LABUAN, July 14 — The sugar stock in this duty-free island is experiencing a severe shortage due to the late shipment and lack of supply, to meet domestic demands.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 50.4 in June, up from 50.1 in May, signalling a slightly stronger, yet still modest, improvement in the manufacturing sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Vehicle sales in Malaysia increased to 73,222 units in March this year compared to 64,938 units during the same month last year, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — The massive floods that hit Hulu Langat near here last December 18 not only destroyed the residents’ properties, including homes, but also the location normally chosen by production crew for shooting of films or dramas with rural setting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) exports rose 5.3 per cent to 62,332 tonnes in September 2021 compared to 59,172 tonnes in August 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production in August 2021 declined by 11.7 per cent to 42,942 tonnes compared with 48,610 tonnes in July this year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Natural rubber (NR) production in July 2021 has increased by 22.3 per cent to 47,473 tonnes compared to 38,807 tonnes in June 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KOTA TINGGI, Aug 28 — Malaysia has the capability to produce the nation’s first Covid-19 vaccine by mobilising scientists in the country who have expertise in the field of public health to innovate, especially in the making and production of vaccines.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revised downwards its 2021 total industry volume (TIV) forecast by 5.6 per cent to 500,000 units compared to 570,000 units projected in January 2021, following the current economic and environmental factors.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — All drama, advertisement and documentary production companies with approvals to do outdoor filming in states under Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) are reminded to comply with the guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 —  Malaysia’s natural rubber production increased to 22.4 per cent to 28,164 tonnes in May 2021 compared to 23,013 tonnes in the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — The production of natural rubber decreased by 33.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to 23,013 tonnes in April 2021 compared to 34,616 tonnes in April 2020, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The world production of palm oil is likely to rebound by 3.2 million tonnes in the October 2020-September 2021 season, while Malaysian production is expected to decline 500,000 tonnes, said Oil World executive director Thomas Mielke.

GENEVA (Switzerland), March 10 — World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on pharmaceutical companies to scale up the production of coronavirus vaccines in developing countries to overcome supply shortage, reported Sputnik.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The production of rubber increased by 17.1 per cent in December 2020 to 49,825 tonnes compared to 42,554 tonnes in the previous month, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in the closing of Malaysia’s borders, has prompted the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (Mafi) to raise the target for local rice production to 75 per cent in the future.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Local companies and public and private educational institutions are encouraged to conduct more studies to produce antiviral drugs or vaccines in treating viral infections, especially Covid-19.

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ANKARA, Sept 25 — Global crude steel output rose slightly by 0.6 per cent year-on-year in August, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel).