Malaysia’s jobless rate rises for first time in four months to 4.8% in June
By state, the highest unemployment rate in the quarter was in Labuan (8.8%), Sabah (8.7%), Perlis (5.3%), Kelantan (4.8%), and Selangor (4.4%).
Malaysia June 2021 IPI up 1.4% y-o-y, posts m-o-m growth
The main sub-sectors that contributed to the manufacturing sector were petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products (19%), and electrical and electronics products (E&E) (8.4%) while other sub-sectors contracted.
Dine-in is allowed in states in NRP Phase 2-3 but not encouraged, says PM
Klang Valley, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah and Melaka are still in Phase One currently. Hence, dining activities are not permitted for now.
Symptomatic hospital admission cases to be threshold indicator in National Recovery Plan, says Tengku Zafrul
... when more than half of the adult population in the states that are in the National Recovery Plan Phase One are fully inoculated.
What fully vaccinated individuals can do when Covid-19 measures eased from Aug 10
Fully inoculated individuals are defined as someone who has received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccines for more than 14 days.
36% of Msian adult population are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as at Aug 7
Meanwhile, 7.038 million people or 30% of the adult population have received at least one dose of vaccine.
Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases drop to 19,257 on Aug 7 after staying above 20,000 mark for two straight days
Another 210 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, lifting the country's total fatalities due to the pandemic to 10,389
Nearly 50% of adult population in Klang Valley fully inoculated against Covid-19 as of Aug 6 — JKJAV
Meanwhile, a total of 6.14 million people or 99.6% of the adult population in the three states — Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya — had received at least their first dose
199 Delta variant cases detected in the community so far, says Health DG
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also reiterated that the number of Covid-19 cases, which have been on the rise, is expected to decline by end-August, as more than 40% of the population is expected to be fully vaccinated by then
Another record high as Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases hit 20,889 on Aug 6
A total of 160 Covid-19-related deaths were also reported today, bringing the coronavirus death toll in the nation to 10,179
