With the biggest increases coming from alcohol, cosmetics and toiletries.
Retail sales climbed 3.6 per cent from the same month a year ago, cooling from the 4.5 per cent increase seen in March and a 12.6 per cent jump in February that was partly due to the timing of Chinese New Year.
Of this, online retail sales made up an estimated 12 per cent, lower than the 13 per cent recorded in March. Month on month, April’s overall takings inched up 0.3 per cent from March on a seasonally adjusted basis. This compares with a 2.2 per cent increase from February to March.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
EXCLUSIVE - World's spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in SingaporeSenior officials from about two dozen of the world's major intelligence agencies held a secret meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore this weekend, five people told Reuters.
Read more »
Singapore court sentences man who falsified documents, disposed computer to cover up gasoil transfer to N. Korean vessel to six months in jailSINGAPORE, June 5 — A 40-year-old man who falsified information in a bid to cover Singapore-flagged vessel MT Sea Tanker II’s involvement in transferring marine gasoil to a...
Read more »
Singapore Turf Club to close by March 2027, govt to redevelop Kranji site for housing, other uses; 350 jobs affectedSINGAPORE, June 5 — The Singapore Turf Club will close its facility in Kranji by March 2027 and the site will be redeveloped by the Government to “better meet” future land...
Read more »
China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking BeijingSINGAPORE: China’s defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world’s top defense officials in Singapore on Sunday that such so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols are a provocation to China.
Read more »
The end is neigh: A timeline of key events in the 180-year history of Singapore Turf ClubSINGAPORE, June 5 — The announcement today that Singapore Turf Club will shut its facility by 2027 means that the club’s 180-year history is drawing to a close. TODAY takes a...
Read more »
Jail for man who obstructed justice after oil transfer to vessel believed to be N. Korean-flaggedSINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A cargo officer was working on board a Singapore-flagged tanker in late October 2018 when it unlawfully transferred oil to a vessel believed to be North Korean-flagged.
Read more »