Year: 2021

Medical Care

COVID: 6,824 New Cases Reported Monday – Msian Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR— The number of new COVID-19 cases in the country continues to drop Monday to 6,824, bringing the cumulative total to 572,357 cases, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.Sunday, the country’s COVID-19 daily tally dropped signific…

Medical Care

Two Killed, Seven Injured In Road Accident In Philippines

MANILA– Philippine police said, two people were killed and seven others injured, when a small speeding truck hit a car on a highway in Quezon province, early today.Police said, the accident occurred around 1:30 a.m. local time, in Gumaca town, approxim…

Production

Malaysia’s Trade Performance A Bright Spot Among Southeast Asian Economies

KUALA LUMPUR— Malaysia’s burgeoning trade performance has been a bright spot among Southeast Asian (SEA) economies, Moody’s Analytics associate economist Sonia Zhu said.She said exports surged 63 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), but the strong growth rat…

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Business Confidence Improving In The Second Quarter Of 2021

KUALA LUMPUR— Businesses are more confident in the second quarter (Q2) of 2021 with a better overall confidence indicator of -3.1 per cent against -11.3 per cent recorded in the last quarter, according to the Business Tendency Statistics for Second Qua…