EcoWorld: Future-proofing its communities through sustainability
PETALING JAYA (June 4): It is not a one-off affair.
Selangor Health Dept admits situation challenging at MAEPS quarantine and treatment centre, amid surge in Cat 3 Covid-19 patients
KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): Amid complaints of poor conditions and inadequate facilities provided at quarantine centres, the Selangor Health Department admitted today that the situation at Covid-19 Integrated Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) 2.
BNM keeps OPR pat at 1.75%; economists expect rate to stay through 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Bank Negara Malaysia kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) pat at its historic low of 1.
Individuals in their 20s record highest Covid-19 incidence rate, while 30s group has greatest number of cases so far this year
KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Individuals aged between 20 and 29 showed the highest Covid-19 cases incidence rate in the country per 100,000 population so far this year, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in a tweet.
Economists no longer expect BNM to cut rate anytime soon
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Economists no longer expect another rate cut after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 1.
BNM keeps OPR at 1.75%, as expected
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) maintained the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.
Teh Hong Piow says Malaysia's low interest rates to persist into foreseeable future
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): LPI Capital Bhd chairman Tan Sri Dr Teh Hong Piow (pictured) said Malaysia’s low interest-rate environment is expected to persist into the foreseeable future as the Covid-19 pandemic and effectiveness of global efforts to contain its spread continue to dominate the world economic landscape.
Govt confident of reducing jobless rate to 3.5% despite MCO enforcement
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): The Government is confident of meeting its unemployment rate target of 3.
Unemployment rate of low income group doubled since September - Unicef
PETALING JAYA (Feb 8): More and more low income earners in Klang Valley are losing their jobs during the one-year long conditional movement control order, according to a report by United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef).
Top Abu Dhabi executives implicated in 1MDB scam believed to have been convicted
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): Were the two top executives of the Abu Dhabi wealth fund implicated in the 1MDB scandal convicted and jailed two days ago in the United Arab Emirates? According a Feb 3 news report by the Khaleej Times, the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court had sentenced a former senior management executive of a government-owned company and its chief executive officer (CEO) to 15 years in prison for money laundering.
