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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- The parliamentary sessions throughout 2025, involving the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara, saw economic debates focused on fiscal consolidation, structural reforms and efforts to address the cost of living for the people in an uncertain global economic environment.
By Jailani Hasan
LABUAN, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- Labuan’s port operator, Megah Port Management Sdn Bhd (MPM), said it is open to forging collaborative efforts with Langkawi Port Sdn Bhd (LPSB), particularly in exchanging expertise and best practices in port management.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- The government collected RM73.81 million in excise duty on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) from January to November 2025, bringing total SSB excise revenue to RM521.35 million to date, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- With the 2025 budget deficit on track to meet the target of 3.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), Budget 2026 is expected to continue fiscal consolidation, aiming to narrow the deficit to 3.6 per cent of GDP, Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) said today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Budget 2026, to be tabled on Oct 10, is likely to focus on fine-tuning policies, said CGS International Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- Food brand label initiative Taiwan Select has launched an exclusive showcase featuring 40 well-known Taiwanese brands and over 300 products at The Food Merchant international grocer from today till Dec 31, 2025, at Pavilion Bukit Jalil.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Johor-based dairy product specialist Farm Fresh Bhd hopes that the upcoming Budget 2026 will maintain funding to support household spending on essential goods while addressing health-related policies, such as sugar taxation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Situated in southern China, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has leveraged its unique geographical location and climate to become the nation’s top hub for sugarcane cultivation and sugar production.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China, with abundant sunshine and rainfall, continues to dominate China’s sugar sector, producing over 6.4 million tonnes of sugar during the 2024/2025 crushing season—accounting for 60 per cent of the nation’s total output for the 20th consecutive year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) – FGV Holdings Bhd will be delisted from Bursa Malaysia tomorrow, a move that will give greater latitude to one of the world’s largest crude palm oil producers to strategise and focus mainly on providing greater returns to settlers and value to shareholders.
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The government is considering a proposal to raise the tobacco tax rate, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday.
By Vikneswaran Raman
KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to reinforce the importance of multilateralism amid a rapidly polarising global landscape and Malaysia’s unwavering commitment to a more balanced, inclusive world order at the 17th BRICS Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 6-7.
