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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Pacific Prime, an international health insurance and employee benefits provider, has won four awards at the HR Vendors of the Year Awards Singapore 2026, including gold for Best HR Compliance Partner.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Favelle Favco Bhd’s (FFB) Australia-based subsidiary, Favelle Favco Cranes Pty Ltd, has secured purchase orders and letters of intent worth a combined RM83.7 million to supply tower cranes.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market closed higher on Tuesday, tracking gains in regional rubber futures markets after China and the United States extended their trade truce.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Kumpulan Kitacon Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, Kitacon Sdn Bhd, has accepted a letter of award from Sime Darby Property (Elmina North) Sdn Bhd for main building works, including ancillary buildings, worth RM54.872 million.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The Building Cost Index (BCI) with steel bars decreased by between negative 0.1 per cent and negative 3.8 per cent across building categories and regions in Peninsular Malaysia in October 2026 compared with the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Companies from Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City, a technology zone in China’s Zhejiang province, showcased artificial intelligence (AI) products at the Light of Internet Expo, held alongside the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit from Nov 2 to 5.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Tighter housing loan approvals and potentially higher borrowing costs are expected to weigh on Malaysia's residential property market in 2027, as banks become more selective in financing property purchases, said JLL Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Hong Kong’s non-life insurance gross written premiums grew eight per cent year-on-year to HK$108.5 billion in 2025, driven by growth in direct business and inward reinsurance, according to a report by global credit rating agency AM Best. (HK$100 = RM51.66)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Fitness and wellness brand, Virgin Active has agreed to acquire Holmes Place Germany for 135 million euros in cash, marking its entry into Europe’s largest fitness market. (1 Euro = RM4.55)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production increased 7.3 per cent in September 2026 to 31,657 tonnes from 29,510 tonnes in August 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s total palm oil stocks rose by 110,610 tonnes, or 3.15 per cent, to 3.62 million tonnes in October this year from 3.51 million tonnes a month earlier, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 6.3 per cent year-on-year in September, driven mainly by the manufacturing sector, which recorded sales valued at RM191.1 billion.
