ASEAN Needs Deeper Trade Agreements, Domestic Reforms For Economic Resilience - Economist

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- Deeper trade agreements and domestic reforms are needed to build economic resilience in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asian Pacific regions, especially during extreme change and uncertainty.

Government To Adopt Globalist Approach In 13th Malaysia Plan -- Rafizi

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- The government is taking a globalist lens to culminate the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) to be launched this year, said Economy Minister Rafzi Ramli.

GDA Secures 84.1 Pct Of MAHB Shares As At Jan 8

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Gateway Development Alliance Sdn Bhd (GDA) and its shareholders (the Consortium) have received valid offer acceptances of 1.40 billion shares, representing 84.1 per cent of the total number of issued shares in Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

Tous Les Jours, Stream Empire To Set Up Five Outlets In Malaysia This Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- Tous les Jours, a flagship brand of a leading food company in South Korea, CJ Foodville, plans to open five outlets in Malaysia by the end of this year.

Antom, AirAsia MOVE Join Forces For Seamless Payment Solutions

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Singapore-headquartered Ant International announced its payment and digitisation services provider, Antom, with AirAsia MOVE, has signed a partnership agreement to transform travel, including seamless payment experiences on the app.

Bursa Malaysia Closes Lower In Sync With Regional Peers, CI Hits Intraday Low

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) reversed yesterday’s gains to close lower on Wednesday as investors took profit amid the negative performance of regional peers.

Malaysia Aims To Conclude Digital Economy Framework Agreement This Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- ASEAN chair Malaysia aims to conclude the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) this year to prepare the Southeast Asian region for digitalisation.

AWS's Infrastructure Region In Thailand To Support Digital Transformation, AI Growth

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Amazon Web Services Inc (AWS), an Amazon.com Inc company, has launched the AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region, providing developers, enterprises, and organisations with enhanced options for running their applications from data centres within Thailand.

Ambiq Team Up With ThinkAR To Launch Ultra-Lightweight Smart Glasses 

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Ambiq, a developer of ultra-low-power semiconductors and solutions enabling Edge artificial intelligence (AI), has partnered with ThinkAR, to unveil AiLens, the most lightweight smart glasses designed for everyday wear.

Bursa Malaysia Ends Midday Lower Amidst Mixed Regional Sentiment

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed the midday session lower due to continuous selling in selected heavyweights and small-caps stocks amidst mixed sentiment in regional peers.

Petronas To Explore Malay Basin’s Full Potential

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), in collaboration with Beicip Franlab Asia, has embarked on an integrated basin study to explore untapped resources in the Malay Basin, located off the coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Ringgit Opens Flat Amid Rising Greenback Demand 

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened flat against the US dollar but rose versus other major currencies amid rising greenback demand, following the release of key United States (US) economic data yesterday, said an analyst.