SINGAPORE, April 24 — Malaysia’s headline inflation is expected to tick up in the latter half of the year, following its lowest reading in more than four years in March, said Moody’s Analytics.

PUTRAJAYA, April 24 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Treasury Department will review the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest assessment on Malaysia’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as reported in the April 2025 World Economic Outlook.

CYBERJAYA, April 24 — Malaysia successfully maintained its position as the ninth-largest exporter of hi-tech goods out of 143 countries worldwide in 2023, the best recognition it has achieved in the past decade.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The ringgit opened lower against the United States (US) dollar on Thursday, tracking gains in the US Dollar Index (DXY), as markets responded to signs that US President Donald Trump may be softening his stance on tariff policy.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The Malaysian Design Council (MRM) signed a trilateral cooperation agreement with the Asean-Japan Centre (AJC) and Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP) to strengthen design excellence in Malaysia, Japan and the Asean region.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has room to consider lowering the overnight policy rate (OPR) as headline inflation is below its 12-month average, said CIMB Investment Bank Bhd (CIMB IB) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Malaysia’s inflation increased at a slower rate of 1.4 per cent in March, with the index points at 134.1 compared to 132.2 in the previous corresponding month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The International Monetary Fund has downgraded Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 to 4.1 per cent, from 4.7 per cent previously, reflecting a broader downward revision across the region.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is undergoing a strategic transformation following its privatisation, with new shareholders focused on enhancing the passenger journey, remediating and revitalising infrastructure, and improving operational efficiency across the network.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street amid hopes that trade tensions between the United States and China may ease.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The ringgit opened almost flat against the dollar, as market sentiment remained fixated on the US President’s conflicting remarks about the Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman’s position.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — American tech giants Intel and Oracle have raised concerns about the impact of the United States’ tariffs on their operations in Malaysia, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

JAKARTA, April 22 — Cooperation in the halal industry, fisheries, higher education, and the issue of Gaza were among the matters discussed during Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s courtesy call on President Prabowo Subianto here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Twenty-two Malaysian companies participating in the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) Business Programme at Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, have secured over RM40 million in exports and investment.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) is planning to launch a global cargo joint business with Qatar Airways Cargo and IAG Cargo.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Applications for copyright protection of original music and recordings in Malaysia remain significantly lower compared to literary works, said Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) deputy director-general (strategic and technical) Yusnieza Syarmila Yusoff.

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today reaffirmed the government has approved an allocation of RM1 billion to boost padi production in Kedah.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Malaysia’s international reserves accumulated to US$118.4 billion as of April 15, from US$117.5 billion on March 28, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — The Malaysia-Thailand rail link to continental Asia, including China, is important in terms of supply chain security and safety, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Integrated marine bunkering services provider TMD Energy Ltd began trading on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol TMDE, becoming the first Malaysian marine bunker supplier to list on a major United States exchange.