NUR-SULTAN (Kazakhstan), May 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Kazakhstan, the world’s largest land-locked country, is banking on its “hard” infrastructures such as highways, rail routes and ports to attract foreign investors. “Tax and long-term contracts are classic incentives that 90 per cent of countries in the world provide to attract foreign investors.…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Amid the ongoing US-China trade tensions, many Taiwanese companies are opting to leave China by either returning to Taiwan or scouting for suitable sites in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia. According to the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), Taiwan’s trade promotion agency, there are…

Siti Kharina Mohd Kamarudin. photo courtesy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The police today said that Serdang Hospital chief nurse Siti Kharina Mohd Kamarudin, who was believed to have been murdered, died due to slash wounds on her neck. Selangor CID chief SAC Fadzil Ahmat CID chief…

BINTULU, May 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Communication and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo has fully supported the celebration of Gawai Dayak in Sarawak to be given coverage and space in the mainstream media channels. He said with the coverage in the mainstream media under the New Malaysia, the younger generation would…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — The foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia rose to 662.7 billion ringgit (about 159.21 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter this year from 631.2 billion ringgit in the fourth quarter last year, official data showed Thursday. Malaysian Statistics Department said in a statement…

PUTRAJAYA, May 16 ( NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s population for the first quarter of 2019 is estimated at 32.66 million, with the male population now outnumbering females, according to the Statistics Department. Chief Statistician, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the male population stands at 16.86 million, compared to the…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia should take the opportunity to convince foreign investors to use the country as a base to penetrate the ASEAN market, says Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. He said ASEAN, with a population of nearly 650 million, is one of the…

A Palestinian receives food aid. Photo courtesy of UN Photo KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Response and Relief Team of the Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia (IMARET), has set a target of least RM20,000 in contributions for the second phase of the “Funds for Gaza” initiative . IMARET’s…

GENEVA, May 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has arrived here for a three-day working visit to lead the Malaysian delegation to the sixth edition of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) from today until May 16. Dr Wan Azizah, who…

CYBERJAYA, May 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Those intending to sell their electronic devices, like smartphone and computer, are advised to send them to CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) for data sanitisation process to avoid breach of their data. CSM chief executive officer Datuk Dr Amiruddin Abdul Wahab said the move would help curb…