BRICS to focus on speeding up North-South Corridor development - Russian Chamber of Commerce
The projects in the pipeline cover financial services, investment, industrial and energy development, trade and international cooperation.
Fri Oct 04 2024
Pelosi begins closely-watched Asia tour in Singapore
The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore was scheduled to host a reception with Pelosi on Monday afternoon.
Mon Aug 01 2022
Businesses support govt's move to allow economic sectors to remain open
The government's decision not to implement a full-scale movement control order (MCO) has the support of chamber of commerce, industry, and small and medium enterprise (SME) associations.
Wed May 26 2021
Indonesia orders 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for private inoculations
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry had pushed the government to authorise the private inoculation drive.
Mon Mar 15 2021
Flood: Number of victims rise slightly in Sabah, NGOs redouble aid efforts
Sabah recorded a slight increase in evacuees with 445 people from 135 families this evening compared to 443 people from 135 families this morning.
Thu Jan 21 2021
Uyghurs forced to pick cotton in Xinjiang. Here's what you need to know
Media reports citing government documents have implicated Xinjiangs cotton supply chain of forced labour.
Wed Dec 16 2020
MAQIS needs more manpower to control goods entering country
Azhari says the increase in staff is important, as the department only has 467 members to control 57 entrance gates in Peninsular Malaysia.
Sun Dec 13 2020
MGCC urges authorities to monitor face mask prices
Its president Datuk Seri Dr Alex Ong also described the wholesale price for the product which would also be reduced from the current RM1.45 per unit to RM1.15 from the same date as very reasonable.
Thu Jul 23 2020
Malaysia needs alternative sources to fund economy, social safety net - Abd Aziz
The government has been urged to set up a National Economic and Social Safety Net Fund (NESSFUND) as an alternative source of funding in a bid to curb COVID-19's impact on the people and the economy.
Sat Jun 06 2020
PRIHATIN SME package a good start for SMEs
The Prihatin Package for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) (Additional Measures) should enable SMEs to retain their employees.
Mon Apr 06 2020
Eire Looks East In Case of Brexit Bruise
AWANI Review speaks to Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed following a successful trade mission to Malaysia.
Tue Nov 06 2018
Najib: Being innovative, entrepreneurial is key to Malaysia's future
The National eCommerce Strategic Roadmap has been mandated to map out actionable programmes that lead to Malaysian businesses becoming global eCommerce champions.
Tue Aug 08 2017
PM Najib announces four additional services to be GST zero-rated
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced the government has agreed that four more services will be treated as zero-rated supply for the purposes of GST.
Tue Jul 11 2017
Chamber hails corp's move to sell land to Enra for tourism
Despite public outcry over the sale of the land, which was said to be below the market value, it would eventually benefit the island in the long run.
Wed Mar 22 2017
Difficulty in securing loans among factors stunting economic growth of Bumiputeras
Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (DPMM) President Datuk Dr Syed Ali Alattas said this also led to Bumiputera economy becoming stagnant.
Thu Mar 02 2017
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024