KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MOHA) proposal to allow illegal immigrants detained at the Immigration detention centre to be employed by local employers could help deal with the shortage of labour in the construction sector, says Malaysian Bumiputera Contractors Association (PKBM) president Datuk Azman Yusoff.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Malaysia supports the commitment by all participating countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to sign the free trade deal by this year, the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The government has paid out RM40 million to 40,000 recipients of Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) cash aid through Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branches nationwide between June 12 and 19, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The government has been informed that there are employers who did not channel the money provided under the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package's (PRIHATIN) Wage Subsidy Programme to their workers, hence violating the conditions set.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The country’s debt level could hit the statutory limit of 55 per cent of gross domestic product at the end of the year from 52 per cent currently following the implementation of measures to save lives, protect livelihoods and stimulate the economy, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The wage subsidy programme, which was implemented by the government to address Covid-19 and its impact on the country's economy, has saved 2.4 million jobs, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Global consumption of palm oil will fall this season for the first time on record as a coronavirus-led recession slashes demand for edible oils and fats, leading industry analyst Thomas Mielke said on Monday.

KULAI, June 22 — The engagements sessions to discuss improvements to the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) involving ministries, state governments and agencies are expected to complete before the parliament session next month.

JAKARTA, June 19 — Around 6.4 million Indonesians have lost their jobs due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and new rounds of layoffs are likely to hit Southeast Asia's biggest economy by August, the country's chamber of commerce and industry (Kadin) said.

SINGAPORE, June 19 — The recovery in Asia's demand for oil remains fragile despite the reopening of economies across the region, as a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks could hit consumption again, the outgoing head of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) said.

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA, June 19 — A second and final trio of ships used as floating storage tanks for gasoline is en route to unload cargoes in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, according to industry sources and shipping data, showing fuel demand is growing across Asia.

SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES, June 19 — An air cargo boom driven by demand for protective gear against the coronavirus has peaked and rates, while still 50 per cent above normal levels, are falling in a worrying trend for airlines relying on freight revenue in the absence of passengers.

BEIJING, June 19 — About 20 per cent of projects under China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to link Asia, Europe and beyond have been "seriously affected" by the coronavirus pandemic, an official from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.

TOKYO, June 19 — Japanese shoppers queued at Uniqlo stores and crashed its website on Friday as the clothing chain began selling face masks with breathable fabric used in the brand's popular underwear, preparing for the coronavirus outbreak lasting through summer.

TOKYO, June 19 — Japan's government raised its economic assessment in June for the first time since 2018 as a sharp deterioration caused by the new coronavirus outbreak had nearly come to an end.

AMMAN, June 19 — Palestinian refugee Um Zeid spends her days at home in the sprawling Baqaa camp in Jordan sewing colourful dresses which gives her an income and keeps tradition alive.

LONDON, June 19 — Colgate-Palmolive on Thursday said it was working to review and evolve its Chinese toothpaste brand, Darlie, the latest in a string of brand reassessments amid a U.S.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must quickly transform their businesses including working remotely in the digital space to survive amid the challenges brought on by the global Covid-19 pandemic.

SINGAPORE, June 17 - Southeast Asian ride-hailing and payments firm Grab said on Tuesday it would lay off more than 300 employees due to the impact of novel coronavirus, in the latest setback to major backer SoftBank Group Corp.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Covid-19 has not only accelerated the country's digitalisation agenda but also increased the skills of Malaysians using digital platforms in their day-to-day operations, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economic Affairs) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.