MELBOURNE, Aug 18 (Bernama) - The four-week trial of a 10-cent levy on plastic bags was launched this morning in the Australian state of Victoria.

KUALA TERENGGANU (Malaysia), Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysian King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin will officially open the 50th International Quran Reciters Assembly at the Islamic Civilisation Park, in P

BUKIT MERTAJAM (Malaysia), Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Sunday described the assault on two media personnel, who were covering the nomination process for the Permatang P

DUBAI, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- A record 10 global cosmetic companies have set up branch offices at the Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZ) in recent months, spurred by robust sales and growth figures of the

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- The Brunei government, which is in the midst of establishing a Halal Products Academy, hoped that the academy could guide the country in developing the hala

SERDANG (Malaysia), Aug 16 (Bernama) -- The country's ornamental fish industry is expected to meet its annual production of 800 million fish and bring in revenue of RM300 million (US$90.90 million)

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- National carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to run its MH Advocates Programme on a quarterly basis in an effort to identify emerging issues and collect feedback

BEIJING, Aug 16 (Bernama) - Shuttler Lee Chong Wei delivered Malaysia its fourth Olympics medal when he rose above intense pressure to book himself into the men's singles final with a 21-18, 13-21,

BUTTERWORTH (Malaysia), Aug 16 (Bernama) -- It is up to Muslims to evaluate the swearing on the Quran by Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan that he was sodomised by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, said Dep

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, has sworn on the Quran that he was sodomised by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim who was his former employer.