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KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Hong Kong’s SAIC Motor Insurance Limited (SAIC Captive).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Rising fertiliser costs and supply chain uncertainties are prompting Malaysian growers and plantations to adopt a more efficiency-driven approach to crop nutrition, shifting the industry’s focus from fertiliser volume to nutrient effectiveness.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed higher on Wednesday, outperforming some regional peers as renewed weakness in global technology stocks and escalating tensions in West Asia prompted investors to rotate into more defensive and domestically oriented markets.
From Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar
TOKYO, June 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on Japanese companies to continue expanding their investments in Malaysia, particularly in high-technology sectors such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and digital industries.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must ensure that investments are channelled towards strengthening firms, deepening industrial linkages, and building higher-value capabilities to support the country’s next phase of economic development.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s MY Value-Up initiative to reshape boardroom priorities is designed to encourage companies to communicate their strategies more effectively, improve performance and enhance investors' perception of their long-term value proposition.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- BIMB Investment Management Bhd (BIMB Investment), a subsidiary of Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd (Bank Islam), has launched the BIMB Opportunities Fund (BOF), a Shariah-compliant fund targeting small-cap stocks, with a target fund size of RM50 million this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 (Bernama) -- Airlines’ total net profit in 2026 is expected to be US$23 billion (US$1 = RM4.02), about half the previous projection of US$41 billion, as a result of war-related disruptions in West Asia and high fuel prices, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) --The Kuala Lumpur rubber market rose sharply on Wednesday, reaching a new high for 2026.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s energy industry players should focus on developing more bankable projects with attractive and sustainable returns to strengthen the country's energy transition financing landscape and attract greater investor participation.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Expereo, a managed Network as a Service provider, stated that enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) spending is rising rapidly as organisations race to deploy the technology faster than they can assess its effectiveness.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s kopitiam concept could potentially emerge as an exportable identity capable of strengthening tourism branding, food entrepreneurship and cultural influence abroad, according to culinary veteran Chef Rossham Rosli, who has spent 33 years in the industry.
