At least six fatalities were reported and thousands of people were displaced after heavy rainfall triggered flooding in Malaysia on Jan. 17. Severe flooding rages below this bridge in Kota Belud.
Southeast Asia’s Grab, which began in Malaysia, considering US IPO this year
SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant Grab is exploring a listing in the United States this year, encouraged by robust investor appetite for initial public offerings (IPOs), …
Malaysia to roll out additional $3.7 billion stimulus measures – PM
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will introduce 15 billion ringgit ($3.71 billion) worth of additional stimulus measures to support its pandemic-hit economy and fight COVID-19, Prime Minister …
PM Muhyiddin rolls out $4.9b financial aid a week into Malaysia’s second MCO
Under the new package, an additional allocation of RM800m will be set aside for the Health Ministry.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PIA provided no food, accommodation after plane seized in Malaysia, say frustrated passengers
PIA and the Pakistani embassy staff in Malaysia did not cooperate, provided no food and no accommodation, said the Pakistanis stranded in Malaysia after a PIA plane was seized at the Kuala Lumpur …
What Malaysia needs now is clarity and transparency, not ‘sea of contradictions’, Anwar tells PM Muhyddin
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today lambasted the government for not providing clear leadership and a detailed action plan to address the worsening …
COVID-19 vaccination: Malaysians working in Singapore thrilled taking the jab
A number of Malaysians working in Singapore have started receiving the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine. Those who received the injection are mostly working in the sector that is given priority to receive the …
Fresh restrictions set to impact on economic recovery in Malaysia
Analysts are expected to shave as much as 1.5 percentage points off their forecasts for annual economic growth.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Malaysia impounds PIA plane over lease dispute
“A PIA aircraft has been held back by a local court in Malaysia taking a one-sided decision pertaining to a legal dispute between PIA and another party pending in a UK court,” a PIA spokesman …
Rajagobal takes Brunei job despite Covid scare
COACH K. Rajagobal means business.He does not want to make the Covid-19 pandemic an excuse not to fly down to Brunei and start work as their national coach.Best known for guiding Malaysia to the 2009 …