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JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) serves as a transformative regional gateway by unlocking structural synergies between the two economies, shifting the paradigm from basic cross-border trade to cross-border innovation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) expects national original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to sustain their sales momentum in the second half of 2026 (2H 2026).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, has expanded the Xsolla Partner Network ahead of gamescom 2026 in Cologne, giving game developers a simpler and more reliable way to grow their games through creators.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- The recent oil shock has exposed a less visible vulnerability in Malaysia's energy balance, even as the country remains a net energy exporter, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB).
IPOH, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB) has unveiled a new chassis component facility in the Automotive High Technology Valley (AHTV) in Tanjong Malim, with an investment of RM9.5 million.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Templafy, the agentic document generation platform, has launched the Templafy Agent Add-In, a free artificial intelligence (AI) agent that enables users to create, edit and review presentations without leaving PowerPoint.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has clinched the Best Meetings Destination (Asia) 2026 award at the M&C Asia Stella Awards 2026, further strengthening the country’s position as a preferred destination for international meetings and business events in Asia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Rystad Energy will officially launch Spektra, its artificial intelligence (AI)-native market intelligence platform, at its Innovate online event on Aug 20, marking the platform's move to full commercial availability.
By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) — The role of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) as it undertakes to oversee and assume a supervisory framework over the types of investments Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) makes in line with its policy of balancing returns, protecting capital and ensuring sufficient liquidity to fulfil its haj mandate is crucial, an academic said.
By Norsyafawati Ab Wahab
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- As depositors, Muslims should reaffirm their understanding of the fundamental principle behind the establishment of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), which was created to help Muslims manage their savings for the purpose of performing the Hajj, rather than treating dividend announcements as the primary measure of the institution’s performance.
By Niam Seet Wei
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- The government could consider incorporating positive elements of the goods and services tax (GST), such as broadening exemptions, into the existing sales and service tax (SST) to reduce cascading taxes, said a tax expert.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- FGV Holdings Bhd has appointed Nurul Muhaniza Hanafi as group managing director (GMD) effective today, making her the first woman to lead the company.
