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KULAI, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- The high-impact Nexus Sedenak project will become a primary growth catalyst for the southern region’s economy as one of the new industrial and logistics hubs under the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- While Malaysia’s inflation rate has moderated, the easing trend does not necessarily translate into a lower cost of living for households, highlighting the difference between changes in consumer prices and the actual affordability of everyday necessities.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- Scicom (MSC) Bhd is accelerating its international government technology (GovTech) expansion, leveraging a public-private financing model designed to help sovereign governments modernise border security without heavy upfront capital expenditure.
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The Penang government has allocated RM4.5 million in its 2027 budget to support technology startups, accelerate digitalisation among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across the state's economy.
By M. Saraswathi and Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent reflects its assessment that the rate remains consistent with price stability outlook and sustainable economic growth, said Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent is appropriate given the country's resilient economic growth and contained inflation, although a rate normalisation remains possible in 2027, economists said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent following its final Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the year today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Energy-intensive projects must be assessed not simply by headline investment value but by infrastructure readiness, energy efficiency, local supplier participation, skills development and wider economic benefits, Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's minimum wage policy cannot be viewed in isolation but should be seen as complementing the targeted assistance, subsidy rationalisation and affordable healthcare measures to ensure workers' income gains translate into improved household well-being, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) – The Kedah Rubber City (KRC) project has attracted RM3.344 billion in committed investments from five key investors as of September 2026, according to Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The government is reviewing the proposed implementation of a one per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate for international flights departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) effective January 2027, taking into account current geopolitical developments that are affecting the global energy market.
JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The initiative to empower the high-value Mahseer, or Ikan Kelah, fish farming industry under the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (TERAJU) has proven effective in pioneering a sustainable, competitive national freshwater aquaculture ecosystem chain with high income potential.
