Malaysia morning news for March 8

Malaysia morning news for March 8

Finance minister launches RM3b fund to help Malaysia achieve Industry 4.0 goal Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has launched the RM3 billion Industry Digitalisation Transformation Fund (IDTF) which is managed by Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad […]

Malaysia morning news for March 7

Malaysia morning news for March 7

MoF: Malaysia’s Jan 2019 export value of RM85.4b is a record high Malaysia’s export value in January 2019 of RM85.4 billion is the highest in the country’s history, surpassing the previous record of RM82.8 billion […]

Malaysia morning news for March 6

Malaysia morning news for March 6

Ministry confident of achieving MSPO goal by Jan 1, 2020 The Ministry of Primary Industries is fully confident of achieving the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification by Jan 1, 2020. — The Sun Daily […]

Malaysia morning news for March 5

Malaysia morning news for March 5

MACC confirms probes on Penang tunnel project The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today confirmed that it is investigating the Penang undersea tunnel project. — FMT Malaysia to export US$891m of palm oil to China Malaysia […]

Malaysia morning news for March 4

Malaysia morning news for March 4

Malaysia’s New Attraction: Durian Tourism Malaysia, well known as a country with delicious durian fruits, now plans to go big on durian tourism, Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Sim Tze Tzin said, according to […]

Malaysia morning news for March 1

Malaysia morning news for March 1

Malaysia’s AirAsia falls to first quarterly loss since 2015 as fuel costs rise AirAsia Group Bhd flipped to a net loss in the fourth quarter, its first quarterly loss in more than three years as […]

Malaysia morning news for February 28

Malaysia morning news for February 28

Tourism sector contributed RM84.1 billion to Malaysia economy in 2018 The tourism sector contributed RM84.1 billion (US$20.7 billion) to Malaysia’s economy last year, up by 2.4 per cent compared to the RM82.2 billion the previous […]

Malaysia morning news for February 27

Malaysia morning news for February 27

Local tech to drive creation of Malaysia’s first flying car MALAYSIA’S first flying car will be driven by local technology, said Entrepreneur Development Minister Redzuan Md Yusof. — The Malaysian Insight Malaysia not ready to […]

Malaysia morning news for February 26

Malaysia morning news for February 26

Penang government wants urban regeneration law The Penang state government has called for an urban regeneration law to allow for old housing schemes to be demolished and rebuilt. — Malay Mail ERCL to proceed only […]

Malaysia morning news for February 25

Malaysia morning news for February 25

Malaysia’s GDP to expand 4.9 pct in 2019 – Guan Eng Malaysia’s economy is going strong and the gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expand a further 4.9 per cent in 2019, albeit a […]

Malaysia morning news for February 22

Malaysia morning news for February 22

Minister: Putrajaya wants Malaysia to be leading aerospace nation by 2030 The government is targeting for Malaysia to be among the region’s aerospace pioneers by 2030, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Ignatius Darell […]

Malaysia morning news for February 21

Malaysia morning news for February 21

Malaysia launches national wage index The National Wage Index will be a guideline to measure changes in the salaries of workers in Malaysia, said Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran (pic). — The Star Online Putrajaya […]