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KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Vietnam has strongly backed Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship priorities for 2025, expressing confidence in the country's leadership to drive regional progress.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is expected to remain volatile next week, driven by mixed signals from regional markets and concerns over supply constraints, according to the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to range between RM4.45 and RM4.47 versus the greenback next week as the market sentiment remains cautious over US tariff policies.
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By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Friday as concerns over an escalating trade war weighed on sentiment.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Cautious market sentiment and a lack of local catalysts have led the ringgit to trade easier against the US dollar at the opening today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) currently has no plans to raise the Activation Price Level (PHP) for the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) beyond RM3 per kilogramme (Kg).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Coffee Star, an automated coffee kiosk provider, via its parent company Fario Holdings Sdn Bhd, has signed a strategic partnership deal with Belgium’s Puro Coffee and Saudi Arabia’s Alkeyf Ibtikar to establish a joint venture and tap growing demand in the Middle East country.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit weakened further against the US dollar amid mixed market sentiments following the US government’s preparations to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico in early March.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures price changes at the producer level, rose by 0.8 per cent year-on-year in January 2025, extending the 0.5 per cent increase recorded in December 2024, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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JAKARTA, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) and market-based recycling system in ASEAN were among the key highlights raised at the Southeast Asia environmental workshop for media practitioners held here.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar amid mixed market sentiment with the US Federal Reserve which is likely to continue its interest rate cuts with bond yields sliding amid uncertainties over tariffs.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Integrated gold jewellery manufacturer and retailer Tomei Consolidated Bhd registered a higher net profit of RM59.50 million for the financial year 2024 (FY2024) versus RM46.43 million in the previous year, primarily driven by higher retail gold prices, which contributed to improved margins.