KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Malaysia plans to revisit its approach to agriculture by modernising the sector and adopting smart farming to boost farmers’ income...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The Covid-19 crisis has shown the multifaceted and interconnected nature of the food system, highlighting the need to think about...
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 — Covid-19-related school closures risk pushing an additional 72 million primary school-aged children into “learning poverty” – meaning that they are unable...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Malaysia needs to assess its retirement age policy, considering that the country is becoming an ageing society, said World Bank...
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) believes the government’s target of RM143.9 billion direct tax collection next year is reasonable, backed...
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Countries around the world will continue to experience health and economic trade-offs for at least another two years, even if...
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Budget 2021 recognises the need for continuous support to lives and livelihoods during a period when Malaysians, especially those in...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Containing further transmissions of the Covid-19 virus through effective public health interventions is crucial for economic recovery, the World Bank...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Following a sharper than expected contraction in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20), the World Bank has lowered Malaysia’s economic...
TOKYO, July 10 — International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath urged governments to shift to “equity-like” support from one focused on loans as the...