Malaysia campsite landslide death toll rises to 24

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Three more bodies have been recovered on Saturday at a campsite in Malaysia that was struck by a landslide a day earlier, taking the death toll to 24. The bodies were that of a woman in her 30s, a boy aged two to three, and a girl. Inspector-General of Police Acryl…

Thai King and Queen tested positive for COVID-19

BANGKOK, Dec 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms, said Royal Household Bureau. In a statement, Royal Household Bureau said King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida took routine COVID-19 tests late Friday night and the results had returned positive. “Overall, their symptoms…

Tourism Malaysia bags tourism award in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Tourism Malaysia has won the National Tourism Organisation of The Year for the third time in a row at the 13th Indonesia Travel and Tourism Awards (ITTA) 2022/2023. ITTA, organised by the ITTA Foundation, honours travel agencies, hotels, hospitality investors and foreign tourism boards for…

Malaysian ringgit to skew towards the downside against US dollar next week

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Bullish expectations for Malaysian ringgit would be put on hold next week, with the currency’s movement leaning towards the downside at between 4.42 and 4.44 against the US dollar next week, said an analyst. SPI Asset Management managing director…

Bursa Malaysia likely to trade range-bound next week

By Anas Abu Hassan KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, is expected to trade range-bound next week with the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) hovering within the region of 1,470-1,490 as market volatility remained significant across the region. Rakuten Trade Sdn…

15th Parliament session to ‘test’ Anwar’s legitimacy as Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Dewan Rakyat (lower house of Parliament)sitting, the first under the Unity Government, starting Monday, is expected to attract a lot of attention as its main agenda includes the tabling of the vote of confidence for Anwar Ibrahim’s leadership as the 10th Prime Minister. The vote of confidence aims to prove…

Malaysia landslide: 21 dead, more missing

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 21 victims have died after a landslide hit a campsite in Malaysia early Friday morning, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. He said 12 more are still missing and search and rescue (SAR) efforts by rescue agencies are ongoing. He said the…

Malaysia’s wholesale & retail trade posts strong growth to US$30.4 bln in Oct

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade continued to record a sturdy growth of 15.2 per cent to RM133.9 billion (US$30.4 billion) in October 2022, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). In a statement Friday, chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increase in October was attributed to retail trade…

ASEAN should review strategies to survive growing US-China geopolitical competition – Cambodian analyst

By V.Sankara KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (NNN-Bernama) — ASEAN should review its strategies in order to survive and stay balanced from the impact of the fast growing geopolitical competition between China and the United States (US), says a policy analyst from Cambodia. Dr Seun Sam, from the Royal Academy of…

Alibaba Cloud to facilitate Malaysian FSI’s cloud-based solutions adoption

By Anas Abu Hassan KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Alibaba Cloud Intelligence is ready to facilitate and cater to Malaysia’s financial services institutions’ (FSIs) growing need for cloud-based solutions by helping them to adopt new cloud services. Alibaba Cloud Malaysia’s general manager, Kun Huang said despite the local FSIs’…