| LATEST NEWS | Malaysia risks facing simultaneous health, fiscal and social crises if the challenges of an ageing population are not addressed comprehensively - Health Minister | Malaysia is expected to become an ageing nation by 2036, with an ageing rate among the fastest in the world - Dzulkefly | NHMS 2025: Only 14.7 per cent of senior citizens in M'sia achieve healthy ageing, reflecting increasingly complex health challenges – Dzulkefly | Malaysia's Q1 2026 exports rose 12.7 pct to RM426.53 billion, the second-highest quarterly value ever recorded, while imports increased by 7.7 per cent to RM363.31 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of RM63.22 billion - MITI | Malaysia’s trade remained on an expansionary path in Q1 2026, expanding by 10.4 per cent to RM789.85 billion versus the same period in 2025, despite ongoing global uncertainties - MITI | |
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- Nextgreen IOI Pulp Sdn Bhd (NIP), a joint venture (JV) between Nextgreen Global Bhd (55 per cent) and IOI Corporation Bhd (45 per cent), has teamed up with Hong Kong Paper Sources Co Ltd to develop a high-capacity, bio-integrated pulp production facility at the Green Technology Park in Pekan, Pahang.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Sirehemas Pharma Sdn Bhd (Sirehemas), in collaboration with Euglena Co Ltd (Euglena), aims to sell more than 236,000 units of its latest health products — Euglena Royal Algae Drink and Euglena Collagen Shot - across Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (Bernama) -- Global investment conglomerate Bin Zayed International Group of Companies (BZI), through its Singapore entity Bin Zayed (S) Pte Ltd, has acquired a substantial 28.89 per cent stake in Malaysian firm Turiya Bhd, listed on Bursa Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- In an effort to expand its coverage, LGMS Bhd, a Bursa Malaysia-listed company specialising in cybersecurity, will collaborate in strategic regional cybersecurity initiatives with Antarex Holdings Sdn Bhd (AHSB) and its major shareholders after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here today.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) for Taiwan’s Nan Shan General Insurance Co Ltd (Nan Shan General), with a stable outlook.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- Axiata Group Bhd and Sinar Mas announced that shareholders of PT XL Axiata Tbk, PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk, and PT Smart Telcom (SmartTel) have formally approved the merger of the three companies into XLSMART.
BATU KAWAN, March 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, particularly in Penang, should position itself as an indispensable force in the semiconductor and technology sectors amid current global trade shifts, said Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Deputy Minister Liew Chin Tong.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Canada is intensifying its efforts to broaden its trade and investment footprint, including strengthening ties with Malaysia and seeking to penetrate new markets, said High Commissioner of Canada to Malaysia Jodi Robinson.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- Silicon Connect Sdn Bhd and United Kingdom (UK)-based Semiwise Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see both companies sharing their expertise in electronics, semiconductors as well as technologies.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) has been instrumental in shaping and elevating Malaysia’s furniture industry, Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) aims to achieve RM14 billion in wooden furniture exports, accounting for 50 per cent of Malaysia’s RM28 billion timber export target by 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Axiata Group Bhd returned to the black after posting a net profit of RM946.82 million in the financial year ended Dec 31, 2024 (FY2024), against a net loss of RM1.99 billion in the FY2023.
