KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s ability to sustain macroeconomic stability is crucial in navigating global economic challenges amid ongoing West Asia tensions, said Juwai IQI global chief economist Shan Saeed.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd and Standard Chartered Malaysia announced their commitment today to support customers affected by ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainties.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Dorsett Hospitality International (DHI), a subsidiary of Far East Consortium International Limited (FEC), will open Dao by Dorsett Puteri Cove on May 15, marking the brand’s debut in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Boulder Imaging Inc, a provider of ultra-high-speed machine vision technologies for wind energy and manufacturing applications, has received a growth investment from funds managed by Lime Rock New Energy (LRNE) to accelerate its global expansion and technology development.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Xora Innovation (Xora), an early-stage artificial intelligence (AI) and deep tech venture firm backed by Temasek, has appointed Eric Rosenblum as General Partner to strengthen its presence in the United States (US) and accelerate investments in AI infrastructure, Applied AI, and deep tech companies.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Oil prices rebounded towards US$100 per barrel amid lingering uncertainty over the two-week United States-Iran ceasefire and Iran’s renewed closure of the Strait of Hormuz following Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- RegASK has partnered with Veeva Systems to integrate its agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with Veeva’s Regulatory Information Management (RIM) system, enabling life sciences organisations to connect near-real-time regulatory insights with core compliance workflows.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Vistra has announced the appointment of Damian Leach as its Chief AI & Digital Officer, a pivotal new leadership role focused on accelerating the group’s transformation into a digitally enabled, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered professional services organisation.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Cloudera has announced significant advancements to its hybrid data and artificial intelligence (AI) platform, aimed at helping enterprises modernise infrastructure, reduce costs and accelerate analytics and AI across their data environments.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- The World Bank Group has raised Malaysia’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 4.4 per cent from 4.1 per cent, citing resilient domestic demand, its lead economist for Malaysia, Apurva Sanghi, said.
GEORGE TOWN, April 9 (Bernama) -- The new direct flight between Penang and Chongqing underscores the state’s strategic efforts to strengthen its presence in the China market and further enhance air connectivity with Western China, injecting fresh momentum into regional tourism and economic exchanges.
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Rising fuel prices can precipitate a structural shakeout in the airline industry via consolidation, as well as signal the demise of weak and badly run airlines, an aviation analyst warned today.
