KUALA LUMPUR: S&P Global Ratings has revised Malaysia’s long-term sovereign credit ratings outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’ as it believes the country is on a strong economic recovery path compared to others at similar income levels, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, in reference to the global ratings agency’s latest report on […]
Read MoreFrom July 1 travellers arriving by air must be fully vaccinated or test negative for Covid-19 to enter the country immediately, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand. CAAT said in a statement on Monday that it had informed airlines of the new arrival conditions, which take effect on Friday. It said the country […]
Read MoreThailand’s economy will continue growing this year and next, driven by a recovery in domestic demand and tourism, the central bank said on Monday. The recovery has been clearer and could be better than expected while there is a greater risk inflation will be higher than projected, Bank of Thailand officials told an analysts’ meeting. […]
Read MoreVientiane Times reports that the Prime Minister told the ongoing National Assembly session that while the country officially imports approximately 1,200 million liters of fuel each year, reports provided by neighboring countries suggest as much as 1,900 million liters have been delivered to Laos. Some 700 million liters of fuel have been smuggled into the country in […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The federal government should institute immediate cost-cutting measures such as freezing all official trips abroad and suspending mega projects to free up funds to address Malaysia’s living cost crisis, said a Pakatan Harapan (PH) committee. The coalition’s cost of living committee also suggested that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri […]
Read MoreThe Vice President of the National Assembly proposes extending visas for visitors in order to revive tourism following the effects of Covid-19. Mr. Khambai Damlat, Vice President of the National Assembly, said on Monday during the National Assembly Session that in order to better facilitate the implementation of the Green Tourism Plan and to open […]
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