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KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The MADANI government will provide more than RM5 billion in microfinancing facilities in 2026, expected to benefit over 400,000 micro-entrepreneurs nationwide through loans of up to RM100,000.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- AirAsia X Bhd posted a net loss of RM154.88 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, due to the net foreign exchange losses of RM232.2 million from the depreciation of local currencies including Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah and the Philippine peso against the US dollar during the quarter.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Gradiant announced that its end-to-end cooling water solution for artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, HyperSolved, is now deployed with several of the world’s largest hyperscale operators, supporting mission-critical infrastructure across major global markets.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Sky Blue Cinematix announced its appointment by United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Aspin Holding as an Associate to support commercial activities and brand integrations linked to FC Barcelona in India.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Kioxia Corporation has unveiled the KIOXIA XG10 Series solid state drives (SSDs), its latest high-performance client storage solution engineered for personal computer (PC) original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has started shipping engineering samples of "TB9M040FTG", a motor control device with built-in power MOSFETs for three-phase brushless DC motor drives.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Public Bank Bhd’s net profit increased slightly to RM1.75 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 (1Q 2026), from RM1.74 billion in the same period last year, supported by continued expansion in its loan and deposit portfolios.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- FIDO Alliance announced global passkey usage has reached an estimated five billion, reflecting accelerating adoption of passwordless sign-in technologies ahead of Authenticate APAC 2026 in Singapore on June 2 and 3.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Quest Software, a data management, cybersecurity and platform modernisation leader, has announced two major releases to the Quest Trusted Data Management Platform, expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) and data capabilities.
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s total population was estimated at 34.4 million in the first quarter of this year (1Q26) as compared with the 34.2 million recorded in the same period last year, with a slower growth of 0.5 per cent, according to the Demographic Statistics for 1Q 2026 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s property market activity remained stable with a moderate growth in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026), with transactions totalling 89,966 worth RM51.9 billion, according to the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) Director-General Abdul Razak Yusak.
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s labour demand grew by 1.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), reaching 9.23 million jobs in the first quarter of this year, according to the Employment Statistics for Q1 2026 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
