CCOB Aims To Have Consumer Credit Bill 2025 Gazetted By Year-end

By Zairina Zainudin

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Credit Oversight Board (CCOB) task force aims to have the Consumer Credit Bill 2025 gazetted by the end of this year, said Bank Negara Malaysia Assistant Governor Abu Hassan Alshari Yahaya.

Islamic Capital Market Remains Substantial Contributor To Overall Capital Market

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The Islamic Capital Market (ICM) continues to play a significant role, accounting for 63.04 per cent of the overall capital market.

SC: Crypto Trading Fuels Digital Asset Growth In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The growth of Malaysia’s digital asset ecosystem signals Malaysian investors’ rising familiarity with the new asset classes, particularly crypto-asset trading activities, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said.

8x8 CPaaS API Customer Interactions Surge 43 Pct YoY With AI-powered Engagement

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Integrated CX platform provider, 8x8 Inc has announced that the strong desire for personalised, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered self-service engagement options and channels is driving increased customer interactions across 8x8 communications platform as a service (CPaaS) application programming interfaces (APIs).

Kuaishou Kling AI Adopts Deepseek-R1 For Enhanced AI Content Creation

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Kuaishou Technology (Kuaishou), a content community and social platform, has announced the full integration of DeepSeek-R1 into its large video generation model, Kling AI.

US Tariffs Conflict To Keep Rubber Market Range-bound Next Week

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is expected to trade within a narrow range next week, with potential volatility due to global economic and weather-related factors, said industry expert Denis Low.

Rubber Market Ends Lower Amid Weaker Regional Markets, Oil Prices

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market ended lower today, dragged down by weaker advice from regional rubber markets and declining oil prices, said a dealer. 

Malaysia's Natural Rubber Production Drops 20.8 Pct In January 2025 -- DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production fell by 20.8 per cent to 30,342 tonnes in January 2025, compared to 38,299 tonnes in December 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

AKPK Benefits 1.4 Million Individuals As At December 2024 -- MOF

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- The Credit Counselling and Management Agency (AKPK) has benefited nearly 1.4 million individuals through free financial advisory services, as well as assisting approximately 495,000 borrowers through the Debt Management Programme (DMP) as at December 2024.

Wholesale, Retail Trade Up 4.6 Pct Y-o-y To RM148.9 Bln In January 2025 - DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sector began the year with total sales of RM148.9 billion in January, a 4.6 per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Malaysia's IPI Up 2.1 Pct In January 2025 - DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 2.1 per cent year-on-year in January 2025, led by growth in manufacturing sector output, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Malaysia's Manufacturing Sector Sales Up 3.5 Pct To RM158.1 Bln In January 2025 - DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s manufacturing sector sales value increased by 3.5 per cent in January 2025 (December 2024: 5.7 per cent) amounting to RM158.1 billion, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).