Malaysia's Current Account Balance To Remain In Surplus This Year - BNM Governor 

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's current account balance is expected to remain in surplus of between 1.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, said Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour today. 

CPO Futures Down On Profit-taking, B50 Delay & Weak China Vegoil Prices

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) closed lower on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking following calls by an Indonesian industry group to delay the B50 biodiesel mandate.

Rubber Market Closes Easier In Tandem With Regional Futures Market

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market extended its downtrend to close easier today in tandem with lower regional rubber futures markets and a stronger ringgit against the US dollar, said a dealer. 

Malaysia Urged To Boost Local Gold Refining To Curb Forex Outflow – Prominent Gold Retailer

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must enhance its local gold refining capabilities to minimise the outflow of foreign exchange (forex) currently incurred by sending the precious metal to overseas facilities.

Rubber Market Close Lower On Weaker US Economic Data, Mixed Futures Market

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market closed lower today, influenced by the weaker United States (US) economic data reported yesterday, and the mixed trend in regional rubber futures markets, said a dealer. 

Rubber Market On Uptrend At Close, Tracking Regional Futures

By Rosemarie Khoo

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market closed higher, extending its uptrend from last Friday, tracking the regional rubber futures market, mainly the Japanese rubber futures, which rose following expectations of the United States (US) interest rate cuts, said a dealer. 

KPK Aims To Expand Cocoa Cultivation To 10,000 Hectares By 2030

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) aims to expand the country’s cocoa cultivation area to 10,000 hectares (ha) by 2030 from the current 5,985ha to meet the growing demand for high-quality Malaysian cocoa.

Ringgit Opens Higher Against Greenback

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Monday, rebounding after two consecutive sessions of losses, amid growing concerns over the impact of the United States’ tariffs on the domestic and global economy, analysts said.

APEC: Women’s Safety Key To Driving Inclusive Growth

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- For Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies to realise inclusive growth, women’s safety must be treated as an economic priority, which includes dismantling the structures that enable violence to persist, APEC said. 

CPO Futures End Higher On Slower Production Outlook

By K.Naveen Prabu

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher today, rebounding from earlier losses on expectations of a slower production pace in the coming weeks.

Malaysia Airlines' "On-time Performance" For Domestic Flights At 85.3 Pct As Of May 2025 -- MOT

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines  (MAS) achieved an on-time performance (OTP) of 85.3 per cent for domestic flights as of May 2025, followed by AirAsia (84.5 per cent) and Batik Air (73.5 per cent), according to the Ministry of Transport (MOT).

CPO Futures End Lower On Rising Production Concerns

By K.Naveen Prabu

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, weighed down by concerns over rising production and weak demand in the coming weeks.