Over RM50 Million Spent By 700,000 SARA Recipients As Of Feb 5

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- More than RM50 million has been spent by 700,000 recipients of the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) in the poor and hardcore poor categories on the purchase of basic necessities, as of yesterday (Feb 5).

Alliance Bank Rolls Out Flood Relief Assistance In Sabah And Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd has announced a flood relief assistance programme to help ease the financial burdens faced by customers impacted by the recent floods in Sabah and Sarawak.

Malaysia Needs A Holistic Framework For Gold Industry Management

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must strengthen and optimise its gold resource management by establishing a holistic and comprehensive National Gold Industry Management Framework.

Petronas Clarifies SSGP Decommissioning Affects Only Sections In Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has clarified that the decommissioning of the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) will only affect the section that runs through Lawas, Limbang, Miri and Bintulu in Sarawak. 

IPG For Smallholders Not Activated In January - MRB

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) has announced that the rubber production incentive (IPG) for cuplump and latex has not been activated for January 2025 in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.

Maybank Offers Financial Relief For Flood Victims In Sarawak, Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Maybank has reiterated its commitment to assist individuals and small and medium enterprise (SME) customers affected by the recent heavy rainfall and floods in Sarawak and Sabah through its Flood Relief Assistance programme. 

Banks Extend Assistance To Flood-affected Customers In Sabah, Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Various banks, including Public Bank Bhd, Hong Leong Bank Bhd, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd and OCBC Bank (M) Bhd, have come forward to offer assistance to their loan and financing customers who are affected by the floods in Sabah and Sarawak.

EPF: Temporary Closure Of Bintulu Office Due To Floods

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is temporarily closing its Bintulu office starting today until further notice following power shutdown in the building as a safety precaution due to rising floodwaters in the area.

microLEAP's Financing Disbursement Surges 101 Pct To RM125 Mln In 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform microLEAP recorded a 101 per cent year-on-year increase in financing disbursements, rising to RM125 million in 2024 from RM62.18 million in 2023.  

Penang Remains Top Exporter In December 2024 - DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Penang remained Malaysia’s top exporter in December 2024, accounting for 38 per cent of the country’s total exports, according to the latest Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) data.

PETRA To Drive Energy Agenda During ASEAN Chairmanship, Bridging Boundaries And Building Prosperity

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- The Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry (PETRA) has unveiled the theme for the 2025 ASEAN energy sector meetings “‘Powering ASEAN: Bridging Boundaries, Building Prosperity”.

Neurogine, Pos Indonesia Launch Mobile Remittance Service For Indonesian Workers In Malaysia

By Jailani Hasan

LABUAN, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Neurogine Sdn Bhd and Indonesia’s national postal service, PT Pos Indonesia, have jointly introduced Neurogine nRemit, a mobile remittance service designed for the Indonesian Migrant Worker (PMI) community in Malaysia.