A Commentary By Nurul Hanis Izmir
PUTRAJAYA, June 12 (Bernama) – Effective July 1, Malaysians will see a revised and extended version of the Sales and Service Tax (SST), one that, on closer inspection, was carefully crafted to strike a delicate balance between fairness, economic resilience and sustainable long-term financial stability for the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Zurich Takaful Malaysia Bhd today launched Takaful ProAspire, a family takaful plan that offers a combination of protection and savings, allowing participants to receive cash returns annually or every three years.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd announced its role as joint coordinator, mandated lead arranger, underwriter and book runner in one of Southeast Asia’s largest data centre financing transactions.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Maybank is underwriting RM2.5 billion to support DayOne Data Centers in establishing green data centres within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has secured RM89.8 billion in approved investments for the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), a steady 3.7 per cent year-on-year increase despite a challenging global economic backdrop.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Energy Asia 2025 is set to attract more than 4,000 international delegates when it returns for its second edition from June 16 to 18, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has introduced a comprehensive transition programme to support employees affected by a planned workforce reduction as the company undertakes a major strategic transformation to future-proof its operations and remain competitive in a changing global energy landscape.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Duck Creek Technologies has announced HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited (HDFC ERGO) as a 2025 Standard of Excellence Customer Award winner at Formation ’25, its flagship customer conference held in Orlando, Florida.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Stellar Cyber, the cybersecurity illumination company, announced it has been positioned by Gartner Inc in the Challenger Quadrant of the inaugural Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response (NDR).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Equativ, an end-to-end media platform, has announced the full unification of Sharethrough into its global brand and operations, forming one of the world’s largest independent media platforms and marketplaces.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Populous, the world-renowned design firm, has announced the acquisition of Denver-based Fentress Architects, a global leader in iconic aviation projects and prominent public buildings, to broaden its scope and scale of services offered to global clients.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Multiply Group, the Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company, has launched Multiply Media Group (MMG), uniting the three market-leading out-of-home (OOH) companies under its portfolio to create a new media powerhouse headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
