KUALA LUMPUR: A higher minimum wage could hurt small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they are still struggling from the Covid-19 aftermath. Senior Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the government need to consider the SMEs and informal sector before making any decisions to increase the country’s minimum […]
Read MoreMalaysia will reopen its international borders on April 1, including the land routes between Singapore and Johor, as the country transits to a Covid-19 endemic stage, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Tuesday (Mar 8). There will be no quarantine for travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. They will, however, need to take […]
Read MoreJOHOR BARU, March 7 — The land route between Malaysia and Singapore via the Johor Causeway and the Second Link will be opened simultaneously with the opening of the country’s border, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said this would facilitate travel by Singaporeans to Malaysia, thus reviving the country’s […]
Read MoreNEW Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) will be launched for Greece and Vietnam from as early as Mar 16, 2022, announced the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on Friday (Mar 4). Travellers from both countries may enter Singapore under these VTLs on or after Mar 16, while Vaccinated Travel Pass (VTP) applications for these countries […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The country’s poverty line (PGK) will be revised and expected to be amended in the first quarter of next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the Department of Statistics would review the poverty rate in the PGK […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, March 4 ― The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today as the greenback’s buying interest recovered, backed by the lower US weekly initial jobless claims data, an analysts said. At 9am, the local note was trading at 4.1900/1920 versus the greenback compared with 4.1870/1890 at yesterday’s close. According to reports, the […]
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