15d ago
By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended mixed on Thursday, despite firmer regional rubber futures following the reopening of the Chinese market after the National Day holidays.
15d ago
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has emerged as a winner amid global disruptions caused by tariffs, wars, oil supply disruptions and supply chain rebalancing, with growing profits and purchases from local suppliers, said the United States Embassy Chargé d'Affaires to Malaysia, David Gamble.
15d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The government has encouraged adaptive plantation management practices, particularly in water management and soil moisture conservation, to mitigate the impact of the El Nino on oil palm crops.
15d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed in negative territory at midday, mirroring losses across regional markets amid persistent selling pressure and higher oil prices.
15d ago
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday but retreated shortly after, tracking weaker Wall Street performance overnight as sentiment was weighed down by surging US Treasury yields.
15d ago
By M. Saraswathi
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- As Malaysians come away exhilarated from Formula One’s return to Sepang after a nine-year absence, it is apt for Budget 2027 to be similarly operationalised in a manner that will create far-reaching tangible spillover benefits, especially as Malaysia turns 70 next year.
16d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The government spent RM3.886 billion on cooking oil subsidies from 2024 to 2025, compared with RM3.278 billion collected in windfall profit levies from the palm oil industry during the same period, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
16d ago
By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Wednesday tracking weaker soybean oil prices.
16d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) prices could return to the RM5,000-per-tonne level as early as in the first quarter (1Q) of 2027, driven by potential disruptions to the sunflower oil market and developments surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, said an analyst.
16d ago
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower today in tandem with weaker regional markets, failing to track Wall Street’s rally as elevated US Treasury yields and renewed gains in crude oil weighed on sentiment.
16d ago
By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher on Wednesday, tracking regional rubber futures markets' performance amid tighter rubber supply.
16d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is on track to exceed its palm oil production target for 2026, following encouraging production performance, said Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.