Halal Industry Contributes RM118.2 Billion To GDP In 3q 2025 - MITI

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s halal industry contributed RM118.2 billion, or 7.94 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), in the third quarter (3Q) of 2025, supported by 1,525 registered halal exporters, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said.

Agrobank's iTEKAD Empowers Agropreneurs Through MD2 Pineapple Farming

KANGAR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- Agrobank remains committed to empowering the asnaf (tithe recipients)  and B40 groups through the disbursement of iTEKAD grants amounting to RM100,000 to 20 selected agropreneurs for the implementation of the MD2 pineapple planting project in Chuping near Padang Besar yesterday.  

Phase 1 Of Perlis Inland Port To Handle 300,000 TEU Annually, Set For Completion By 3Q - Loke

PADANG BESAR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Phase 1 of the Perlis Inland Port (PIP) project in Chuping, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter (3Q) of this year, is capable of handling 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) of containers annually.

MSM Plans Tg Langsat As Sugar Export Hub, Eyes New Markets

By Norsyafawati Ab Wahab 

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd, the country’s leading refined sugar producer, plans to transform its Tanjung Langsat factory in Johor into an export hub within the next two to three years.  

Perlis Eyes Growth via Inland Port, Riding Penang’s E&E Wave

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Perlis is actively developing the Perlis Inland Port (PIP) and other maritime facilities to attract investors to the state while aiming to benefit from the economic spillover of strong investment inflows into Penang’s electrical and electronics  (E&E) sector.

China EV Companies In Negotiations To Invest In Perlis

KANGAR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- Several companies from China are in negotiations with the authorities on investments in Perlis, especially in the Chuping area near Padang Besar.