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Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower As Profit-Taking Persists

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower as profit-taking activities persisted for a second consecutive day as investors positioned themselves ahead of next week’s shortened trading schedule, said an analyst.

Malaysia Should Utilise Free Trade Agreements To Promote Palm Oil Globally -- MPOB

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should utilise the free trade agreements (FTAs) that it has among the ASEAN countries, including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to promote palm oil at the global level, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

AMRO: ASEAN+3 Economies Remain Positive, Set To Grow 4.2 pct In 2025 Amid External Challenges

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (Bernama) -- ASEAN+3 economies, comprising 10 ASEAN member states, China, Japan and South Korea, are poised for sustained growth in 2025 despite facing external risks, said ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) chief economist Khor Hoe Ee.

Ringgit Opens Higher Against US Dollar For Fourth Consecutive Day 

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher for the fourth consecutive day against the US dollar as investors reassessed their positions following the release of weaker US economic data, said an analyst.

Business Sentiment Among Japanese Companies In Malaysia Continues To Improve: Jetro

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Business sentiment among Japanese companies in Malaysia has improved for the fourth consecutive year, even as competition intensifies, according to the Financial Year 2024 Survey by the Japan External Trade Organisation Kuala Lumpur (Jetro).

US Patent Grants See Growth In 2024, Samsung Holds Top Spot

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- United States (US) patent grants have rebounded after four years of decline, rising by 3.8 per cent from calendar year 2023 to 324,043, with Samsung retaining top spot for the third year in a row, according to IFI CLAIMS Patent Services.

PM Anwar Hopes Malaysia-Japan Hydrogen Energy Project Could Be Facilitated By May 2025

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed hope that the clean hydrogen energy and decarbonisation collaboration project between Sarawak Economic Development Corporation Energy (SEDCE), Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) and a Japanese consortium could be facilitated by May this year.

noco-noco Files 2024 Annual Report After Audit Completion

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- Technology solutions provider, noco-noco Inc has successfully filed its delayed 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F, with the filing completed on Dec 26, 2024, and amended on Jan 8.

Ringgit Higher Against US Dollar In Early Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- The ringgit advanced against the US dollar in early trade on Friday ahead of the US non-farm payrolls (NFP) data that will be released later today, said an analyst.  

Crude Oil And Condensate Production Totalled 41.8 Mln Barrels In 3Q 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The production of crude oil and condensate totalled 41.8 million barrels in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q 2024), declining by 8.9 per cent compared to the previous year, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported.

AWS Announces Malay-language Gen-AI LLM, MaLLaM, On Its Cloud Services

LAS VEGAS, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced that Mesolitica, a Malaysian startup specialising in training large language models (LLMs), has built a Malay-language generative artificial intelligence (gen-AI) LLM called MaLLaM on its cloud services.

Ringgit Closes Higher, Mirroring Regional Trend

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed marginally higher against the greenback in the month's final trading day, reflecting broader strength in some regional currencies.