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JOHOR BAHRU, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- KPJ Healthcare Berhad (KPJ Healthcare) today launched its first Heart and Lung Centre of Excellence at the Johor Specialist Hospital (JSH), marking a new phase in the group’s transformation towards an integrated academic healthcare system.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) – The ringgit ended flat against the US dollar today as traders adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting next week.
JOHOR BAHRU, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- The National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), which aims to increase the use of electric buses significantly, is seen as opening up new growth opportunities for local manufacturers, including Johor-based Gemilang Coachwork Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 Bernama) -- Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) today launched its first battery electric vehicle (EV), the QV-E, priced at RM80,000 (without insurance and excluding the battery), as part of its effort to develop a sustainable EV ecosystem.
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- Despite being fully engaged in covering the 17th Sabah state election since early morning, media practitioners in Sabah ensured they did not neglect their duty to vote alongside over 1.7 million eligible voters.
LABUAN, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) is positioning itself as a regional hub for environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-aligned, Shariah-compliant and digitally driven financial solutions in full support of Malaysia’s sustainability agenda.
JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 25 (Bernama) – Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to establish the Johor–Singapore Cooperation Ministerial Committee (JSCMC), replacing the Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia (JMCIM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) has issued government-guaranteed sukuk amounting to RM3.72 billion, and government-guarantee revolving credit-i (GGRC-i) totalling RM5.2 billion as of Sept 30, 2025.
PETALING JAYA, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- The government is urging industries to fast-track their shift to artificial intelligence (AI)-driven business models, stressing that the next five years will be critical as the nation moves towards its 2030 goal.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economic indicators strengthened in September 2025, with the Leading Index (LI) recording a 0.8 per cent increase to 113.3 points, up from 112.4 points a year earlier, according to the Statistics Department of Malaysia (DoSM).
Coconut and Bagan Datuk are inseparable. A visit to this district is said to be incomplete without tasting its famously sweet young coconut water — a natural product many claim is unlike anywhere else in the country.
For hundreds of years, coconut has been the community’s primary commodity crop. Bagan Datuk once earned a place on the world map as one of the most important coconut-producing regions from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Built on the rich alluvial soils at the mouth of the Perak River and blessed with a humid tropical climate, the region is naturally suited for growing Cocos nucifera, the coconut palm.
These natural conditions produce coconuts with thicker flesh and richer, creamier coconut milk. Today, coconut remains Perak’s second most important agricultural commodity after rice.
Coconut and Bagan Datuk are inseparable. A visit to this district is said to be incomplete without tasting its famously sweet young coconut water — a natural product many claim is unlike anywhere else in the country.
For hundreds of years, coconut has been the community’s primary commodity crop. Bagan Datuk once earned a place on the world map as one of the most important coconut-producing regions from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Built on the rich alluvial soils at the mouth of the Perak River and blessed with a humid tropical climate, the region is naturally suited for growing Cocos nucifera, the coconut palm.
These natural conditions produce coconuts with thicker flesh and richer, creamier coconut milk. Today, coconut remains Perak’s second most important agricultural commodity after rice.
