KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s leading index (LI) annual growth rate recorded a marginal 0.5 per cent decline in August 2025, at 113.7 points compared with 114.3 points a year ago, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DoSM).
KUCHING, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Bioeconomy Development Corporation (Bioeconomy Corporation) aims to attract more than RM300 million in potential investments through the National Bioeconomy (NBiO) Showcase, held alongside the Sarawak International Digital Economy Conference (IDEC) 2025 here.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The 47th ASEAN Summit is expected to pave the way for deeper engagement between ASEAN and members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) ahead of the formal ASEAN and CPTPP dialogue on Nov 20, 2025.
KOTA BHARU, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) has continued to strengthen Kelantan’s economic growth, realising investments totalling RM1.12 billion as of end-September 2025, with the manufacturing sector remaining the main driver of the state’s economy.
LABUAN, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- A time-bound exemption to Malaysia’s cabotage policy could help ease Sabah’s long-standing shipping imbalance and high logistics costs, drawing lessons from similar policy adjustments in the United Kingdom (UK) and Indonesia.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (SAMENTA) has urged ASEAN leaders to deepen intra-ASEAN trade through collaboration rather than competition, noting that trade within the bloc remained around 20 per cent for more than a decade.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The upgraded ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) will further accelerate Southeast Asia’s emergence as a self-reliant and unified growth engine able to stave off headwinds from economic superpower rivalry, an economist said.
By Niam Seet Wei
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Tariffs, rare earths and other critical minerals are expected to be among the key topics discussed during United States (US) President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the 47th ASEAN Summit here, said economist Dr Goh Lim Thye.
KUCHING, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) has strengthened efforts to accelerate technology (tech) adoption and innovation funding for Sarawak-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups through its Road2Growth (R2G) Sarawak 2025 programme.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The Advanced Semiconductor Academy of Malaysia (ASEM) and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras Global) has forged a strategic partnership to strengthen Malaysia’s global positioning and resilience in the semiconductor value chain.
KUCHING, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- SACOFA Sdn Bhd has entered into a strategic collaboration with ZTE (Malaysia) Corporation Sdn Bhd to accelerate Sarawak’s digital transformation through the development of a sustainable and intelligent digital ecosystem.
By Niam Seet Wei
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The confirmation that United States (US) President Donald Trump will attend the 47th ASEAN Summit here in the next few days suggests there will be “something substantial” to announce, says an economist.
