KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Malaysians’ fear of inflation and poverty have surpassed their concern about the lingering Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new Ipsos poll. The market analysis firm reported that 23 per cent of Malaysian respondents were struggling financially while 45 per cent felt they were just getting by, in the survey involving […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ban on chicken exports is expected to end on Aug 31, Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Ronald Kiandee told parliament on Thursday. Malaysia, which supplies live chickens mainly to neighbouring Singapore and Thailand, in June halted exports until production and prices stabilise, after a global feed shortage exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war […]
Read MoreWITH the Covid-19 outbreak now largely under control, the worldwide demand for rubber gloves – an essential item used in many industries during much of the pandemic – is expected to fall as a result. THE Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association on Wednesday (Aug 3) lowered its projected global demand for rubber gloves this year […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) output is expected to grow by 2.8 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) and 4.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 1.59 million tonnes in July 2022, said CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd. “The m-o-m increase in CPO output was driven by seasonal factors,” it said in a research note today. As […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Ronald Kiandee said on Aug. 4 that the export ban on chickens is set to end on Aug. 31, according to Reuters. His response was to Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi, who is part of the opposition, in parliament. Wong called the decision to ban exports a wrong move, […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Despite heightened downside risks, economists generally expect domestic manufacturing activity to remain on a steady expansion curve this year. According to Kenanga Research, the local manufacturing sector should stay on a recovery path, driven by positive external trade performance and a gradual pick-up in domestic economic activities. “However, we still expect manufacturing growth […]
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