It is still too early to apply “vaccine passport” as there are still many Malaysians who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19, said Malaysia's Director-general of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah on June 20.
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of Malaysia expects the country to achieve higher total approved investments in 2021 compared to last year.
The Malaysian government will decide whether to revise its growth target of between 6 percent and 7.5 percent this year based on the gross domestic product (GDP) performance for the second quarter, as the economy is seeing signs of recovery, said an official.
Malaysia has been under a state of emergency since January 12 until August 1 due to COVID-19. Parliament sittings are not allowed to take place during the emergency. The country's opposition has since called for parliament to be reconvened to allow discussion and bilateral cooperation on the pandemic response
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled the four-phase, post-pandemic National Recovery Plan for Malaysia in a televised address on June 15.
Cambodia is looking forward to obtaining herd immunity by November, while Malaysia has granted conditional approval for CanSino Biologics and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on June 13 that the Government is drafting a National Recovery Plan in preparation for the country to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic at a reasonable level.
Malaysia’s trade deficit in services increased to 47.4 billion RM (11.5 billion USD) in 2020, the highest deficit ever recorded, owing to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that has significantly restrained economic activities globally.
Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Mohamed Azmin Ali said the government's finances are becoming “very constrained” as a surge in COVID-19 infections has once again forced the country into a lockdown.
Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co. have ceased operation of their factories in Malaysia after this Southeast Asian country initiated a national lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 on June 1.
The manufacturing sector of Malaysia continued to recover in May but stricter measures to combat a renewed surge in COVID-19 infections had an adverse impact on production volumes, according to American-British information provider IHS Markit.
The Lao Ministry of Health on June 1 confirmed 17 new COVID-19 cases, just a day after no new cases recorded in the nation, while Malaysia is concerning over the increasing presence of the virus’s new variants.
The Indonesian Health Ministry said on May 31 that foreigners from India, Pakistan and the Philippines must undergo compulsory 14-day quarantine in designated hotels.
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