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On 19 May, the Ministry of Health reported that the number of COVID-19 cases increased by 14.8 per cent to 1,230 cases between 12 and 18 May 2024. The Ministry confirmed that Malaysia had reported no COVID-19 fatalities since 25 April. The Ministry also announced it had heightened preparedness measures following a recent wave in Singapore ...
In addition, the Malaysian economy contracted 5.6% for all of 2020, its worst performance since the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis. [6] The travel, hospitality and entertainment sectors were particularly hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic but the ecommerce, technology and healthcare sectors thrived despite facing supply chain disruptions.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia has had significant impacts on the country's healthcare system, economy, and daily life.
Malaysia will switch to a new public service compensation scheme from Dec 1 that will see broad pay hikes and salary restructuring for the country's 1.6 million civil servants, Prime Minister ...
(US$238 billion), [6] making it the fourth largest pension fund in Asia and seventh largest in the world. [ 7 ] As of 2012, the EPF functions by requiring a contribution of at least 11% of each member's monthly salary and storing it in a savings account, while the member's employer is obligated to additionally fund at least 12% of employee's ...
Following the rise in COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, local companies and the Chinese government were involved in the distribution of aid and medical supplies in Malaysia. In addition, Malaysia received aid from the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey and the multinational corporation McDonald's.
On 29 December, the Health Ministry stated that COVID-19 cases in Malaysia were under control, with only 0.5% of patients admitted to hospital and a death rate of 0.08%. [158] On 30 December, 14 new COVID-19 cases were reported at flood evacuation centres in Kelantan and Terengganu. [159]
‘The death penalty has not brought the results it was intended to bring,’ says deputy law minister Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty and natural-life prison terms Skip to main content