MoH estimates up to 200,000 backlog surgeries due to pandemic
Noor Hisham said the elective surgeries can wait, but the emergency and semi-emergency cases would be given priority.
No mixing of booster shots for Pfizer recipients, decision on AstraZeneca soon, says Khairy
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin: For Pfizer recipients you will be recommended a homologous booster i.e. a Pfizer third dose after six months of your second dose. For Sinovac recipients, you will be recommended a Pfizer booster three months after your second dose. We are now starting with frontliners and older folks.
Robert Kuok falls off top 100 richest list, Teh Hong Piow slips to rank 380
Kuok and Teh are the only Malaysians listed on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Strong Covid-19 vaccine booster data from Pfizer likely to encourage broader use, says Fitch
In a report Wednesday (Oct 27), Fitch however said that the same study did not provide data for a reduction in hospitalisation following a third dose.
Most of 2022’s solar PV projects risk delay or cancellation due to soaring costs, says Rystad
According to Norway-based independent energy research and business intelligence company Rystad Energy, commodity price inflation and supply chain bottlenecks could lead to the postponement or even cancellation of some of these projects, impacting demand and consumer pricing for solar-generated power.
Advancecon to acquire 51% stake in quarry operator
The acquisition reflects its strategic intent to diversify into the quarry operation business from the provision of earthworks and civil engineering services.
100k AstraZeneca jab digital certs contain errors, says Khairy
The Ministry of Health (MoH) said there were “technical errors” related to vaccine manufacturer data on the MySejahtera digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate, affecting nearly 100,000 AstraZeneca recipients.
Malaysia's consumer spending to begin recovery in 2022, says Fitch
In its Malaysia 2022 Consumer Outlook report released on Wednesday (Oct 20), Fitch said spending will follow the wider economic recovery as higher vaccination rates over the first half of 2022 (1H22) allow for more localities to lift restrictions that have hampered retail sales
AstraZeneca delivers over half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Malaysia
AstraZeneca said the latest shipment is part of its bilateral commitment to delivering 6.4 million doses directly to Malaysia.
Malaysian retail industry grew 3.4% y-o-y in 2Q2021
Retail Group Malaysia explained that the positive growth rate during the quarter under review was due solely to the low base effect a year ago
