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Agro-Commodity Sector Faces Challenges In Attracting Youth -- Noraini

BANGI, May 7 (Bernama) -- The country's agribusiness sector is facing challenges in attracting the interest and participation of the younger generation in exploring opportunities in the industry, said Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.

Johor Among States With Highest Household Income Levels Since 2022 - Exco

ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 7 (Bernama) -- Household income in Johor has increased since the current state administration took office in 2022, placing the state among the highest in Malaysia in terms of household income levels.

Visa Launches Agentic Ready Programme In Asia Pacific To Support Digital Payments Ecosystem

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Digital payments company Visa has launched the Visa Agentic Ready programme to support the payments ecosystem in the era of agentic commerce.

Malaysia Must Strive To Become Tech Nation To Address Low Wage Issue -- Liew

ISKANDAR PUTERI, March 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs to shift from being perceived mainly as a trading nation to a technology-driven country by striving to produce its own technological innovations in order to tackle the issue of low wages in the country.

LPA, MIMA Ink MoU To Strengthen Maritime Cooperation

By Jailani Hasan

LABUAN, May 4 (Bernama) -- The Labuan Port Authority (LPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) to strengthen cooperation, knowledge sharing and strategic collaboration in the maritime sector.

Penang Maintains Position As "Export Engine", Contributes 45 Pct To National Exports

GEORGE TOWN, May 1 (Bernama) -- Penang’s economy is on a very strong footing as it moves into the second quarter of 2026, and the state continues to maintain its position as Malaysia’s “Export Engine,” contributing nearly 45 per cent to total national exports.

AI, Digital Infrastructure Investment Key To Malaysia's Economic Transformation - Expert

By Mohamad Syazwan Mustafa

JOHOR BAHRU, April 30 (Bernama) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) and a surge in digital infrastructure investment, particularly data centres, are expected to be key drivers of Malaysia's economic growth over the next five to 10 years, thus reshaping the country's economic structure from a labour-intensive model to a high-value technology and data-based economy.

CelcomDigi Flat At Midday On RM202 Mln DNB Shareholder Advance

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) -- Shares of CelcomDigi Bhd were unchanged at the midday break following its announcement of an additional RM202 million shareholder advance to Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB).

Cold Storage Opens First Kedah Outlet At The Tenz Emporium, Set To Boost Local Economy

ALOR SETAR, April 30 (Bernama) -- Premium supermarket Cold Storage’s first outlet in Kedah, at The Tenz Emporium here, is expected to boost the local economy and lifestyle landscape of the city.

Labuan Seeks Equal Duty-Free Treatment As Langkawi

LABUAN, April 29 (Bernama) -- Labuan’s duty-free status should be given equal consideration for full restoration, in line with the proposal being studied for Langkawi, to support the island’s tourism, retail and business sectors, the Labuan Corporation (LC) Advisory Council said.

Khazanah, SC Price Malaysia’s First RM100 Mln tokenised Sukuk

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Khazanah Nasional Bhd, in partnership with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has priced Malaysia’s first tokenised sukuk with a nominal value of RM100 million.

Foreign Tech Companies Must Provide Training For Local Talent - PM Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Foreign technology companies are required to provide high skilled training opportunities to local talent as a prerequisite for investing in Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.