PEKAN, May 24 — Indonesia's move to lift its palm oil exports ban yesterday will not have much of an impact on Malaysia’s oil palm industry, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Willie Mongin.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Exports of up to 3.6 million chickens will be stopped from June 1 until chicken prices and production stabilise, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The supply of wheat flour in the country is not expected to be affected by the wheat ban by India following a heatwave in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Malaysia's export and import unit value indices recorded steady month-on-month (m-o-m) growth of 4.7 per cent and 2.3 per cent respectively in March 2022, leading the country's terms of trade to increase by 2.3 per cent m-o-m to 112.5 points, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

JAKARTA, April 27 — Indonesia will halt shipments of refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm olein, effective April 28, 2022, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Malaysia is set to benefit from palm oil importers shifting demand from Indonesia to Malaysia following Indonesia's ‘surprising’ and ‘unexpected measure’ to impose an export ban on the commodity, which will also further raise overall global vegetable oil prices, Public Investment Bank said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia's total trade recorded double-digit growth of 27.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2022 to reach a new high of RM236.6 billion, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The ringgit snapped its five-day losing streak against the US dollar in the early trade today as the encouraging trade figures for February sparked risk appetite for the local currency, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Malaysia’s total trade for January 2022 surged 24.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM203.0 billion, with exports soaring 23.5 per cent to RM110.7 billion and imports climbing 26.4 per cent to RM92.3 billion.

By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, Jan 15 — Selangor has recorded the highest increase in export value in November last year thus becoming the major contributor to the country’s economic growth. The achievement was shared by Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari on Twitter today. “Selangor has...

JAKARTA, Jan 1 — Indonesia has decided to temporarily halt coal exports in January to meet its domestic demand, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

MELAKA, Dec 31 — The Malaysian Industry Timber Board (MTIB) expects wood-based products exports to hit RM23 billion this year compared with RM22.01 billion achieved in 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Malaysia’s monthly export and import unit value indices for September 2021 dropped to 0.2 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Top Glove Corp Bhd is set to resume its exports to the United States (US) as early as end-September 2021 after US customs authorities lifted a year-long ban imposed on the glove producer for alleged forced labour.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The world's largest gloves manufacturer, Top Glove Corporation Bhd has been allowed to resume exporting and selling gloves to the United States (US) starting from today, following the modification of the findings by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Malaysia’s monthly export and import unit value indices continued to show positive growth in July 2021, both rising 1.3 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Malaysia’s export and import unit value indices continued to record positive growth in May 2021, at 0.7 per cent and 0.9 per cent on a monthly basis, respectively, despite the uncertainty of economic activities, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — Malaysia’s export and import unit value indices continued to record positive growth in April 2021, growing by 1.7 per cent and 0.8 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m), respectively.

VIENTIANE, June 3 — The Lao government has temporarily banned the import and export of cattle, beef, and other bovine products to prevent the spread of an infectious skin disease, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) urged the government to allow activities in the import and export sectors — including ports, warehousing and transportation of goods — to continue during the total lockdown period.