Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) is set to take delivery of its first brand new Boeing 737-8 aircraft in August 2023.

In a statement Wednesday, the national carrier said it will gradually grow its 737-8 fleet to 25 by 2026.

“The introduction of our new 737-8 aircraft in August 2023 sets a new standard in air travel.

BATU PAHAT (Johor, Malaysia), July 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Three Myanmar nationals were found dead in a car parked at the Yong Peng rest and relax (R&R) southbound near Batu Pahat in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor on Tuesday.

Acting Batu Pahat OCPD Supt Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the car was locked, with its windows wound up and engine and air-conditioning running when the incident happened.

Police were alerted to the incident by members of the public at about 9.15 pm.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Reuters) - Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group (UHR.S) has filed a lawsuit against the Malaysian government for confiscating rainbow-coloured watches that celebrate LGBT rights, in an act the company says has damaged its reputation.

Homosexuality is a crime in Muslim-majority Malaysia, and rights groups have warned of growing intolerance against the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the collaboration between the Malaysian Government and the founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc and SpaceX, Elon Musk, will create tens of thousands of skilled job opportunities in the country.

He said this comes after Musk agreed to make significant investments in Malaysia, including setting up Tesla headquarters in Cyberjaya.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has retained its position as the fifth largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2022, after Australia, the United States, Qatar and Russia.

According to the International Gas Union’s 14th annual World LNG Report 2023 released on July 12, LNG exports from Malaysia in 2022 stood at 27.3 million tonnes (MT), an increase from 24.9 MT in 2021, which constitutes about seven per cent of the total LNG traded globally.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia is seeking concept proposals from local and international firms and consortiums to reactivate its Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (KL-SG HSR) project.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and India reaffirmed commitments to further enhance defence cooperation, particularly in military-to-military cooperation and defence science, technology and industry.

This was achieved during the meeting between Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Hasan and his visiting counterpart from India, Shri Rajnath Singh at the Ministry of Defence, here Monday.

Shri Rajnath Singh arrived Sunday for a four-day introductory visit to Malaysia.

KULAI (Johor, Malaysia), July 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysians have suffered a total loss of RM302 million due to online scams on Facebook and Instagram from 2021 to June this year. 

Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Teo Nie Ching said the losses incurred from scams on Facebook amounted to RM232 million, whereas on Instagram, it was RM70 million.

“We have also had a meeting with Meta, the parent company, because we really want to prove that this is indeed a serious issue.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (NNN-Bernama) — Despite the complex geopolitical processes, conflicts and various crises taking place in the world, Uzbekistan promotes its national interests and effectively implements its peaceful foreign policy as a full-fledged actor of international relations.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan's plan to discharge radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean poses unacceptable risks, according to an observer from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).

The release of contaminated water will severely impact various parts of the Pacific, including countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which depend on fisheries, both for domestic consumption and export, MCA International Communication and Diplomacy Bureau Deputy Chairman Neow Choo Seong said.