Navigating COVID-19’s shock to the Malaysian economy Malaysia is no stranger to external shocks affecting its macroeconomy. Over the past two decades it has been buffeted by the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis (AFC), the 2001 […]
Minister: Covid-19 showed us how 3G, 4G still underutilised Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah today said that the Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia had exposed how underutilised the 3G and 4G technology was. — […]
Sarawak Energy Bhd: June bills will reflect actual electricity consumption Electricity bills issued by Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) in June will reflect adjustments for actual electricity consumption. — The Star Online Malaysia’s Islamic finance sector […]
Malaysia’s New Government Cracks Down on Critics A wave of criminal charges and police probes targeting critics of Malaysia’s embattled new government has rights groups worried the country is backsliding on free speech protections following […]
5% jobless rate just the beginning, says employers’ federation Malaysia’s largest employers’ federation has warned that the 5% unemployment rate at the end of April is just the beginning of more job cuts. — FMT […]
Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases drop to eight today, with one death Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to eight as of noon today from 43 yesterday, which raises the country’s total confirmed Covid-19 infections to 8,453. […]
Malaysia allows public transport, flights to operate at full capacity All public transport services, including flights and express buses, as well as e-hailing services and private vehicles, are now allowed to operate at full capacity […]
New Covid-19 survey results contain cheer for health authorities, gloom for businesses Malaysian respondents in a recent survey said they were still coming to grips with Covid-19 when those in neighbouring countries were already settled […]
Putrajaya urged to maintain consortium approach to 5G spectrum allocation The government and regulator should maintain the original consortium approach when it comes to spectrum allocation of the much-awaited national 5G network, according to the […]
Malaysia Airlines: Lifting travel restrictions and reopening borders will allow loved ones to reunite Allowing international flights to resume in July will allow families to unite with loved ones who have been separated due to […]
Tax exemption augurs well for palm oil industry Covid-19 hit oil palm smallholders and companies can heave a sigh of relief overt a tax exemption provided under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) that was […]
Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases spike today, with 270 patients from Immigration detention centre Malaysia recorded 277 new Covid-19 cases today, of which only four were locals, the Ministry of Health said today. — Malay Mail […]