Thai PM Orders One Month Closure Of Worker Camps In Bangkok

BANGKOK, Jun 26 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, said yesterday that, temporary closure will be applied to specific clusters, to stem domestic spreads of COVID-19. Prayut said, construction worker camps in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, together with selected sites in four southern provinces will be closed down for…

Hybrid Sitting Of Parliament Expected At End Of August Or Early September

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (NNN-Bernama) — A hybrid sitting of the Parliament can be expected at the end of August or in the first week of September at the latest. Senate president Dr Rais Yatim and Dewan Rakyat (lower house of Parliament) Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun in a joint statement…

COVID: New Daily Cases Remain Above 5,000 For Three Consecutive Days

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of new COVID-19 positive cases in the country exceeded the 5,000 mark for the third consecutive day Friday. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, via a Twitter post, said that a total of 5,812 cases were recorded today, bringing the cumulative number…

Malaysia’s Economy Can Bounce Back Quickly If Recovery Plan Is Done Right — Expert

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s economy will be able to bounce back quickly, whether at a rate of 4.5 per cent this year or 6.5 per cent later, but only if the country gets the recovery plan right, said crisis management analyst Nordin Abdullah. He reckoned that the…

World Bank Approves 400-Million-USD Loan To Philippines

MANILA, Jun 25 (NNN-PNA) – The World Bank today approved a 400-million-U.S. dollar loan, to support reforms that will assist the Philippine government in achieving a resilient financial sector, and help ensure a more inclusive recovery from the COVID-19. The bank said, the Philippines First Financial Sector Reform Development Policy…

India Reports 51,667 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jun 25 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 30,134,445 today, as 51,667 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours. The death toll swelled to 393,310, as 1,321 deaths were recorded since yesterday morning. There are still 612,868 active cases in the country, as there was…

DOSM: Leading Index Records Another Double-Digit Growth In April 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) continued to register a double-digit growth in April, rising 15.7 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 111.8 points following a surge of 17.2 per cent in March, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). The LI is a predictive tool used…

Bursa Malaysia To Launch FTSE4GOOD Bursa Malaysia Shariah Index In July

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia Bhd will be launching the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah Index next month. Chairman Abdul Wahid Omar said this new index will comprise constituents of the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index that are Shariah-compliant according to the the Securities Commission Malaysia’s (SC) Shariah Advisory…

ADB: Emerging East Asia Bond Yields Diverge As Covid-19 Uncertainty Continues

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Bond yields in emerging East Asia diverged due to market-specific factors, while uncertainty on the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns over inflationary pressure led to subdued investor sentiment, said the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Bond Monitor. It said yields on…

CPOPC Calls On EU To Review Biofuels Approach Under Renewable Energy Directive II

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (NNN-Bernama) — The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) has urged the European Union (EU) to revise their approach on vegetable oils in biofuels under the framework of Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II). In a statement Thursday, it said the call was made in…
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