KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Hartalega Holdings Bhd will not be able to meet the demand for rubber gloves in the next three years with its current production capacity, said its executive chairman, Kuan Kam Hon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) has introduced several measures and strategies, including tax exemption and investment tax allowance, to speed up the recovery of trade and economic activities from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dewan Negara was told.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Policies that promote and facilitate health and overall wellness are vital for Asia and the Pacific’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The optimism over vaccine has continued to bolster the pharmaceutical counters with Duopharma and Pharmaniaga emerging among the top gainers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.

MELAKA, Sept 14 — The government will reinstate its firm and serious commitment to further creating a healthy investment climate in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has appointed Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin as its new chief operating officer (COO) effective September 15.

By Sherilyn Pang THE economic growth of Selangor reported by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) in August showed it exceeded the national gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019. Compared to all the other states, Selangor’s GDP grew the fastest at 6.7 per cent, with the federal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Malaysian state-owned energy giant Petroliam Nasional Berhad said on Friday it would reshape its portfolio after swinging to a quarterly loss in the face of a coronavirus-related demand slump and lower oil prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$104.4 billion (RM433.2 billion) as at August 28, 2020, slightly higher compared with US$104.3 billion (RM432.8 billion) as at August 14, 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Malaysia’s exports are expected to moderately decline 3.5 per cent this year compared with a growth of 1.7 per cent (worth RM986.38 billion) in 2019, said the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — The rise of millennial retail investors and adoption of online trading by Malaysian retail investors are positive trends for retail trading activities, said CGS-CIMB Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) interventions to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Malaysia's flagship budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd flipped to a loss in the second quarter, it said on Tuesday, charting a fourth straight quarterly loss as revenue took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Banks in Malaysia are Southeast Asia’s most committed financial institutions in terms of helping businesses as well as individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic, with up to 55 per cent of the total loan book in the country under moratorium support, a fund manager said.

SINGAPORE, Aug 25 — Asia's stock markets opened higher on Tuesday following a Wall Street rally driven by vaccine hopes, while the dollar found some support ahead of a key central bank speech.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 24 — The National Audit Department has proposed 23 recommendations for three ministries and seven federal departments in the 2019 Auditor-General's Report Series 1, said Auditor-General Datuk Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid.

TOKYO, Aug 17 — More and more Japanese firms are expanding business in Southeast Asia and scaling down operations in China due to its escalating tensions with the United States, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA) according to the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — The massive 17.1 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) contraction in the second quarter (Q2) 2020 has so far made Malaysia the worst-performing economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Malaysia’s international investment position (IIP) recorded a higher net asset position of RM57.3 billion in the second quarter of 2020 (Q2 2020) from RM27.1 billion in the previous quarter, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).