Lumut, May 31 — The Ministry Of Agriculture And Agro-based Industries (Mafi) has determined the supply of chicken in the market throughout the country has since stabilised and there have been no major shortages in the past 10 days, said its minister Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee.

PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — Job vacancies advertised online in Malaysia soared up to 159,148 in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022) compared to 90,218 in the same quarter last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — Malaysia's Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production, which measures the costs of goods at the factory gate, continued to register double-digit growth in April 2022 at 11.0 per cent, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on lack of buying support, despite a correction in the greenback index or DXY which fell further to 101.367 points after being in an overbought position for some time, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar on Monday, supported by increasing crude oil prices as China eased pandemic restrictions, coupled with a weakening greenback, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today on renewed buying interest amid China's risk sentiment and the United States (US) economic data due out ahead of the week, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Foreign analysts remain optimistic about the prospects of a strong ringgit recovery in the near future, Minister of Finance Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said.

PETALING JAYA, May 28 — Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC) expects Malaysia’s halal exports this year to surpass the RM42 billion pre-pandemic level.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The ringgit is expected to trade fairly positive against the US dollar next week as the foreign exchange market is anticipated to experience some correction, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The ringgit recovered some of its losses against the US dollar to end the week on a firmer note although the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) will continue its interest rate hike campaign throughout the year, said an analyst.

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 27 — The average food stall trader in the city, whose main menu is based on chicken, continues to operate even though supply is relatively difficult to obtain and wholesale prices have gone up slightly in recent days.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Exports of articles of apparel and clothing accessories rose 18.5 per cent year-on-year to RM499.9 million, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Malaysia is optimistic that the economic recovery will continue to be resilient in the third quarter of 2022 (Q3 2022), notwithstanding external risks and downward pressure after favourable performance was seen in Q1 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Malaysia’s total trade for April 2022 jumped 21.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM231.4 billion, with exports of RM127.5 billion (+20.7 per cent y-o-y) and imports worth RM103.9 billion (+22.0 per cent y-o-y), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Malaysia needs to promote domestic direct investments (DDIs) as aggressively as foreign direct investments (FDIs), as both are equally important in supporting the nation’s economic growth, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar today following the positive development in Shanghai, ahead of the reopening of China’s economy, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Malaysia is expected to fork out higher total subsidies in 2022 to the tune of RM71 billion, while petrol subsidies alone will touch RM30 billion amid the rise in crude oil prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — There is no need for panic buying since the supply of raw chicken is still available and can be easily obtained in the open market even though stock is limited.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — The ringgit ended slightly weaker against the US dollar today as the greenback strengthened amid continuing debate on whether China’s new stimulus package alone would be able to dig the country out of a lockdown-induced economic hole, said an analyst.

KOTA KINABALU, May 26 — The temporary ban on the export of whole chickens is to meet the domestic supply which has declined in the country, says Agriculture and Food Industries Minister, Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee.