78.5 Per Cent Of Adolescents Fully Vaccinated In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 2,472,098 individuals or 78.5 percent of adolescents in Malaysia, aged between 12 and 17, have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of Thursday, according to the Health Ministry. Based on the Health Ministry’s data on the COVIDNOW portal, 95.1 per cent of…

MPC: Malaysia’s E&E Sector Has Huge Potential To Meet Rising Global Demand

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s electrical and electronics (E&E) sector has huge potential to meet the increasing global demand particularly in the semiconductor market worldwide, said Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC). Based on the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics, the global semiconductor sector is projected to grow at a rate…

ASEAN Must Remain A Strategic Player As A Bloc – Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — ASEAN must remain a strategic player as a bloc in the ever changing geopolitical landscape in light of new partnerships between powerful and influential countries, said Malaysian Senior Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. He said this can only be achieved when all nations continue to…

Malaysian Government Going All Out To Prevent Extinction Of Malayan Tiger

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) – With the estimated population of the Malayan Tiger in Malaysia currently at less than 200, and Malaysia expected to lose the species within five to 10 years if no drastic action is taken, the government is going all out to prevent this. Minister in…

Malaysian PM Visits PT Pindad Military Equipment Production Facility In Indonesia

BANDUNG (Indonesia), Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob visited military equipment production facility PT Pindad, which has been involved in the defence industry since 1983, here. During the visit, he was accompanied by Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, Senior Defence Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, and charge d’affaires of the Malaysian…

Malaysian O&G Sector Retains Strong Interest In The MENA Region

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The current challenging economic landscape and the ongoing pandemic situation has clearly not affected the Malaysian oil and gas (O&G) companies’ interest to pursue export opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This is reflected by the fact that 16 Malaysian…

UK Optimistic On Joining CPTPP By End-2022

By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The United Kingdom (UK) is optimistic that it will be able to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade pact by end of 2022. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss who was in Malaysia earlier this week…

Over 22 Million Of Malaysia’s Adult Population Fully Vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 22,248,737 individuals or 95 per cent of Malaysia’s adult population have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of Wednesday. Based on the Health Ministry’s data on the COVIDNOW portal, 97.5 per cent or 22,838,338 of adults have received at least one dose…

High Vaccination Rate, Prevention Standards Encourage Malaysia To Introduce Travel Corridors

From Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, Nov 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has a high vaccination rate and high standard of COVID-19 infection prevention to ensure the planned travel corridor with Indonesia runs smoothly, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the vaccination rate of Malaysians is also very high,…

94.9 Per Cent Of Adult Population In Malaysia Fully Vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 22,214,024 individuals or 94.9 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of Monday, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH). Based on the MOH’s data on the COVIDNOW portal, 97.5 per cent of…