By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed slightly lower today, dragged down by banking counters as investors took profit from recent gains amid cautious regional sentiment ahead of clearer indications from talks between United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
From Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
BANGKOK, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), which remains optimistic on its outlook this year despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainties in West Asia, has called for greater cooperation across the aviation and tourism ecosystem to increase passenger traffic and support Malaysia’s aviation ambitions.
RAWANG, May 14 (Bernama) -- Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) intends to produce the Ativa hybrid model locally, said its president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Public Bank Bhd’s net profit increased slightly to RM1.75 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 (1Q 2026), from RM1.74 billion in the same period last year, supported by continued expansion in its loan and deposit portfolios.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Destini Bhd’s unit, Destini Oil Services Sdn Bhd (DOS), has secured a significant contract from Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) for tubular running services (TRS).
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s total population was estimated at 34.4 million in the first quarter of this year (1Q26) as compared with the 34.2 million recorded in the same period last year, with a slower growth of 0.5 per cent, according to the Demographic Statistics for 1Q 2026 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session marginally higher, supported by buying interest in small-cap stocks, while several heavyweight counters saw intermittent profit-taking activities.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must build more resilient export capabilities rather than relying on the United States' (US) temporary tariff relief, said Economic Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s property market activity remained stable with a moderate growth in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026), with transactions totalling 89,966 worth RM51.9 billion, according to the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) Director-General Abdul Razak Yusak.
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s labour demand grew by 1.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), reaching 9.23 million jobs in the first quarter of this year, according to the Employment Statistics for Q1 2026 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- ESGright Sdn Bhd has been appointed as the first Approved Education Partner in Malaysia for the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The government is looking at ways to incentivise transport operators to adopt electric vehicle (EV) trucks as part of long-term efforts to reduce the country’s diesel subsidy burden.
