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By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid and Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) -- The privatisation of Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) is expected to reduce the government’s financial liabilities and associated risks as the 5G network deployment transitions from a policy-driven phase to a fully commercial stage, according to an industry expert.
From Nurhafizah Tan
BEIJING, March 7 (Bernama) -- China’s Guangdong province is looking to deepen economic cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia, through closer industrial integration, expanded market channels and increased two-way investments.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysian businesses must move beyond simply adopting digital tools and instead ensure technology investments are aligned with clear objectives, organisational readiness and measurable impact.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Consistent policies and common mechanisms across ASEAN can help create a more connected market, making the bloc more attractive to capital and providing a base of stability for the region’s future progress.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index ended the week slightly higher, driven by strong buying interest in Petronas Chemicals, which surged by more than 20 per cent as investors viewed it as a potential beneficiary of the Iran crisis due to its domestic feedstock supply and cost advantages.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Lantronix Inc has announced a significant strategic expansion of its embedded compute platform through new System-on-Module (SOM) solutions based on the Genio family of System-on-Chip (SOC) platforms from MediaTek Inc.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economy remains resilient despite rising global uncertainty arising from the escalating conflict in the Middle East, and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is closely monitoring developments as the situation continues to evolve.
BANGKOK, March 6 (Bernama) -- The processing and packaging industry across Asia is expected to see continued growth this year, particularly driven by increasing demand from the food and beverage (F&B) sector and expanding manufacturing activities across the region.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s key industrial clusters continue to gain depth and momentum, evolving into strong, self-reinforcing ecosystems that attract quality investments, with Penang securing 83 projects worth RM11.3 billion in 2025, with 78 per cent driven by foreign investors.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company and global innovator of imaging solutions, has introduced the Perciva 5D camera, a breakthrough imaging innovation designed to make high-quality short-range 3D vision cost-effective, reliable, and easy to integrate.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia recorded its highest-ever approved investments in 2025, reaching RM426.7 billion, an 11 per cent increase from RM384.4 billion in 2024, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended higher today in line with regional equities as bargain hunting emerged after the benchmark index briefly slipped below the psychological 1,700 level in recent trading sessions.
