Loading and unloading of non-essential goods for import and export purposes will be allowed around the clock (24 hours a day and 7 days a week) with immediate effect. The new regulation will further ease the movement of all goods nationwide and make it easier for logistics and transportation companies to conduct business.

The Health Ministry (MoH) will mobilise 200 frontline personnel from other states to help Penang, following the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the state. The frontline personnel would include medical officers, medical assistants and nurses. The initial steps taken was to approve 10 additional intensive care unit (ICU) beds at the Kepala Batas Hospital, and consider building a field hospital near the Penang Hospital.

Malaysia achieved robust and impressive performance for the first half of 2021 with foreign direct investments (FDI) soaring by 223.1 per cent compared to 1H 2020, signalling the confidence of foreign investors in the country’s stable and conducive economic climate and business ecosystem. This augurs well for Malaysia’s path to a vibrant and sustainable economic recovery.

Over the weekend, Intel delivered 900 gift bags to frontliners at 10 Public Vaccination Centres around Penang and Kulim as a token of appreciation.

Great work from the Intel team in showing appreciation to the frontliners.

Citi Malaysia and Pine Payment Solutions Sdn Bhd (PPS) today announced a partnership that will allow the bank's credit cardholders to enjoy interest-free instalments. Citi Malaysia Head of Cards and Unsecured Lending Alicia Lau said in partnership with Pine Labs, the bank aims to enable the Citi Zero Easy Pay Plan (EPP) at more than 1,000 retail stores nationwide within the next few months.

Today computers increasingly outperform people in both. With their raw calculative power, computers easily beat humans in conscious-reasoning tasks, as long as the rules and parameters of the situation are known. Managers routinely turn to mathematical optimization and simulation to build investment portfolios, make pricing decisions, and understand supply-chain risks.