Covid-19: New Cases In Malaysia Dip Below 20,000 Monday

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Daily new COVID-19 infections in Malaysia dropped to 19,268 cases Monday (Aug 30), after breaching the 20,000 mark in the past six days. The country had recorded more than 20,000 COVID-19 cases from Aug 24 to Aug 29, with the highest figure during that…

Matrade’s eBizmatch Generates RM910.56 Mln Sales For January-July

BANGKOK, Aug 30 (NNN-Bernama) – The COVID-19 pandemic, border closures and lockdowns never stop Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (MATRADE) efforts in introducing Malaysian companies to new potential markets and clients. By adopting digitalisation in trade promotion, MATRADE had organised a total of 1,086 eBizMatch between 674 Malaysian exporters and…

Malaysian Ministers, Deputy Ministers Sworn In Before King

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 30 Cabinet ministers and 37 deputy ministers were sworn in before the King, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara here today. The Queen, Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah was in attendance. The new Cabinet line-up under Prime Minister Ismail…

Malaysia’s PM In Quarantine As Covid-19 Close Contact

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob began self-quarantine today for having been a close contact of a COVID-19 patient and is unable to attend the swearing-in of ministers. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement that Ismail Sabri will not attend the…

Tokyo Paralympics: Powerlifter Yee Khie Bags Second Medal For Malaysia

  By Amiril Muttaqien Meketar TOKYO, Aug 30 (NNN-Bernama) — National powerlifting athlete Jong Yee Khie bagged a second medal for Malaysia, a silver, in the men’s 107 kilogrammes (kg) category at the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday. Despite being unsuccessful in his first attempt to lift 230kg, he bounced back to…

More Than 14 Million Of Adult Population in Malaysia Complete Vaccination

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 14,648,590 individuals or 62.6 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of  Sunday, Aug 29, according to the COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV). An infographic shared on the committee’s official Twitter also showed…

Petronas Swings Back To Profit In Q2, Revenue Jumps 68 Pct

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) registered a net profit of RM9.6 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 on better earnings and lower impairment compared to a net loss of RM21 billion in the same quarter last year. Petronas executive vice-president and group…

Malaysia’s Total Trade Rises By 13 Pct Y-O-Y To RM180.96 Bln In July 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s trade performance continued its growth momentum in July 2021 with total trade increasing by 13 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM180.96 billion — marking the sixth consecutive month of double-digit growth since February 2021. According to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), exports grew by 5 per cent to RM97.32…

Confidence In The Ringgit To Rebound — Juwai IQI

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Confidence in the local currency is expected to rebound moving forward, boosted by improving sentiments following the rising vaccination rate. Juwai IQI chief economist Shan Saeed said the projection is based on several premises, namely, higher oil prices which would bolster the ringgit, positive export and trade volume figures, vaccination…

New Covid-19 Cases In M’sia Drop By More Than 2,500

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 22,070 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Malaysia on Friday, a drop of 2,529 cases from yesterday, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a post on his official Facebook account, he said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 1,662,913.…