1d ago
SHAH ALAM, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government today unveiled the Second Selangor Plan (RS-2), a five-year economic blueprint outlining six strategic missions across 25 focus areas, with a target of generating RM600 billion in economic value over the plan period.
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KUALA LUMPUR, AUG 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is well placed to benefit from the global artificial intelligence (AI)-driven structural shift, underpinned by its position as the world’s sixth-largest semiconductor exporter, growing specialisation in higher-value semiconductor manufacturing and growing appeal as a destination for digital infrastructure.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) has invested RM51 million in 2025 into a one-stop nutraceutical products supplier and brand owner in Malaysia, in its effort to develop the nation’s private markets ecosystem via Dana Pemacu.
2d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The stronger financial performance of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) at present is the result of institutional reforms implemented since its restructuring, including the implementation of 75 per cent of the recommendations made by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI), according to an economist.
3d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- Maybank Singapore Ltd today announced its participation in the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) borderless, liquid, open, online, multi-currency (BLOOM) initiative aimed at advancing next-generation, best-in-class cross-border payments and transaction banking infrastructure.
3d ago
By Samantha Tan Chiew Tieng
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs to focus on developing high-value technologies (tech), components, and services to strengthen its position in the global space economy’s supply chain and reap the economic benefits of the sector, said Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA) director-general Datuk Azlikamil Napiah.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia can become one of the world’s 30 largest economies if its annual nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth outpaces that of other countries by at least two percentage points, according to Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is expected to maintain its economic momentum in the second half of 2026 (2H 2026), driven primarily by continued strength in the technology sector as electrical and electronics (E&E) exports remain supported by the global artificial intelligence (AI) investment cycle despite recent corrections in technology stocks.
3d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) is exploring the optimal mechanism for a proposed electric vehicle (EV) levy to support the development of a nationwide charging infrastructure.
4d ago
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd (SSPC) has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the third phase of the Malikai deepwater development offshore Sabah, Shell said in a statement today.
4d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- MNRB Holdings Bhd’s share price skyrocketed 9.7 per cent on Wednesday morning after it announced the divestment of its takaful business to Bank Rakyat for RM1.64 billion in cash.
4d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Free Industrial Zones (FIZs) recorded exports worth RM106.7 billion in the first half of 2026 (1H 2026), reflecting continued strong growth momentum.