8h ago
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s fiscal consolidation efforts are beginning to bear fruit, with measures to narrow the fiscal deficit and reduce government debt gaining traction despite criticism, signalling a positive outlook for the country’s sovereign credit ratings.
2d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- The national takaful protection scheme, mySalam, managed by Great Eastern Takaful Berhad (GETB), has expanded its 3K Carnival: Finance, Health, and Welfare coverage to Pulau Bum Bum in Semporna, Sabah.
3d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- Pluxee reported an 11.1 per cent organic increase in revenue to 310 million euros for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 (Q3 FY2025), supported by continued demand for employee benefits, keeping the group on track to meet its full-year financial objectives. (1 euro = RM4.97)
12d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Local “telekung” (Muslim woman’s prayer veil) brand Siti Khadijah has set a sales target of RM2.5 million over a period of three months to six months for its latest telekung collection, Maharani.
12d ago
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- The Taiwan Excellence Pavilion at Taiwan Expo 2025 serves as a “bridge” connecting Taiwan’s top innovations with Malaysia’s key growth areas, particularly in digital transformation and green industry.
16d ago
PUTRAJAYA, June 20 (Bernama) – The MADANI economic reform agenda has yielded results, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
18d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 Energy Transition Index showed the fastest progress since pre-COVID-19, with 65 per cent of surveyed countries improving and 28 per cent advancing across all core dimensions of energy system performance -- security, sustainability and equity.
18d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- The government’s fiscal reform initiatives, including expanding the Sales and Services Tax (SST) scope and rationalising electricity and diesel subsidies, are aimed at ensuring fiscal sustainability while protecting lower-income groups and essential sectors.
19d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained easier at midday today due to continuing profit-taking, especially on plantation and energy stocks, said analysts.
20d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best in its new report, has unveiled that Taiwan’s domestic non-life insurance premium continued to increase in 2024, growing 10.5 per cent to reach TWD 278.5 billion (US$9.2 billion). (US$1=RM4.23)
20d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) – Electricity is one of those things many Malaysians hardly think about — until it is gone. But behind the quiet hum of daily life, from classroom lights to hospital ventilators, stands Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Malaysia’s largest utility provider.
23d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s April 2025 wholesale and retail trade registered total sales of RM151.7 billion, reflecting a 4.7 per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).