By Jailani Hasan
LABUAN, March 28 (Bernama) -- Labuan Corporation (LC) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to local and foreign investors for the leasing and development of eight of its assets, including the site of the recently demolished Hotel Labuan.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade around the 4.00 level against the US dollar next week, as expectations of a prolonged West Asia conflict weigh on the currency.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit, along with other regional currencies, closed lower against the US dollar on Friday as investors, both globally and regionally, shifted back to safe-haven investments due to ongoing geopolitical uncertainties in West Asia.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s stronger ringgit is helping to ease the impact of rising global import prices, although the country’s import cover has declined, compared with pre-COVID 19 pandemic levels, said the World Bank's lead economist for Malaysia, Dr Apurva Sanghi.
PUTRAJAYA, March 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has secured RM87.4 billion in approved digital investments in 2025, largely driven by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI), big data, data centres and cloud services.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s manufacturing sector stabilised in the second half of 2025 (2H 2025) following earlier weakness, with gradual improvement expected in the first half of 2026 (1H 2026), according to the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will give an explanation to the United States (US) regarding allegations of structural excess capacity and production as well as the use of forced labour, which are among issues under probe under Section 301(b) of the US’ Trade Act of 1974.
JASIN, March 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has continued to show positive economic performance despite global uncertainty, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.
SEREMBAN, March 11 (Bernama) -- Negeri Sembilan recorded a record RM19.1 billion in approved investments last year, surpassing its initial target of RM10 billion.
KOTA KINABALU, March 11 (Bernama) -- Sabah Oil & Gas Development Corporation (SOGDC) and SEDCO Mining Sdn Bhd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen industrial development in the state, particularly in the Sabah Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP) and the Sawit Kinabalu Sandakan Industrial Park (SKSIP).
By Dr Phar Kim Beng
Few economic indicators shape global stability as decisively as the price of oil.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- The manufacturing sector’s sales value rose 7.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM169.4 billion in January 2026, compared to a 6.4 per cent rise y-o-y to RM168.6 billion in December 2025, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
