PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) will establish the separation of powers among relevant agencies and introduce new regulations to strengthen the country’s padi and rice sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry today launched the Edu+ programme aimed at strengthening Malaysia’s edutourism sector and promoting cultural exchange, with an initial focus on attracting international students.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The retail prices for RON97 and RON95 petrol will remain unchanged, at RM3.19 and RM2.05 per litre respectively, for the October 10 to October 16 period.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Malaysia is set to transition from coal power, with coal-fired generation being phased out and no new coal plants in the pipeline, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) is reviewing subsidies for grades A, B and C chicken eggs.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) will merge seven of its enforcement agencies to enhance regulation in the agrofood sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The ringgit was one of the best-performing currencies globally in the third quarter of this year (3Q2024), strengthening 14.4 per cent against the US dollar and 11.4 per cent on a year-to-date basis, said Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Financial Markets Committee (FMC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar as investors shifted their attention to the extent and timing of anticipated US interest rate cuts, confident that monetary easing will persist.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Malaysia is poised to exceed its national growth target in 2024 on the back of sound fiscal policies and an ongoing commitment to reforms under the Madani economic framework, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The ringgit closed slightly lower against the United States dollar, as the sharp increase in US Treasury yields stoked caution among traders and markets regarding the likelihood of future US rate cuts.

VIENTIANE, Oct 8 — Malaysia is exploring opportunities for collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap) to attract investment and green initiatives.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia (JPSM) is ramping up efforts to sustainably manage and develop forest resources while optimising its contribution to the nation’s socio-economic growth.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Malaysia said today it hopes European lawmakers will be more accommodating on sustainable policies, following a proposal by the European Commission last week to delay the implementation of a law that would ban imports of products linked to deforestation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The government has announced support for local oil palm smallholders to help them meet the new European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) deadline, which has been extended to December 30, 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Cisco, a global technology company, has signed collaboration agreements with Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) under its Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) programme, aiming to drive artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The World Bank Group has upgraded Malaysia’s economic growth forecast to 4.9 per cent in 2024 from its initial 4.3 per cent forecast set in April, said Apurva Sanghi, its lead economist for Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Malaysia has achieved significant success in energy efficiency, described as the first fuel of energy transition efforts, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Bank Negara Malaysia is likely to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged for the next 12 to 15 months, with inflation pressures subdued and the economic outlook stable, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar this morning, supported by the firmer Brent crude oil prices which surpassed US$80 per barrel.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia will voice its views on global issues strongly and without fear or favour if and when it joins the Brics group of emerging economies whose founding members include Russia and China.