Empowering Women Will Continue To Be A Top National Agenda – PM Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) -The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government has always upheld the principle of women’s empowerment and will ensure that it continues to be an important national agenda, said Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister said women were one of the most important pillars of national development not only…

Msian Govt Mulls Extending WFH Facility With Full Pay To Look After Sick Family Members – PM Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — The government is looking into extending the work from home (WFH) arrangement for both public and private sector staff and giving full pay to enable workers to care for an ailing family member, or in the case of men, to help their wives look…

S. Korea, U.S. Kick Off Scaled-Back Joint Military Exercises Over Covid-19

SEOUL, Mar 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – The combined forces of South Korea and the United States kicked off their joint annual military exercises, in a scaled-back manner, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), was quoted as saying. The Combined Command Post Training (CCPT), or the…

Five Terrorists Killed In Police Operation In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (NNN-APP) – The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the police, launched an operation early this morning, in Pakistan’s south-west district of Mastung and killed five terrorists, local media reported. Local reports, quoting officials from the CTD, said that, the operation was conducted on an intelligence information, in…

Malaysia Committed To Strengthening Cooperation With Other Commonwealth Countries – Wisma Putra

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is committed to working together with other Commonwealth countries by strengthening cooperation in several priority areas. Wisma Putra, in a Commonwealth Day 2021 message today, said the priority areas consisted of promoting good governance, addressing the social and economic impact of the COVID-19…

International Women’s Day: Queen Reminds Women To Love, Value Themselves

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Queen Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Monday reminded every woman to love and value herself to be a great and happy human being. She said women need to look after their physical and mental health as well as their…

Msian PM Muhyiddin Arrived In Madinah

MADINAH, March 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Noorainee Abdul Rahman arrived safely in Madinah on Sunday. He was received at the Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport at 5.50 pm (10.50pm in Malaysia) by the Deputy Governor of Madinah, Prince Saud bin Khalid Al Faisal,…

Two Police Personnel Shot Dead, Two Injured In Two Separate Attacks In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (NNN-APP) – Two separate attacks at police, in the Pakistani capital Islamabad and its adjacent city, Rawalpindi, left at least two police personnel, including an officer, killed, and two others injured, police and local media said. Deputy Inspector General of Islamabad police, Afzaal Kausar, said, some unknown…

U.S., South Korea Reach Agreement On Defence Cost-Sharing

WASHINGTON, Mar 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – The United States and South Korea reached an agreement on defence cost-sharing, with increased contribution from South Korea, U.S. State Department said yesterday. “We are pleased that U.S. and the Republic of Korea negotiators have reached consensus on a proposed text of a Special Measures…

20 Dead, 600 Injured In Explosions In Equatorial Guinea’s Largest City

YAOUNDE, Mar 8 (NNN-IRIN) – Explosions in the Equatorial Guinean city of Bata yesterday were caused by accident, and the latest casualty count showed at least 20 people were killed and 600 others injured, according to the country’s authorities. Yesterday afternoon, at the Nkoatama military camp in Bata, explosives warehouses…
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