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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Westports Holdings Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2026 (3Q 2026) jumped 26 per cent to RM342.55 million from RM271.1 million in the same quarter a year ago, driven by higher gross profit due to improved revenue.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were higher at midday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session marginally higher amid a cautious trading environment.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Hebei Power Grid in north China has completed its first black-start test at a grid-forming wind farm, restarting the Liuqing Wind Farm’s 35-kilovolt collector line, which then ran stably for more than three hours, according to State Grid Hebei Electric Power Company Limited.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- A total of 22,849 talents have been trained through various development programmes for the semiconductor sector as of the third quarter of 2026, as part of an effort to achieve 60,000 highly skilled engineers by 2030 under the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Abaxx Technologies Inc (Abaxx), a financial software and market infrastructure company, announced that Risk.net has named Abaxx Exchange “Newcomer of the Year” at the 2026 Energy Risk Asia Awards.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- CIMB Group Holdings Bhd is stepping up efforts to pursue a potential delisting of its Indonesian subsidiary, PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk, and plans to engage regulators on the exercise, said CIMB Investment Bank Bhd (CIMB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- NWE Resources Group Bhd expects its hospitality amenities business to benefit from the extension of the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign into 2027, supported by an anticipated increase in hotel orders and the government’s tourism promotion efforts.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- AwanBiru Technology Bhd’s (Awantec) wholly-owned subsidiary, Awantec System Sdn Bhd has secured an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) contract worth RM8.68 million from TH Plantation Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The 2026 China Apple Annual Conference and Qingyang Apple Expo opened on Oct 18 in the Chinese city of Qingyang, with a focus on using digital technology to drive the development of the country’s apple industry.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s poultry industry is expected to remain resilient in the medium term, supported by steady demand for affordable protein and an established domestic production base, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) could remove up to 90 container trucks from the road with every freight train, supporting Malaysia’s shift towards rail-based freight transportation.
