Malaysia showing good signs of economic recovery after pandemic-driven MCO — StanChart
Hung said foreign direct investment (FDI) flow into ASEAN has gone up to about 14% of global FDI from around 12%, showing bright prospects for the region.
Aspen Group reaches settlement of RM56.4m tax with IRB
Aspen said in a statement filed with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday that out of the total tax liability, RM19.63 million was paid to the IRB upon signing of the agreements. This resulted in a balance of tax payable of RM36.77 million, which will be settled via instalment payment over six years, it said.
Ewein chairman dies after falling from condo — report
The deceased fell from the 17th floor of the condominium and into a pool at around 2am this morning
Syed Mokhtar gets green light to take MMC Corp private
According to MMC, 99.75% of the shareholders voted in favour of the tycoon’s privatisation plan in an EGM on the same day.
Malaysia’s household debt-to-GDP ratio improves to 89.6% at end-June
BNM said household debt growth was broadly sustained as at end-June 2021, expanding by 5.5% over the same period last year even as more borrowers resumed payments on their loans after exiting from loan moratoria
First-time buyers continued to support house prices in 1H21 — BNM
According to BNM’s Financial Stability Review report for 1H21 published on Wednesday, sustained demand from first-time house buyers for affordable property is expected to mitigate risks associated with a significant house price correction that could undermine household balance sheets and increase potential losses for banks
EPF expresses concern over retirement security of Malaysians as pandemic empties savings
The EPF said in a statement today that while the fund is confident that the government’s various stimulus packages and initiatives will keep business sentiment strong and boost domestic demand, it is very concerned about the retirement security of the people, especially with 46% of EPF members below the age of 55 having less than RM10,000 in their accounts
EPF’s 1H investment income rises 25% to RM34.05b
CEO Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the EPF delivered a resilient performance in 1H21, driven by the progressive recovery of equity markets and most asset classes amid the global rebound
Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccination rate at 321,342 doses on Sept 22; 58.1% of population fully inoculated
A total of 22.35 million people or 68.4% of the population had received at least the first shot as of yesterday, including 18.99 million or 58.1% who were fully inoculated
Malaysia's Covid-19 death toll reaches 24,565 after 487 fatalities reported on Sept 22
Out of the 487 deaths yesterday, 161 were brought-in-dead (BID) cases, raising the country's cumulative BID tally to 4,809
