By Harizah Hanim Mohamed and Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s main index closed lower on Friday after a choppy session, while buying interest shifted to smaller-cap stocks, particularly technology and construction counters.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Sunway Healthcare Group (SHG) today marked the groundbreaking of Sunway Medical Centre Iskandar Puteri (SMCIP), its first hospital in southern Malaysia, involving a total capital expenditure of RM800 million.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- The increase in coal prices to US$148 per tonne on Sept 10, 2026 will directly impact the cost of electricity generation, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Kuala Lumpur will be hosting a seminar on Wagyu Secondary Cuts to enhance its adoption and contribute to the further expansion of Wagyu exports in the Malaysian market.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- AirAsia Group Bhd currently anticipates jet-fuel prices of between US$160 and US$190 per barrel and may reprice airfares again should prices rise to US$250 per barrel, said co-founder and adviser Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, the software company building cloud-native, artificial intelligence (AI)-by-design mobile networks, has launched NetAIShield, its next-generation AI-native fraud protection framework designed to protect telecom networks and subscribers against increasingly sophisticated fraud.
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Sabah's gas supply is expected to almost double to 1,350 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) by 2030 compared to 700 mmscfd currently following the implementation of seven offshore development projects including four new gas fields.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) is exploring opportunities to collaborate with the Malaysia Gold Association (MGA) to produce Malaysia-themed gold products to promote the country’s identity.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s automotive total industry volume (TIV) decreased two per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 71,428 units in August 2026 from 73,041 units in the same month last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index saw interspersed buying and selling before ending the morning session in the red, as sentiment was cautious due to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance, elevated United States Treasury yields and persistent foreign selling.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s overnight policy rate (OPR) could rise by 25 basis points (bps) in 2027 amid expectations of further increases in global interest rates, according to MBSB Research.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Johor Plantations Group Bhd’s (JPG) expansion from plantation core to integrated palm oil player is seen as a potential medium-term catalyst, particularly with the commencement and ramp-up of its Integrated Sustainable Palm Oil Complex (iSPOC).
