AirAsia, Airbus Partner For ASEAN Aviation Sustainability

From Soraya Jamal

BALI, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- AirAsia today announced a long-term partnership with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to advance research into aviation sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the ASEAN region.

Zycus Named Leader In Supplier Value Management Platforms By Forrester 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Zycus, a provider of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-powered Source-to-Pay solutions, has been recognised as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Supplier Value Management (SVM) Platforms, for the third quarter of this year.

AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook On China's Non-life Insurance Segment

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has maintained a stable outlook on China’s non-life insurance segment, citing several factors that include a supportive regulatory environment, increased health insurance awareness and strong growth potential in the electric vehicle (EV) insurance market.

Medidata Recognised As Leader In Electronic Data Capture By Everest Group 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand and the provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, has been recognised as a Leader in Everest Group‘s first-ever PEAK Matrix Assessment for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) in life sciences.

SMART Modular Technologies Flash Memory Drives Feature SEU Mitigation For Remote Applications

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- SMART Modular Technologies Inc (SMART), a division of SGH announced a proprietary technology to mitigate the adverse impact of single event upsets (SEUs) in high-reliability flash-memory based systems.

BNM Unlikely To Follow US Fed Rate Cut, Eyes Domestic And Global Conditions

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is unlikely to move in direct lockstep with the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) aggressive move which slashed interest rates by a half-point during its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting yesterday.

Bursa Malaysia Slightly Higher In Early Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia's benchmark index opened slightly higher despite a weaker Wall Street performance overnight as the US Federal Reserve cut interest rate by half a point.  

Capital A, PT Garuda Indonesia Invest US$12 Mln In JV To Revolutionise Landing Gear Services

From Soraya Jamal

BALI, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Capital A Bhd’s subsidiary, Asia Digital Engineering Sdn Bhd (ADE), and PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia Tbk (GMF) have entered a strategic partnership for a new landing gear maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) business with a combined investment of US$12 million (US$1 = RM4.25).

Haily Group Unit Bags Construction Contract Worth RM75.9 Mln

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Haily Group Bhd’s wholly-owned unit Haily Construction Sdn Bhd has accepted a letter of award from Meridin East Sdn Bhd for the construction and completion of 393 units of terrace houses in Johor Bahru worth RM75.90 million. 

FBM KLCI Pares Loss At Close Amid Market Uncertainty Ahead Of Expected US Rate Cut

By Siti Radziah Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama)  -- Bursa Malaysia pared losses at the close on Wednesday but overall market sentiment remained weak as most traders remained on the sidelines ahead of an expected US interest rate cut later tonight.

Rubber Market Ends Mixed In Tandem With Regional Futures

By Danni Haizal Danial Donald

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market closed mixed on Wednesday in tandem with regional rubber futures markets as strong United States (US) economic data weakened prospects of an aggressive US interest rate cut, said a dealer.

ACE Market-bound Crest Group Aims To Raise RM45.75 Mln From IPO

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Crest Group Bhd, en route to its listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia, aims to raise RM45.75 million from its initial public offering (IPO).