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By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz
SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong has called on ASEAN to move beyond the traditional export-led industrialisation model, stating that it is no longer sustainable in the face of current global challenges.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must embrace emerging technologies to strengthen their position in the global supply chain, said the Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
5d ago
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market extended yesterday’s uptrend at the close on Thursday, in tandem with regional rubber futures, following the return of Chinese buyers to the market amid steady crude oil prices, said a dealer.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Government of Indonesia has launched the National Productivity Master Plan (MPPN) 2025–2029, a whole-of-nation blueprint for accelerating innovation, strengthening industrial competitiveness, and raising living standards through sustained productivity gains.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) has submitted a proposal to develop a new 500-hectare (ha) cocoa plantation area in Sarawak, which would position the state as the country’s main production hub under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Midea is building unstoppable momentum toward its ambition of becoming the world’s No.1 smart home appliance company with a target of US$1.5 billion sales revenue in Asia-Pacific (APAC) by 2028.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Natural rubber (NR) production in August 2025 decreased by 12.8 per cent to 31,285 tonnes compared to July 2025 with 35,884 tonnes, according to the Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DoSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Growth in the ASEAN+3 region is projected at 4.1 per cent in 2025 and 3.8 per cent in 2026, an upward revision from July’s forecast, supported by robust first-half performance and stronger-than-expected export momentum.
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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.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) has released the 18th edition of its annual Productivity Databook, providing a comprehensive overview of productivity and economic growth trends across 33 Asian economies from 1970 to 2023, along with projections through 2035.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia rebounded on Thursday, snapping a two-day losing streak to open slightly higher, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as investors digested the United States Federal Reserve’s (Fed) September meeting minutes.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The federal government has approved loans totalling RM24.15 billion to state governments as of Aug 31, 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).