PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Cocoa Board deputy director-general (operations) Dr Ramle Kasin said Malaysia remained the second-largest cocoa producer in Asia. He said the export revenue from cocoa beans and products amounted to RM4.59bil for the period from January to September 2020, down 3.9% from RM4.77bil in the same period last year. Nevertheless, the export […]
Read MoreAFP – Bangladeshi migrant worker Sheikh Kibria recalls with horror the filthy, overcrowded dormitory where he was housed by the world’s biggest rubber glove manufacturer when a Coronavirus outbreak erupted and infected thousands. Malaysia’s Top Glove saw profits soar and its stock price jump as much as 400 percent this year as countries worldwide rushed to […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: After witnessing the ringgit fall in March to its lowest level this year against the US dollar, bright spots began to emerge for the local currency to appreciate against the greenback. Economists and currency strategists attributed the ringgit’s strength to the global economic recovery fuelled by the development of Covid-19 vaccine, strong crude […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Top priority will be given to the development of digitalisation in the new services sector blueprint 2021-2025 to complement the Jalinan Digital Negara Plan (Jendela), the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) said. Senior Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said all new programmes on digitalisation under […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: It is important to keep the interest rate as low as possible to lessen the debt burden of businesses and households, as well as to stimulate investment and consumption in the country, said Bursa Malaysia Bhd chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar. Although the move would have negative impact on banks’ net interest margin, the […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded a 78.6% fall in tourism arrivals from January to September contraction in the tourism industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic which has impacted the tourism sector globally. Bernama reported that the number of tourists fell to 4.29 million compared with over 20.10 million in the previous corresponding period with the movement […]
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