The Saudi Arabian government, in its initiative “Road to Makkah”, is facilitating thousands of Muslims who visit the kingdom for Hajj and Umrah. Earlier this month, the Saudi Arabian authorities have decided to include Karachi and Lahore to the project destinations. The decision was made during a daylong visit of Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister Prince … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 20,939 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,996,361, according to the health ministry. There are 121 new imported cases, with 20,818 being local transmissions, data released by the ministry showed. A further 24 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,099. The … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 19,090 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total tally to 2,975,422, according to the health ministry. Among the newly reported infections were 134 new imported cases and 18,956 local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 10 deaths were reported from the pandemic, bringing … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 17,134 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,956,332, according to the health ministry. There are 130 new imported cases, with 17,004 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,065. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will not shut down its economic and industrial activities even if new COVID-19 cases spike, Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Mohamed Azmin Ali has said. Previous lockdowns had caused 826,000 people to lose jobs in the first three months of the total lockdown in 2020, Mohamed Azmin said following … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 10,089 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,914,220, according to the health ministry. There are 143 new imported cases, with 9,946 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,034. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 4,774 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight on Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,870,758, according to the health ministry. There are 152 new imported cases and 4,622 new local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 13 deaths were reported from the pandemic, bringing the overall … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 4,915 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,865,984, according to the health ministry. There are 188 new imported cases, with 4,727 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further eight deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,965. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 5,522 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,855,930, according to the health ministry. There are 373 new imported cases, with 5,149 being local transmissions, data released by the ministry showed. A further 12 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,952. The … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — The central bank of Malaysia and Indonesia on Thursday launched a cross-border QR payment linkage to enable instant, secure and efficient cross-border payments between the two countries. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank Indonesia (BI) said in a statement that through this linkage, consumers in both countries will be … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 4,744 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,844,969, according to the Health Ministry. There are 429 new imported cases, with 4,315 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 12 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,930. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 4,066 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,840,225, according to the health ministry. There are 442 new imported cases, with 3,624 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 16 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,918. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 3,856 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,832,945, according to the health ministry. Of the new infections, there are 492 imported cases and 3,364 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has won the Best Central Bank of 2021 award for promoting Islamic finance, a statement said. The Islamic Finance News (IFN), an arm of RED money Group, Malaysia, announced the SBP as the best central bank of 2021 across the world in promoting Islamic finance. The results of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 4,046 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,824,973, according to the health ministry. There are 489 new imported cases and 3,557 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 16 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,869. The … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 3,229 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,817,163, according to the health ministry. There are 239 new imported cases and 2,990 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 13 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,831. The ministry … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 3,245 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,813,934, according to its health ministry. The new infections included 274 imported cases and 2,971 local transmissions, showed data released on the health ministry’s website. An additional nine … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 2,342 COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,810,689, according to the Health Ministry. There are another 180 imported cases, with 2,162 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 16 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 3,010 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,808,347, according to the health ministry. There are 263 new imported cases, with 2,747 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 12 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,793. The … Read more
In a cricket-crazy nation like Pakistan, athletes participating in other sports always feel neglected. The same is the case for people who want to follow motorsport professionally. At the local level, there is a definite interest in car racing amongst the youth but the unavailability of racing tracks and circuits make it difficult for them … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported 3,346 new COVID-19 infections and 12 more deaths as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,802,263 and death toll to 31,762. The health ministry said 267 of the new cases were imported and 3,079 were local transmissions. The ministry reported 3,052 new recoveries, bringing the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 3,198 COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,795,233, according to the health ministry. Another 303 new cases are imported, with 2,895 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Fifteen more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by some 6.2 percent in 2022, riding on the success of its national vaccination program, according to an economist with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). Edward Lee, the bank’s chief economist for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and South Asia, said on Tuesday … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported 2,888 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,786,219, according to the health ministry. Some 323 of the new cases are imported, with 2,565 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 23 deaths have been reported, bringing the … Read more
HONG KONG: The New Year got off to a broadly upbeat start Monday in holiday-thinned trade as most markets rose, with some cheer provided by data suggesting regional economies improved last month. However, investors remain shackled by concerns about a range of issues including the fast-spreading Omicron variant, inflation, the removal of central bank stimulus and … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – The headline IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a composite single-figure indicator of manufacturing performance, rose from 52.3 in November to 52.8 in December 2021, indicating a stronger improvement in the health of the sector, said IHS Markit on Monday. The average performance over the final quarter was the strongest … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 3,573 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,758,086, according to the health ministry. A total of 343 new cases were imported, and 3,230 were local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Twenty five more deaths were reported, bringing … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 2,897 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,746,833, according to the health ministry. Another 192 cases are imported, with 2,705 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Twenty-three more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
