dec 6 (NNN-Bernama) — One more imported COVID-19 case in Singapore has tested preliminarily positive for the Omicron variant. The case is currently recovering in an isolation ward at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), said the republic’s Health Ministry (MOH) in its daily update on COVID-19 last…

Indonesia To Restrict Arrivals From Eight African Nations Amid Omicron Concern

JAKARTA, Nov 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Indonesia is the latest to join the growing number of ASEAN nations that imposed restriction on travellers from eight African countries, in the wake of the detection of new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529 or known as Omicron. The restriction, effective Monday, applies to travellers from or…

Malaysian PM To Make Official Visit To Singapore In Conjunction With VTL Launch

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Nov 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will undertake his first official visit to Singapore on Monday (Nov 29) at the invitation of his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong. The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) said the visit was also in conjunction with the commencement of…

Tourism Malaysia Gears Up To Woo Indonesian Travellers

JAKARTA, Nov 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Tourism Malaysia welcomes fully vaccinated Indonesian travellers to Langkawi island, after nearly two years of border closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ahead of the Christmas and New Year holiday travellers can spend quality time with family and friends in the island without the need…

Compulsory On-arrival COVID-19 Test For Travellers Arriving In S’pore Via Land VTL From Nov 29

SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (NNN-Bernama) — All travellers arriving in Singapore from Malaysia via the land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) will be required to undertake an Antigen Rapid Test (ART) upon arrival, said the republic’s Ministry of Trade And Industry (MTI) on Sunday. “This will take effect from Nov 29, 8am,…

96.1 Per Cent Of Adult Population In Malaysia Fully Vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 22,504,497 individuals or 96.1 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of Saturday. Based on the Health Ministry’s COVIDNOW portal, 98.4 per cent or 23,044,851 individuals of the adults in the country have received…

Southeast Asian Countries Must Step Up Efforts To Increase Physical Activity — WHO

JAKARTA, Nov 26 (NNN-Bernama) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called upon countries in Southeast Asia to accelerate action to address insufficient physical activity among the population in order to reverse the growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that cause around 8.5 million deaths every year. “Physical activity helps…

Malaysia-Bangladesh Could Embrace New Partnerships To Revitalise Garment Industry — BMCCI

By V. Sankara KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian and Bangladeshi companies have been urged to look into the possibility of embracing new partnerships in jointly developing and revitalising the garment industry which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) joint…

France Views Malaysia As Its Solid Partner In Southeast Asia

By Rosmalis Anuar KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (NNN-Bernama) — France strongly views Malaysia as its solid partner in the Southeast Asian region and wants to strengthen both countries’ connection, said Director for Asia and Oceania of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, M. Bertrand Lortholary. The seasoned diplomat,…