PARLIAMENT: MALAYSIA, BRUNEI IN FINAL NEGOTIATION ON LAND BORDER – MOHAMAD

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia and Brunei are currently in negotiation to finalise agreement or memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding land border demarcation between the two countries covering a distance of 528.45 kilometres (km).

Foreign Minister Dat…

VOP ISSUE WILL BE SETTLED IN A MONTH – AHMAD

KOTA BHARU, The implementation of the Variation of Price (VOP) following the targeted diesel subsidy is expected to be settled in a month,’ Deputy Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said.

He added that the Public Works Ministry (KKR) had …

DRONES ENABLE MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION, FOREST ENCROACHMENT – MINISTER

PUTRAJAYA, The use of drone technology enables the monitoring of environmental protection, wildlife in protected areas and forest encroachment to be carried out more effectively, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Na…

BILL TO DISSOLVE BINTULU PORT AUTHORITY TABLED IN PARLIAMENT

KUALA LUMPUR, The Bintulu Port Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2024, aimed at repealing the Bintulu Port Authority Act 1981 and dissolving the Bintulu Port Authority, was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.

The bill was tabled by Deputy…

PRE-QUALIFICATION VITAL TO SELECT BEST CONTRACTORS FOR SABAH PAN BORNEO HIGHWAY – NANTA

KUALA LUMPUR, The pre-qualification process for the implementation of each phase of the ongoing Sabah Pan Borneo Highway Project was deemed vital to help the Works Ministry select the best contractors for the project, says Minister Datuk Seri Alexand…

DEWAN RAKYAT APPROVES MALAYSIA BORDER CONTROL AND PROTECTION AGENCY BILL

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Bill 2024, aimed at establishing the Malaysia Checkpoints and Border Agency (MCBA), was passed in the Dewan Rakyat today.

The bill was approved by a majority voice after it was presente…

10 YEARS ON: BERNAMA PERSONNEL RECOUNT COVERAGE OF MH17 TRAGEDY IN KIEV

KUALA LUMPUR, A decade has passed, yet for two media personnel from the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) who covered the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy, the experience remains indelibly etched in their memories.

The Malaysian aircraft…