Business & Economy

433 New Investment Projects Worth RM97.4 Bln Identified – Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) – The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has identified 433 new projects which have the potential to…

OPEC+ Decides To Move To 2nd Phase Of Oil Cuts By Easing Output Restrictions

RIYADH, July 16 (NNN-SPA) – The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries, decided, in a meeting…

Foreign Visitors To Japan Plummets 99.9 Percent In June Amid Pandemic

TOKYO, July 16 (NNN-NHK) – The number of foreign visitors to Japan in June plummeted by 99.9 percent from a…

China-Laos Railway Completes Both Cross-Mekong River Bridges’ Beam Installation

VIENTIANE, July 16 (NNN-KPL) – The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC), a joint venture based in the Lao capital Vientiane,…

Prospects Of Thailand’s Rice Export In H2 “Not Too Bright”

BANGKOK, July 16 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Rice Exporters Association said, Thailand’s rice export prospects would not look too bright, in…

Pakistani PM Inaugurates Construction Of World’s Tallest Roller Compact Concrete Dam

ISLAMABAD, July 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, inaugurated the Diamer Bhasha dam, with an installed capacity of…

We must not go back to business as usual post COVID-19, says Commonwealth Sec-Gen

Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland. By Shanti Ayadurai KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The COVID-19 pandemic taught the world…

Five new COVID-19 cases involving four local transmissions – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Five new COVID-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, four of which were local…

Govt proposes lower alcohol permissible levels amid high cases of drink-driving

KUALA LUMPUR: File photo of a routine check by the city police for drink-driving.Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. KUALA LUMPUR, July…

Important to digitalise, adopt technologies, SMEs told

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian business owners in the small and medium enterprise (SME) space which are looking into adopting digitalisation and…