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KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) interest in AirAsia signals confidence in the low-cost carrier’s financial prospects, with aviation analysts predicting substantial growth should the investment proceed.
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By Niam Seet Wei, Norsyafawati Ab Wahab, Mohd Khairi Idham Amran, Ahmad Erwan Othman and Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KOTA TINGGI, March 1 (Bernama) -- The 31st ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Retreat, which ended Friday at One&Only Desaru Coast resort near here, achieved a significant milestone by endorsing a slew of economic initiatives, including all 18 Priority Economic Deliveràbles (PEDS) which are key towards achieving the ambitious ASEAN Economic Community.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) – Domestic strategic investments by government-linked investment companies (GLICs) are becoming increasingly important and play a key role in strengthening Malaysia's economy from within, and improving resilience against external impacts.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Guan Chong Bhd’s net profit surged to RM429.18 million in the financial year ended Dec 31, 2024 (FY2024) compared with RM100.93 million in the preceding year partly due to higher selling prices of cocoa products.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Sime Darby Bhd posted a net profit of RM305 million in the second quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (2Q FY2025) compared to RM2.28 billion in 2Q FY2024.
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By Sharifah Hunaini Syed Ismail
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has reaffirmed that its financial year ended Dec 31, 2023 figures are accurate and comply fully with strict financial reporting standards.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Preqin, an alternative assets data, tools, and insights leader, has launched the Allocator Hub, a market-first, end-to-end platform that enables asset allocation, manager selection, due diligence, and portfolio management via sophisticated investment analytics, workflow tools, and managed services.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- The emergence of new advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, such as China’s DeepSeek, could help increase demand for data centres in the country, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, as the ASEAN chair this year, will facilitate Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN Economic Agreements, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Weststar-GAP Aviation LDA, a joint venture between Timor GAP-Timor Gas Petroleo, EP, and Weststar Aviation Timor, Unipessoal, LDA, has secured a helicopter transportation services contract with an Australian energy company Santos NA (19-12) Pty Ltd worth US$40 million or RM175.6 million.
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By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The delay in resumption of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Aerotrain service, originally scheduled for January 2025, has been nothing short of disappointment after over two years of anticipation.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has imposed a compound of RM875,000 on AmBank (M) Bhd on Nov 18, 2024, for failing to comply with the Direction to Financial Institutions of the Financial Services Act 2013 (FSA).