KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian households’ access to the Internet rose by 3.1 percentage points to 90.1% in 2019 as compared to 87% in 2018, the Statistics Department said on Friday. It said the percentage of households’ access to mobile phone remained at 98.2% in 2019, based on the report on ICT use and access by individuals […]
Read MoreThe Commerce Ministry has teamed up with the Agriculture Ministry to adjust a fruit management plan, focusing on the domestic market to offset exports hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Sansern Samalapa, vice-minister of commerce, said the plan will cover production management; distribution channels; business matching among traders, importers and Thai operators; financial support; and […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Tourism has announced $2.4 million in wage subsidies for the approximately 30,000 workers that have lost their jobs out of the almost 630,000 who work in the tourism sector, due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. In this third round of COVID-19 measures to support unemployed workers across the country, the government will […]
Read MoreInvestors who wish to apply for permission to invest in the country will enjoy a 50 percent discount on application fees, the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) announced on April 9. This includes both Myanmar and foreign investors, the MIC said. The new fee structure will take effect from April 20 onwards and remain effective until […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Growth in private consumption will likely drop sharply, due mainly to the movement control order (MCO), which was imposed since March 18 following the Covid-19 pandemic, BIMB Securities Research said. In a report issued on Friday, it said from a short-term point of view, flagging consumer sentiments due to the virus outbreak will […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Business confidence turned sour in the first three months of the year as fears over the economic damage from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak deepen just when companies were recovering from the Taal volcano eruption last January, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday. Results of a nationwide poll of 1,533 companies […]
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