K-pop, Korean dramas and Korean food are the first things that come to mind among youths in countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including the Philippines. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Seoul-based ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) “aimed to identify the...
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia reported 3,175 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 2,792,035. Of the new cases 272 were imported, and 2,903 were local transmissions, showed data released on the health ministry's website. The ministry also reported 27 more...
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia reported 3,160 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 2,738,401, according to the health ministry Some 156 of the new cases are imported, with 3,004 being local transmissions, data released by the ministry showed. Another 25 deaths...
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to suspend the sale of flight and bus tickets for the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) after a cluster of possible cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected in Singapore, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Wednesday. The suspension...
More than 300 overseas Filipinos were recently brought back home from Malaysia and Macau through the Philippines' repatriation program, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Dec. 22. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) A total of 113 distressed Filipinos from Malaysia arrived in the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia has reported 4,626 new COVID-19 infections and 31 more deaths as of midnight Saturday, the health ministry said. Among the new cases, 20 are imported, and 4,606 are local transmissions, data from the ministry showed. The national total thus reached...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reaffirmed its support for a rapid economic recovery, infrastructure development, and regional cooperation. At the 14th Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP–EAGA) Leaders’ Summit on Thursday, Oct. 28, Masatsugu...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana met with Hon. Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, who has returned as the Senior Minister of Defense of Malaysia, in a recently held video teleconference call. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left)...
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia reported 7,373 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,339,594, according to the health ministry. Some two of the new cases were imported and 7,371 were local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed. Another 64...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has saved two Malaysians and two Filipino passengers who had to stay afloat for 15 hours after their speedboat overturned in the vicinity of the seawaters off Sibutu Passage, Tawi-Tawi, the military reported on Sunday, Oct. 10. The Philippine Navy's Naval Forces Western...
Philippine leading oil firm Petron Corp. is negotiating for the renewal of a 10-year supply contract for crude oil that shall be fed and processed at its Port Dickson refinery in Malaysia. According to company documents, Petron is “in negotiation for renewal” of its supply contract for Tapis...
