Report: Malaysia’s cybersecurity is third best globally Malaysia is ranked third among 193 countries in terms of its commitment to cybersecurity, according to the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2017. — The Star Online Tourism Tax: […]
By 2050, 65% Of M’sian Jobs Might Be Taken Over By Automation. Find Out If Its Your Job At Risk On 20 June 2017, McDonalds recorded their highest ever share price in the stock market. […]
Malaysia: Lotte Chemical Titan raises $878m in country’s biggest IPO since 2012 Malaysia’s Lotte Chemical Titan Holding raised about 3.77 billion ringgit ($878 million) from an initial public offering (IPO) after pricing its shares at […]
MACC calls up five port officials over missing military equipment THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission will call up five top management officials of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Johor over the release of a […]
Halal Exports Growth Expected To Increase By 5 To 6pct In 2017 – HDC The Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) expects the exports of halal products to grow between five per cent and six per […]
Reach Energy Reaches For 5,000 Barrels Of Oil Per Day By Year’s End Reach Energy Bhd (Reach Energy) aims to increase its oil production of between 4,000 barrels per day to 5,000 barrels per day […]
Alibaba spending US$1bil in Southeast Asia’s Lazada, including Malaysia Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding is investing an additional $1 billion in Southeast Asian online retailer Lazada Group, boosting its stake by nearly a third […]
Investors upbeat about Malaysian property Despite the less-than-stellar performance of many listed property companies during the recent corporate earnings season, investor confidence in local property stocks has actually been steadily increasing this year. — The […]
Foreign banks lose out to local rivals on earnings but they still hold advantage While locally incorporated foreign banks did not see as high earnings growth as their local counterparts in the first quarter of […]
Investors pour US$9bil into Asian bonds, Malaysia benefits Asia bond demand is running at its highest level in eight months and looks set to stay firm this year, boosted by the region’s higher returns at […]
Singaporean firm to build platform for Malaysia’s life insurers A unit of Singapore-based tech firm Silverlake Axis has won a contract to develop a digital platform for life insurance and takaful providers in Malaysia. — […]
Solid Q1 performance fuels forecast upgrade The economy seems to have started Q2 on a downbeat note according to recent economic indicators. In April, industrial production growth slowed as a result of a contraction in […]