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By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday, with investors positioning for potential pre-Merdeka buying interest ahead of the upcoming National Day celebrations.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- IJM Corporation Bhd’s (IJM Corp) net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2026 (1Q FY2027) rose to RM137.39 million from RM95.60 million registered in the same period last year, driven by the construstion and manufacturing and quarrying divisions.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Financial advisory firm IPPFA Sdn Bhd has raised Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2026 to 5.4 per cent from 4.6 per cent previously.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd expects its total vehicle sales to reach 200,000 units in 2026, which will mark its highest annual sales performance in 15 years, following a strong first-half (1H) performance.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Agriculture and logistics are expected to experience the most immediate impact from the development of Malaysia’s low-altitude economy (LAE), according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is carving out a premium niche in Asia's digital-infrastructure race, combining scalable power, connectivity, execution speed, industrial depth and hyperscale capital, says an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (Bernama) --Batu Kawan Bhd reported a net loss of RM653.16 million in the third quarter (3Q) of 2026, which ended on June 30, 2026, compared to a net profit of RM182.92 million from the same period a year earlier.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- Shape Memory Medical Inc, a California-based global medical device company, has closed a US$10 million convertible note financing led by new investor August Global Partners (AGP), joined by fellow new investor Taiwania Capital. (US$1=RM4.03)
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) rose 1.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 114.8 points in June 2026 from 113.3 points a year earlier, indicating that the country’s near-term economic prospects remain positive.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s total trade has reached RM2.16 trillion for the period of January-July 2026, expanding by 24.7 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), driven by strong export demand, according to the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).
JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Maybank and the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand access to the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and support its development as a mutually beneficial proposition for both countries and the broader ASEAN region.
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia aims for locally manufactured chips developed in collaboration with Arm Ltd to enter the production stage and be used in the country’s semiconductor supply chain by 2030, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.
