Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Group of 25 Eminent Malays (G25) representative Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin strongly believes that the government should really reconsider its decision to withdraw from ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). She also suggests that the government…

BEIJING, April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) enters its third and final day today with leaders attending a roundtable summit held at the scenic Yangi Lake in northern Beijing. Located at the foot of Yanshan mountain, Yangi Lake or “Swan Lake” also…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (NNN- Bernama) — International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde meets Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in China, where both of them are attending. “I was very happy to meet with Prime Minister Mahathir @chedet official…

Attorney-General (AG) Tommy Thomas .Photo courtesy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Attorney-General (AG) Tommy Thomas today said that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the supreme commander of the armed forces will not be held responsible for the decision made by the prime minister, the cabinet and defence…

https://youtu.be/q_hz3R1xkZA KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The spillover effects of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project are projected to change the socio-economic landscape of the states concerned and stimulate economic development. The mega public transport initiative, involving a 640-kilometre track, is expected to have a huge impact on…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The approach of the new Malaysian government to South-South cooperation can bring the bilateral ties between Cuba and Malaysia to a better level, said the Caribbean island nation’s Ambassador to Malaysia Ibete Fernandez Hernandez. In that context, Hernandez said Cuba, a country of some…

HANOI, April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Vietnam has banned imports of used machinery, equipment and production line technology aged more than 10-years-old, Vietnam News Agency reported. The age limitation was regulated in a new Governmental decision, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and will take effect from June 15,…

Photo courtesy of Bernama BEIJING, April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia can expect more investments from China, especially in the corridors along the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) following the agreement inked between the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and China Communication Construction Company Ltd (CCCC). Speaking to the Malaysian media…

BEIJING, April 26 (NNN- Bernama) — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad took time off from his busy schedule to witness the exchange of documents between national carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd and its Pakistani and Chinese partners today. The exchange of document between Proton and Al-Haj Automotive was for the…

KUCHING, April 26 (NNN-Bernama) — A man most wanted for a job scam that resulted in the detention of 47 Malaysians in Cambodia in December last year is being remanded for four days from today to facilitate a police investigation. Investigating officer ASP Pricha Azin applied to the Kuching Court…