[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Adapting the digital economy and continuous innovation has proven to be the need for time to create jobs and for businesses to remain relevant amid the unprecedented challenges that follow the health pandemic, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. (pix) The Prime Minister said that innovation and digitization …
Read More »Wall St sinks as closure concerns overshadow hopes for vaccines
[ad_1] NEW YORK: US stocks closed sharply lower after a sell-off late in the session on Wednesday as investors weighed rising COVID-19 infections and mounting closings against encouraging vaccine developments. While the top three U.S. stock indices swung for much of the day, with economically sensitive cyclicals and small caps …
Read More »Commentary: Joe Biden will focus on engagement, not containment of China
[ad_1] CLAREMONT, California: Concerns have been raised in recent weeks that the incoming Joe Biden administration will come under pressure to take a tough stance against China given the bipartisan national consensus that China has become an adversary of states. United. This competitive dynamic between the two countries is rooted …
Read More »The mega highway project gets underway
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The progress of the Pan Borneo Highway will accelerate, and Phase One of the project in Sarawak is estimated to be completed in 2023, says Chief Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Sarawak stretch of the highway was only 53% complete, while progress is currently 34% …
Read More »RCEP to pave the way for economic recovery
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is now officially part of the historic Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) along with 14 other RCEP participating countries. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, who signed the RCEP agreement last Sunday on behalf of Malaysia as Minister of International Trade and Industry, said the pact …
Read More »Malaysia’s AirAsia Group reviews Indian investment and suggests possible exit
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia’s flagship low-cost carrier AirAsia Group Bhd has given its strongest indication to date that it could exit India, saying on Tuesday (November 17) that it was reviewing its investment in a joint airline there. The group said in a statement that its operations in India, …
Read More »List of locations affected by Covid-19 (November 19)
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Read More »Reports On Controversial FB Post Are Still Being Filed Against Umany, Lawyers Say
[ad_1] Umany student leaders with their lawyers in front of the Kajang district police headquarters today. KAJANG: Lawyers for the student leaders of the University Malaya New Youth Association (Umany) said today that the authorities are still receiving police reports through their Facebook post on Yang di-Pertuan Agong. They added …
Read More »221 employers closed their business after receiving wage aid, Socso says
[ad_1] According to the report of the Employment Insurance System, 2,713 SMEs closed between March 1 and October 30 of this year. (Photo by Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 221 employers closed their business despite receiving assistance from the Wage Subsidy Program (WSP), according to records from the Social …
Read More »Zulkifly appointed new Malaysian Director General of Tourism
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture announced the appointment of Zulkifly Md Said (photo) as the new CEO of the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) effective November 11. The ministry said that Zulkifly began his career at Tourism Malaysia on July 1, 1988 and …
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