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KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Akur8, the global actuarial artificial intelligence (AI) platform, has entered the life and annuity (L&A) insurance market with the acquisition of Slope Software, expanding its capabilities beyond property and casualty (P&C) offerings.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of B (Fair), a long-term issuer credit rating of “bb” (Fair) and a Philippines National Scale Rating of a.PH (Excellent) to Stronghold Insurance Company Inc (Stronghold).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC) reported lower earnings for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2025 (FY2025), with total revenue declining to US$823.4 million from US$1.04 billion a year earlier. (US$1=RM3.90)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Oxford Nanopore Technologies and A.D.A.M. Innovations (Japanese corporate name Genesis Healthcare Co) announced an international collaboration to accelerate advanced genomic sequencing and medicine applications in Japan.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- The introduction of key amendments to hire-purchase financing practices under the Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act 2026 (HPAA) marks a significant move in strengthening borrowers’ protection, particularly for those looking to sell vehicles before their financing contracts mature, an economist said.
PUTRAJAYA, March 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has secured RM87.4 billion in approved digital investments in 2025, largely driven by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI), big data, data centres and cloud services.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its Long-Term Demand Projections (LTDP) report for air travel, which projected that global air passenger demand will more than double by 2050.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Tourism Malaysia today welcomed the arrival of Xiamen Airlines’ inaugural direct flight from Nanjing to Kuala Lumpur, marking a significant enhancement in air connectivity between Malaysia and eastern China.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- The launch of the masterplan and blueprint for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), scheduled for March 30 in Johor Bahru, has been postponed until a date to be announced.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has publicly reprimanded and fined KAF Investment Bank Bhd (KAF IB) RM300,000 for breaching the Bursa Malaysia Securities ACE Market listing requirements (ACE LR).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- MidOcean Energy (MidOcean), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, announced it has secured an equity capital raise of more than US$1.2 billion. (US$1=RM3.91)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Kioxia Corporation, a leader in memory solutions, has demonstrated high-dimensional vector search scaling to 4.8 billion vectors on a single server using its open-source KIOXIA AiSAQ approximate nearest neighbour search (ANNS) technology.
