Malaysia’s Petronas approves another US$2.4 billion government payout to battle COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state oil firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) said late on Tuesday (Nov 3) it had approved an additional RM10 billion (US$2.40 billion) dividend to the government to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, the country’s economic minister had said Petronas …