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SHAH ALAM, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- A total of 948 investment projects in the services and manufacturing sectors, with a combined investment value of RM34.65 billion, were approved by the Selangor government from January to June 2025.
KUCHING, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg today unveiled a RM12.9 billion Budget for 2026, comprising RM7.3 billion for development expenditure and RM5.6 billion for operating expenditure.
LABUAN, Nov 22 (Bernama) -- The Maldives International Financial Services Authority (MIFSA) has appointed Datuk Iskandar Mohd Nuli as its new chief executive officer, marking an important step in the Maldives’ efforts to develop a competitive international financial centre.
SHAH ALAM, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Entrepreneurs and businesses in Selangor already have a solid foundation in driving an economy aligned with the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles, despite compliance challenges that are not unique to Malaysia, said State Investment, Trade and Mobility Committee chairman Ng Sze Han.
SHAH ALAM, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- A total of nine investment projects worth RM5.52 billion have been implemented in Selangor as a result of overseas promotions by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as of October 2025.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- Johor has continued to record the highest value of approved investments, rising to RM91.1 billion as of the third quarter (3Q) of 2025,
SHAH ALAM, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Selangor has collected revenue totalling RM2.49 billion as of Nov 13, 2025, equivalent to 106.17 per cent of the full-year 2025 target of RM2.35 billion, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- The Penang state government today tabled the Budget 2026 totalling RM1.088 billion for operating expenditure, with an estimated deficit of RM19.92 million, the lowest in the state’s history.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- The Johor government today tabled a state budget of RM2.546 billion for 2026 compared with RM1.999 billion last year, with efforts to focus on safeguarding Johoreans’ welfare and well-being as well as to strengthen the state’s fiscal position.
KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- Terengganu’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to rise to RM48.2 billion by 2040, up from RM34 billion in 2020, resulting from the implementation of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Deeper collaboration between governments and industries is important to help safeguard nations, businesses, and people across ASEAN as artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technologies reshape the global economy and redefine the threat landscape.
MELAKA, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Modern Nusantara cuisine restaurant brand Bumbu Babah is strengthening its foothold in Malaysia’s food franchise market with the opening of its 33rd outlet on Jalan Hang Tuah, marking Melaka as its latest strategic location for business expansion.
