Malaysia remains a preferred destination for industrial investment in the Asian region, underpinned by the country’s well-developed infrastructure, land resources and a large talent pool, as well as relatively lower costs

The individuals were among 22,153,302 people or 94.6% of the adult population who had received at least one dose of the vaccine.

The research conducted for the vaccine development covered virus inactivated technology such as Sinovac and genetic sequencing or mRNA for the Pfizer vaccine.

However, bankers were tight-lipped when asked what the counter proposal entails.

Health director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a post on Facebook that Thursday's newly confirmed Covid-19 infected individuals brought the nation's cumulative number of pandemic cases to 2.31 million so far

Of the total, 65 projects were halted due to the companies’ weak balance sheets, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said. Other causes included failure to comply with standards and weak project management, while some developers cannot be located.

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

Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew: I have decided to transfer some of the most attractive assets under my private holdings to Country Heights based on Covid-19 pandemic prices via issuance of Country Heights shares, in order to create immediate value in the group

Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof: The rising costs were due, among others, to factory closures during the MCO period. This affected factory operations, including those which produce building materials, and subsequently impacted the execution of projects

“This initiative needs to be expedited because the government is aware that it is difficult for Malaysia to continue to depend on and obtain vaccines from developed countries due to vaccine hoarding.”