Malaysia’s economic growth will accelerate this quarter after expanding at the fastest pace in a year, driven by private consumption as activities resume,
Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that Malaysia has the "second largest debt in Asia after Sri Lanka". However, the claims are false; the organisation has never issued such a statement about the Southeast Asian country. Malaysia's debt is also not the second largest in Asia.
Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz has said Malaysia s inflation may reach around 11 percent if the government does not implement subsidies for essential items like fuel.
Lao health authorities are concerned about a new wave of COVID-19 after 86 new cases were recorded on July 27 alone, 70 of which were in the capital Vientiane.
The 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-55) and related meetings have successfully concluded, with some 30 documents on regional cooperation adopted, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said on August 6.