4h ago
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Retirement Fund Incorporated's (KWAP) RM750 million allocation under Budget 2027 represents a planned commercial investment for Projek Vista Kampus across six selected universities, with the investment intended to generate sustainable long-term returns for the retirement fund.
5h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Selangor must intensify skill development for the local workforce and enhance their value-add to ensure foreign investors remain in the state, and not simply view it as a gateway to invest elsewhere.
6h ago
LABUAN, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Labuan Corporation (LC) has appointed entrepreneur Jeffrey Lim Tau Hoong as chief executive officer of its wholly owned investment subsidiary, Invest Labuan Sdn Bhd (ILSB), effective today.
6h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- CelcomDigi Bhd and Maxis Bhd have accepted spectrum awards from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
8h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index retreated four days of gains to close lower on Thursday, following profit-taking in selected heavyweight stocks and tracking regional and Wall Street losses.
8h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The RM83 billion development expenditure allocation under Budget 2027 forms part of Malaysia’s RM430 billion five-year development allocation under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) 2026–2030 to expand productive capacity and drive higher-value economic growth, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
9h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 encourages greater collaboration among healthcare stakeholders, including insurance and takaful providers, to improve healthcare affordability and contain rising medical costs, said Etiqa Insurance and Takaful.
11h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- A total of 1,204 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have benefited from SME Corp Malaysia’s (SME Corp) Industry and Business Support Programme (SINAR) as of Sept 30, according to the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry (MECD).
12h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP) will strengthen support for Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to expand into global markets through e-commerce platforms, overseas regulatory guidance and product promotion.
12h ago
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The government intends to implement a comprehensive approach involving all ministries and agencies to help the semiconductor sector develop more local technology and to strengthen cooperation with other countries, said Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong.
14h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 is expected to support income growth as the government presses ahead with efforts to raise wages through a tiered minimum wage structure covering semi-skilled workers and graduates, CGS International Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd said.
14h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Credit reporting agency CTOS Digital Bhd (CTOS) is expected to incur additional capital expenditure and operating expenditure under its 12-month post-incident programme following a cyberattack that penetrated its cloud environment, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB).