Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher As Firm Ringgit Lifts Sentiment

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Tuesday, supported by positive sentiment from the stronger ringgit despite Wall Street’s downbeat performance.

2025: The Year Everything Shifted For Malaysia's Oil And Gas Sector, Momentum To Continue

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is entering 2026 with its oil and gas sector still standing firm, but the ground beneath it is shifting faster than at any point in decades.

Malaysia's Tech Sector Rides AI, Data Centre Wave This Year And Into 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s technology (tech) sector continued its strong momentum in 2025, powered by rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and a boom in data centre investments, amid intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China.

Fruit Importers Can Apply For SST Exemption To MOF -- MITI

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Fruit traders and importers can apply directly to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) for exemptions from Sales and Service Tax (SST) on imported fruit, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said.

Midstream, Downstream REE Production Companies Eligible For Incentives

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Companies involved in midstream and downstream production activities of Rare Earth Elements (REE) are eligible to be considered for incentives under the Promotion of Investments Act 1986, namely Pioneer Status and Investment Tax Allowance.   

Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower On Cautious Sentiment Ahead Of FOMC Meeting

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia pared earlier losses to end slightly lower as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Dec 9-10, 2025.

Rubber Market Ends Higher Despite Mixed Signals From Regional Futures

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher on Monday, despite mixed signals from regional rubber futures markets, a dealer said.

Batik Air To Fly Ipoh-Singapore Route Starting Today

IPOH, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Batik Air airline is expanding its domestic routes by launching the Ipoh-Singapore route starting today.

Bursa Malaysia Softens At Midday Amid Profit-taking

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session lower today as profit-taking activities set in despite Wall Street’s positive close last Friday.

Malaysia Exports Over RM33 Bln In Rubber, Rubber-based Product Annually - Johari

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia exports more than RM33 billion worth of rubber and rubber-based products annually, driven by research and development (R&D) technologies developed by the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB).

Raising E-Invoicing Exemption Threshold Gives Businesses Clarity -- FMM

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- The e-invoicing exemption threshold, which has been raised from RM500,000 to RM1 million, will provide businesses greater clarity to plan while easing immediate compliance-related burdens, said the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM, formerly known as Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers).

Bursa Malaysia Softer On Opening Due To Profit-taking

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Monday, weighed down by spillover profit-taking from last week despite Wall Street closing higher last Friday.