Traffic Accidents Killed 89 During Lunar New Year Holiday In Vietnam

HANOI, Jan 27 (NNN-VNA) – As many as 152 traffic accidents occurred during the Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam, killing 89 people and injuring 111 others, according to the country’s Traffic Police Department, yesterday. The number of traffic accidents and deaths during the seven-day holiday decreased seven percent and…

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…

Core Consumer Prices In Tokyo Reached 41-Year High In Jan

TOKYO, Jan 27 (NNN-NHK) – The core consumer prices in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, increased to a 41-year high this Jan, from a year earlier, the government said in a report today. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh…

New Zealand Suffers Egg Supply Shortage

WELLINGTON, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealanders have been suffering from egg supply shortage for more than a month, which has even affected Kiwis’ Christmas and New Year celebrations, on their dinner table. Egg supply is looking light across New Zealand right now, especially on the shelves of various supermarkets…

Two Teenagers, One Adult Charged With Fatal Stabbing In Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 27 (NNN-AAP) – Three people, including two teenagers, have been charged with alleged fatal stabbing of a man, in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), more than a year ago. In a statement released yesterday, NSW Police noted that, emergency services were called to Nowra, a…

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…
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