Malaysia's Smart City Framework Yielding Impactful Results - Gobind 

BARCELONA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Smart City Framework, which aims to bring local cities up to global smart city standards, is generating impactful results, as evidenced by Kuala Lumpur's impressive leap of 16 spots in the latest Institute for Management Development (IMD) Smart City Index.

MP Calls For Green Economy Focus In Malaysia's ASEAN 2025 Chairmanship

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- In view of Malaysia’s impending ASEAN chairmanship next year, the government has been urged to make the green economy as one of its main agendas.

SMART Unveils Latest Evolution Of Ruggedised Flash-based Storage Products 

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- SMART Modular Technologies Inc (SMART), a Penguin Solutions Inc brand and a global leader in integrated memory solutions, solid-state drives (SSDs), and hybrid storage products, announced its new ruggedised T6EN PCIe/NVMe flash drives for aerospace, defence, and industrial applications.

ATRC’s SteerAI Marks Establishment Of UAE As Autonomous Technology Leader 

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The Advanced Technology Research Council’s (ATRC) commercialisation arm, VentureOne, has launched SteerAI, which offers an advanced mobility system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that can transform standard industrial vehicles into autonomous powerhouses.

Bursa Malaysia Reverses Early Losses To End Higher Ahead Of MPC Outcome

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia recouped earlier losses to close higher today as late buying lifted the benchmark index to its intraday high on market expectations that Bank Negara’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at its meeting tomorrow.

Ringgit Opens Higher As US Dollar Weakens Post-NFP Data

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The ringgit maintained its upward momentum, opening higher on Tuesday as the US Dollar Index (DXY) weakened following last Friday’s release of US non-farm payroll (NFP) data, said an analyst.

ECERDC To Develop Database To Measure Socioeconomic Progress Of Target Groups - Economy Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Economy said the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) will implement all recommendations and suggestions in the National Audit Report 2/2024, including establishing a database to measure the socioeconomic progress of target groups.

Gold Futures End Lower Amid Ongoing US Political Uncertainties, Middle East Tensions

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Monday but remained buoyed by ongoing political uncertainties in the United States and Middle East geopolitical tensions, said an analyst.

Ringgit Ends Firmer Against Greenback Amid Heightened Uncertainty Ahead Of US Election

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended firmer against the greenback on Monday ahead of an expected US interest rate cut this week amid the heightened uncertainties over the US presidential election tomorrow, said an economist. 

Steen Lomholt-Thomsen Joins NIQ As CCO To Focus On Global Growth, Client Strategy

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- NielsenIQ (NIQ), the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, has appointed Steen Lomholt-Thomsen as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), based in NIQ’s Geneva, Switzerland office, effective Nov 1.

Malaysia's Port Of Tanjung Pelepas Bags Award For Deploying Kaleris' Navis Solutions

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s largest transshipment hub, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), was recently honoured with the Supply Chain Innovator of the Year: Digital Transformation Award at the 2024 Supply Chain Asia (SCA) Awards.

MIDF Aims To Allocate RM200 Mln To SMEs Through Future Ready Financing Initiative

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd (MIDF) aims to allocate RM200 million to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through the newly launched Future Ready Financing (FRF) initiative.