KUCHING, 24 Aug (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Sarawak government is considering opening its trade office in Thailand after it has set up its Indonesia’s and Brunei’s offices. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said, however, this would also depend on improvement in the volume of trade between Sarawak and…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia welcomed a whopping 13.35 million international tourists and recorded a 6.8 per cent growth in tourist receipts from a year ago, thus contributing RM41.69 billion to the country’s revenue during the first half of 2019 (1H2019). Tourism Malaysia in a statement said tourism’s…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia is committed to supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 Agenda via the coordinated development of SDG indicators, says the chief statistician Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) played a vital role in ensuring…

KUCHING, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – “When the Malaysian flag was hoisted, I was in tears…tears of joy, ” said Sarawak’s first Indian woman who served as Kapitan for almost 11 years. Paliani Samba Bilaidom, alias Lucy Lingam, 66, was appointed to the role of Kapitan in 2007, holding the post…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) today announced the promotion of Datuk Mokhtar Hussain as its editor-in-chief with immediate effect. Mokhtar, 58, has been the deputy editor-in-chief (domestic news service) and was serving as the acting editor-in-chief for the last two months until today. Bernama said in a statement that as the…

Photo courtesy of shutterstock. Texture of the Merbau tree in Papua, Indonesia. By Donny Sophandi KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Merbau (Malacca teak) tree is now Malaysia’s National Tree. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad made the announcement during his speech opening the Hutan Kita (Our Forests) exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Tower…

HULU LANGAT, Malaysia, Aug 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Rural Development (KPLB) has announced that it will install 10,000 units of Light Emitting Diode (LED) village street lights (LJK) in villages in Peninsular Malaysia starting this year with completion expected next year. Its Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Muslim preacher Dr Zakir Naik has issued an apology for the hurt caused by his allegedly controversial remarks against Malaysian Hindus and Chinese during a talk in Kota Bharu, Kelantan on Aug 8. He stated that it was never his intention to upset any individual or community and hoped…

MIRI, Aug 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s Civil Defence Force (APM) has identified an area as big as  10.52 hectares which is still covered in thick smoke due to peat fire near Tudan and Hamidah Orphanage Complex in Kuala Baram here. Sarawak’s State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat (JPBN) in a statement said a fire…

JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a Singaporean man who went missing on Aug 8 while on a kayaking expedition in Mersing was called off today after rescuers failed to come up with new leads. Johor maritime director Maritime First Admiral Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said…