New Investment Incentive Framework: A Leap Towards High-Income Economy

By Zufazlin Baharuddin & Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- The New Investment Incentive Framework, announced in Budget 2025, marks Malaysia’s bold move to position itself as a high-income nation by prioritising high-value sectors, mainly in digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) within the digital economy.

Malaysia, Turkmenistan To Strengthen Ties, Petronas Central To Relationship

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 19 (Bernama) – Turkmenistan and Malaysia are poised to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation, focusing on energy, trade, and innovation, said Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow.

Xindeco IoT Inaugurates RFID Manufacturing Plant In Nilai

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- Xindeco IoT Malaysia Sdn Bhd has inaugurated its cutting-edge radio frequency identification (RFID) manufacturing facility in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, which stands as the largest RFID production hub in Southeast Asia.

5G Remains The Focus For Telco In 2024

By Anas Abu Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's telecommunications industry has seen quite an eventful year in 2024 as the country progresses toward deploying its second 5G network. 

Trinity Group Clinches FIABCI Malaysia Property Award For High-rise Living Excellence

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Property developer Trinity Group has won the FIABCI Malaysia Property Award 2024 in the residential high-rise category for its flagship development, Trinity Pentamont, located in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.

Technology Innovation Institute's Falcon 3: A New Era In Open Source AI Models

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a global applied research centre under Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has unveiled Falcon 3, the latest iteration of its open-source large language model (LLM) series.

China's Palm Oil Players Invited To Explore Opportunities In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is inviting China's palm oil companies to explore opportunities in the domestic industry.

MIDA's Commitment To Investors - A Stronger, More Unified Investment Landscape

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has hosted a landmark gathering of the nation's most influential investment ecosystem partners, highlighting its commitment to support investors in a stronger and more unified investment landscape.

MOSTI, CRADLE UNVEIL STARTUP ASEAN TO PROMOTE STI WITHIN REGIONAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd unveiled a digital platform, Startup ASEAN, with the aim to position the ASEAN member states as leading players in the global startup landscape.

Ringgit Higher Against US Dollar In Early Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- The ringgit advanced against the US dollar in early trade on Friday ahead of the US non-farm payrolls (NFP) data that will be released later today, said an analyst.  

BNM Refining RBI Proposal For LCSF, To Enhance Use Of Rupee And Ringgit In Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is currently fine-tuning a proposal from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to develop a Local Currency Settlement Framework (LCSF) to enhance the use of the Malaysian ringgit and Indian rupee in bilateral trade, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).

MTEN Discusses Efforts To Make Malaysia A Regional R&D Hub, Direction Of GovTech -- PM Anwar 

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- The National Economic Action Council (MTEN) meeting today reviewed two presentation papers related to efforts to make Malaysia a regional research and development (R&D) hub, as well as the direction of GovTech Malaysia.