[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish study published Wednesday found that face masks provide the wearer with limited protection against COVID-19 infection, but said this should not be used to argue against their widespread use to prevent people from infect other people. In the study, which was carried out in …
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 »Trump to represent America at APEC virtual summit this week, official says
[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s participation in the APEC forum will be his first since 2017. (AP Photo) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump plans to represent the United States at a virtual Asia-Pacific summit this week in which his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, also plans to participate, a US official told …
Read More »Parliament will discuss Malaysia’s participation in Covax today (November 19)
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia’s participation in Covax, a global initiative supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure fair and equitable access to the Covid-19 vaccine worldwide, is one of the topics to be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat session Thursday (November 19). According to the order document …
Read More »Malaysia’s goals in the RCEP
[ad_1] ASEAN and the six NAFTA partners are major trade and investment partners for Malaysia. A total of 61.7% or US $ 223.07 million of Malaysia’s trade takes place within the RCEP countries. A total of 60.6% of Malaysia’s exports go to RCEP countries and, similarly, these countries supply 63.3% …
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 »King accepts the government’s request for declaration
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The King agreed to an Emergency Proclamation declaration to cancel and postpone the Batu Sapi by-elections in Sabah that were scheduled for December 5, following a meeting with the Prime Minister. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah met with Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin for …
Read More »Anwar chose his own path: too little too late?
[ad_1] YOURS | It took Anwar an irrationally long time to break up with Mahathir. Anwar explains why he is taking a path without Mahathir JW: I do not blame PKR President Anwar Ibrahim for his pact with Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at GE14 because most of the rakyat also hoped …
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, …
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