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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd’s (F&N) net profit for the first quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (1Q 2025) slipped to RM169.018 million from RM170.737 million recorded in 1Q 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) has urged the government to provide an export credit scheme and lower import duties on raw materials to support businesses, particularly micro, small, and medium enterprises.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and Universities Canada are set to host the third annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2025) from Feb 19 to 21, at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia finished easier on the first trading day of February as heightened risk aversion gripped the market following the United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration's announcement of new tariffs.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Salcon Bhd’s indirect unit Mentari Kamuning Sdn Bhd (MKSB) has signed a new enhanced dispatch agreement (NEDA) connection agreement with Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Zycus, the global leader in procurement technology, is set to transform the procurement industry with the launch of its groundbreaking Merlin Agentic AI Platform on Feb 11.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- India-based Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), the integrated zinc and silver producer, has recorded its highest-ever nine months mined and refined metal production at 784 karat (kt) and 783 kt, respectively.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- ASEAN's data centre demand outlook remained positive as the region is still in the early stages of the data centre build cycle, according to Maybank Investment Bank (IB) Bhd.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Rubber market prices are expected to be trading at equilibrium next week, with supply and demand dynamics offsetting each other due to the incessant rains in rubber-producing countries and the long Chinese New Year (CNY) holidays, said industry expert Denis Low.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market closed slightly higher on Friday, taking the cue from steady benchmark crude oil prices and concerns over natural rubber supply shortages due to wet weather in major producing countries, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Global air passenger demand reached a record high in 2024, with total traffic rising 10.4 per cent compared to the previous year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Analysts are divided in their outlook for Malaysia’s oil and gas (O&G) sector following the release of the Petronas Activity Outlook (PAO) 2025-2027, which forecasts a general reduction in upstream activities and a focus on maintenance services.
