Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has just announced a new economic aid package worth up to RM15 billion (US$3.7 billion) on 18 January in an effort to mitigate the effects of a resurgent Covid-19 pandemic.
The package was revealed in a televised address and is known as PERMAI, or the...
Despite all the hardships and logistical cartwheels that were caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, China’s economy grew at a faster than expected pace in the fourth quarter of 2020, ending a rough coronavirus-stricken 2020 in remarkably good shape and remained solidly poised to expand further this year.
The country’s GDP...
With more and more vaccines flowing into Singapore, the city-state has announced that thus far, more than 6,200 people have already received their first doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in a recent statement that Singapore aims to have up to eight vaccination centres up...
Chinese companies are making waves in global earnings. Chinese companies involved in electric vehicles, healthcare, and e-commerce, in particular were among the world’s 500 most valuable non-state-controlled companies last year, in terms of both market value and numbers, according to Shanghai-based Hurun Research Institute.
Led by Tencent Holdings and Alibaba...
Many people’s worst fears have come true as Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced the reinstatement of the movement control order (MCO) lockdown measures. Fortunately, this reinstatement only covers select states and federal territories that have experienced the worst of the resurgent Covid-19 outbreak. The remaining states will continue...
Recently, NIO, a Chinese automobile manufacturer, has launched a mass production electric car with what could be the world’s farthest driving range, as it ups the ante with Tesla for customers in the largest market for new-energy vehicles on the planet.
The competition is truly heating up now in China’s...
Malaysia has done relatively well in containing the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. However, a recent surge in cases has brought with it new concerns. It is now very much a possibility that the country may see a return of the strict movement control order (MCO) lockdown which caused...
By Ko Chuan Zhen
The pandemic has disrupted economies worldwide, and hampered renewable energy’s (RE) progress, though the International Energy Agency in November projected its impact to be temporary, with the use of fossil fuels expected to decrease. This places renewables as the largest source of electricity generation globally by...
Majority of Malaysians are buying more from local businesses to help the domestic economy recover after COVID-19
Almost seven in 10 Malaysian consumers (69 per cent) are buying more from local brands to help these businesses bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. This trend is stronger in Malaysia than in...
Business sentiment remains muted for Q1 2021 albeit slight improvements from the previous quarter
Malaysian business sentiment continues to remain muted for Q1 2021 although slight improvements were seen for the third consecutive quarter since Q2 2020. According to Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Malaysia’s Business Optimism Index (BOI) study, BOI...
German carmaker BMW is planning to step up its production of electric vehicles. Chief Executive Oliver Zipse said that between 2021 and 2023, the carmaker would build a quarter of a million more electric cars than originally planned. He added that BMW wants roughly every fifth car it sells...
Telehealth services and its operators, which allow patients to consult with medical staff and professionals virtually, are riding a huge surge in demand within the ASEAN nations as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to push the healthcare sector online.
In countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore, telehealth services has seen...
