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By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market is expected to trade sideways in the week ahead as the El Nino weather phenomenon could disrupt supply in major producing countries, according to an industry association.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- OCBC Bank has lowered its end-2027 Brent crude oil forecast to US$75 per barrel from US$85, citing improved prospects for de-escalation of the West Asia conflict and additional Gulf export capacity.
By Linda Khoo
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) could potentially position Malaysia as a hub for the regional digital economy and give local firms easier access to ASEAN’s more than 680 million consumers, an economist said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) – The implementation of the one per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate will be deferred to 2030, said the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK).
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.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) has won a Gold Stevie Award at the 2026 International Business Awards for its Coordinated Commercialisation Framework (CCF), which helps translate Malaysian rubber innovations into commercial products.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- An estimated 41,334 smallholder oil palm farmers covering 105,172.67 hectares have been identified as being under the Oil Palm Smallholder Replanting Financing Incentive Scheme 2.0 (TSPKS 2.0), according to the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) — The imposition of State Sales Tax (SST) as well as logistics and transportation costs are the main factors behind the difference in the purchase price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) between Sabah and the peninsula, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii.
From Norhayati Mohd Akhir
LINYI (Shandong), Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Association of Malay Entrepreneurs and Traders (Perdasama) aims to establish a Linyi-Malaysia halal hub to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation and create broader opportunities for Bumiputera entrepreneurs to break into the huge Chinese market.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Commodity prices are set to rise 23 per cent in 2026 as global shocks mount with the West Asia conflict having drawn down oil inventories and is set to push energy prices to a four-year high, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook released today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Berjaya Construction Bhd is set to undertake the design-and-build works for the Sanglang Port development project in Perlis, which has an estimated total development cost of RM1.2 billion, including initial construction costs of RM675 million.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- There is no conclusive evidence that Malaysian-linked plantation companies were responsible for fires in Indonesia, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup said.
