[COLUMNIST] Global Innovation Index 2024: Linking education to the persistent innovation input-output gap
If anything, our result in GII 2024 is the prime example of how investment does not necessarily lead to successful output.
Mon Oct 14 2024
DOSM: Over 1 mln MSMEs in 2022, RM1.3 trillion gross output
DoSM said the services sector led with 936,793 establishments, followed by construction with 69,015 and manufacturing with 51,481.
Thu Sep 19 2024
Malaysia could share expertise with BRICS’ Global South economies - PM
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Global South currently accounts for roughly 40 per cent of the world's economic output.
Thu Sep 05 2024
[COLUMNIST] Navigating Malaysia’s innovation landscape: Unpacking the Global Innovation Index 2023
Our lag in innovation output stems from past poor policy design and implementation.
Mon Jul 29 2024
Malaysia's February 2024 natural rubber output fell by 2.0pc - DOSM
Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said 85.7 pct of February 2024 production was contributed by smallholders and 14.3 pct by the estates sector.
Fri Apr 05 2024
Indonesia calls in army to help farmers plant rice as drought curbs output
Drought has delayed Indonesia's planting for the 2024 harvest, after the country's output this year dropped.
Thu Dec 14 2023
Malaysia 2024 palm oil output to rise despite El Nino - govt
The forecast reverses the MPOB's May prediction that 2024 production could drop between 1 and 3 million metric tons.
Thu Sep 28 2023
Disease threatens years of orange output in top grower Brazil
With no proven cure on the market, entire orchards have been lost to what's known as citrus greening disease which results in stunted fruit.
Sun Sep 10 2023
Etiqa launches insurance in shortfalls in solar panel energy output
Insurance and Takaful provider Etiqa today launched Solar Energy Shortfall Insurance (SESI).
Thu May 25 2023
Malaysia's top palm oil producer warns El Nino may hit output
A fall in Malaysia's palm oil production could lift palm oil futures, already trading near their highest level in four months.
Tue Mar 07 2023
India's sugar output could fall further as cane matures early
Lower sugar output could prevent the world's second-biggest exporter from allowing additional exports.
Tue Feb 21 2023
Relief and worry as major Chinese cities ease COVID curbs
China's COVID policies have stifled everything from domestic consumption, to factory output and global supply chains, and have inflicted severe mental stress on hundreds of millions of people.
Fri Dec 02 2022
GLOBAL ECONOMY - Asia's factory output weakens on global slowdown, China COVID curbs
Manufacturing activity shrank in South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia in October, and expanded at the slowest pace in 21 months in Japan.
Tue Nov 01 2022
Palm oil prices seen ticking up as rains slash output and demand strengthens
Higher exports and lower production would help major palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia bring down inventories.
Tue Oct 25 2022
[COLUMNIST] Youth as the future of food security in Malaysia
The lack of clearly set Input-Output-Outcome-Impact links and metrics renders programmes for youth involvement in agriculture inefficient.
Mon Oct 17 2022
Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time
Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.
Sat Nov 23 2024
What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration
Here's a timeline of events between now and inauguration day.
Sat Nov 23 2024
The battle to reduce road deaths
In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel
The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?
Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth
Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024