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By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower today, reversing yesterday’s gains, as investor sentiment remained cautious amid subdued trading activity, with participants continuing to assess the broader macroeconomic and geopolitical environment.
By Niam Seet Wei
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- With the West Asia conflict showing no sign of abating, Malaysians may have to brace for rising healthcare costs and continued inflationary pressures, said IHH Healthcare Bhd Malaysia chief executive officer Dr Kamal Amzan.
HAIKOU (China), May 12 (Bernama) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) should be measured beyond traditional goods-based indicators to include services, investment and e-commerce in order to better capture the agreement’s overall impact.
HAIKOU (China), May 12 (Bernama) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) must evolve beyond traditional tariff reductions and simple transhipment towards high-complexity trade and integrated supply chains.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The rubber market closed higher on Friday, supported by firmer benchmark crude oil prices and concerns over supply shortages due to wet weather disruptions in major producing countries, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is positioning itself to move beyond its long-standing leadership in assembly, testing and packaging towards leadership in advanced packaging as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the global semiconductor industry.
From Linda Khoo
CEBU, May 8 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is committed to strengthening intra-regional trade, including increasing intra-member trade to at least 30 per cent by 2030.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent today reinforced expectations that the central bank will likely hold the rate throughout 2026, although investment banks and research houses caution that prolonged geopolitical tensions and higher oil prices could still alter the inflation outlook.
From Niam Seet Wei
CEBU (Philippines) May 7 (Bernama) -- ASEAN may consider bringing in the private sector to help realise the newly-mooted oil stockpiling framework aimed at strengthening the region’s long-term energy security and preparedness.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s general insurance industry recorded gross written premium (GWP) of RM24.2 billion in 2025, representing a 4.8 per cent increase from RM23.1 billion in 2024, driven mainly by continued expansion in the motor and fire insurance segments, according to the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to moderate to 4.2 per cent this year, compared with 5.2 per cent in 2025, driven by growing domestic demand alongside still-resilient external demand, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Global demand for international air cargo, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTK), fell by 4.8 per cent in March this year compared with March 2025 levels (-5.5 per cent for international operations), said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
