The Ministry of Finance (MoF) will for the first time announce a pre-Budget 2022 statement soon in preparation for the tabling of Budget 2022 which is expected to be at the end of October.

Factories should contribute to economic growth and not be the epicentre of Covid-19 outbreak

The opening of the farmers' market is in line with the flexibility given by the National Security Council from time to time.

Meanwhile, 19.24 million representing 82.2% of its adult population had had at least one dose of the vaccine. 

He said medicines are still being received in stages as the MOH has taken various approaches to overcome the problem of supply.

The daily figure was marginally lower than yesterday's 22,597 cases.

Public Service Department (PSD) Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman said as a follow-up, PSD would submit the names to the respective department heads to find out the real reasons for further action

International media reported that two Malaysians were among six individuals detained by Taliban authorities for being involved in armed clashes in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday (Aug 26).

Active cases climb to 268,548 

Property and legal experts said that that there could be potentially “millions, if not billions, of ringgit worth of projects being abandoned once the movement restrictions or bank loan moratorium is over”.