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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).
KUCHING, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development Sarawak (M-FICORD), will hold the Sarawak Oil Palm Technology Transfer Programme (TOT Sarawak 2024) here on Oct 14.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The intra-day short selling (IDSS) of Pertama Digital Bhd's shares has been suspended again for the rest of the day after its last done price of the approved securities dropped more than 15 per cent or 15 sen from its reference price.
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 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) -- Perdana Petroleum Bhd (PPB), through wholly-owned subsidiary Perdana Nautika Sdn Bhd (PNSB), has accepted a work order award from DESB Marine Services Sdn Bhd valued at RM19.1 million to charter two units of accommodation workboat.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) has appointed Chua Kim Soon as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Julie Lean Gim Chong, effective Oct 7, 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- ASEAN governments need to ensure that the interconnection of their power grids becomes a reality as there will be no energy transition without the interconnectivity in this region, said Sarawak Energy Bhd group chief executive officer Datuk Sharbini Suhaili.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) --The ringgit closed slightly lower against the US dollar, as the sharp increase in US Treasury yields stoked caution among traders and markets regarding the likelihood of future US rate cuts.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The government should expand the tax relief for medical and health insurance in Budget 2025, said the Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) chief executive officer Mark O’Dell.
