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Malaysia end-April palm oil stockpile seen up after five months of falls
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's palm oil inventories at the end of April likely rose for the first time in six months as production and imports climbed, a Reuters survey showed on Friday (May 6). Stockpile was seen climbing 5.2 per cent from the previous month to 1.55...
Shift in consumer purchasing behaviour as inflation hits
KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers’ purchasing behaviour in the country has been showing a declining shift as inflation, caused mainly by higher commodities prices, puts pressure on household budgets. The increase in world oil prices and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine...
Influenza set to make a comeback in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): As Malaysia transitions to the endemic phase of Covid-19, one big question arises – should we be concerned over the return of influenza? Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses and...
Feeder shipping to East M’sia in transition stage, says transport industry player
MIRI (April 22): Feeder shipping services to Sarawak and Sabah are now in a transition stage, with full revival unlikely before the end of the year, said Bruce Chai. Chai, whose family is in the transport business, said the industry is cautiously optimistic that...
Matta: Cap airfare for flights between peninsula, East Malaysia at lowest acceptable level
Matta president Datuk Tan Kok Liang blamed the Transport Ministry for failing to address the high airfares issue. — Borneo Post pic KOTA KINABALU (April 17): The Malaysian Association of Tour And Travel Agents (Matta) has suggested that airfares for domestic flights...
Private jet experience: A resort in Malaysia offers vacation of a different kind
Twin Jets Resort in Broga, Negeri Sembilan, features two cargo planes that have been converted into suites. (Photo: Facebook/Twin Jets Resort) Tho Xin Yi @thoxinyiCNA16 Apr 2022 06:05AM(Updated: 16 Apr 2022 11:33AM)BookmarkWhatsAppTelegramFacebookTwitterEmailLinkedIn...
All vaccinated travellers can enter Singapore without quarantine from April 1, no need for VTL flights
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): All travellers vaccinated against Covid-19 and children aged 12 and below will be able to enter Singapore with just a pre-departure Covid-19 test from 11.59pm on March 31. In Singapore's most significant move to reopen...
All systems go for April 1 switch to endemicity? Not quite, as Malaysian industry players complain of manpower shortage
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Malaysia’s industry players are counting down to April 1, hoping for an economic reset when the government officially announces the country’s start of its transition to Covid-19 endemicity. However, representatives of some of the biggest...
Malaysia on track to achieve 2022 economic targets, says PM Ismail Sabri
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Malaysia’s positive economic performance in 2021 shows that the country was projected to achieve targets set for this year. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa HANOI, March 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob...
MALAYSIA SHIPOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION (MASA) COURTESY VISIT TO MARINE HEADQUARTERS, MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
PORT KLANG, 26th January 2022 (Wednesday) – The newly-appointed Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) Chairman, Mr Mohamed Safwan Othman together with Executive Committee (EXCO) members paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of Marine, YBhg. Dato’ Hj. Baharin...