KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- The risk of reduced application rates for 2026/2027 grain crops across Southeast Asia is increasing, particularly as key application windows approach, posing downside risks to production, according to BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Cummins Asia Pacific announced it will showcase its new K50 marine engine at the Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2026 exhibition, underscoring its focus on delivering power solutions engineered for the operating conditions and customer needs across the region.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Construction company Kumpulan Kitacon Bhd (Kitacon) has secured a RM99.28 million construction project located in Cyberjaya, Selangor, from ParkCity Botanika Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s residential property transactions are projected to increase by 15 per cent over the next five years, driven primarily by population growth, according to IQI co-founder and group chief executive officer Kashif Ansari.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Back when I was in secondary school around 2013, kombucha wasn’t yet a familiar beverage, unlike the coffee craze then.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) to the Cayman Islands’ GUNA Re, with a stable outlook.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed Hawaii’s PanAsia Reinsurance Inc (PanAsia Re) financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent), with a stable outlook.
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, weighed down by weaker soybean oil price, a trader said.
By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Global markets, including the stock and currency markets in Malaysia, urgently require clear and consistent signals from United States President Donald Trump to achieve a sustained de-escalation of the conflict in West Asia and restore stability, said economists.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent), the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent), and the Vietnam National Scale Rating of aaa.VN (Exceptional) for PVI Insurance Corporation (PVI Insurance), with a stable outlook.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must position itself as a credible and compelling alternative as global investors reassess risk amid the crisis in West Asia, said Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) chairman Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
By Saraswathi Muniappan
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (Bernama) -- “Force majeure” is French for “major force”, and in legal parlance, this means that an extraordinary event has occurred, such as the war in West Asia, which is beyond the control of a party and excuses them from fulfilling their contract.
