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By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- The development of the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillippines (BIMP) and East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA) will not only benefit Sabah and Sarawak but contribute towards reinforcing Southeast Asia's economy, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, said today.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Unity among ASEAN members will determine the success of the ten member states in weathering the US tariff storms that have severely impacted the region, says Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Calling the United States’ (US) tariffs move as a “Trumpian crisis”, Tan Sri Nazir Razak said it is an opportunity for ASEAN to demonstrate and further cement unity and resilience and together turbo-charge economic integration of the bloc.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- CGS International Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CGS MY) aims to register 10,000 users for its newly-launched fractional share trading platform, UP, which serves as Malaysia's first fractional trading platform on Bursa Malaysia encouraging young and low-income individuals to invest in the capital market.
By Muhammad Faiz Baharin
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the National Bank of Cambodia have launched the second phase of Cross-Border QR Payment, which will enable consumers and merchants in both countries to make and receive instant payments from participating financial institutions.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Tune Protect Malaysia, in partnership with Malaysia’s leading ticketing platform, Ticket2U Sdn Bhd, has launched Ticket Refund Insurance, offering enhanced financial security to ticket buyers and setting a new standard in event protection.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- In an effort to strengthen ASEAN cooperation, Malaysia is committed to developing its border areas such as in the northern peninsula with Thailand, and the Sabah and Sarawak border with Kalimantan, which will promote economic activities and benefit people on both sides of the border.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has cautioned that the trajectory of artificial intelligence is advancing at lightning speed and if this asymmetrical digital progress is left unchecked, it risks deepening existing divides and fostering inequality.
By M.Saraswathi and Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Putrajaya will be despatching its officials to Washington to begin the process of dialogue with the United States on the 24 per cent reciprocal tariffs imposed on Malaysia, Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- ASEAN's strength lies not in drama, but in its durability having withstood wars, crises and coups over nearly six decades since the region’s establishment in 1967, and together, has what it takes to tackle Washington's move to impose debilitating tariffs that saw global markets taking a rout.
In instilling much-needed confidence for the region, Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said ASEAN, which Malaysia is now Chair, has always moved forward, even if it is was “only by inches, often frustratingly, but forward nonetheless."
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to deliver the keynote address and officiate the launch of the ASEAN Simplified Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Disclosure Guide for SMEs in Supply Chains Version 1 today (ASEAN SEDG).
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is seeking clarification from the United States (US) over the 24 per cent retaliatory tariff announced by US President Donald Trump, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
