Malaysia

New mobile app to raise awareness on forest conservation

By Soon Li Wei KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Want to learn more about hornbills, birds, tapir, elephants and…

Removal of post does not expunge defamation, says Singapore PM on suing blogger

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The first of the four days’ trial of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s libel…

Update: Malaysia records 691 new COVID-19 cases, highest since pandemic hit country

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia recorded its highest-ever daily figure of new COVID-19 cases today, with 691 cases reported…

Strong quake rocks Fiji Islands

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the Fiji Islands at 6.11 pm…

Malaysian PM says country now better prepared to fight pandemic

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A total lockdown can bring disastrous effects to the Malaysian economy, said Prime Minister…

Govt bans travel from Sabah effective Oct 12-25

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government has issued a travel ban from Sabah to Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and…

Malaysia-Vietnam relations broad-based, firm – Envoy

By V. Sankara KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Relations between Malaysia and Vietnam have been described as broad-based and substantive, with…

Dr Noor Hisham to provide online COVID-19 updates

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6  (NNN-BERNAMA) — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is now under home quarantine having being…

Sabah Floods: More people evacuated from 3 districts

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of flood victims in the three districts in Sabah has increased to 287…

Malaysia’s central bank to finalise climate change and principles based taxonomy

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will soon finalise a “Climate Change and Principles-based Taxonomy” to help align…