Two Philippine Gas Stations Charged Over Profiteering Amid West Asia Conflict

MANILA, March 18 (Bernama-PNA) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed profiteering charges against two gas stations amid soaring oil prices due to the West Asia conflict, Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported. “We already charged two,” PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño said at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel…

Indonesia Says International Flights Continue, Denies Suspension Reports

JAKARTA, March 18 (Bernama) — Indonesia on Wednesday assured that international flights will continue amid developments in West Asia, denying earlier reports of a suspension. Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said the government is committed to maintaining global connectivity and passenger mobility. “Earlier there was news related to a closure; the government…

S. Korea wins cooperation of 6 UN agencies for global AI hub

SEOUL, March 18 (Bernama-Yonhap) — South Korea has signed a letter of intent with six United Nations (UN) agencies outlining their willingness to cooperate for the launch of a global hub for artificial intelligence (AI) in the country, the prime minister’s office said Wednesday, Yonhap News Agency reported. The document…

Malaysia’s Total Trade To Grow 3-5 Percent This Year: Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s total trade is expected to grow at three percent to five percent in 2026, after reaching a record high of 3.06 trillion ringgit (780 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, according to Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister, Sim Tze Tzin. Despite lingering global…

Analysts Foresee Lower New Car Sales In Malaysia This Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Analysts have foreseen lower new car sales in Malaysia this year, after total industry volume (TIV) hits historical high last year. Kenanga Research said in a recent note that, following a record performance, it expects Malaysia’s TIV for the first quarter to weaken, as…

Latest MH370 Search Covers Over 7,000 Sq Km, No Significant Discoveries So Far

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The latest phase of the MH370 seabed search, in the Southern Indian Ocean, has achieved broad survey coverage, though no significant discoveries or conclusive findings have been identified so far. Search operations, conducted onboard Armada 8605, covered approximately 7,236.40 square kilometres, as of Jan…

Türkiye, Malaysia Pledged Deeper Cooperation In Defence, Trade

ANKARA, Jan 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, yesterday, attended here the inaugural meeting of the Türkiye-Malaysia High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, pledging to deepen collaboration in defence, trade and other key sectors. Speaking at a joint press conference after the meeting,…

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Hospitalised After Fall

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Former Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has been hospitalised, following a fall at his home this morning, according to his press secretary. Mahathir was taken to the National Heart Institute at 9:30 a.m. local time by ambulance, but remained conscious, the secretary said in a…

Ministries Instructed To Expedite Digitalisation: Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – All ministries and government departments are to expedite the shift to online processes, as part of ongoing bureaucratic reforms, Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said yesterday. In a speech, addressing cabinet members and civil servants, on the occasion of the new year, Anwar said,…

Malaysia Forms Online Safety Committee To Guide Policy

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia has formed an online safety committee, as the highest strategic advisory body, to steer the direction of the nation’s online safety, Azalina Othman Said, minister in the prime minister’s department for law and institutional reform, said, yesterday. This is in line with the…
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