economy.Dr Shankaran Nambiar said the move, under an international scheme involving 137 countries, was

Malaysia, the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research( MIER) said. Economist Dr Shankaran Nambiar said

gynaecology consultant Dr Shilpa Nambiar said when the first vaccines were rolled out, there was

GEORGE TOWN: The electronics and electrical( EE) industry players are bracing for an uncertain outlook, amid the acute global shortage of integrated circuits( ICs) or “ chips ”, which is expected to drag on into 2022. The current chip shortage situation has been described by industry observers as one of the worst to hit the EE industry. According to PIE Industrial Bhd managing director Alvin Mui, the chip crisis is expected to last till the middle of next year.“ There are uncertainties right now

KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application hearing for High Court judge Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan to recuse himself from presiding over her money laundering and tax evasion trial has been postponed to Feb 3 as her lead counsel is Covid-19 positive. Justice Mohamed Zaini set the new date after Rosmah’s lawyer Azrul Zulkifli Stork informed the court that lead counsel Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent had tested positive for Covid-19 on Jan 17 and was ordered to undergo self-quarantine for 10

CLICK TO ENLARGEPETALING JAYA: Well planned growth strategies – medium and long-term ones – should be adopted for corporate Malaysia to remain competitive and ensure economic sustainability while taking cognisance of the Covid-19 threat. Despite 95% of the adult population fully vaccinated, new Covid-19 cases are on the uptrend and this could throw the spanner in the works and hamper economic growth targets and initiatives. Economists concurred that growth strategies should spur, among others, c

JOHOR BARU: Former Malaysian high commissioner to Singapore Datuk N. Parameswaran has passed away, aged 74.It is learnt that a friend found the former top diplomat unconscious in his home in Iskandar Puteri here on Friday( June 17) at about 12. 30pm. Medical personnel contacted later pronounced him dead at the scene, and it is learned that the funeral will be on Monday( June 20). Parameswaran was the Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore from 2003 to 2010.He has served in six posts in Africa,

PETALING JAYA: The pink diamond necklace created by New York jeweller Lorraine Schwartz was never received by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, say her lawyers.“ It is pertinent to note our client had never received the pink diamond necklace and this is evident as despite being subjected to several raids by the authorities, the pink diamond necklace was never found to be in possession of our client, ” her lawyers said in statement on Friday( March 25). They were referring to the recent news reports that

CLICK TO ENLARGEPETALING JAYA: Private consumption, the driver of the economy, is forecast to grow by 7% to 9% this year despite the risks of a high cost of living fuelled by inflationary pressure. Although there are underlying risks which could hamper private consumption or consumer spending, economists expect the target to be met. For 2021, private consumption grew by 1.9% and 5.5% year on year( y-o-y) in the first quarter( 1Q22), recording the best reading since 2Q21.... Cash transfer progra

LAST Monday, money changers in Singapore ran out of ringgit notes as buyers flocked to their counters. Demand for the local currency surged across the causeway as people queued up at money changers as the ringgit hit a historical low against the Singapore dollar. The exhange rate stood at RM3.17 to the Singapore dollar on Monday, a record low.It was also no coincidence that the ringgit, a day later, traded at RM4.35 against the greenback, its lowest since May 2020, when the local unit traded at