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By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia pulled back from yesterday’s modest gains to close slightly lower on Wednesday, with weakness observed in more than half of the key index components, as investor sentiment remained uncertain ahead of the release of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes later tonight.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth, which reached 5.1 per cent in 2024, has provided direct benefits for the people, including higher wages, quality job opportunities, better social assistance and protection, as well as growth in business and trade, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is expected to face challenges in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres due to the recent restrictions by the United States (US) on AI chip exports, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
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GEORGE TOWN, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Taiwan’s ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd has officially opened its fifth plant in Penang for chip packaging and testing.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- JHT Semiconductor Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JHT Design Co Ltd, has officially opened its leading-edge manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan, Pulau Pinang, on Feb 15.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should implement a comprehensive strategy to attract semiconductor and high-tech industries to the country, according to RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- The National Investment Council (MPN) meeting has agreed that semiconductor diplomacy should become one of the strategic pillars of the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) policy framework, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) — Malaysia could drive ASEAN-China synergies to achieve the Asian Century, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) – Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must prioritise the bloc’s collective over any members’ ties to any superpower or alternative grouping, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian semiconductor industry stands to benefit from the impact of United States (US) restrictions on China, said Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA) president Datuk Wong Siew Hai.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economic growth is expected to remain solid at 4.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2025, according to local investment banks.
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GEORGE TOWN, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow is leading Penang’s investment promotion mission to Japan from Feb 16-22 to renew ties and forge relations with the corporate headquarters of Japanese investors in the state.