Business & Economy

Malaysia will benefit from Japan’s economic stimulus package, says envoy

By V.Sankara File photo of Japan’s Ambassador to Malaysia Hiroshi Oka. KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – ASEAN member states,…

Official Institutions Resume Work In Palestine After Lock-down Due To Covid-19

RAMALLAH, May 28 (NNN-WAFA) – Official institutions in Palestine, on Wednesday, resumed work after several months’ lock-down, all over the…

Malaysia chairs first fully virtual APEC Senior Officials Meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia successfully chaired the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Virtual Extraordinary Senior Officials’ Meeting (VESOM)…

S.Korea Cuts Interest Rate By 25 Basis Points To 0.50 Percent

SEOUL, May 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s central bank, today cut its benchmark interest rate to a new record low…

Restaurant Sales Across Thailand Plummet By 80 Percent During COVID-19 Pandemic

BANGKOK, May 28 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Restaurant Association (TRA), said that, sales at restaurants dropped by 80 percent with…

IIUM shortlisted for 2 international sustainability awards

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) has made history as the first university in…

APEC senior officials discuss possible platform for info sharing on COVID-19

File photo of an earlier APEC SOM meeting prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, May 27, the first ever…

Act 446 covering workers’ minimum housing standard to be enforced June 1

PUTRAJAYA, May 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  The Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446), which extends to all…

COVID-19: 15 positive cases recorded, lowest since MCO began, says Health DG

PUTRAJAYA, May 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continue to yield encouraging results when…

No inhumane handling of foreign workers by Govt – Ismail Sabri

File Photo of Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. PUTRAJAYA, May 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Senior Minister (Security Cluster)…