Malaysia yet to decide on vaccination for children

— Malaysia has yet to decide to go ahead with COVID-19 vaccination exercise for children below 12 years old, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.”There has been no approval for paediatric vaccination yet in Malaysia or anywhere else. It’s still und…

Malaysia achieves significant progress in franchise industry – MATRADE

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia’s franchise industry has achieved significant progress, being one of the fastest-growing sectors in the country, said the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).In a statement, deputy chief executive officer Sh…

BKC Phase 1 payment in stages beginning Sept 6 and 9, 2021: Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR, Phase 1 payments for Bantuan Khas COVID-19 (BKC) will be made in stages from Sept 6, 2021 for B40 recipients and Sept 9, 2021 for M40 recipients, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.He said the allocation involved a …

AscendEX announces Kava Swap token listing

KUALA LUMPUR, AscendEX, a global digital asset trading platform announced the listing of the Kava Swap token (SWP) under the pair USDT/SWP on Sept 1.According to a statement, Kava is focused on democratising financial services and making them openly ac…

IATA records boost in July air passenger traffic, but demand well below pre-COVID levels

KUALA LUMPUR, The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed significant momentum in July 2021 compared to June, but demand remained far below pre-pandemic levels.Extensive governm…

SCIB bags RM80 mln EPCC contract for hospital project in Johor

KUALA LUMPUR, Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has clinched a contract worth an estimated RM80 million for the procurement, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of medical equipment at a proposed specialist hospital in Johor Bahru….

NCCIM calls on M’sians to be in solidarity with govt to overcome financial, economic hardships

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) calls on all Malaysian to be in solidarity with the government to assist businesses, entrepreneurs and the rakyat to overcome their financial and economic hardships caused …