Malaysia

Malaysian villagers escape floods on excavator as 28,000 evacuated

M M AlamJanuary 6, 2021

Kampung Sementeh: Malaysian villagers were evacuated in an excavator while others swam through deep waters Wednesday as the number forced from their homes by floods rose to more than 28,000 with at least four dead. Flooding hits the country’s east coast during the rainy season annually and regularly results in mass evacuations, but people in […]

All 18 Pak pilots working in Malaysia cleared

M M AlamJuly 24, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: As CAA of Pakistan has verified their licences, all 18 pilots working in Malaysia have been reinstated with immediate effect. According to details Malaysia had earlier suspended all the 18 Pakistani pilots when Minister of Aviation had stated in the Parliament that one-third of all the country’s pilots’ licenses were fake. Fake Licenses: […]

Malaysia drops 2020 Hajj pilgrimage due to pandemic

M M AlamJune 11, 2020

JAKARTA: Malaysia on Thursday decided against sending people to the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was announced by Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri during a news conference in Putrajaya. Malaysia has reported 8,369 cases of coronavirus, including 7,014 recoveries and 188 deaths. On Thursday, the country reported 31 […]

Muhyiddin Yassin to sworn in as Malaysia’s new PM on 1st March

M M AlamFebruary 29, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: The King has named former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the new Malaysian PM who will be sworn in on Monday 1st of March, 2020. The statement from the Palace held: “The process to appoint the prime minister cannot be delayed because the country needs a government for the well-being of the people […]