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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- United States (US) nationals account for nearly a quarter of the clients of residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners, as demand for alternative residence and citizenship options grows among citizens of wealthy democracies, ahead of its 20th Global Citizenship Conference in Zurich.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- Four Malaysian companies have partnered with global office software provider, WPS, to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business operations, particularly among small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- IJM Construction Sdn Bhd was named Best Builder (Grade G7) at the Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Awards (MCIEA) 2026, in recognition of its completion of various complex building and infrastructure projects.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), slated for signing this November, will offer Malaysian companies strong opportunities to sell and export their products across the 690 million-person ASEAN market.
SEREMBAN, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Google is allocating US$160 million (RM651 million) to fund new shared water infrastructure in Negeri Sembilan to support local community needs and its upcoming data centre operations at Springhill Industrial Park in Port Dickson.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) expects the country's trade surplus to grow by at least 15 to 20 per cent this year, compared with RM156.83 billion last year, said its chief executive officer Datuk Indera Abu Bakar Yusof.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Atos, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital transformation company, has appointed Judith Stewart as Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences for Asia Pacific, as it seeks to grow the business and help healthcare organisations use AI, sovereign technologies and cybersecurity.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- A Chinese business delegation has indicated intentions to invest US$15 billion (US$1 = RM4.06) in Malaysia, across six high-potential sectors including electrical and electronics (E&E), semiconductors, and the halal industry, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- The government will ensure new investments in the manufacturing sector do not rely on foreign workers or manual labour, in line with efforts to transform the industry toward high value-added activities, automation, and digitalisation, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- The world’s digital infrastructure company, Equinix Inc, has appointed Effendi Azmi Hashim as managing director for Malaysia, effective immediately.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 Bernama) -- The fourth annual Gas Turbine Power Generation Conference, to be hosted by Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd (Edra) on November 4, is set to play a pivotal role in highlighting the importance of developing skilled energy talent to support Malaysia’s expanding power generation sector.
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The development of Silicon Island in Penang will focus on the construction of a 283.28-hectare (ha) Green Tech Park in 2027, after 202.34 ha of the total 513.95 ha Phase 1 area had been reclaimed by October this year.
