Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali says that the current economy of the country is recovering and is expected to show better growth this year. He said that the rising global demand, the increased public and private sector spending, and the continued policy support highly contributed to this positive economic projection. Related PostsA Call for …

United States Ambassador Brian McFeeters says that US companies are still showing interest in investing to Penang and Malaysia but because of the country’s confusing regulatory climate, the companies have been discouraged to do so. He added that even before the Covid-19 pandemic brought about the health protocols, it has been the same case in Malaysia when it comes to …

Malaysian participants to Tokyo Olympics from July 23 to August 8, will record its own history when 60 per cent or 18 of the 30 eligible athletes are female. In 2016, Malaysia’s female athletes numbered to 15 at Rio Olympic Games which was 47 per cent of the 32 athletes at that time, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) said. …

Reports of side effects such like heart inflammation, especially among male recipients has made the government to reconsider its decision to administer Pfizer jabs to adolescents. Khairy Jamaluddin, who is the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister, said that his party would be meeting with the the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) to discuss the …

Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who is the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister called for the World Bank to speak out regarding the unequal distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in global terms as there have been occurrence of hoarding among the richer economies which in turn, makes the existing economic gap even wider. Khairy brought up this mounting concern during the launch of …

Khairy Jamaluddin, who is the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister said that the vaccination rate of 10 per cent is expected to be achieved by mid-July. He said that the transition towards the Phase Two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) should take place at the end of this month, but also added that this was not part of …

Ambassadors in Iran and Spain of the Philippines have assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) committees in the respective countries they are currently posted. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Wilfredo Santos assumed the ASEAN Tehran Committee (ATC) chairmanship from the outgoing Chair, former Malaysian Ambassador to Iran Dato’ Rustam Yahaya. He was represented …

Human rights advocacy groups demands investigation over recent deaths of detainees while in police custody. In a statement, Non-profit organization Eliminating Deaths & Abuse in Custody Together (Edict) said that for cases of custodial deaths, the only way to determine the cause of death and the one responsible for it is an inquest according to the principle of the rule …

DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang challenged the Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba to hit Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination target of 80 per cent of the entire population by September 16. According to the Iskandar Puteri MP, it has been his proposal to achieve the Malaysia Day target as the goal of the National Covid-19 Immunization Plan. Related PostsA Mass …

Security veteran’s group disapproves of the federal government’s delayed response yesterday when China intruded into the Malaysian airspace. The group said that Malaysia should have responded with the strongest diplomatic response. In conjunction with the reported intrusion of 16 People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) into the Malaysian Maritime Zone (MMZ), Patriot said that this violation of Malaysia’s sovereign territory …