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By Hasnah Jusid
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- Local fast-food chain Marrybrown aims to open 30 new outlets nationwide by 2027 as part of its strategy to expand operations and strengthen its position in the fast-food industry.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has urged employers to take proactive measures to protect employees’ safety, health and welfare as haze conditions worsen, including adjusting work arrangements in line with prevailing air quality and occupational safety requirements.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- The Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Semiconductor Summit 2026 (AiSEM@Selangor), one of the flagship components of the Selangor International Business Summit (SIBS) 2026, aims to support the growth of semiconductor and integrated circuit (IC) companies, with six firms in the pipeline to go public by 2030, said the Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Smartsel Sdn Bhd and Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor), key subsidiaries of Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporation) (MBI Selangor), will explore the proposed Selangor Dark Fibre Network 2.0, which aims to leverage existing utility corridors to deploy high-capacity fibre networks.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Collaboration between Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Alibaba.com is important in helping local businesses expand into global markets, particularly in the halal industry, by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and digital trade platforms.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Spartan Ives Capital Sdn Bhd (SIC) has reaffirmed its strong confidence in EGH International Bhd (EGHI) following EGHI’s listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia today.
By Kenny Teng
BANGKOK, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is strengthening its business environment, policy certainty and economic resilience to attract long-term investment, with foreign and domestic direct investments reaching record highs, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
By Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil
JAKARTA, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Sarawak-owned AirBorneo Airways plans to launch direct flights between Kuching and Jakarta this month as its second international route, seeking to tap an existing market of about 100,000 passengers annually with its full-service offering.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu & K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Friday as buying interest shifted from index heavyweights to smaller-cap technology and telecommunications stocks as well as real estate investment trusts (REITs).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best will hold its annual Asia-Pacific (re)insurance market briefing on Nov 3 during the 22nd Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC).
By Jailani Hasan
LABUAN, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Malaysia (CILTM) Sabah Section has welcomed Sabah Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transport Ministry’s positive response to its proposal to explicitly include logistics in the planned Sabah Sustainable Transport Masterplan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Selangor aims to become a care industry hub at both the national and ASEAN levels by 2030, as the state prepares for an ageing population.
