KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) – Retirees should redirect a small portion of their savings into higher-yielding capital market instruments to enhance their income security in their old age rather than holding cash, the Securities Commission (SC) said.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s trade performance maintained its positive momentum in February 2025, recording a 5.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth to reach RM223.89 billion, said the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- The Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the WTO has called on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to play a crucial role and “show its ability and readiness” to address global trade challenges, such as “unilateral actions by certain countries that lead to (a) trade war.”
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is expected to trade within a narrow range next week, with potential volatility due to global economic and weather-related factors, said industry expert Denis Low.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market ended lower today, dragged down by weaker advice from regional rubber markets and declining oil prices, said a dealer.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production fell by 20.8 per cent to 30,342 tonnes in January 2025, compared to 38,299 tonnes in December 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Mac (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) is urging oil palm plantation owners and companies to plan for replanting in order to sustain productivity with mature trees that provide optimal fresh fruit bunches (FFB) yields.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sector began the year with total sales of RM148.9 billion in January, a 4.6 per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 2.1 per cent year-on-year in January 2025, led by growth in manufacturing sector output, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s manufacturing sector sales value increased by 3.5 per cent in January 2025 (December 2024: 5.7 per cent) amounting to RM158.1 billion, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
PUTRAJAYA, March 11 (Bernama) -- The adoption of the 2025 System of National Accounts (2025 SNA) is expected to refine Malaysia's economic growth projections by enhancing the accuracy and comprehensiveness of its statistical framework, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
PUTRAJAYA, March 7 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) and the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) are collaborating to enhance data collection and analysis within the retail sector.
