Profit for Malaysia’s oil company Petronas soars to RM55.3 bln

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) net profit rose 22 per cent to RM55.3 billion in the financial year ended Dec 31, 2018 (FY18) from RM45.5 billion in 2017, on the back of higher revenue and supported by a net write-back of impairment on assets. Revenue also increased…

Cuban women have made great strides since revolution, says envoy

Havana born US-Cuban singer Camila Cabello receiving the “Best Video Award” for her “Havana” music video at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2018 in Bilbao, Spain. Photo courtesy of Ian West/PA Wire/dpa By Samantha Tan KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Women in Cuba played a significant role in the development of…

Two schools closed, 35 treated following methane poisoning in Johor

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia, March 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Two schools were closed while 35 people, mostly students, were treated at the Sultan Ismail Hospital after sniffing chemical gas resulting from the dumping of chemical waste into the KimKim River near Pasir Gudang, early this morning. Other than residents in Taman Pasir Putih who were badly…

Malaysia’s Finance Minister hopes decision on ECRL soon

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (NNN- Bernama) — Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has expressed hope that the decision on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will be finalised soon after the Chinese government offered some reduction in the cost of the project.  “I think the…

Ministry ready to consider making two of 12 vaccines compulsory

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (NNN- Bernama) — The Health Ministry (KKM) is prepared to consider a proposal of the Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) to make at least two of the 12 vaccines under the National Immunisation Programme compulsory. Its Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the proposal requiring vaccination…

Malaysia’s PM Tun Dr Mahathir arrives in Manila for three-day visit

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia arrive in Manila, Philippines. Photo courtesy bernama MANILA, March 6 (NNNBernama) — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali today arrived in Manila for a three-day visit to the Philippines. He arrived at the…

Five years on, MH370 remains the world’s greatest unanswered aviation mystery

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (NNN- Bernama) – Tomorrow marks the day when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished without a trace five years ago in the southern Indian Ocean and the most pertinent questions in the world’s greatest aviation mystery remain unanswered — where are you and what exactly happened? The…

Yemen grateful for Malaysia’s US$100,000 pledge at UN

By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz BANGI, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Yemen thanked the Malaysian government for making a US$100,000 pledge at a United Nations (UN) high-level event in Geneva, Switzerland last week to help the war-torn country address its humanitarian needs. Yemen’s Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Adel Mohamed Ali gives a briefing on…

UN Gaza report draws international outrage

LONDON, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) – Anger has been mounting worldwide over a recent UN inquiry which found that Israeli security forces committed serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law during the Great March of Return rallies in 2018, with many calling for those responsible to be held accountable.…

Mahathir’s Visit To The Philippines Shows Malaysia’s Seriousness In Strengthening Ties

MANILA, Philippines, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s three-day visit to the Philippines, is a manifestation of Malaysia’s seriousness in efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Charge d’Affaires of the Malaysian Embassy in the Philippines, Rizany Irwan Muhammad Mazlan, said, the visit beginning…
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