Consumer Spending In Malaysia  To Post Good Growth Over 2022 – Fitch Solutions 

SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Consumer spending in Malaysia will post good growth in 2022, with real household spending projected to grow 5.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), according to a United Kingdom-based research firm. “This is a notable improvement from the 0.5 per cent growth estimated for 2021, as impacts from…

COVID: 88 Pct Of Adolescents In Malaysia Fully Vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 2,768,673 individuals or 88 per cent of adolescents aged between 12 and 17 in Malaysia have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of Tuesday. Based on the Health Ministry’s data on the COVIDNOW portal, 2,858,109 individuals or 90.8 per cent of the…

COVID: Malaysia Detects 219 Positive Cases, 16 Clusters Involving Umrah Pilgrims

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 16 COVID-19 clusters involving Malaysian umrah pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia have been detected from Nov 25, 2021 until Tuesday, with seven of the clusters’ index cases confirmed to be of the Omicron variant. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said…

Global Air Cargo Posts Slower Growth Of 3.7 Pct In Nov 2021 – IATA

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Global air cargo markets showed slower growth in November 2021 with demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs) increasing 3.7 per cent compared to November 2019, which posted a 4.2 per cent growth for international operations. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), this…

Malaysia Keen To Host 2027 SEA Games

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has expressed an interest in hosting the 34th SEA Games in 2027, said Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Mohamad Norza Zakaria. He said this was after the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) contacted OCM regarding the possibility of hosting the Games following…

Indonesia, India Send Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan

By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Indonesia and India joined other countries in helping the people of Afghanistan face freezing winter conditions and in desperate need of food. Following President Joko Widodo’s orders in response to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, two Garuda Indonesia’s aircraft carrying…

More Than 200,000 Thais Suffering From Stress Due To Covid-19 — Survey

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — More than 200,000 people are suffering from stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand that has now spanned almost two years, a survey by the Department of Mental Health revealed. For almost two years now, the survey revealed more…

Wetter Conditions Predicted In Asean Maritime Continent

By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) expects wetter conditions over central parts of the region’s maritime continent for the coming week. The maritime continent comprises the archipelagos of Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea, the Philippine Islands, Peninsular Malaysia and the surrounding seas.…

Malaysia’s Wholesale, Retail Trade Sales Hit Record US$28.15 Bln In November 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sales in November 2021 recorded the highest level seen on record, increasing by 7.0 per cent year-on-year to RM118.1 billion (US$28.15 billion), breaching the previous month’s level of RM116.2 billion (US$27.6 billion), according to Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).…

Malaysia’s GDP Expected To Expand By Up To 6.0 Pct In 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected to expand further between 5.5 per cent to 6.0 per cent in 2022, driven by encouraging manufacturing index growth, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd. In a research note Tuesday, the investment bank also retained its 2021…