Tag "Malaysia"
Back to homepage
Malaysia strongly condemns video insulting Indonesia
JAKARTA: The Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta has strongly condemned an alleged provocative act through a video that could affect ties between Malaysia and Indonesia. In a statement released tonight, the embassy confirmed that the Malaysian authorities were investigating the video found to be
Read More
Azmin: Investors optimistic about Malaysia’s economic prospects
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is confident that local and international investors remain optimistic about maintaining their investments despite the country’s low growth in the second quarter of this year, Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed
Read More
With eye on China, India looks to increase barriers on imports from Asia
NEW DELHI: New Delhi is considering measures to prevent trade partners mainly in Southeast Asia from re-routing Chinese goods to India with little added value, two government sources said, amid strained ties with Beijing and a push for self-reliance. India
Read More
Malaysia Airlines enforces the use of face masks on passengers
KUALA LUMPUR: All Malaysia Airlines passengers are now required to bring and wear their own protective masks effective April 23, 2020, at touch-points such as check-in, boarding, in the aircraft cabin, disembarkation and collection of baggage on arrival to mitigate
Read More
Lim: “Act Fast and Do Whatever It Takes”, to save Malaysia
Three weeks ago, I called on the Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to immediately adopt a new government motto “Act Fast and Do Whatever It Takes” to save people’s lives, jobs and livelihoods in the unprecedented invisible war against
Read More
Quarantined twitter user in PJ Hilton slammed for insensitive remarks
PUCHONG: Twitter user Aisy Rumaisha was heavily trolled by Twiterratis for making insensitive remarks about the coronavirus quarantine centre in AKEPT in which she said “it looks like a prison, are you sure this place is fully sanitized for Malaysian
Read More
Dr M: US should ‘think twice’ before returning 1MDB funds to M’sia
The United States should “think twice” before giving Malaysia back the money recovered from an anti-kleptocracy probe into state fund 1MDB, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday, as the party accused of graft in the 1MDB case was
Read More
Two Malaysians arrested in separate drug ops in Singapore
SINGAPORE:A 23-year-old male Malaysian driver was arrested as 2898gram of cannabis and 125gram of ‘ice’ or crystal methamphetamine were seized from an arriving Malaysia-registered car at Tuas Checkpoint on Feb 6. In its website today, Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
Read More
Malaysia ensures Singapore panic buying doesn’t spread to Johor
PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has been conducting surveillance in Johor since Saturday to ensure there is no panic buying of essential food or household items by Singaporeans in the state. The ministry in a statement yesterday
Read More
Strong quake hits Java, Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake , with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale hit Java, Indonesia, at 2.12 am Thursday (Feb 6). According to a statement by the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the quake occurred 125 kilometres (km) north of Surabaya
Read More