Kuala Lumpur Among Top 10 Cities In Asia Pacific Seen As Leading Technology Innovation Hub

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Kuala Lumpur is ranked the 9th top city in the Asia Pacific and outside of Silicon Valley/San Francisco as a leading technology innovation hub over the next four years, according to the latest survey by KPMG. In its global Technology Industry Survey 2021 involving…

APEC Posts Strong Q1 Economic Growth, Set To Hit 6.4 Pct In 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (NNN-Bernama) — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region posted a 6.1 per cent increase in economic growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, bouncing back strongly from a two per cent decline in the first quarter of 2020. According to the latest update from the…

Malaysia Will Reach Ageing Nation Status Earlier If Pandemic Continues

Malaysia Will Reach Ageing Nation Status Earlier If Pandemic ContinuesBERNAMA 2021-08-17 14:41(MYT)print By Norsyafawati Ab Wahab SHAH ALAM (Selangor, Malaysia) Aug 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia will reach the ageing nation status earlier than expected if the COVID-19 pandemic continues for a long term, following a decline in the number of…

COVID: New Cases Drop To 19,740 Monday – Msian Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 19,740 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a drop by over 800 cases compared to 20,546 cases Monday. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said the new development brings the cumulative cases in the country…

Malaysia Remains On Right Trajectory For Further Economic Recovery

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia remains on the right trajectory for further economic recovery boosted by the surge in external demand supported by electrical and electronics (E&E), petroleum, rubber products, palm oil and chemical products, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said. It said this was…

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Resigns

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Muhyiddin Yassin today resigned as the Malaysian prime minister, saying he no longer commanded majority support in Parliament. His departure from the post, along with the resignation of his entire 29-member cabinet, comes 17 months after the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition that he led…

Several Malaysian Ministers Go Online To Say Goodbye

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Several Cabinet ministers have taken to social media to bid farewell, minutes after Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had an audience with Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Monday. Among others, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin posted on…

Malaysia’s Q2 2021 GDP Could Have Been Higher

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the second quarter of 2021 (Q2 2021) could have been better if not for the disruptions due to the partial economic closure under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan and various restrictions to flatten the COVID-19…

32.9 Per Cent Of Msian Population Completed Two Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine As Of Sunday – Health Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Some 32.9 per cent of the country’s population, or 10,734,415 people, have completed two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine injections as of Sunday, said Minister of Health Dr Adham Baba. Through an infographic shared on his official Twitter, he said 17,076,440 people or 52.3…

RCEP A Contributor To Sustain Malaysia’s Trading And Investment Destination Status In Asean — Senior Minister Azmin Ali

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) — The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will contribute to sustaining Malaysia’s status as a competitive trading hub and investment destination in ASEAN, Senior Minister cum Minister of International Trade and Industry Mohamed Azmin Ali said. He said RCEP would also empower the small…