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KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (Bernama) -- Japanese insurance companies are increasingly seeking growth overseas as the domestic market faces constraints due to an ageing and shrinking population, according to a new commentary by AM Best.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) -- The growing demand for carers and long-term care services is underscoring the need for sustainable care funding and better economic support for caregiving, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- Underfunding in Malaysia’s public health sector remains a key challenge, with healthcare expenditure standing at about four per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to Malaysian Reinsurance Bhd (Malaysian Re).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- The management office of the long-term care robot portal has released the English version of the "Long-term Care Tech Portal" (https://robotcare.jp/en/home/index?type=pw), a website that provides information on state-of-the-art care and age tech in Japan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- The second National Strategy for Financial Literacy (NS2.0) is expected to be launched in fourth quarter of 2025 (4Q 2025), aimed at strengthening financial literacy and well-being for Malaysians.
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PUTRAJAYA, March 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has announced the acquisition of 30 new aircraft directly from Boeing as part of its fleet modernisation strategy.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) – Retirees should redirect a small portion of their savings into higher-yielding capital market instruments to enhance their income security in their old age rather than holding cash, the Securities Commission (SC) said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Top-tier Malaysian property developers are leading Australia’s largest urban renewal projects, while Malaysia is still debating the crucial Urban Renewal Act (URA) amid deteriorating low-cost housing, said Minister of Housing and Local Government, Nga Kor Ming.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- The Housing and Local Government Ministry is targeting to generate RM180 billion property sales across all sectors this year, said its minister Nga Kor Ming.
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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 2 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) decision to declare a 6.30 per cent dividend for both conventional and shariah savings for 2024 will bolster confidence in the capital market and investment sector, an economist said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Turing, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven water management solutions, has successfully raised US$14 million in a funding round led by Safar Partners. (US$1=RM4.42)