Despite the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank Group believes Malaysia will likely transition from an upper-middle income nation to a high income nation in the next five years.
World Bank: Malaysia on right track
Malaysia is likely to make the transition from an upper middle-income economy to a high-income economy within the next five years despite setbacks from the Covid-19-induced recession, says a new World …
Malaysia to Achieve High Income Status Between 2024 and 2028, but Needs to Improve…
Malaysia is likely to transition to a high-income economy between 2024 and 2028, a reflection of the country’s economic transformation development trajectory over past decades. However, further reform …
Roger Ng’s US trial expected to begin June or July; still unclear when he will return to Malaysia
Ng is facing four charges in Malaysia and currently extradited to the US while awaiting his trial for conspiring to launder money and bribe government officials in Malaysia and Abu Dhabi through bond …
WRAPUP 5-At least 14 Myanmar protesters killed in Yangon suburb, local media say
State television said a policeman had also been killed in one of the bloodiest days of protests against the Feb. 1 coup. China’s embassy called on Myanmar to protect its property and citizens after …
Funerals to be held for slain Myanmar activists as violence escalates
Security forces shot dead at least 20 people on Monday in addition to the 74 killed a day earlier, including many in a suburb of Yangon where Chinese-financed factories were torched, according to …
IMF sees Thai economy growing 2.6% this year
Thailand’s economic recovery is expected to be sluggish with growth of 2.6% in 2021 after last year’s slump, and it should continue accommodative policies to support the recovery, the International …
Finance Ministry revising criteria for issue of state welfare cards
The Ministry of Finance estimates that the number of people registering for the state welfare card will rise due to the fallout of the Covid-19 situation.
Thai Shares Likely To Find Traction On Tuesday
The Thai stock market has moved lower in back-to-back trading days, slipping almost 10 points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,565-point plateau …
Finance Ministry revising criteria for issue of state welfare cards
The Ministry of Finance estimates that the number of people registering for the state welfare card will rise due to the fallout of the Covid-19 situation.