TH Plantations Expects Palm Oil Prices To Remain High In 1H2021

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (NNN-Bernama) — TH Plantations Bhd (THP) expects palm oil prices to remain high at least in the first half of 2021 (1H2021) and moderate in 2H2021 as production increases, stock level improves and global prices of oilseeds moderate. According to its Annual Report 2020 released Friday,…

Tokyo 2020: Malaysian Contingent Must Abide By Regulations, Including Daily COVID-19 Screening – NSC

SEREMBAN (Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) April 29 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian contingent to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games must abide by all regulations stipulated by the organiser, including daily COVID-19 screening. National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Ahmad Shapawi Ismail said the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC),…

Thailand To Increase Mandatory Quarantine Period, Compulsory Mask Wearing From May 1

BANGKOK, April 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand will increase the current mandatory quarantine period for international travellers from seven to 10 days, to two weeks and make wearing mask mandatory in all provinces in the kingdom, starting May 1 in bid to contain a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases in the…

AstraZeneca To Be Offered At Designated Vaccination Centres – Msian Minister

PUTRAJAYA, April 28 (NNN-Bernama) — The government will start to administer AstraZeneca vaccine at specially designated vaccination centres (PPVs) soon, and the public can opt for it, said National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said registration for the AstraZeneca vaccine shots would be on a first-come-first-served basis…

Malaysia’s Exports To Grow In 1H 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is expected to continue its stellar exports growth in the first half of 2021 (1H21), said research houses. In its ‘Global Economics & Market Strategy’ report released Wednesday, RHB Research said export growth will be aided by a combination of elevated commodity prices,…

Govts Need To Continue Fiscal Measures To Address Rising Poverty, Says ADB Chief Economist

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Continued government fiscal measures are critical in addressing rising poverty in developing countries in Asia amid the COVID-19 pandemic era, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) chief economist Yasuyuki Sawada. He said more than 100 million people are falling below the international poverty line and…

Malaysia Continues To Explore Agricultural Collaboration With Uzbekistan

PUTRAJAYA, April 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia will continue to explore new cooperation opportunities in the agriculture and food industry sector with Uzbekistan, said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Dr Ronald Kiandee. He said this was among the matters discussed regarding bilateral relations between the two countries when the Ambassador of…

Developing Asia’s Growth To Rebound To 7.3 Pct In 2021 — ADB

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Developing Asia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is set to rebound to 7.3 per cent this year and moderate to a growth of 5.3 per cent next year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. According to its flagship economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook (ADO)…

Ban On Entry Of Travellers From India To Curb Spread Of New Covid-19 Variant – Malaysian PM

TANGKAK (Johor, Malaysia) April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The government’s decision to bar travellers from India from entering into the country is not discriminatory or racist, instead it is to curb the spread of a new COVID-19 variant, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the decision was taken at the…

King Conveys 87th Anniversary Wishes To Malaysian Navy

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, conveyed greetings to all members of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) in conjunction with the naval force’s 87th anniversary Tuesday. Istana Negara, in a statement uploaded via its Facebook account, stated that…