Malaysia strongly condemns suicide bomb attack on Peshawar mosque

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Feb 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday. Foreign Ministry  in a statement Wednesday expressed Malaysia’s deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims, the people and the…

Malaysia’s manufacturing PMI eases in January, shows slowdown in sector sustained into new year

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dipped to 46.5 in January 2023 from 47.8 in December 2022, “indicating a stronger moderation in the health of the sector,” said S&P Global.  S&P Global Market Intelligence economist Usamah Bhatti said there were further signs in January that economic conditions in…

Earthquake in Iran, no Malaysians affected

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Feb 1 (NNN-Bernama) — No Malaysians were reported to be affected by the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hit northwestern Iran near the city of Khoy (780 kilometres north of Tehran) on Saturday (Jan 28). Foreign Ministry in a statement on Wednesday said the Malaysian Embassy in Tehran was closely monitoring developments…

Peshawar mosque bombing death toll rises to 100, police look into security lapse

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The death toll from Monday’s bombing at a mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar rose to 100 as more bodies were recovered from the rubble on Tuesday. The suspected suicide bombing targeted Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s police personnel in what is…

Malaysia strongly condemns desecration of holy Quran in The Hague

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Jan 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has condemned in the strongest terms the latest despicable act of desecrating the Holy Quran by an anti-Islam extremist and far right leader, Edwin Wagensveld, in The Hague, the Netherlands on Sunday (Jan 22).  Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement Friday…

Luconia Shoals belongs to Malaysia – Defence Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Ministry of Defence (Mindef) Friday clarified that Beting Patinggi Ali (Luconia Shoals) belongs to Malaysia and that the ministry has never recognised any claim by any party as the area is located in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Malaysia. In a statement Friday,…

Malaysia’s HYT to expand presence in ASEAN market

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Jan 27 (NNN-Bernama) – Malaysia-based e-commerce cross-border facilitator HYT Cross Border Sdn Bhd is set to expand its presence in the ASEAN market this year. Chief executive officer Kyle Keah said that after China, HYT has extended its footprint in Thailand through the Malaysia Halal Pavilion…

Malaysia’s total trade up 8.6 pct in December 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s total trade for December 2022 amounted to RM236.0 billion (US$55.7 billion), an increase of 8.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), with exports rising 6.0 per cent y-o-y to RM131.9 billion (US$31.1 billion) while imports rose 12.0 per cent y-o-y to RM104.1 billion (US$24.6 billion), said the Department of Statistics…

Malaysia airports records 52.7 mln passenger traffic in 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s passenger traffic across all local network of airports operated by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) gained momentum in 2022, registering a substantial increase to 52.7 million passenger movements compared with 10.72 million passenger movements in 2021. “Domestic passenger movements recovery momentum continued in 2022 after the…

Malaysian ringgit opens firmer versus greenback on higher oil prices

By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit retained its upward momentum to open higher against the US dollar Friday as more investors shifted their interest towards emerging currencies, coupled with higher global oil prices, said an analyst.  At 9 am, the local note strengthened to 4.2260/2310 against the greenback from Thursday’s closing of 4.2450/2465. At the…