JAKARTA, Aug 25 (NNN-BERNAMA)– The four-day state visit of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to Indonesia from tomorrow reflects the close and warm Malaysian-Indonesian ties, to simultaneously further cement the existing friendship established since 62 years ago. The state, visit from Aug 26 to 29,…

MELBOURNE, Aug 25 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Australia’s expertise in knowledge-intensive sectors can help improve Malaysia’s value chain in critical industry segments, said Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Darell Leiking. He said Malaysia welcomes strategic collaborations between Australian and Malaysian companies, not only to move local companies up the value chain but also to continue…

SEPANG, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Passengers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) were seen checking in without much hassle after a systems disruption since Wednesday night caused flight delays. Most of those interviewed expressed satisfaction with the airport operator’s handling of the situation, which improved following a network equipment…

PATTANI, Aug 25 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Two armed women were among five individuals who robbed a goldsmith shop of jewellery worth more than 22 million baht (RM3 million) in Nathavi, Songkhla, southern Thailand, yesterday. Nathavi district police chief Kol Pol Akkarat Suansenn said the robbers, who were dressed like rangers, struck…

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…