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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) is exploring opportunities to collaborate with the Malaysia Gold Association (MGA) to produce Malaysia-themed gold products to promote the country’s identity.
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Penang is positioning Swettenham Pier for a bigger role in the regional cruise network, with the terminal now capable of accommodating two quantum-sized cruise ships simultaneously and up to 12,000 passengers.
KUCHING, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- The export value of timber and timber-based products from Sarawak is estimated to have reached RM1.16 billion as of June this year, said Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (Pusaka) general manager Datuk Zainal Abidin Abdullah.
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Sabah continues to record strong growth in arrivals from China, with visitor numbers increasing 25.5 per cent in the first seven months of the year, reinforcing China’s position as the state’s largest international visitor market.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia rebounded to open higher on Friday as lower oil prices, easing United States (US) Treasury yields and resilient labour market data encouraged bargain hunting in technology and semiconductor shares after the index closed 0.26 per cent lower yesterday, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Affin Bank Bhd has partnered with World Bank Group member, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to expand access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysian advanced-materials company developing copper-composite materials for industrial applications Vertex Material has emerged as a new unicorn, achieving a valuation of approximately US$7 billion (US$1=RM4.08) and is targeting a listing on Nasdaq in 2027.
From Siti Fauziah Hasan
NANNING (China), Sept 17 (Bernama) — The 23rd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) 2026 and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) opened here today, further strengthening economic and trade cooperation as well as regional economic integration.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed and Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s main index closed lower today after a choppy trading session amid concerns over elevated United States (US) bond yields and the possibility of further monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve, said an analyst.
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher on Thursday, supported by resilient consumer demand in the United States.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Criteo, the global commerce intelligence platform, has announced a strategic reseller partnership with Tyroo Technologies to promote its performance media solutions to advertisers in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Univar Solutions USA LLC (Univar Solutions), through its Ingredients + Specialties (I+S) from the Univar Solutions division, has expanded its agreement with Dow to distribute speciality ingredients for homecare and industrial cleaning applications across the United States and Canada.
