From Saraswathi Muniappan
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie Amde, who had an official meeting today, have agreed to propel the Putrajaya-Addis Ababa relations in a new direction.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- Bloomberg New Economy and Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, announced the launch of the Energy Technology Coalition, a private-sector initiative uniting global leaders and experts to drive adoption of technologies that optimise energy consumption, strengthen grid resilience, and meet rising electricity demand.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA), together with Malaysia, Japan and leading industry stakeholders, have urged governments and the international community to reaffirm the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)’s leadership and accelerate coordinated climate action toward net-zero aviation by 2050.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The government has allocated four more Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) mobile bank units in 2026 specifically to increase access to banking services to residents in the rural areas of Sabah, Sarawak, Pahang, and Perak.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Grand Nikko Bangkok Sathorn, the first Grand Nikko-branded hotel in Thailand, will begin accepting reservations for 2026 stays from Nov 17.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is on track to deliver higher dividend to its members, following its double-digit growth in investment income, according to an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recorded a total investment income of RM63.99 billion for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2025 (9M 2025), an 11 per cent increase from RM57.57 billion registered in 9M2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) has appointed Datuk Abu Huraira Abu Yazid as its chairman, effective Nov 15, 2025, succeeding Datuk Seri Zukri Samat, who retired.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar from last Friday’s losses amid renewed demand for the local currency, underpinned by steady domestic fundamentals following Malaysia’s latest gross domestic product (GDP) report.
BEIJING, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- ASEAN countries should pay more attention to the manufacturing sector to improve competitiveness in the global market, said Prof Xu Jie of the Department of Economics at the CPC Central Party School (Chinese Academy of Governance).
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economy remains stable and resilient despite various global challenges, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- The healthcare and insurance/takaful industries have reactivated the Grievance Mechanism Committee (GMC) with the support of the Health Ministry and Bank Negara Malaysia, bringing together medical professionals, hospitals, insurers, takaful operators, and regulators to address systemic claims challenges.
