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…

India-Pakistan tensions: 44 Malaysians still stranded in Pakistan

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 44 Malaysians still stranded in Pakistan since Feb 27, following the closure of the Islamic Republic’s air space, is expected to leave the country by the end of the week. The Malaysian High Commission in Islamabad, in a statement shared on…

India plays down US move to end preferential trade treatment

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, March 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India on Tuesday played down the United States (US) decision to end preferential trade treatment for a host of Indian goods entering its market. Under the US Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), some products can enter America duty-free if beneficiary developing countries…

Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam Sign MoU On Movement Of Prisoners

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Mar 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, today signed a memorandum of understanding, on the movement of prisoners between the two countries. The MoU involves the transfer and escort of prisoners or detainees, from Sabah and Sarawak states, through Brunei Darussalam and the transfer and escort of…
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