Malaysian Badminton Association Sticks To Olympic Gold Medal Target At Paris 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) is sticking with its target of winning the Olympic gold medal in the Paris edition in 2024, however, it does not rule out the possibility of its players bringing home medals from Tokyo this year. BAM president Mohamad…

Largest-Span Continuous Beam Closed, In Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung HSR

JAKARTA, Mar 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The continuous beam with the largest span of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) was successfully closed on Monday morning, marking the significant progress of another critical control project in the construction of the railway. A statement released by KCIC, a joint venture consortium by Chinese and…

PM Muhyiddin’s Visit Will Push Riyadh-KL Ties To New Heights – Saudi FM

By Jamaluddin Muhammad RIYADH, March 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud believes Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s official visit to this kingdom will push forward Riyadh-Kuala Lumpur ties to new heights and a promising future. “It is important that we have a strong bilateral relationship…

PM Muhyiddin Welcomed By Saudi Crown Prince On Arrival In Riyadh

By Jamaluddin Muhammad RIYADH, March 9 (NNN-Bernama) — In the spirit to further strengthen bilateral ties between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, the arrival of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Noorainee Abdul Rahman here Monday was greeted by the kingdom’s Crown Prince. Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud…

Bangladesh To Start COVID-19 Vaccine Registration For Foreigners

DHAKA, Mar 9 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government said, it will start registration of COVID-19 vaccination for foreigners, from Mar 17, according to a circular issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday. Bangladesh has vaccinated nearly four million people, including front-liners, diplomats and those above 40 years,…

Pakistani Army Chief, U.S. Special Envoy Discuss Afghan Peace Process

ISLAMABAD, Mar 9 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, yesterday met with visiting U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, in Rawalpindi and discussed ongoing Afghan peace process, the Pakistani military said. An army statement said, matters of mutual interest, regional security and ongoing…

Malaysia Remembers MH370

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Today, March 8, marks the 7th anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH370 that went missing under mysterious circumstances while enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. How and why a sophisticated Boeing 777 carrying 227 passengers of different nationalities and 12 crew…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 11,229,398 As Daily Cases On The Rise

NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 11,229,398 today, as 18,711 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 157,853, as 97 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday…

M’sia Appointed As Member Of UNSC’s Advisory Group

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has been appointed as a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission’s (UNSC) advisory group (AG). The appointment was made at the 52nd UNSC session held virtually from March 1-5, 2021. In a statement Monday, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said Malaysia…

Bank Negara Maintains OPR To Sustain Economic Recovery Efforts

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) – The decision by Bank Negara Malaysia to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent last week was both appropriate and accommodating in supporting economic recovery efforts amid the debilitating global pandemic. Continuing with the low-interest rate regime would also help large…
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