Business & Economy

Explosions Target Maritime Pipelines In Syria’s Banyas

DAMASCUS, Jan 28 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s Ministry of Oil said, terrorist explosions targeted maritime pipeline networks in Banyas, northwestern Syria,…

Coronavirus: Health ministry beefs up screening at entry points to M’sia

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s Health Ministry has beefed up health screening conducted at all entry points into…

Omani FM Visits Tehran For Second Time In A Week

TEHRAN, Jan 27 (NNN-ONA) – The Foreign Minister of Oman, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, arrived in Iran’s capital Tehran,…

Iran To Increase Oil Extract From Azadegan Joint Field

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran has a plan to increase recoverable oil from the Azadegan oilfield, in southwestern…

French President Vows To Support Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 26 (NNN-NNA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, assured that, France is committed to supporting Lebanon to preserve its…

India, Brazil Sign 15 Pacts To Boost Mutual Cooperation

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – India and Brazil, on Saturday, inked 15 agreements, for boosting mutual cooperation on a…

Japan To Approve 40 Billion USD Extra Budget, To Support Reconstruction Efforts, Bolster SMEs

TOKYO, Jan 25 (NNN-NHK) – A supplementary budget worth 4.47 trillion yen (40.77 billion U.S. dollars), for fiscal 2019, earmarked…

Malaysia saw more than 20 million tourist arrivals in 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A total of 20.1 million international tourists visited Malaysia last year, bringing in total tourism…

PLUS offers discounts on toll fares for 1st day of CNY

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (Bernama) — Motorists using the PLUS Malaysia Bhd (PLUS) highway network and the East Coast Expressway 2…

Malaysia’s better CPI score reflects effectiveness of govt anti-corruption efforts – Liew

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s improvement in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2019 shows…