Electrical, electronics sector resumes operations in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4, 2020, NST. The electrical and electronics sector is all set to…
Malaysia
Malaysia is an economy of 31 million people and is one of the 12 founding APEC members. In 1989 Malaysia’s real GDP stood at USD 75 billion, and its real per capita GDP was USD 4,200. By 2016, its GDP more than quadrupled at 344 billion, while its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 11,000.
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In its April World Economic Outlook the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a baseline case…
Malaysia relaxes its partial lockdown, not many take to trains and buses in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4, 2020, Malay Mail. As Malaysia enters day one of the conditional…
Govt has right to arrest illegal immigrants during pandemic: Malaysia’s minister
PUTRAJAYA, May 3, 2020, NST. The government has a right to take action against immigrants…
India’s coronavirus lockdown curbs buffalo meat exports, hitting Ramadan supplies
KUALA LUMPUR/MUMBAI, May 3, 2020, Reuters. For more than a decade Kuala Lumpur street vendor…
Malaysia’s states free to adjust to conditional movement restrictions as they see fit: Official
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3, 2020, Malay Mail. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob clarified…
Covid-19 vaccine may be ready by early next year: Chinese medical expert
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2, 2020, Bernama. A vaccine for Covid-19 is expected to be ready…
Indonesia repatriates nearly 70,000 migrant workers from Malaysia
JAKARTA, May 2, 2020, Jakarta Globe. People’s Consultative Assembly Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has asked the…
Bilateral agreement deadline the Johor Baru-Singapore RTS project extended by 3 months to July 31
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2, 2020, The Straits Times. Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong on…
Authorities beef up security at border checkpoints due eases the movement control in Malaysia from May 4
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2, 2020, Bernama. Tight border control is a key measure necessary to…
Hundreds arrested as Malaysia cracks down on migrants in Covid-19 red zones
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1, 2020, SCMP. Just hours after announcing it would be relaxing lockdown…
Impossible for any nation to hit zero number of Covid-19 cases: Malaysia’s PM
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1, 2020, Malay Mail. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today called…