KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd's (Sime Darby) group chief financial officer (GCFO) Mustamir Mohamad has been named the new president and chief executive officer of UMW Holdings Bhd, with the completion of Sime Darby's purchase of a 61.2 per cent stake in UMW Holdings.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah granted an audience to former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who is here for a three-day official visit as the special envoy of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at Istana Negara today.

PUTRAJAYA: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah will lead Malaysia’s delegation to the Asean Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat from Feb 16-17 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore remain committed to resolving maritime boundary issues between the two countries, including the implementation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judgment on Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Chief Justice Tun Richard Malanjum and former Felda Group chairman Tan Sri Raja Muhammad Alias ​​Raja Muhammad Ali topped the list of recipients for the 2021 federal awards and medals.

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today received the credentials of 13 foreign envoys to Malaysia at Istana Negara, here.

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will deliver Malaysia’s national statement at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) is hoping that the Reciprocal Green Lane/ Travel Corridor (RGL/TCA) arrangement between Malaysia and Indonesia will pave the way for leisure travel to resume soon.

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today received the credentials of 12 foreign envoys to Malaysia at Istana Negara here.

KUALA LUMPUR: The King today welcomed the commitment given by the Chinese Government to Malaysia, to be listed as a priority recipient country for the China-produced Covid-19 vaccine once it is successfully developed.

PUTRAJAYA: AT exactly 3pm on Aug 31 in Malaysia, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein’s official Facebook page began streaming a special concert, which was then picked up and streamed by Malaysia’s foreign missions.

KUALA LUMPUR: Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Chief Justice Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) pro-chancellor Tan Sri Dr Arshad Ayub head the list of 829 recipients of the 2020 Federal Awards, bestowed in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s birthday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today planted a jujube or “bidara” sapling at the main square of Istana Negara here.

PUTRAJAYA: The 36th Asean Summit kicked off today with leaders gathering virtually across 10 cities in the region amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

PUTRAJAYA: Help is pouring in from private, corporate and government organisations for Malaysian frontliners attached to Embassies and Consulates aboard to aid their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has expressed support for any effort to de-escalate tension in the Gulf region.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian teenager was killed in a skateboarding accident while on holiday in Townsville in Queensland, Australia, on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah received a courtesy call from Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at Istana Negara here, today.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has expressed its view that Venezuela’s ongoing crisis should be solved by Venezuelans, without external interference.

ABU DHABI: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah concluded his three-day special visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday, a trip which has further strengthened ties between Malaysia and the Arabian Gulf nation.