More economic activities allowed in states under Phases 1 and 2 of NRP where half of adults fully vaccinated from Aug 16 — PM
(theedgemarkets.com / August 15, 2021 12:45 pm +08)
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced the government has agreed to allow 11 more economic activities to be reopened in states and federal territories under the Phase 1 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), provided that 50% of the adult population have been fully vaccinated.
In a statement today, Muhyiddin said that the consumers looking to take part in the economic activities must have received full vaccination and that owners of the businesses must ensure that the customers entering their premises show the Covid-19 Vaccination Digital Certificate to prove that the individuals have indeed received full vaccination.
The 11 economic activities allowed to reopen effective Aug 16 (Monday): • Car washes • Electrical and electronic stores • Home goods and kitchenware stores • Furniture stores • Sports equipment stores • Car accessory stores • Car dealers and distributors • Morning markets and farmers' markets • Clothing, fashion and accessories shops • Jewellers • Barbers and hair and beauty salons
Further, Muhyiddin also announced that the government has agreed to allow another 11 more economic activities for states and federal territories under Phase 2 of the NRP.
They are: • Photography stores • Second-hand goods stores • Florists and nurseries • Handicraft and souvenir shops • Antique shops • Toy stores • Carpet stores • Businesses involved in creative content and providing equipment for creative industries • Outdoor sports stores (including camping, fishing equipments, etc) • Cosmetics, skin care and perfume stores • Vape and electronic cigarette stores
Muhyiddin reminded that fully vaccinated individuals are defined as those who have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine for more than 14 days. These vaccines are Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines.
Meanwhile, Individuals who have received single-dose vaccines such as Johnson & Johnson and Cansino will be considered fully inoculated 28 days after they have received the jab.
Muhyiddin also announced that the government has agreed to allow public recreational parks for states and federal territories in Phase 1 to be opened for recreational activities.
However, only individual activities such as jogging, cycling and exercise are allowed, in line with the sports and leisure standard operating procedures in Phase 1.
"This decision is very important for people to get more time to be out in the open and have a better ventilation system than just being confined at home. So, I really hope that this will not be abused," he added.
As at today, states are federal territories in Phase 1 are Kedah, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, and Putrajaya.
Meanwhile, states in Phase 2 are Penang, Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, and Sabah.
States and federal territory in Phase 3 are Perlis, Sarawak, and Labuan.
It is worth noting that the current full vaccination rate in the Greater Klang Valley is at 64.7% of the adult population, and 47.4% of total population, according to the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force.
Foreign buying extends to third week, surges to RM964.3m
(theedgemarkets.com / August 30, 2021 09:42 am +08)
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): Foreign buying of Malaysian equities extended for the third week and surged to RM964.33 million last week, from a paltry RM6.71 million the prior week.
In its weekly fund flow report today, the MIDF Research team said as the market reopened last Monday, foreign investors were net buyers amounting to RM6.7 million.
Meanwhile, it said local institutions bought RM19.16 million net of local equities, with retailers as net sellers to the tune of RM25.86 million.
The research house said foreign investors were net buyers every day of the week.
It said the largest foreign inflow was recorded last Thursday to the tune of RM310.79 million, while the inflow of RM6.7 million last Monday was the smallest.
“As for retailers, they were net sellers every day of the week except on Monday.
“The largest net selling by retailers was recorded last Tuesday and the smallest net selling was on Friday to the tune of RM48.43 million and RM16.88 million respectively.
“Cumulatively, for the week, retailers net sold RM113.96 million worth of equities on Bursa Malaysia,” it said.
MIDF said that meanwhile, local institutions recorded cumulative weekly net selling to the tune of RM850.37 million.
It said local institutions were net sellers every day of the week, with the largest net selling on Thursday to the tune of RM290.41 million.
Since the beginning of 2021, cumulatively, retailers were the only net buyers of the local equity market to the tune of RM9.46 billion.
Local institutions and foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of RM4.46 billion and RM5 billion respectively.
“In terms of participation, retail investors, local institutions and foreign investors recorded weekly movements of -3.82%, 9.89% and 16.82% respectively in average daily trade value (ADTV),” it said.
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