CPO Futures End Mostly Higher

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mostly higher on Friday, despite facing some pressure due to weak demand.

CAAM-MAVCOM Merger Set For Second Half Of 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- The merger of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) is expected in the second half of this year, CAAM chief executive officer Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud said.

Affin Hwang Launches Malaysia’s First Crude Palm Oil Futures Structured Warrant

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd has launched Malaysia’s first crude palm oil futures structured warrant on Bursa Malaysia.

CPO Futures Close Lower On Weaker Soybean, Crude Oil Prices

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower again today on weaker soybean and crude oil prices.

JS-SEZ Set To Become Key Platform And Gateway For Southeast Asian Investment, Says State Exco

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- The Johor state government is committed to the success of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) initiative, which is seen as a platform or gateway for investment in Southeast Asia.

Business Sentiment Among Japanese Companies In Malaysia Continues To Improve: Jetro

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Business sentiment among Japanese companies in Malaysia has improved for the fourth consecutive year, even as competition intensifies, according to the Financial Year 2024 Survey by the Japan External Trade Organisation Kuala Lumpur (Jetro).

MIDA-Infineon Local Vendor Development Programme To Benefit 139 Malaysian Companies

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- A local vendor development programme jointly curated by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn Bhd will benefit 139 local companies.

CPO Futures Extend Downtrend On Weaker Demand

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives extended its downtrend today on weaker demand from key market destinations, namely India, China and the European Union. 

Technology, Robotics, Digitalisation And R&D Panacea For Malaysia To Achieve Food Security -- Expert

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- Precision technology, robotics, and digitalisation coupled with research and development (R&D) are vital ingredients for Malaysia to achieve food self-sufficiency, especially in rice production, as it continues to grapple with rising costs and production inefficiencies.

US AI Chip Export Restrictions Proposal Won't Hinder Mah Sing-BDC Collaboration

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- Mah Sing Group Bhd remains confident that the proposed new restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports by the United States (US) will not hinder collaboration with Bridge Data Centres (BDC) or the broader growth of Malaysia’s digital infrastructure sector.

Sumbangan Asas Rahmah Extended To Sabah, Sarawak Via Mykad

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- The distribution of Sumbangan Asas Rahman (SARA) assistance via the use of MyKad will be expanded to Sabah and Sarawak this year instead of only in Peninsular Malaysia in 2024, said the Finance Ministry (MOF).

Bursa Malaysia Announces New Renewable Energy Subsector Classification 

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd has announced the new “renewable energy” (RE) subsector within its “energy” and “utilities” sector classifications to provide a more focused classification of public-listed companies (PLCs) operating in the RE space.