From Sharifah Hunaini Syed Ismail
VIENTIANE, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has outlined three strategies for ASEAN when it takes over the grouping’s chairmanship in 2025, including bolstering regional value chains and regulatory cooperation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Curia announced its commitment to set near- and long-term company-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions in line with science-based net zero with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, has announced a major milestone in the fight against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, with its ForeverGone all-in-one solution.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Crest Group Bhd, a debutant on the ACE Market, is urging the government to prioritise talent development and attract foreign investments to bolster the growth of the semiconductor sector in the upcoming Budget 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The ringgit was one of the best-performing currencies globally in the third quarter of this year (3Q2024), strengthening 14.4 per cent against the US dollar and 11.4 per cent on a year-to-date basis, said Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Financial Markets Committee (FMC).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Amanah Hartanah Bumiputera (AHB) has set its final income distribution for the six-month period ended Sept 30, 2024 at 2.50 sen per unit, bringing the total distribution to five sen per unit for the full year of 2024.
By Afifitri Muhammad
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- An increase in the Skill Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) and a rise in the number of government-supervised early childhood education centres are among the key expectations of the youth in the country for Budget 2025 to be tabled in Parliament this Oct 18.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) hopes the government will assist planters in accelerating replanting activities to rejuvenate unproductive and ageing oil palm trees in Budget 2025, thus enhancing the sector’s productivity.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar as investors shifted their attention to the extent and timing of anticipated US interest rate cuts, confident that monetary easing will persist, said an economist.
From Sharifah Hunaini Syed Ismail
VIENTIANE, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- ASEAN micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) should benefit from the US$2 trillion expected economic value generated from the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) by 2030.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Ireka Corporation Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Shoraka Construction Sdn Bhd (SCSB), has won a RM1.07 billion highway construction sub-contract.
By Nurul Jannah Kamaruddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is poised to exceed its national growth target in 2024 on the back of sound fiscal policies and an ongoing commitment to reforms under the MADANI economic framework, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
