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KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 1.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in April 2026 to 136.9 from 134.3 in the same month last year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
GEORGE TOWN, May 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economic growth prospects remain positive, supported by inflows of foreign and domestic investments and sustained demand in the artificial intelligence (AI), data centre, and semiconductor sectors.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s headline inflation increased to 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026) from 1.3 per cent in 4Q 2025, while core inflation moderated to 2.1 per cent from 2.3 per cent previously, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
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BANGKOK, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said reforms introduced following its privatisation exercise last year have strengthened operational efficiency, accelerated infrastructure planning and improved decision-making processes across Malaysia’s airport network.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Nippon Kinzoku Co Ltd has announced the strengthened promotion of "L-Core", a functional stainless steel, repositioning it as an "Eco-Product" to support sustainable manufacturing.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 3.1 per cent year-on-year in March 2026, led by 5.5 per cent growth in manufacturing output and 4.9 per cent growth in electricity output, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is positioning itself to move beyond its long-standing leadership in assembly, testing and packaging towards leadership in advanced packaging as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the global semiconductor industry.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will back US$70 billion in new energy and digital infrastructure initiatives by 2035, aiming to connect power grids, expand cross-border electricity trade and improve broadband access across Asia and the Pacific.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation moderated to 1.4 per cent in 2025 as compared to 1.8 per cent in the previous year, supported by the firmer ringgit, sustained household spending and initiatives by the government.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Energy transition efforts worldwide continue to gain momentum, despite an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, with investment estimated to have reached US$3.3 trillion (US$1 = RM3.95) last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- The government is not only focused on stabilising prices, but also on ensuring a secure energy supply and the availability of essential goods, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Helical Fusion Co Ltd, a Japan-based fusion energy company developing a Helical stellarator power plant, has launched the Helix Program Official Partners framework to bring together long-term industrial collaborators supporting its path toward commercial fusion power in the 2030s.
