Economy
Malaysia Must Drive Innovation, Develop Higher-value Rubber Products - Noraini
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should drive innovation by developing more specialised and higher-value rubber products, said Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.
Market
CPO Futures End Higher For Fourth Straight Session On Supply Concerns, Soybean Oil Gains
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KLCI Futures End Higher
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher on Thursday.
Corporate
TM Keen To Participate In Salam Submarine Cable Network Project
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is keen to participate in the Sambungan Kabel Dasar Laut MADANI (SALAM) project, said its group chief executive officer Datuk Amar Huzaimi Md Deris.
Bursa Malaysia, FTSE Russell To Enhance FBM KLCI, FBM 70 Methodologies
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd and London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) wholly owned business division FTSE Russell will collaborate to enhance the methodologies of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) and FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 (FBM 70) indices, following a public consultation conducted earlier this year.
NexG Assesses Datasonic Technologies Value At RM7.5 Bln
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- NexG Bhd says its wholly owned subsidiary Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd (DTSB), which is the provider of the MyKad national identity card, is currently valued at RM7.5 billion following the government's request for an indicative price.