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KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- The National Association of Malaysian Life Insurance and Family Takaful Advisors (NAMLIFA) has urged the government to address the significant price disparity between insured and cash-paying patients at private hospitals, warning that such discrepancies could make medical insurance unsustainable.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- The government is confident that efforts to reform the economy and labour market will strengthen the country’s economic foundations and ensure a dynamic, inclusive, and competitive labour market, according to the Ministry of Economy.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) – The government will continue to strengthen economic ties and diversify markets with key countries, including BRICS nations, in addition to expanding cooperation with countries in Asia, the Middle East, the European Union (EU), and other regions to reduce dependence on a single market.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- The government consistently emphasises the importance of inclusivity by ensuring that the nation’s wealth is fairly distributed across all levels of society, said the Economy Ministry.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- The Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage Bill 2025 (CCUS) was tabled for its first reading in Dewan Rakyat today by Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025 was tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- Local solar industry players should explore alternative markets, particularly in ASEAN, to reduce reliance on the United States (US), the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- The government will place greater emphasis on promoting Malaysia as a safe investment destination, based on political and economic stability, pro-business policies, and its strategic location in Southeast Asia, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) currently has no plans to raise the Activation Price Level (PHP) for the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) beyond RM3 per kilogramme (Kg).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) in the Klang Valley is scheduled to start operation on Sept 30, 2025, after the project’s hand-over to Prasarana Malaysia Bhd by the turnkey contractor on July 31.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) – The government and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will continue to strengthen and improve existing channels and mechanisms to facilitate trade and investment transactions in the local currency.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Tha national household debt, which stood at RM1.63 trillion as at end-December 2024 -- equivalent to 84.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) -- was much lower than household financial assets, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF).