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GEORGE TOWN, April 25 (Bernama) -- Pensonic Holdings Bhd returned to profitability in the third quarter (3Q) ended Feb 28, 2026 (FY2026), recording profit after tax of RM2.25 million compared with a loss of RM150,000 in the same quarter last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of B++ (Good), the long-term issuer credit rating of “bbb” (Good), and the Vietnam National Scale Rating (NSR) of aaa.VN (Exceptional) of Bao Minh Insurance Corporation (BMI).
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) of Taiwan’s Shinkong Insurance Company Limited (Shinkong Insurance), with a stable outlook.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index ended the morning trading session higher, supported by continued buying interest in heavyweights, particularly banking and industrial products counters, amid improved sentiment following the renewed US-Iran ceasefire.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is expected to see a revival in its investment cycle in the second half of 2026 (2H 2026), supported by strong domestic demand despite the West Asia conflict, according to Affin Bank Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, has maintained its average annual palm oil price forecast for 2026 at RM4,300 per tonne.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- The implementation of the e-Invoice system in Malaysia has recorded more than 1.27 billion transactions to date, said Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong.
SHAH ALAM, April 20 (Bernama) -- The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah expressed his happiness that more than half of the investment value in Selangor, totalling RM48.9 billion in 2025 or 58.3 per cent, in 2025 was from local investors.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- Multi-Color Corporation (MCC), a leader in prime label solutions, has confirmed its prepackaged plan of reorganisation and expects to emerge from prepackaged Chapter 11 in the coming weeks.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) expects the country’s plastics manufacturing industry to experience continued volatility in the near to medium term amid the West Asia crisis.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the performance assessment (assessment) of PA-2 (Excellent) of Delta Insurance New Zealand Limited and Delta Underwriting Private Limited.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Waste management services provider 5E Resources Holdings Bhd is poised to leverage the government’s move to raise the biodiesel blend rate to B15, expecting increased waste generation from the biodiesel industry to support its growth.
