LyondellBasell, Sipchem Secure Feedstock Allocation For Joint Saudi Project 

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- LyondellBasell (LYB), in collaboration with Sipchem, has secured a feedstock allocation from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy to support a joint feasibility study for a world-scale mixed-feed cracker complex combined with a diversified derivative portfolio.

Petronas Evaluating Rightsizing Efforts

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is still evaluating its workforce rightsizing exercise, which will also involve a top-to-bottom approach.  

TalentCorp Works With FSTC To Produce New Talents For Technology Development

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (TalentCorp) in collaboration with the Future Skills Talent Council (FSTC) is able to create more new talents in improving job skills that support the rapid development of technology.

MITI To Engage With Proton, Geely On Supply Chain Issues

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Feb (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) will hold an engagement session with Proton Holdings Bhd and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd (Geely) to discuss supply chain-related issues.

Malaysia Sets Minimum Target Of 3,000 Smart Factories By 2030 – MITI

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI) aims to establish a minimum of 3,000 smart factories by 2030 as part of Malaysia’s industrial transformation under the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030).

MDEC To Push For 25.5 Pct Digital Economy Contribution To Malaysia's GDP By End-2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) will support Malaysia to achieve or surpass the 25.5 per cent digital economy contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2025, said its chief executive officer (CEO) Anuar Fariz Fadzil.

Trump’s Tariff War Pushes Malaysia To Accelerate Reforms - Rafizi

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- The uncertainty in the global economy following US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on Canada, Mexico and China presents an opportunity for Malaysia to accelerate economic reforms, Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli said.

Economy Ministry To Launch Natural Gas Roadmap By Third Quarter This Year -- Rafizi

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Economy will launch the Natural Gas Roadmap in the second or third quarter of this year to ramp up investments into the sector, said its minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli today. 

MIDA, BEYOND4 Forge Partnership To Support High-growth SMEs

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and BEYOND4 Sdn Bhd have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support high-growth small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Gold Futures Seen Trading Higher Next Week

By Siti Radziah Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to trade higher next week on sustained demand for safe-haven assets like gold.

Rightsizing Efforts Aimed At Ensuring Petronas Can Contribute Continuously To Nation-Building

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Petronas’ rightsizing efforts are to ensure that the national oil company can continuously contribute to nation-building, its president and chief executive officer Tengku Tan Sri Muhammad Taufik said today. 

Bursa Malaysia Ends Higher For 4th Straight Day Led By Tech, Construction Stocks

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended higher for the fourth consecutive session on Friday, with buying mainly in technology and construction stocks, ahead of the release of US jobs report later today, said an analyst.