KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The latest United States-China tariff rollback will impact Malaysia’s glovemakers, delaying purchasing decisions due to ongoing uncertainty, said Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Bursa Malaysia continued to trade higher in mid-morning, buoyed by positive sentiment spilling over into local and regional markets following the 90-day rollback of US-China tariffs.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia’s High Commission in Windhoek yesterday held the third edition of the Malaysian Fruits and Food Promotion show, this time introducing popular local fruits to Namibia.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the United States dollar today, supported by positive sentiment from US-China diplomatic negotiations on US’ reciprocal tariffs, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Malaysia will join regional and global partners this week at the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Ministers Responsible for Trade in Jeju, South Korea, with artificial intelligence (AI) and demographic challenges among key priorities and calling for open trade.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Malaysia’s maritime sector, including its ports, is not immune to the fallout from the tariff war, which can potentially deal a death blow to small companies if the cost of shipping cargo increases exorbitantly.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — The ringgit is expected to stay weaker in the near term, given the optimism that a trade deal between the United States (US) and China, and perhaps the rest of the world, would be achieved within the 90-day pause period.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The ringgit closed lower against the United States (US) dollar on Friday as news about a possible trade deal between the US and China by the end of the week spurred interest in the greenback.

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — Malaysia’s labour market continued to chart steady progress in the first quarter of 2025, with key indicators showing growth in employment and labour force participation, coupled with a decline in the unemployment rate, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Malaysia’s construction sector recorded a 16.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in the value of work done to RM42.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Berjaya Food Bhd is expected to remain weighed down by overhang from geopolitical tensions, which will continue to dampen its performance in the near term, said Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Bursa Malaysia rebounded from yesterday’s losses to open higher, boosted by renewed buying interest in selected heavyweights, which is in line with positive momentum on the regional market, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar, supported by positive sentiment following developments in trade tariffs between key global economies, including China and the United Kingdom (UK), said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Thursday as confidence in the greenback is deemed to have returned.

PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — The government is exploring the best approach to introduce a more progressive policy on plastic waste management, which has become the country’s biggest challenge, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — The United States has insisted on bilateral talks with Asean’s individual members and refused to negotiate with it as a bloc on its tariffs, said the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today proposed three initiatives, including the introduction of the Asean Franchise Accelerator programme, to elevate Malaysia’s franchise ecosystem.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will lower the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) ratio by 100 basis points, from two per cent to one per cent, effective May 16, 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.0 per cent is a cautious approach as the government faces many ongoing global developments and uncertainties, said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sector sales value rose 3.7 per cent on-year at RM164.3 billion in March, compared with a 4.7 per cent on-year growth at RM153.1 billion in February, said the Statistics Department.