KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The government will ensure that development projects approved for 2020 as well as initiatives under the economic stimulus package are implemented immediately, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The proposed economic stimulus package to cushion the negative impact of Covid-19 is timely to boost the domestic economy as the external sector has become increasingly wobbly, according to economists.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar in early trade as below-than-expected fourth quarter 2019 gross domestic product (GDP) results curbed investors’ appetite for the local currency, a dealer said.

[caption id="attachment_206156" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Boeing — File Picture[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Aircraft manufacturer Boeing estimates airlines in Southeast Asia will need 4,500 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at US$710 billion at list prices. Single-aisle...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Malaysia’s economy expanded by 3.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019, dragging the full-year Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 4.3 per cent, the lowest since the 2009 financial crisis amid supply disruptions in the commodity sector, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced today.

[caption id="attachment_206434" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

[caption id="attachment_205770" align="aligncenter" width="900"] File Picture BERNAMA[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The government is doing its level best to weigh the needs to protect and enhance the welfare of the people, amidst grappling with financial constraints, in arriving at its...

[caption id="attachment_206323" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A special committee has been set up to study on issues relating to the gig economy to find a long-term solution.

[caption id="attachment_204962" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Picture by MKJR/UNSPLASH[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Malaysia’s total trade is expected to reach RM2 trillion in 2020, said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming. He said the target is based on the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Fears of China's novel coronavirus outbreak and its potential impact on the world's growth continued to ​​​​​pressure the ringgit to open lower against the US dollar on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Proton has recorded a total of 8,506 new registrations in January this year, up 20.2 per cent over the same period last year, marking its most successful January sales in four years.

[caption id="attachment_206234" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by TROY MORTIER / UNSPLASH[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Shares of AirAsia Group Bhd and AirAsia X Bhd on Bursa Malaysia dropped in active trade after reports alleging executives of both companies of corruption and...

[caption id="attachment_206145" align="aligncenter" width="986"] Lim Guan Eng.

[caption id="attachment_205159" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali speaking to the journalists after the first Round Table Sessions in conjunction with the 2019 Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on December 19, 2019.

[caption id="attachment_205730" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by MERIC DAGLI / UNSPLASH[/caption] PUTRAJAYA, Jan 27 — The government is determined to drive the development of digital economy to boost the nation’s economic growth, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the...

[caption id="attachment_204157" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Picture by RAMON KAGIE/UNSPLASH[/caption] TEHRAN, Jan 8 — All 167 passengers and nine crew members on a Ukrainian 737 plane that crashed near Iran's capital Tehran early Wednesday have died, Anadolu Agency quoted a state...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) anticipates a higher dividend (hibah) for the financial year 2019, according to its group managing director and chief executive officer Nik Mohd Hasyudeen Yusoff.

[caption id="attachment_204035" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by CK YEO/UNSPLASH[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The more challenging external environment has underscored the need for Malaysia to increase trade diversification and strengthen investment competitiveness moving forward,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The Debt Management Committee (DMC) has endorsed the Federal Government’s 2020 Borrowing Programme, which includes the option of issuing an additional tranche of the Samurai bond.

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Oct — Khazanah Nasional Bhd (Khazanah)’s assets divestment exercise over the year only involved commercial assets and not strategic ones, said Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.