Business & Economy

UAE Denies Plans To Raise VAT Rate

DUBAI, May 12 (NNN-WAM) – The Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ruled out any plans to…

Japan To Decide On Partial Lifting Of State Of Emergency Over Virus

TOKYO, May 12 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government will decide on Thursday, whether it will partially lift the nationwide state…

London, EU Continue Post-Brexit Trade Deal Talks

LONDON, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The third round of negotiations to seek a permanent post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and…

Use of face mask, scanning of body temperature among SOP when courts reopen

PUTRAJAYA, May 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian Judiciary will enforce strict health and safety standard operating procedures (SOP) and guidelines,…

Malaysia extends conditional MCO to June 9

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) has been extended until June 9, which means…

Jalan Othman market area in PJ placed under EMCO

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Jalan Othman Market area in Petaling Jaya, Selangor is the latest location to be placed…

Thai Capital’s Biggest Weekend Market Reopens Under Strict Anti-Pandemic Measures

BANGKOK, May 10 (NNN-TNA) – Bangkok’s Chatuchak Weekend Market, reopened for the first day on Saturday, with measures strictly taken…

177 stranded Indians return home on first repatriation flight from KL

SEPANG, May 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Indian nationals stranded in Malaysia joined the world’s biggest repatriation exercise organised by the Indian…

“Shahir and Mastura, you are our heroes” – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) — Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah once again took to social media to…

Spotlight: U.S. Unemployment Surges To Depression-Era Level, Analysts Say It Will Only Get Worse

WASHINGTON, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – New data showed that U.S. employers cut a staggering 20.5 million jobs in Apr, erasing…