Business & Economy

Malaysia’s better CPI score reflects effectiveness of govt anti-corruption efforts – Liew

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s improvement in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2019 shows…

S.Korea Supplies Over Five Billion USD Banknotes Ahead Of Lunar New Year Holiday

SEOUL, S.Korea, Jan 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s central bank, supplied over six trillion won (5.1 billion U.S. dollars) worth…

Bangladesh Demolishes Apparel Exporters’ Headquarters Building In Dhaka

DHAKA, Jan 23 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh began demolition of “illegally constructed” 16-storey headquarters building, of the country’s thousands of apparel…

Japan’s role in Pahang-Selangor water transfer project wins praise

By Azman Ujang KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Japan’s leading role in the construction of the multi-billion ringgit raw water…

Najib’s SRC Trial: Difficult to get Saudi royal family to testify on RM2.6 bln donation – Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today told the High Court here that it would…

Malaysia’s anti-corruption moves see it up on 51st spot on TI’s CPI list

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia has moved up 10 notches to the 51st spot among 180 countries in…

Iran To Launch New Home-Made Satellite

TEHRAN, Jan 23 (NNN-TASNIM) – New Iranian satellite, Zafar, will be sent into orbit in a few weeks, the Minister…

Palestinian President Meets Australian Governor-General

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, received Australian Governor-General, David Hurley, in the West Bank city…

Kuwaiti Investor Announces Project To Build Major Oil Refinery In Jordan

AMMAN, Jan 23 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti investor, Sheikh Meshal Al Sabah, announced a project to build a major oil refinery…

UN Envoy Highlights Israeli Plan To Annex Jordan Valley As “Devastating Blow” To Peace

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 23 (NNN-WAFA) – The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, warned that,…