KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (NNN- Bernama) — The fire and explosion at the Petronas Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) site in Pengerang, Johor, earlier today has not impacted Dialog Group Bhd’s operations. The company said the incident at RAPID, which neighbours its Pengerang Deepwater Terminals, had not impacted the…
Small, medium enterprises to benefit from 5G technology – MCM
https://youtu.be/nsMRP2wD3kg KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The advent of 5G technology is expected to improve digital entrepreneurship and e-commerce for the small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Al-Ishsal Ishak. 5G is the fifth generation mobile technology, operating with a 5Ghz signal,…
MAPIM to build 100 houses for Syrian refugees
ANKARA (Turkey), April 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian Consultative Council for Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) will work with several parties in Turkey to build 100 homes in Syria for refugees in the war-torn country. For that purpose, MAPIM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkish government’s waqf agency, Turkiye Diyanet…
Update: Malaysia to resume ECRL project at a reduced RM44 bln
PUTRAJAYA, April 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which the Malaysian government had put on hold, will now be resumed at a reduced cost following the signing of a supplementary agreement (SA) between Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC). The Prime Minister’s Special…
Malaysia eyes 60,000 New Zealand visitors in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia aims to welcome 60,000 New Zealanders next year as the country prepares for Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM 2020), a campaign targeting to bring in 30 million international tourists. Tourism Malaysia director-general Musa Yusof was in Auckland Wednesday leading a travel trade mission to reinforce the message that…
Yemeni foreign minister calls for upholding the Stockholm Agreement
By Manik Mehta New York, April 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — On a visit to New York, Yemeni foreign minister Khaled Al-Yemany called on Thursday for upholding the Stockholm Agreement which was signed on December 13, 2018 in the Swedish capital between the Government of Yemen and Houthi rebels, agreeing to a…
Sixteen killed as blast hits market area in Pakistan’s Quetta
ISLAMABAD, April 12 (NNN-BERNAMA-XINHUA) — At least 16 people, including one security personnel and two children, were killed and 30 others injured when a bomb ripped through an open-air market in Pakistan’s southwest city of Quetta on Friday morning, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting officials and local reports. Deputy Inspector…
New national car brand will boost automotive industry, says Dr Mahathir
SERDANG, Malaysia, April 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday Malaysia’s desire to create a new national car brand is significant and will intensify the development of the automotive industry in the country. “This project is expected to create new technology clusters and new expert manpower…
UK police arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
LONDON, April 11 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Thursday, reported Anadolu Agency, quoting a statement from Metropolitan Police. “Julian Assange, 47, (03.07.71) has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy…
5,000 Syrian refugees to benefit from 1,000 tents purchased by MAPIM
ANKARA, Turkey — Civil Defense Special Force (PASPA) Search and Rescue Department Capt (PA) Rageshwaran Maniam (right) and Terengganu Disaster Operations Capt (PA) Abdullah Sabaruddin (left) looking at the tents manufactured by Turk Kizilayi following a MoU signed between the Malaysian Consultative Consultation of Islamic Organization (MAPIM) and Turk Kizilayi…
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