Malaysia Current Affairs, GK & News
Five to Seven Countries Sign Up for adopting India Stack
India Stack is the collection of Application Peripheral Interfaces launched by the Government of India. This includes BHIM, Digilocker, UPI, and several other applications. According to a recent report from the IT Ministry around seven countries are to join India Stack. Meaning they will sign agreements with the Indian Government to use these applications. India ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Aadhaar • BHIM • Bhutan • Co-WIN • cVigil app • DigiLocker • India Stack • India Stack Developer conference • India-Nepal • India-Singapore • Look East policy • mAadhaar • Malaysia • Microsoft • MyGov.in • PM SVANidhi • South Korea • Southeast Asia • U-WIN • UMANG • UPI • World Government Summit
Anwar Ibrahim Becomes Malaysia’s New Prime Minister
On November 24, veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was appointed as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia by King Sultan Abdullah and sworn in. His appointment concludes the five-day political impasse caused after no party managed to secure a majority to form the government for the first time since the independence in 1957. Who is ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Persons in News
Topics: Malaysia • Persons in News
Asia Cup Hockey Tournament: India Wins Bronze
In the eight-team Asia Cup hockey tournament, India beat Japan for the second time to win the bronze medal. This match was held at the GBK Sports Complex in Jakarta. Raj Kumar Pal scored in the seventh minute which saw India clinch the medal with a 1-0 score. Which team won this tournament? In the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Asia Cup • Asian Hockey Federation • India • International Hockey Federation • Japan • Malaysia • South Korea
India’s Export of Fresh Fruits
Fresh fruits export from India has witnessed a major growth. The major destinations of exports of fresh fruits include the Netherlands, Bangladesh, the UK, the UAE, Iran, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar, and Oman. Overview: In April-January 2021-22, guava exports have risen to USD 2.09 million against USD 0.58 million recorded in April-January 2013-14. Paneer ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Bangladesh • Bhutan • Fruits • Indonesia • Malaysia • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Singapore • Vegetables
Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa launch CBDC Scheme
Central banks in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa launched a Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) Scheme on August 2, 2021. Key Points CBDC scheme is a cross border payments trial that uses different central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in order to assess if this allows transactions to be settled in a cheap and easy ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • CBDC Scheme • entral bank digital currencies (CBDC) • Malaysia • Singapore • South Africa
Malaysia Registers World’s First Affordable New Drug for Hepatitis c
World’s first affordable as well as effective new drug for hepatitis C has been registered by Malaysia. This new drug offers hope for accessible treatment to the millions of people around the world who are suffering from this disease. Highlights Hepatitis C has very few early symptoms, hence, making it very hard to diagnose and ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) • Hepatitis C • Malaysia • ravidasvir • sofosbuvir