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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will remain neutral and is prepared to face possible changes in the global economic landscape following Donald Trump’s return as United States (US) president by focusing on soft power diplomacy in dealing with the new administration, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- The local rubber market is expected to trade range-bound with a tendency to be higher mainly due to a tight supply situation from the weather disruptions, said industry expert Denis Low.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s main index failed to sustain the brief gains observed in the mid-afternoon session to end the day in the red, as selling in selected heavyweights mainly in utility and logistics counters intensified in the final hour of trading.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- The fall in shares of banking heavyweights weighed heavily on Bursa Malaysia, causing the index to slip below the crucial 1,600 mark.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's franchise industry has recorded encouraging growth with an investment potential of more than RM911 million as of November 2024 compared with RM700 million a year ago, according to the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry (KUSKOP).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- The Transport Ministry has formed the Malaysia Maritime Law Revision Committee (MLRC) to review and update the Merchant Shipping Ordinance (MSO) 1952 and the respective Port Acts to ensure they remain relevant and effective in the face of evolving industry practices, international standards, and maritime treaties, said its minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
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By Syamsiah Sahat
BEIJING, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) described the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) as an eye-opening experience in terms of future market planning, as well as benefiting from finding space for their supply chain business.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on Wednesday, amid a firm US Dollar Index (DXY) as the Federal Reserve (Fed) minutes signalled a pause in the rate cut cycle.
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By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd's acquisition of TotalEnergies in Brunei will start to contribute to its earnings from the financial year ending June 30, 2025 (FY2025), said managing director Dr Kenneth Pereira.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- SIMPPLE Ltd, a technology provider and innovator in the facilities management sector, through its subsidiary, has completed the sale and deployment of 89 autonomous cleaning robots across Singapore, marking the largest robotic fleet in the land transport sector with rail operator SMRT Trains.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- The Bumiputera Economic Transformation Plan 2035 (PuTERA35) introduces substantial improvements over previous initiatives, emphasising inclusive participation from government-linked companies (GLCs), government-linked investment companies (GLICs), and the private sector.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Public-private partnerships (PPPs) can alleviate the government's burden in national development while enhancing efficiency, productivity and accelerating the country's growth.