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By Zufazlin Baharuddin
PETALING JAYA, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Greater tax certainty for companies and stronger support for small- and medium-cap companies are among the measures that could provide further impetus to Malaysia’s capital market under Budget 2027.
LABUAN, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Association of Labuan has called for the service tax exemption under Section 48 of the Service Tax Act 2018 to be applied to services performed entirely in Labuan under Budget 2027.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Toluna, a global insights leader, has unveiled Toluna Bina, an artificial intelligence (AI)-native, always-on research workspace that turns questions, hunches, or raw ideas into fact-based direction in minutes.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- MidOcean Energy (MidOcean), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, has concluded its 2026 equity capital raise, securing more than US$4 billion of closed and pending commitments over the last 12 months. (US$1 = RM4.08)
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is still far from achieving its target of transforming 3,000 manufacturers into smart factories by 2030, with only 93 having successfully completed the transformation so far.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- YYForce Inc, a technology-enabled provider of workforce solutions and integrated facility management services, has deployed a YY Circle Malaysia-branded hospitality service robot at Aloft by Marriott Langkawi Pantai Tengah in Langkawi, Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is now widely used to create business documents, but new research from Templafy suggests businesses are not yet capturing its full productivity potential, as faster document generation does not always translate into faster completion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- American manufacturers operating in Malaysia are reducing their reliance on inputs from China and increasingly sourcing from Malaysia following the implementation of US tariffs, said the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has launched a global K-Seafood campaign to raise awareness of Korean seafood and its diverse appeal amid K-food’s growing global popularity.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- YTL AI Labs Sdn Bhd, the artificial intelligence solutions arm of YTL Power International Bhd under the YTL Group, has launched ILMUcode to prepare Malaysians for a new era of software development.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) customers who use up to 800 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per month will receive a pro-rata credit for the September bill adjustment, which will be credited directly to their October 2026 electricity bills.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) – The government should provide incentives in the form of credits and tax exemptions for artificial intelligence-related companies undertaking research and development, and support data centre expansion to lure more AI technology investments to Malaysia.
