KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) is drawing up its Strategic Plan 2026–2030 to chart a more sustainable path for the country’s rubber industry, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The government’s efforts to implement fiscal consolidation to reduce the deficit have succeeded in saving RM20 billion in borrowings over two years, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The government should allocate funds to develop and upgrade port reception facilities (PRFs) to enhance environmental compliance under the upcoming Budget 2026, said Hexagon Synergy Group, a pioneer in PRF development in Malaysia.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Offshore support vessel (OSV) operator Perdana Petroleum Bhd has urged the government to introduce targeted fiscal incentives in Budget 2026 to sustain Malaysia’s marine support services sector amid rising operational costs and the industry’s transition towards decarbonisation.
By Niam Seet Wei
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Economists believe that Budget 2026 would not introduce any major changes in the taxation system -- especially individual and corporate taxes -- to preserve consumer and investor confidence as the United States tariffs kick in.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Cloudera has announced updates to its platform, specifically Cloudera Iceberg REST Catalog and Cloudera Lakehouse Optimizer, to strengthen its commitment to delivering the best open data lakehouse powered by Iceberg.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- ASEAN and India’s effort to upgrade the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) has made visible progress after nine negotiating rounds, and the pathway to a substantial conclusion by end-2025 is still open.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Confronted with rising protectionism, non-tariff barriers and fragile supply chains, ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) have committed to stepping up cooperation to consolidate regional resilience.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must push structural reforms to strengthen private capital markets and enforce rules against non-tariff barriers (NTBs) if it is to remain competitive, said ASEAN-Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) chairman Tan Sri Nazir Razak.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The rationalisation of RON95 subsidies marks a landmark in Malaysia’s structural reform journey, with the reduction in subsidy expenditure expected to help narrow the fiscal deficit and improve the government’s debt dynamics, said an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Boustead Petroleum Marketing Sdn Bhd (BHPetrol) engine oil has officially received the SIRIM Pure Product Certification License from SIRIM QAS International, thus further strengthening the brand’s position in the national engine oil market.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) – “What is the meaning of independence if our seas – the lifeblood of Malaysia as a maritime nation – are destroyed and can no longer be restored?”
