KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s construction sector is forecast to see a data centre (DC) award cycle in the second half of the year, driven by multiple contract decisions on tenders submitted in the first half of 2025 (1H 2025), according to Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The unit price index of steel recorded a decrease of between 1.0 per cent and 3.1 per cent in June 2025 compared to the previous month, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should continue to strengthen its intra-ASEAN trade relations and engage in multilateral partnerships, as this approach will reduce dependence on any single country and benefit all parties by minimising both trade and non-trade barriers, including tariffs and the movement of goods across borders.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- The 27th International Construction Week (ICW) & BuildXpo 2025 is set to take place from Oct 28 to 30, 2025, at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), following the ICW Borneo 2025 in Kuching, Sarawak, in May.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Shariah-compliant peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform microLEAP is drawing attention, having not only disbursed a commendable RM350 million in funding to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the first half of this year, but has also maintained the lowest default rate among all P2P operators in Malaysia at a mere 0.42 per cent.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak-linked segment of the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is shaping up to be a crucial enabler of regional decarbonisation efforts, supplying low-carbon hydropower to displace fossil fuel generation across Southeast Asia, said an expert.
From Arul Rajoo Durar Raj
PARIS, July 4 (Bernama) -- French President Emmanuel Macron has described Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s two-day visit to France as a success, with the two nations reviving partnerships across all sectors.
KUCHING, July 4 (Bernama) -- Sarawak recorded a total trade of RM198.7 billion and a trade surplus of RM71.1 billion in 2024, despite facing external uncertainties such as global market fluctuations and geopolitical tensions, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
JOHOR BAHRU, July 2 (Bernama) -- The Johor state government is confident that the state is on the right track to emerge as Malaysia’s new economic driver when it records the highest gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- The Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for cuplump and latex has been activated in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak for June 2025, according to the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Hyrax Oil Sdn Bhd, a leading Malaysian producer of lubricants and transformer oils, has been appointed the sole distributor of ester-based transformer oils by Ergon Oil (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a regional subsidiary of United States-based specialty oil firm Ergon Inc.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald and Mikhail Raj Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The United Kingdom’s new High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ajay Sharma, has made strengthening bilateral cooperation a key priority, with a particular focus on the fast-growing semiconductor sector and the development of integrated chip design and advanced manufacturing.
