By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market closed mixed on Monday, tracking the uptrend in the regional rubber futures market amid rising oil prices, a dealer said.
ARITA (Japan), Aug 24 (Bernama) -- The demand for traditional Japanese porcelain with aesthetic designs will continue to expand in Malaysia and other overseas markets, said Shobido-Honten, a porcelain trading company based in the town of Arita in the Saga prefecture.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Public Investment Bank (IB) Bhd has maintained its 2025 headline inflation forecast at 1.9 per cent year-on-year, while CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd trimmed its projections, with both firms expecting only limited impact from the planned fuel price cut.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs to shift to a value creation-based economy by increasing economic diversification in order to raise the ceiling of national growth, according toi Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 21 (Bernama) – Over 30,000 smallholders in Sabah, covering more than 191,000 hectares, have achieved the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as of April 2025, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- The ringgit appreciated against most major currencies but eased slightly against the greenback at the close on Wednesday amid cautious market sentiments ahead of the release of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes later tonight.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market rebounded to close higher on Tuesday, in tandem with regional rubber futures markets, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) – The railway authorities of Kazakhstan and Malaysia are looking to develop a direct trade logistics rail link to enable increased trade between both countries.
KUCHING, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- World cocoa prices are currently on the rise, thus making the crop a commodity with high potential to generate lucrative returns.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar ahead of the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes this week.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed the week stronger against the US dollar amid the greenback’s continued weakness as the higher-than-expected US Producer Price Index (PPI) for July failed to provide lasting support for the currency.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market concluded the week positively due to concerns over a shortage of natural rubber raw materials in major producer Thailand, caused by adverse weather forecasts, said a dealer.
