KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has secured RM92.8 billion in approved investments for the first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026), with Japan emerging as the largest foreign investor and domestic investment recording its strongest year-on-year growth in the reporting quarter.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade between RM4.02 and RM4.04 against the US dollar next week as investors remain cautious amid prevailing geopolitical uncertainties.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Bernama) -- The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Encorp Bhd, under which the latter will undertake the design and construction of housing for Felda employees.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session higher on sustained buying in heavyweight stocks, particularly in consumer products and services, and plantation counters.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should place greater emphasis on strengthening trade and investment relations with Taiwan, particularly in the semiconductor industry, said Taylor’s University adjunct professor, Dr Ong Kian Ming.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s demographic shift towards an ageing society is accelerating faster than previously anticipated.
By Norsyafawati Ab Wahab
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he has full confidence in national power company Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s ability to lead Malaysia's energy transition efforts as well as support the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure investments in the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session on a firmer note, supported by continued bargain-hunting in selected heavyweight stocks, particularly within the consumer and industrial products and services sectors.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) RM43 billion grid modernisation programme is gearing up to meet Malaysia’s growing data centre demand, with future energy requirements already incorporated into broader national generation planning to ensure long-term system readiness.
JOHOR BAHRU, May 26 (Bernama) -- The implementation of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is set to transform the state’s rural landscape by adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technology and a macro-scale digital economy, starting at the grassroots level.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) move to assume full ownership of the Pengerang Integrated Complex’s refining and petrochemical operations from Saudi Aramco could further cement Malaysia’s longer-term ambition of positioning Pengerang as a major regional hub for refining, storage, petrochemicals and trading.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Businesses anticipate a softer second quarter 2026 (2Q 2026) outlook with the confidence indicator easing to negative 1.8 per cent from 4 per cent in the previous quarter, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DoSM).
