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President of the Automotive Association Malaysia (MAA) Aishah Ahmad said she expected that the semiconductor chips shortage will continue at least until the end of the year. - 123RF

A total of 174 lawmakers voted in favour of the no-trust motion, two more than the required 172 for a simple majority in the 324-member at the Parliament. Pic Wires

The Malaysian economy had performed remarkably well for the past two and a half years despite the Covid-19 pandemic. - 123RF Photo

Malaysian Hotel Association (MAH) chief executive director Yap Lip Seng said popular domestic destinations fare better now that the national border has reopened with sales majorly recorded from Singaporean and Indonesian travellers.

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Malaysia reopened its borders on April 1

Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Mat Kasim Karim said due to the expected increase in vehicles, JSPT would mobilise 6,559 traffic officers and personnel at contingent and district levels to ensure traffic smoothness and safety. - BERNAMA

Economic expert from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Putra Business School Associate Professor Dr Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff said the country’s economic growth is expected to increase by three per cent in the next round of special withdrawals from the EPF, only if contributors spent it on basic needs.

Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan says employers are expected to save RM2,000 to RM3,000 on recruitment costs as quarantine is no longer required.

Malaysian economy will be driven by recovery in domestic demand and expansion in exports, World Bank report says.