Gold futures untraded in early trade

KUALA LUMPUR, The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives was untraded in the early trading session today.At 9.30 am, August 2021, September 2021, October 2021 and November 2021 all stood at RM255.00 a gramme.Volume was nil, and open intere…

11 economic activities allowed to resume under Phase 1 NRP — PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The government will allow 11 types of business activities in the trade and distribution sectors to resume operations under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) effective tomorrow, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin…

Prices of RON97, RON95 and diesel unchanged until Aug 18

The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol, as well as diesel, will remain unchanged at RM2.74, RM2.05 and RM2.15 per litre respectively from Aug 12 to 18.Ministry of Finance (MOF) in a statement today said the prices were set based on the weekly reta…

COVID: Industry cluster in Tangga Batu recorded almost half of cases in Melaka yesterday – Rahmad

— Almost half of the 631 positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Melaka yesterday involved the Lot 11 Tangga Batu Industrial Cluster, which had 312 cases.State Health and Anti-Drugs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman said the cluster involved an elec…

30 per cent of tourism frontliners vaccinated – Nancy

About 30 per cent of frontline workers in the tourism sector have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.She said the ministry was doing its best to gather information on the vaccination…

MOTAC proposes to reactivate tourism activities in phases

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) is in the midst of proposing to the National Security Council (NSC) to reactivate tourism activities in phases.The proposal entails four tiers with Tier 1 allowing intra-district travel and tourism acti…

Communications, multimedia industry remains sustainable in challenging pandemic era

— The communications and multimedia industry (C&M) remains sustainable despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the rise in online transactions as well as online learning and work-from-home activities boosted demand for its services.I…