KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- IHH Healthcare Bhd said it suffered losses due to delays in obtaining the required mandatory tender offer (MTO) approvals for its acquisition of Fortis Healthcare amid a dispute between Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd and its “judgment debtors.”
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Mondelez International has launched its completed RM90 million Crumb Tower at the Cadbury Confectionery plant in Shah Alam, reinforcing its long-term confidence in Selangor and Malaysia as a strategic base for advanced chocolate manufacturing.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani and Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia finished the week sharply lower on Friday amid another round of selling across regional markets, as persistently high crude oil prices continued to weigh on market sentiment, an analyst said.
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Rising healthcare utilisation is emerging as a key contributor to Malaysia’s medical claims inflation, highlighting the need for greater efficiency, transparency and collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem to keep medical protection affordable and sustainable, according to the Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd is keeping its end-2026 Bursa Malaysia benchmark index FBM KLCI target at 1,770, underpinned by clearer earnings visibility from Malaysia’s power and grid infrastructure spending.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained lower at midday, weighed down by continued selling pressure in most heavyweight counters in line with weaker regional performance amid surging oil prices due to ongoing US-Iran tensions.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade recorded sales of RM170.5 billion in July 2026, a nine per cent increase year-on-year (y-o-y), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Coventry, a provider of life insurance secondary-market solutions, is urging policyowners and financial professionals to review the value of existing life insurance policies and consider alternatives before allowing coverage to lapse or surrendering it.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 should move Malaysia’s artificial intelligence (AI) agenda beyond data centre construction towards enterprise adoption, domestic intellectual property, cybersecurity and workforce productivity.
By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is well positioned to seize a first-mover advantage in ASEAN’s second wave of hyperscale and artificial intelligence (AI) computing infrastructure, driven by its competitive costs, strong connectivity and established semiconductor ecosystem.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) Asset Recovery Taskforce said claims for damages filed by four companies’ court-appointed liquidators suing DBS Bank are linked to accounts opened by Jho Low associate, Eric Tan.
From Saraswathi Muniappan
NEW DELHI, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and India’s investment ties continue to gain momentum, with Malaysia having approved 293 manufacturing projects with Indian participation worth US$2.95 billion (RM10.16 billion) as of June 2026, Malaysia’s Chargé d'Affaires, Deputy High Commissioner, Sharifah Ezneeda Wafa, said.
