Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (NNN-Bernama) — The strengthening of joint Arab action to face current challenges on the regional and international scenes, the Palestine issue, food security and political and economic cooperation are among the important agenda for deliberation at the 31st Arab League Summit, to be hosted by Algeria from Nov 1-2.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia recorded 3,296 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the total tally to 4,893,733, according to the health ministry.

The new infections were 10 new imported cases and 3,286 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed.

One new death was reported from the pandemic, taking the death toll to 36,463.

The ministry reported 1,960 new recoveries, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients cured and discharged to 4,827,215 in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Six people are missing, following a helicopter accident, in Malaysia’s Pahang state, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, said today.

The helicopter, carrying one pilot and five passengers, was flying from Perak state to Pahang state, when the accident occurred, it said in a statement.

Search and rescue teams have been dispatched and operations to recover the victims are currently underway, it said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia will hold the general election on Nov. 19, the country's election commission said on Thursday.

The nomination of candidates will be held on Nov. 5, providing two weeks for official election campaigning, commission chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh told a press conference.

There will be 363,515 election workers who will operate 8,958 voting centers across the country to serve a total of 21,173,638 registered voters, the official said.

19 October 2022; MEMO: Hamas said yesterday that Israel's targeting of Palestinian students abroad is a type of "organised crime" and called for international sanctions on Israel.

Commenting on the Israeli Mossad's failed attempt to kidnap or assassinate Palestinian programming students in Malaysia, Hamas praised the Malaysian police's efforts to capture the spy agency's operatives.

13 October 2022; MEMO: Malaysia has selected Turkish Aerospace Industries to provide three unmanned aircraft, Defence News reports.

According to the report, the Malaysian government has decided to contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the country's Defence Minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, said in a statement.

The purchase will be funded under the country's five-year spending plan, rather than its defence budget, the Minister added.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of live births in Malaysia sees the highest decrease in a decade with 439,744 births recorded in 2021 compared to 471,504 births in 2020, according to Vital Statistics report released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia Thursday.

Chief Statistician Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) has declined from 14.5 births in 2020 compared to 13.5 births in 2021 per thousand population.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The Cabinet has agreed for Malaysia to proceed with legal action at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the dispute involving sovereignty over Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

He said the matter was agreed upon after hearing the presentation and proposals by the special task force to review laws relating to sovereignty over the disputed islets on Oct 7. 

GEORGE TOWN (Malaysia), Oct 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s northern state of Penang is set to receive more inbound travellers with the launch of AirAsia’s new direct route from Bali, scheduled to start on Oct 20 this year.

State Tourism and Creative Economy committee chairman, Yeoh Soon Hin said he was confident that the route would be popular and provide numerous benefits to the local communities through the multiplier effect of tourism spending as well as employment opportunities. 

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Phishing incidents continue to skyrocket in Southeast Asia with more than half of them targeting Kaspersky users in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam in the first half of 2022.

Four out of six countries from Southeast Asia  — Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam — saw phishing attacks exceeding last year’s activities, the cybersecurity company said in a statement Tuesday.