THERE is much talk of digitalisation and how one has to arm themselves with digital knowledge and know-how to be relevant with the changing times. According to Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), change in the job scene is unavoidable and is here to stay. Its ‘Digital Resilience in a New World’ report revealed that 70% of Malaysians believe […]
Read MoreMalaysia, the world’s second largest palm oil producer, will take legal action against the European Union’s restrictions on palm oil-based biofuels with the World Trade Organization (WTO), calling the policy a “discriminatory action”. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said on Wednesday the EU’s renewable energy directive “restricts free trade practices”. “The […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – Malaysia’s largest pension fund is investing more overseas as it seeks to beat the 4 per cent to 5 per cent return it has been achieving. “We will definitely aim for that,” Alizakri Alias, chief executive officer of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), said in a Bloomberg TV interview with Haslinda […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The headline IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose sharply to 51.0 in June 2020 from 45.6 in May 2020, its highest since September 2018. In a note on Tuesday, IHS Markit said this indicated an improvement in the health of Malaysia’s goods-producing sector and stronger economic growth more generally. Commenting […]
Read MoreTravel between Cambodia and Malaysia may resume with fewer restrictions, it’s been announced. A call for the move was made because of high demand from Malaysian businessmen based in Cambodia and on the understanding that the COVID-19 situation has now been brought under control in both countries. That is the view of the President of […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The Covid-19 pandemic and the government’s containment measures in March and May cost the retail industry around RM1.8 billion, according to Malaysia Shopping Malls Association president Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok. Teo, in a report by The Straits Times, also said the estimated loss was only for the months when the […]
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