KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian insurance industry is poised to enter a new phase of major reforms under government-led RESET initiatives, including the introduction of the medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) plan and diagnostic-related group (DRG) pricing to address rising medical costs.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Gulf national oil companies are unlikely to declare force majeure pre-emptively amid elevated geopolitical risks in the Middle East, following the reported sea traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, said SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes today.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) – Digital finance education academy Trading Castle PLT has received dual recognitions from ASEAN Records and Asia Records for the “Highest Verified Single-Year Total Student Trading Research Performance Recorded by a Single Academy”.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The ongoing attack against Iran by the United States and Israel has driven investors toward safe-haven assets, pushing global gold prices up to US$5,500 per ounce, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Brent crude oil could jump by around US$20 on Monday as risk premiums are rapidly repriced unless clear and credible signals of de-escalation emerge over the weekend following the US-Israel attack on Iran, research and energy intelligence company Rystad Energy said today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The 6.15 per cent dividend declaration for both Conventional and Shariah savings for 2025 reflects the strength of the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) investment management and the public’s continuing confidence in the national retirement savings system, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
By Hasnah Jusid
JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Johor’s target of achieving a gross domestic product (GDP) of RM260 billion by 2030 has been described as realistic, with the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) expected to be one of the main drivers of the state’s economic growth.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Credit to the Malaysia’s private non-financial sector grew by 5.5 per cent in January 2026 against 5.4 per cent in December 2025, reflecting a higher growth in outstanding corporate bonds of 7.6 per cent versus the prior month’s 6.9 per cent, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has appointed Datuk Shamsul Ahmad as its chief executive officer effective March 1, 2026, replacing Datuk Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must not be fixated on the ringgit’s specific exchange rate level but rather on the currency’s long-term strength, as it reflects the overall health of the nation’s economy.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has imposed a ‘Liquidated and Ascertained Damages’ (LAD) penalty of RM9.1 million on the contractors, ALSTOM IJM Construction Sdn Bhd and Pestech Technology Sdn Bhd (IJMC-Pestech Joint Venture).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- KPJ Healthcare Bhd’s net profit increased to RM365.92 million in the financial year ended Dec 31, 2025 (FY2025) from RM353.81 million a year ago.
