Malaysia's Low Wages Influencing Inadequate EPF Savings -- Chairman

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's low-wage structure is a significant factor behind the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) inadequate savings.

Malaysia Set To Lead ASEAN In AI Development Through Strategic Partnerships - PM Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that Malaysia will forge partnerships with industry leaders and enhance cooperation among stakeholders to position itself as a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-driven nation in ASEAN.

SC Unveils Regulatory Sandbox To Boost Tokenisation Innovation

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will introduce a regulatory sandbox framework that provides a controlled environment for testing innovative products and services while ensuring investor protection.

George Lee Lap Wah Appointed As OCBC Bank And OCBC Al-Amin Chairman

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) – OCBC Bank has appointed George Lee Lap Wah as the chairman of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd and OCBC Al-Amin Bank Bhd (OCBC Al-Amin) effective today.

Maritime Industry Seeks Budget 2025 Incentives For Growth And Decarbonisation

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Key players in the maritime industry are calling for Budget 2025 incentives to stimulate growth and advance the green development agenda, specifically through support for low-emission vessel acquisition, green port investments and infrastructure expansion.

TM Signs Agreement With Radian Arc To Boost Cloud Gaming, Computing Infrastructure

SEOUL, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- TM Malaysia Bhd (TM) continues to fulfil the demands of the gaming industry by strengthening its cloud gaming and edge computing infrastructure with the signing of a services agreement with Australia-based Radian Arc today.

Felda To Foster Connections Between Malaysian And Indonesian Businesses

JAKARTA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is poised to connect Malaysian companies, particularly its business units, with firms in the Indonesian Chamber of Entrepreneurs (KEIND) to explore new opportunities in both countries and internationally.

MAVCOM Reports 32 Pct Drop In Complaints For 1H2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) received 2,083 complaints in the first half of 2024 (1H2024), a 32 per cent decrease from 3,063 complaints in the same period last year.

Westports Shares Up On Terminal Expansion Plan

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Westports Holdings Bhd’s shares on Bursa Malaysia went up in the early session today following the group’s announcement on the expansion of the Westports 2 container terminal by an additional eight container terminals.

Malaysian Pride Soars With The Ringgit

By Wong Chun Wai

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- It has been a while since Malaysians began to feel some pride. Certainly, the strengthening of the ringgit against the dollar has made a big impact on national confidence.

Malaysia Committed To Realising ASEAN Power Grid Initiative Next Year - Fadillah

VIENTIANE (LAOS), Sept 28 (Bernama) -- As the host of the ASEAN Summit 2025, Malaysia is committed to ensuring that the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) strategic initiative can be finalised by next year for the benefit of the region.

China, Japan, Korea To Channel Technical Expertise To ASEAN For Development Of RE - Fadillah

From Norsyafawati Ab Wahab

VIENTIANE (LAOS), Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Japan, South Korea and China have agreed to channel technical expertise to ASEAN to empower the development of the renewable energy (RE) and clean energy sector.