LABUAN, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) is positioning itself as a regional hub for environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-aligned, Shariah-compliant and digitally driven financial solutions in full support of Malaysia’s sustainability agenda.
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- The Penang state government today tabled the Budget 2026 totalling RM1.088 billion for operating expenditure, with an estimated deficit of RM19.92 million, the lowest in the state’s history.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The country’s five economic corridor regions have successfully attracted total investments amounting to RM87.56 billion in the first 10 months of this year, said Finance Minister II and acting Economy Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and Canada’s Pembina Pipeline Corporation have signed a 20-year agreement for 1.0 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) liquefaction capacity at the Cedar Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility through their subsidiaries.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- IJM Corporation Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, IJM Construction Sdn Bhd, has secured a contract from New Pantai Expressway Sdn Bhd to design and build the New Pantai Highway Extension (NPE 2) for RM1.4 billion.
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) direction for the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) for Penang will focus on an economy based on value creation, high-value growth industries and balanced regional expansion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- SUSE, a global leader in enterprise open-source solutions, has unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 16, the industry’s first enterprise Linux integrated with agentic artificial intelligence (AI), setting a new benchmark for intelligent automation, security, and lifecycle management in critical information technology (IT) infrastructure.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) remains upbeat about the progress of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, maintaining its ‘Overweight’ call on the construction sector, with Gamuda Bhd, Sunway Construction Group Bhd and Binastra Bhd as its top picks.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s equity market is expected to react mildly positively to Budget 2026, given the absence of negative surprises or new tax measures that could increase business costs, according to CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Budget 2026 strikes a balance between delivering investment stimulus, supporting the growth of new economic sectors and providing social relief, while maintaining fiscal discipline to stay on track with the Fiscal Responsibility Act’s medium-term target of a 3.0 per cent budget deficit to gross domestic product.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- The government’s continued efforts to promote financial inclusion and raise awareness about the importance of life insurance protection through the extension of tax relief and stamp duty can encourage parents, especially young families, to plan early for their children’s financial security.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed to expand the existing tax deduction for listing expenses — currently set at RM1.5 million and available to technology-based companies and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) — to also include MSMEs in the energy and utilities sectors.
