Bursa Malaysia Higher In Early Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia moved higher in early trade today, tracking a rally on Wall Street overnight. 

Sulaiman Mahbob: Steering MIDA Through Economic Crossroads

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- As Tan Sri Sulaiman Mahbob concludes his tenure as chairman of the Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) on Sept 2, 2024, his leadership has left an indelible mark on Malaysia’s investment landscape.

FBM KLCI Futures End Higher, Tracking Cash Market's Performance

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher today, in line with the performance of the underlying cash market. 

Bursa Malaysia Ends Higher As US Interest Rate Cut Lifts Regional Sentiment

By Siti Radziah Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended higher on Thursday on persistent buying interest as the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) interest rate cut by half a percentage point lifted regional market sentiment.

Bursa Malaysia Ends Morning Session Higher In Line With Regional Peers

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session higher in tandem with regional markets, as buying sentiments improved after the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) announced its interest rate cut of half a percentage point. 

AirAsia, Airbus Partner For ASEAN Aviation Sustainability

From Soraya Jamal

BALI, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- AirAsia today announced a long-term partnership with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to advance research into aviation sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the ASEAN region.

AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook On China's Non-life Insurance Segment

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has maintained a stable outlook on China’s non-life insurance segment, citing several factors that include a supportive regulatory environment, increased health insurance awareness and strong growth potential in the electric vehicle (EV) insurance market.

Medidata Recognised As Leader In Electronic Data Capture By Everest Group 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand and the provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, has been recognised as a Leader in Everest Group‘s first-ever PEAK Matrix Assessment for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) in life sciences.

SMART Modular Technologies Flash Memory Drives Feature SEU Mitigation For Remote Applications

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- SMART Modular Technologies Inc (SMART), a division of SGH announced a proprietary technology to mitigate the adverse impact of single event upsets (SEUs) in high-reliability flash-memory based systems.

BNM Unlikely To Follow US Fed Rate Cut, Eyes Domestic And Global Conditions

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is unlikely to move in direct lockstep with the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) aggressive move which slashed interest rates by a half-point during its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting yesterday.

Bursa Malaysia Slightly Higher In Early Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia's benchmark index opened slightly higher despite a weaker Wall Street performance overnight as the US Federal Reserve cut interest rate by half a point.  

Empowering Youth Through TVET: Syed Hussien's Key Agenda

KLUANG, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- One of the key agendas of Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah, the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Mahkota state assembly by-election, is to empower the young people in the constituency through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).