KOTA KINABALU, April 20 ― Sabah is looking to export its vegetables to neighbouring Brunei to manage the glut under the movement control order (MCO). Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said that there was an oversupply of vegetables and fish in the state which could be sent to Brunei. “Brunei has communicated with us […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Merging the money-losing state carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) with the budget airline AirAsia is one of the options to “save” them as the Covid-19 crisis batters the industry, says Malaysia’s second-most senior minister. The pandemic that has killed nearly 145,000 people around the world has led to lockdowns in many countries, brought air […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, April 17 —Complaints of husbands and ex-husbands not paying their wives or ex-wives alimony have increased during the movement control order (MCO) period compared to before this. Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department (JKSM) director-general and shariah chief judge Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said previously, the department only received about five complaints a month through […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has stressed again that food deliveries via e-hailing services are allowed to operate during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, although the annual month-long bazaars have been shut down. In his daily press briefing, Ismail Sabri, who is also the defence minister, was […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Four companies who originally managed to obtain approval from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) to operate during the movement control order (MCO) had their permissions revoked for failing to comply with regulations, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali revealed today. Without releasing the names of the four companies, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at a rate of nine per cent next year, the fastest among the Asean-5 countries which are expected to see a combined GDP growth of 7.8 per cent. Besides Malaysia, Asean-5 includes Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam […]
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