ASEAN, China, Japan, S. Korea Reaffirm Commitment To Actions Against COVID-19 Fallout

HANOI, Aug 29 (NNN-VNA) – Economic ministers from the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan and South Korea, reaffirmed their commitment to take collective actions in mitigating the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Attending the 23rd ASEAN Economic Ministers Plus Three Consultations via…

COVID-19 temporary measures to support govt’s economic revival efforts

By Nurul Jannah Kamaruddin KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Bill 2020 which received an aye at the Second Meeting of the Third Term of the 14th Parliament that ended yesterday will brace the government’s efforts to revive the country’s pandemic-ravaged economy. Economic activities…

Malaysia extends RMCO till Dec 31

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) brought on by the COVID-19 has been extended until Dec 31st this year, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. According to him, with the extension of the RMCO period, enforcement action under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act…

Problem registering in UK court’s order to restrain dealings involving Petro Saudi’s US$340 mln linked to 1MDB

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The High Court was today told that there was difficulty  to register the court’s interim order to restrain any dealings of monies amounting to US$340,258,246.87 belonging to PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI) and its subsidiary in the United Kingdom (UK) court. Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Izzat Fauzan informed Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali that  the prosecution…

Singapore tightens work pass requirements

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Singapore is raising salary criteria for the Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass while setting for the first time, higher salary requirements in the financial services sector.  For EP, it will be raised further to S$4,500 for all new applicants from Sept 1, 2020,…

Malaysia records 5 new COVID-19 cases including two imported

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia continued to record new positive COVID-19 cases in single digit, with five new cases today. Three of them were local transmissions and the other two imported cases. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that for the three local transmissions, they involved…

Direct-nego projects under PH came to RM352 mln, not RM6.61 bln – Lim

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A day after Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Zafrul Abdul Aziz released the list of 101 projects awarded via direct negotiations worth RM6.61 billion, Lim Guan Eng came forward to explain that the value of direct-negotiation projects approved during the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration was only RM352…

Ministers meet to promote RCEP signing by year’s end

HANOI, Aug 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting was held online on August 27 under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh. The event, attended by economic ministers of 15 member countries, aimed to promote talks on the RCEP towards…

Iran Willing To Keep Cooperation With IAEA Under Int’l Norms: FM

Zarif made the remarks, during a meeting with IAEA Director General, Rafael Grossi, in the Iranian capital, Tehran. TEHRAN, Aug 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said that, Iran is willing to keep cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “according to international regulations.” “The Islamic…

UN Mideast Envoy Voices Concern Over Situation In Gaza, West Bank

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (NNN-WAFA) – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, voiced concern over the deteriorating situation in Gaza and the West Bank. The security situation in Gaza recently deteriorated, a trend which may soon become irreversible, he warned. This latest escalation once again…
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