Malaysia’s Exports To CPTPP Member Countries Reach RM486.80 Bln In 2025 -- MITI

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s exports to member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) rose by 4.7 per cent to RM486.80 billion in 2025, compared with RM464.80 billion in 2024

Velesto Energy Unit Bags US$157 Mln Contract From Petronas Carigali

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Velesto Energy Bhd's (VEB) indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Velesto Drilling Sdn Bhd, has secured a contract worth US$157 million from Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) to provide a jack-up drilling rig for the PCSB 2026-2030 contract period.

Ship, Cargo War Insurance Surge Amid Middle East Tensions

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) – The global maritime industry is closely monitoring rising tensions in the Middle East, with hull insurance and cargo war risk coverage skyrocketing in response to the current situation.

SynaXG Achieves Breakthrough In AI-Native 5G Radio Networks

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- SynaXG announced major technical breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI)-native radio access networks, demonstrating concurrent operation of 5G FR1, 5G FR2 and AI workloads on NVIDIA AI-RAN platform with real-time, policy-driven GPU orchestration.

Middle East Conflict: Govt Will Try To Maintain RON95 Price Under BUDI95 Programme - PM Anwar

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 (Bernama) -- The government will try to maintain the price of RON95 petrol for Malaysians at the current level of RM1.99 per litre despite global market uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

I-Topup Contributions Up 26 Pct, Signals High Trust In Nation’s Financial Institutions – Amir Hamzah

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Public willingness to contribute above the statutory rate through the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) i-Topup scheme signals high trust in the stability of the country’s financial institutions, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

Wasco Bhd's FY2025 Net Profit Rises To RM160.5 Mln

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Wasco Bhd's net profit rose to RM160.54 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2025 (FY2025), from RM153.04 million in the preceding year.

Toshiba Launches High-Temperature Voltage-Driven Photorelays

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has launched four voltage-driven photorelays, “TLP3407SRB”, “TLP3412SRB“, ”TLP3412SRHB“, and “TLP3412SRLB”, housed in the small S-VSON4T package.

Mavenir, Red Hat Partner On-Premise AI For Telecom Networks

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, the software company building artificial intelligence (AI)-by-design mobile networks, has partnered with Red Hat to deliver Conversational AI and Agentic AI service assurance solutions using Red Hat AI.

watchTowr, PwC Hong Kong To Strengthen Preemptive Cyber Defence Across APAC

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Global Preemptive Exposure Management leader, watchTowr, has expanded its partnership with PwC Hong Kong (PwC) to continue delivering the watchTowr Platform as part of PwC’s Managed Security Service (MSS) offering.

EPF Dividend Seen At 6.3-6.5 Pct For 2025 -- Economist

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is expected to deliver a dividend rate of between 6.3 per cent and 6.5 per cent for 2025, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.

KWAP Launches Jana MyPesara To Help Retirees Manage Business More Systematically

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- The Retirement Fund (Incorporated) (KWAP) today launched Jana MyPesara with an allocation of RM20 million as microfinancing to help retirees manage and run their businesses in a more structured manner.