KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, weighed down by weakness in soybean oil performance amid softer demand, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- The government has granted an exemption of the e-invoice issuance to small traders with annual sales below RM150,000, benefitting over 700,000 small traders such as hawkers as they no longer need to issue e-invoices, said Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan.
SINGAPORE, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Singapore’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Lawrence Wong, has presented the republic’s financial year 2025 Budget Statement today, aimed at advancing the Forward Singapore agenda.
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- The construction of the petroleum storage and refining plant at the Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP) is expected to begin this April, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Grab’s on-demand services, including ride-hailing and delivery, contributed RM9.9 billion to the Malaysian economy in 2023, according to a new report by local economics consultancy firm EconWorks.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economic growth is expected to remain solid at 4.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2025, according to local investment banks.
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- The labour force participation rate (LFPR) in 2024 increased to 70.4 per cent compared to 70 per cent the previous year, according to Labour Force Statistics, Malaysia, December and fourth quarter 2024.
LUMUT, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- The Lumut Maritime Industrial City (LuMIC), designed for development over 25 years, is seen not only as a catalyst for the long-term economic growth of Perak but also as a complement to the country’s port sector.
TANJUNG MALIM, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd has begun constructing a new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant at its high-tech facility here today.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- The government’s decision to set the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution rate for foreign workers at two per cent — lower than the initially proposed 12 per cent — helps employers reduce overall wage expenditure.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- The government, through the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK), is committed to ensuring oil palm plantations have sufficient workforce so that production remains consistent and is not adversely affected.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) views the government’s proposed revision to set employers’ Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions at two per cent for non-Malaysian workers as reasonable.
