The tourism industry may be one of the worst-hit sectors during the pandemic but tourist guides in Malaysia are doing their best, either reinventing their business, upskilling themselves or finding …
Top Glove Drops After Malaysia Shuts Some Plants on Virus Cases
Shares of the world’s biggest maker of rubber gloves sank after Malaysia said it will temporarily close 28 of its factories located in Selangor state after a spike in infections there pushed up the …
Malaysia Stock Market To Again Test 1,600-Point Level
The Malaysia stock market has finished higher in back-to-back sessions, collecting almost 15 points or 0.9 percent along the way. The …
Cabotage exemption removal doesn’t block business for tech giants, says body
The Malaysia Shipowners Association says Malaysia did not experience total data shutdown during a previous cable outage. KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to revoke the cabotage exemption for foreign flagged …
In Malaysia’s Sabah, Pandemic Rages as Migrants Flee Testing
Some flee on boats. Some hide in the stilts under their homes. Others run into the woods. All across Malaysia’s Sabah region on Borneo island, stateless residents and undocumented migrants are fleeing …
Canon Malaysia aims to expand business through diversification
Canon Marketing Malaysia aims to create new businesses and grow through the diversification and lateral expansion of its existing operations into two segments – business-to-business (B2B) and business …
We’ll borrow to finance billion ringgit projects, says Mustapa
Mustapa said Putrajaya aimed to complete these projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan, which ends in 2025. He was replying to Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak), who asked how the government would …
Finance ministry studying possible reinstatement of GST
On the Covid-19 vaccine, the finance minister said the budget allocated RM3 billion to acquire vaccines through Malaysia’s participation in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Covax programme and …
Pushing for more digital investments into Malaysia
THE Covid-19 pandemic has spurred a huge rise in digital investments globally, and to further ride on this wave, Malaysia is positioning itself as the digital hub of Asean.
Can AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines stay aloft amid the coronavirus pandemic? Only with major restructuring, experts say
With airlines in Malaysia expected to take three years to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, observers say a major restructuring has to be on the cards for key airlines including embattled national …