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By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia extended its gains to close higher today, supported by strength in telecommunications stocks and a rebound in heavyweight banking counters, which kept the benchmark index in positive territory despite cautious overall market sentiment.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Reservoir Link Energy Bhd's 60 per cent-owned subsidiary, Reservoir Link Solutions Sdn Bhd (RLS), has secured a five-year appointment from Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) as a panel contractor.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is well positioned to benefit from the global artificial intelligence (AI)-driven semiconductor upcycle through advanced packaging, AI infrastructure, semiconductor equipment demand and ongoing supply-chain diversification, said Apex Securities Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia needs to set up a sovereign cloud to safeguard critical security and personal data while remaining open to global digital investments as Southeast Asia becomes increasingly dependent on critical digital technologies and infrastructure.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- It will be hugely advantageous for big companies as well as small and medium enterprises (SMES) to comply with sustainable reporting requirements so that they have access to capital and markets and retain their competitiveness.
LABUAN, July 2 (Bernama) -- The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) Sabah should be formally mandated to initiate the Sabah Integrated Logistics and Transport Masterplan to unlock the state’s key progress in logistics planning, said logistics expert Datuk Ramli Amir.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia plans to repurpose sites of retiring coal-fired power plants into renewable energy (RE) hubs and battery energy storage facilities under a proposed National Coal Site Repurposing Framework, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has appointed a new seven-member Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) for a three-year term from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- Electricity consumption by the data centre sector is expected to increase significantly to 31% - equivalent to 73,274 gigawatt-hours (GWh) - by 2035, up from 7% or 10,544 GWh in 2026.
JOHOR BAHRU, July 1 (Bernama) -- US-based digital infrastructure company Vertiv Group expects its Johor manufacturing facility to gradually ramp up production, with about 15 to 20 per cent of its production lines currently in operation.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- Global SWF has published the seventh edition of its Governance, Sustainability, and Resilience (GSR) Scoreboard, with nine institutions achieving perfect scores in the 2026 assessment of state-owned investors.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- AGC Biologics, a global biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has partnered with Pyramid Pharma Services to provide an integrated United States (US)-based manufacturing solution for drug developers.
