Foreign Investors Record US$12.13 Bln Outflow Across Eight Asian Markets Last Week

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors extended a five-week streak of net selling across eight Asian markets, with net outflows totalling US$12.13 billion, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd.

Attack On Qatar's LNG Facility Raises Risk Of Wider Supply Disruptions In Asia

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) — Asia-Pacific economies now face rising risks of physical shortages, not only of energy, following the latest Iranian attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG facilities, including oil and gas but also of fertilisers and, by extension, potentially food later in the year.

Malaysia's Trade Rises 9.5 Pct To RM245.2 Bln In February 2026, Says DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s trade grew 9.5 per cent to RM245.2 billion in February 2026 from RM223.9 billion a year earlier, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said. 

Oil May Rise On Conflict, Fall To US$80-US$90 If War Ends By Mid-April

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Crude oil prices can go even higher than current levels of US$100-US$103 per barrel if the war in West Asia continues affecting passageway in the Strait of Hormuz and supply tightness becomes more acute, Kpler senior crude oil analyst Muyu Xu said today.

Foreign Investors Record US$16.8 Bln Outflow Across Eight Asian Markets Last Week

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 16 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors extended a four-week streak of net selling across eight Asian markets, with net outflows totalling US$16.8 billion, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd.

US Investigates Manufacturing Overcapacity In 15 Economies, Including Malaysia, EU

By Nor Baizura Basri

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- The United States (US) has initiated investigations into the acts, policies, and practices of 15 economies, including Malaysia and the European Union (EU), under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors.

Negeri Sembilan’s Approved Investments Hit Record RM19.1 Bln In 2025 - Aminuddin

SEREMBAN, March 11 (Bernama) -- Negeri Sembilan recorded a record RM19.1 billion in approved investments last year, surpassing its initial target of RM10 billion.

Black & Veatch Wins Taiwan Power Plant Design Contract

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Black & Veatch, a global leader in human critical infrastructure, has been selected by Formosa Heavy Industry Corporation (FHI) to deliver the full engineering design scope for a 2 x 1200 megawatt (MW) H class combined cycle power plant in Mailiao, Taiwan.

Malaysia Well-positioned To Support Regional Energy Supply Amid Middle East Conflict

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia can capitalise on the large-scale oil supply disruption caused by the conflict in the Middle East by positioning itself as a viable and more reliable energy supplier to customers in Asia, said commentator and scholar in the field of maritime and oil and gas, Nazery Khalid.

Asia's Processing, Packaging Industry To Grow On F&B Demand This Year -- Informa Markets

BANGKOK, March 6 (Bernama) -- The processing and packaging industry across Asia is expected to see continued growth this year, particularly driven by increasing demand from the food and beverage (F&B) sector and expanding manufacturing activities across the region.

Middle East Conflict Threatens Asia's Commodity Importers - Moody's Analytics

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Asia’s high-income economies, which heavily rely on commodity imports, are particularly vulnerable to the direct economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, according to Moody’s Analytics.

watchTowr, PwC Hong Kong To Strengthen Preemptive Cyber Defence Across APAC

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Global Preemptive Exposure Management leader, watchTowr, has expanded its partnership with PwC Hong Kong (PwC) to continue delivering the watchTowr Platform as part of PwC’s Managed Security Service (MSS) offering.