ASEAN, China Could Enhance Public Health Cooperation To Prepare For Future Emergencies – M’sian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has called on ASEAN and China to enhance cooperation in public health and pharmaceutical capabilities through the sharing of technology, know-how and intellectual property. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said cooperation in this area would be helpful in upgrading ASEAN’s public health systems,…

Malaysia Helps Afghanistan Provides Human Rights To Citizens

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is currently in contact with the Afghanistan government to help them create a country that provides for human rights to all its citizens, including in terms of democratic practices and rights of women. Deputy Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar said Malaysia had officially established…

ADB Provides US$500 Mln Loan To Support Indonesia’s Key Reforms

JAKARTA, Nov 22 (NNN-Bernama) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$500 million policy-based loan to help Indonesia improve human capital, increase labour productivity and implement reforms in education, skills development, health as well as social protection. The programme would support key reforms to help the government reach…

Over 2.5 Million Of Malaysia’s Adolescents Fully Vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 2,589,925 individuals or 82.3 per cent of Malaysia’s adolescents have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of Sunday. Based on data from the Ministry of Health (MOH) through the COVIDNOW website, 2,755,745 individuals or 87.6 per cent of the adolescent population have…

As Winter Approaches, Poor In Afghanistan In Need Of ‘Levas Zemastani’

From Muhammad Afiff Md Adnan KABUL, Nov 22 (NNN-Bernama) — As temperatures dip below zero degrees Celsius here, Afghans are now struggling to prepare for the extreme winter to come. Apart from poverty and a lack of food supply, thousands of residents at a war refugee camp in the Adimazar…

As APEC Chair, Thailand To Ensure Continuity Of Putrajaya Vision 2040

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Nov 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) chair next year, is committed in ensuring the continuity of the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 by pursuing the forum’s three economic drivers. The three drivers are – trade and investment, innovation and digitalisation, and…

PM Ismail Sabri To Lead Malaysian Delegation At APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will lead the Malaysian delegation at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) scheduled at 7 pm Friday. Set to be chaired by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, all 21 APEC Economic Leaders are expected to participate in the…

Malaysia’s Economy Contracts 4.5 Pct In Q3 Amidst COVID-19 Containment Measures

By Karina Imran KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s economy contracted by 4.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2021 (Q3 2021), as opposed to the 16.1 per cent growth recorded in Q2 2021, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM or Malaysia’s Central Bank). This was attributed to the…

Iran Grappling With Influx Of Afghan Refugees, Needs International Support — Ambassador

By Rosmalis Anuar KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Iran is grappling with the influx of refugees from Afghanistan since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in August, with hundreds of thousands more expected to arrive in the coming winter. Calling for greater support from the international community, Iran’s Ambassador to…

AUKUS Aims To Maintain Open And Free Indo-Pacific, Says UK Foreign Secretary

By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (NNN-Bernama) — The trilateral security partnership involving Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US), also known as AUKUS, is aimed towards maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, said UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Truss, who was in Malaysia earlier…