12d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) declined by 3.6 per cent in May 2025, following a 3.4 per cent decrease in April, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
12d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) — The government is considering introducing a basic insurance scheme to help reduce the impact of rising medical costs, which has become a growing concern among the public, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
12d ago
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- The ringgit extended its gains against the US dollar on Thursday, buoyed by comments from US Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell highlighting uncertainty over the inflationary impact of tariffs.
13d ago
From Siti Radziah Hamzah
MOSCOW, June 25 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof today began his official working visit in the Russian capital with a bilateral meeting with his counterpart Alexei Overchuk.
13d ago
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended on a positive note today with the key index rising 0.36 per cent amid renewed optimism across the board, tracking advancers in key regional markets following encouraging developments in the Middle East, an analyst said.
13d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Jun (Bernama) -- Penyedia perkhidmatan fasiliti dan bilik bersih iCents Group Holdings Bhd (iCents Group) merancang untuk mengembangkan operasinya ke Singapura termasuk menubuhkan pejabat baharu di Kuching dan Indonesia susulan penyenaraiannya di Pasaran Ace Bursa Malaysia pada 17 Julai 2025.
13d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s aviation sector is on high alert, prioritising safety to avoid a repeat of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 more than a decade ago. The heightened caution follows a wave of airspace closures by Arab states after Iran launched a missile strike on a United States (US) base in Qatar.
13d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- The ringgit extended its upward momentum to open higher against the US dollar and other major currencies on Wednesday, after the United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) signalled it was in no hurry to cut interest rates, opting instead to monitor the economy’s trajectory, an analyst said.
14d ago
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar, buoyed by the apparent ceasefire in the Israel-Iran conflict, said an economist.
14d ago
By Anas Abu Hassan and Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed mixed today with the benchmark index slipping 0.15 per cent due to profit-taking in selected blue chips, despite improving sentiment in key regional market performance, an analyst said.
14d ago
SEREMBAN, June 24 (Bernama) -- SD Guthrie Bhd (SD Guthrie) and Menteri Besar Incorporated Negeri Sembilan (MBINS) will develop the Port Dickson Free Zone (PDFZ) in Pasir Panjang, Port Dickson, covering an area of 242.8 hectares (600 acres) with a gross development value (GDV) projected to exceed RM1 billion.
14d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Sustainable Natural Rubber (MSNR) Trace system plays an important role in addressing environmental and social issues in the rubber industry by allowing stakeholders to track natural rubber (NR) transactions, from the plantations right to the end product.