From Mohd Khairi Idham Amran
NEW DELHI, May 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia believes that trade remains a key driver of development and increasing South-South trade should be further harnessed, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia continued to record a surplus in the current account balance (CAB) in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026), amounting to RM15.2 billion, equivalent to 3.0 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), significantly higher than RM2.7 billion in 4Q 2025.
From Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
ALMETYEVSK (Russia), May 14 (Bernama) -- Tatneft, a top-five largest oil company in Russia, is open to explore potential collaboration in petrochemicals, refining and sustainable energy initiatives with Petronas.
From Mohd Khairi Idham Amran
NEW DELHI, May 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is seeking to strengthen strategic collaboration with India across several high-potential sectors, including semiconductors, renewable energy, human resource development and tourism, said Malaysian High Commissioner to India Datuk Muzafar Shah Mustafa.
From Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KAZAN (Russia), May 14 (Bernama) — Media practitioners has expressed the need for ethical and human-centric use of artificial intelligence (AI) to safeguard cultural heritage, media integrity and public trust amid rapid digital transformation, during the “Heritage Code: The Digital Evolution of Meanings” media forum.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The government is looking at ways to incentivise transport operators to adopt electric vehicle (EV) trucks as part of long-term efforts to reduce the country’s diesel subsidy burden.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- ExtraHop has announced its Co-founder and Chief Scientist Raja Mukerji will headline a series of events across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to help business leaders understand the impact of the agentic era on cybersecurity operations.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) -- Persona AI announced a research and development collaboration with Under Armour to study how advanced performance materials can support humanoid robots operating in industrial environments.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has publicly reprimanded Ireka Corp Bhd (Ireka) and seven of its former directors for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirement, while imposing total fines of RM425,000 on the directors.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade climbed 9.8 per cent year-on-year in March 2026, with sales worth RM169 billion, supported by strong seasonal consumer demand, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia wants original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to collaborate with local vendors to level up the entire value chain and ecosystem via the new electric vehicle (EV) policy, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Sim Tze Tzin.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank Indonesia (BI) have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) that strengthens bilateral cooperation between the two central banks.
