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29 Dec 1949 1. J. A. Wattie & Co., Ltd., Marina House, Hong Kong, has large rubber interests and a few tin interests in Malaya. 2. This company believes that the USSR will purchase tin directly from the mines or from the tin smelter in Penang after the opening of the London Tin Exchange on 15 November 1949; the prices are expected to be based on the London quotation.  3. Tin stocks in Malaya are very large. CIA Declassified Files: Communist Entry into Malaya from Thailand Malaysia's GDP Growth Between -2% To 0.5% In 2020 - Bank Negara   Check out Minyak Urut Ginseng Warisan for RM49.00. Get it on Shopee now! https://s.shopee.com.my/9A91beBwBi?share_channel_code=1 

23 June 1950 1. Although there is no evidence that the Thailand-Malaya border is being developed as a major line of communication with Communist organizations outside Malaya, it continues to present an obstacle in the Security Forces campaign against Communist-dominated terrorists in Malaya. 2. It is evident that Chinese are crossing the border from Thailand into Malaya almost continuously. Some of these are merely illegal immigrants going south with the monsoons, but under such cover Communists could also enter. Activity of this kind is expected to increase now that Hainan is in Communist hands. 3. Because of the absence of Thai coastal patrols and the laxity of her immigration authorities, illegal entry could be made into Thailand by boat and thence across the border into Malaya. * 4. It is now believed that some of the arms smuggled into Malaya come from Manila via Thailand. * Comment. The use of submarines would be an effective method of bringing Chinese to the ea...

KUALA LUMPUR 4 APRIL 2020 - Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia [APHM] would like to appeal and seek due consideration from the insurance industry to reimburse patients for COVID-19 testing particularly for those admitted for treatment and procedures.  APHM President, Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said, currently, insurance companies have refused to reimburse patients if the admission is not related to COVID-19. He said, hospitals and doctors are worried that if this test is not covered by the insurance, there will be a potential risk to the patient and health care workers.  "Patients with no COVID-19 admissions may have further complications if COVID-19 is not screened and exposure to health care workers in the hospital would further worsen the situation of manpower. "We hope, like every other industry, insurance companies will relax some of their norms in terms of COVID-19 testing," he said in a statement today. Kuljit added, hospitals and doctors have ...

SHAH ALAM 3 APRIL    2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic forces families to embrace change in their daily routine as schools, non-essential businesses and social events are effectively put on hold. In recognising the situation, Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.  partnered with Taylor’s Education Group to deploy an emotional well-being module to help the B40 children cope with this change. While some families are more equipped to cope with the Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed by the government since 18 th March, many B40 families are struggling to make ends meet with the potential loss of their income.  As a result, children may be affected by the sudden change in their routine. This is the second jointly organised programme between Canon and Taylor’s, following their first successful partnership in August 2019 that benefitted 35 children from the B40 community. Realising that the MCO may impact the livelihood of many B40 families,  Can...

While the world is courageously fighting the Covid19 pandemic, we have to reflect on the pharmaceutical industry on whether it has effectively played its role to safeguard us from such diseases.  Unfortunately, this global trillion-dollar industry has not been really investing in innovation to synthesize new drugs in the last few decades.  Research shows that 78 percent of patents approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA) is for modified medications which have been already discovered and are available in the market.  Thus these industries rather ‘sugar coat’ existing medicines in order to apply for new patents for supposedly ‘new drug’.  Investing in innovation for drugs to fight diseases like COVID-19 are not considered growth markets and are usually ignored.  From 2000 to 2011, only 4 percent of newly-approved products globally were designed to treat neglected diseases that affect lower- and middle-income countries.  https://w...

Malaysia’s GDP growth is projected to be between -2.0% and +0.5% in 2020, affected by weak global demand, supply chain disruptions and COVID-19 containment measures both abroad and domestic. While the Movement Control Order and measures to promote social distancing will dampen economic activity temporarily, they are necessary to contain the spread of the virus. The Government’s stimulus package will help to cushion the economic fallout. Both Pakej Rangsangan Ekonomi 2020 and Pakej Rangsangan Ekonomi Prihatin Rakyat as well as the Bank’s financial measures will provide sizable support to households and businesses. These measures are expected to add 2.8 percentage points to 2020 GDP growth. Also supporting growth is the ongoing large-scale infrastructure projects, which are expected to provide an additional 1 percentage point lift to growth in 2020. There remain significant uncertainties surrounding the growth outlook, with both upside and downside risks to the outlook. ...

KUALA LUMPUR 1 APRIL 2020 - We refer to the media article ‘FT minister says won’t cancel Ramadan bazaars, but will better manage human traffic’ in the Malay Mail on 31st March 2020. The Academy of Medicine Malaysia, comprising 11 Colleges of various medical specialities, strongly disagree with any plan to hold Ramadan bazaars this year given the ongoing threat of COVID-19. The Minister was reported to have stated that the bazaars will be modified to prevent congestion at the stalls.  However, it is our opinion that adequate social distancing will be near-impossible to achieve given the popularity and congestion of Ramadan bazaars.  Close contact will inevitably occur in parking areas, en-route and between customers and vendors. The premature easing of social distancing may potentially lead to the third wave of infections.  The daily rate of new cases is currently still in triple digits (>120 per day), indicating ongoing community spread with unknown cha...