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KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Penang, Johor, Selangor, Sarawak and Kuala Lumpur dominated Malaysia’s exports, accounting for 88.9 per cent of April 2026’s total, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
KOTA KINABALU, May 25 (Bernama) -- The Sabah state government is adopting a balanced growth model that demands fair economic value for its environmental contributions, while rejecting unrealistic environmental idealism that could delay the state’s socioeconomic progress.
By Jailani Hasan
LABUAN, May 22 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) held a strategic engagement session with the Labuan Chamber of Commerce (LCC) to explore Labuan’s potential as a regional platform capable of supporting economic growth and connectivity across Asian countries.
By Jailani Hasan
LABUAN, May 22 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) official visit to Labuan has renewed attention on the duty-free island’s strategic economic position as an offshore oil and gas support base, international financial centre and maritime gateway.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 1.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in April 2026 to 136.9 from 134.3 in the same month last year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
LABUAN, May 19 (Bernama) -- Megah Port Management Sdn Bhd and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Malaysia (CILTM) Sabah jointly hosted an engagement session with the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (LPKP) and the Road Transport Department (JPJ) recently to discuss operational issues related to licensing, permits and regulatory compliance.
KOTA KINABALU, May 16 (Bernama) -- The marketability of Sabah entrepreneurs’ products in international markets improved last year, with potential sales value reaching RM95.9 million.
PENAMPANG, May 16 (Bernama) -- Shipping companies have agreed to defer the proposed congestion surcharge at the Sapangar Bay Container Port (SBCP) following a series of engagements with Sabah’s Ministry of Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transport (MINDET).
LABUAN, May 15 (Bernama) -- The unresolved conflict involving Iran is expected to indirectly drive more active oil drilling activities in Sabah waters, said Labuan Chamber of Commerce (LCC) Oil and Gas Bureau chairman Masnawi Nawe.
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s total population was estimated at 34.4 million in the first quarter of this year (1Q26) as compared with the 34.2 million recorded in the same period last year, with a slower growth of 0.5 per cent, according to the Demographic Statistics for 1Q 2026 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s property market activity remained stable with a moderate growth in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026), with transactions totalling 89,966 worth RM51.9 billion, according to the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) Director-General Abdul Razak Yusak.
LABUAN, May 13 (Bernama) -- Sabah should develop a medium-term cargo flow redistribution and maritime resilience framework to strengthen the state’s logistics ecosystem, according to the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Malaysia (CILTM) Sabah.
