Malaysia

Five including two armed women rob goldsmith shop of 22 mln baht

PATTANI, Aug 25 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Two armed women were among five individuals who robbed a goldsmith shop of jewellery worth…

Sarawak considers opening trade office in Thailand

KUCHING, 24 Aug (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Sarawak government is considering opening its trade office in Thailand after it has set…

Tourism contributes RM41.69 bln to Malaysian economy in 1H2019

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia welcomed a whopping 13.35 million international tourists and recorded a 6.8 per cent…

Malaysia committed to supporting SDGs 2030 Agenda

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia is committed to supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 Agenda via the…

National Month: Sarawak’s first Indian woman Kapitan shares about tears of joy in Chennai

KUCHING, Aug 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – “When the Malaysian flag was hoisted, I was in tears…tears of joy, ” said Sarawak’s…

Mokhtar Hussain is Bernama’s new Editor-In-Chief

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) today announced the promotion of Datuk Mokhtar Hussain as its editor-in-chief with immediate effect.…

Majestic Merbau is Malaysia’s national tree

Photo courtesy of shutterstock. Texture of the Merbau tree in Papua, Indonesia. By Donny Sophandi KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-BERNAMA)…

10,000 LED lights to be installed in villages by next year

HULU LANGAT, Malaysia, Aug 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Rural Development (KPLB) has announced that it will install 10,000…

Zakir Naik apologises to Malaysians for hurt caused by his remarks

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Muslim preacher Dr Zakir Naik has issued an apology for the hurt caused by his allegedly controversial remarks…

Drones being used to monitor peat fire in Miri

MIRI, Aug 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s Civil Defence Force (APM) has identified an area as big as  10.52 hectares which is still…