1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Despite a thriving operation in major ASEAN countries, AirAsia’s persistent difficulty in obtaining an operating licence in Singapore highlights a key challenge in the aviation sector—the conflict between national protectionism and the need for open competition.
1y ago
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) hopes the government will increase tax relief for life, education and medical insurance premiums in Budget 2025.
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From Hasnah Jusid
BEIJING, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- ZTE (Malaysia) Corporation, a communication technology company, and U Mobile, a mobile data service provider, have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop intelligent agriculture applications and implement effective deployment solutions.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- As Malaysia continues to attract investors, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo is confident that the digital economy will meet, or even exceed, the projected 25.5 per cent contribution to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Former developer of Angry Birds online gaming franchise Peter Vesterbacka sees potential in the education and entertainment industries in Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- There will be 2,600 job opportunities from 80 local and international companies for young people at MITI Day 2024 organised by the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is committed to women’s economic empowerment by supporting over 500,000 women entrepreneurs through microfinance programs that provide capital and training to start and grow their businesses, said Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The establishment of premium wages for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates is expected to have positive implications, including addressing the shortage of skilled workers in various industrial sectors sought by employers, says National Organisation of Skilled Workers (BELIA MAHIR) secertary-general Mohammad Rizan Hassan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Digital investment totalling RM185.3 billion has been approved from 2021 to June 2024, including projects from leading companies such as Nvidia Corp and Amazon Web Services, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
1y ago
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- As Tan Sri Sulaiman Mahbob concludes his tenure as chairman of the Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) on Sept 2, 2024, his leadership has left an indelible mark on Malaysia’s investment landscape.
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KLUANG, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- One of the key agendas of Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah, the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Mahkota state assembly by-election, is to empower the young people in the constituency through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
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LONDON, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Modern-day Islamic finance began to gain a foothold in Malaysia in 1963 with the establishment of the Hajj Pilgrims Savings Corporation (now known as Lembaga Tabung Haji), which is central to the transformation of a Shariah-based financial system in Malaysia.