Lack of knowledge, awareness limit inclusive involvement in development goals
PUTRAJAYA: Lack of knowledge and awareness among society limit their inclusive involvement in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), according to the Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. Commenting on Malaysia’s SDG progress monitoring system (SDG Dashboard), he said the government, private sectors, non-government organizations (NGOs) and public community have a collective responsibility towards SDG. […]
Malaysia’s current accounts surplus hits nine-year high to RM62.1 bln
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia posted a current account surplus of RM62.1 billion in 2020, the highest in nine years, steered by a favourable performance of the goods account, and narrower deficit in primary income and secondary income, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). For the final quarter of 2020, the country’s current account continued a […]
Malaysia’s economy contracts -5.6 pct in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy contracted 3.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20) with the resurgence in Covid-19 infections, bringing the year’s full reading, which was marked by lockdowns and border closures globally, to -5.6 per cent. The manufacturing sector was a major contributor in the fourth quarter, while services, plantation and mining […]
Malaysia’s population stands at 32.73 mln
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s population is estimated at 32.73 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, an increase by 0.4 per cent from 32.59 million in the same period of 2019, according to the Demographic Statistics report. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin in a statement today said based on the report, the country’s total […]
Labour market remains in tight spot
KUCHING: Malaysia’s labour market is foreseen to remain in a challenging situation in the earlier part of this year. This is attributed mainly to the continuous spike in positive Covid-19 cases, exceeding an average of 3,200 cases daily in January. The impact of the pandemic to the labour market, however, is expected to be cushioned […]
Phase two of Census 2020 to be rescheduled
PUTRAJAYA: The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) will reschedule the implementation of the second phase of the Malaysian Population and Housing Census 2020 which involve face-to-face interviews. Chief Statistician and Census 2020 Commissioner Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the rescheduling of the second phase of the census, which was initially set from Jan […]
Unemployment rate at 4.7% in October 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point month-on-month to 4.7 percent in October 2020, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today. In a statement, chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the labour force improved at a slower pace in October due to an increase in both employed and […]
Help for those going into online businesses
KUCHING: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) aims to assist more entrepreneurs to venture into online businesses while assisting those already in the field to enhance their e-commerce platforms. Its minster, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, said this is to recognise the performance and potential in the e-commerce sector in expanding […]
State poverty rate reduced
POVERTY eradication programmes in the state have proven to be effective. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said data from the Department of Statistic Malaysia showed based on the Poverty Line Income (PLI) 2004 of RM765, poverty rate in Sarawak has been reduced from 21 percent in 1989 to 6.7 percent in 1999 […]
Births down in Q3
KUCHING: The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) has recorded a decrease in births in the third quarter of this year compared to the third quarter of last year. Commenting on the report, Chief Statistician Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said based on the recent population registration, Malaysia’s population in the third quarter of […]
