KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Bursa Malaysia opened slightly higher on Monday but fell thereafter as market sentiment was weighed down by the weaker overnight performance on Wall Street.  At

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The ringgit was slightly higher against the US dollar in early trade on Monday amid cautious sentiment ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s

JERUSALEM, Oct 25 — Israel’s central bank has issued a rare rebuke of recent remarks from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting that the country use cryptocurrency to help

JAKARTA, Oct 24 — Effective Saturday, Indonesia begins reducing natural gas exports to Singapore by a planned 31 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD), according to the

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — Bursa Malaysia is likely to trend upwards next week, with the benchmark index expected to trade within the 1,600-1,620 range amid a recovery

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The ringgit is expected to trade within a narrow range of RM4.07 to RM4.08 against the US dollar next week as investors monitor

SHAH ALAM, Oct 24 — Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON) has strengthened its after-sales services for customers with the launch of its first vehicle body and paint repair

NEW YORK, Oct 24 — Oil prices rose to their highest levels since late April on Friday, with benchmark crude contract Brent North Sea climbing above US$116 (RM474)

NAPA (California), Oct 24 — Napa Valley rocketed to international fame when its vintages shocked French rivals in a high-profile blind tasting contest that instantly turned the California

LONDON, Oct 24 — Ahead of next month’s midterm US elections, Donald Trump has increasingly blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for surging energy prices back home, which

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd (MBNS), has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 —The ringgit closed lower against the greenback and other major currencies on Thursday as investors remained cautious ahead of next week’s two-day US Federal

LONDON, Oct 22 — British bank Barclays on Thursday announced plans to cut around 5,000 jobs, or roughly five per cent of its global workforce, as it leans

NEW YORK, Oct 22 — US aviation giant Boeing’s commercial plane fleet is composed of four different aircraft families. The company had 6,863 plane orders at the end

JAKARTA, Oct 21 — Indonesia’s president lashed out at MSCI today, accusing the index compiler of “trying to scare us” over its threat to downgrade the country’s stock

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar and mostly higher against other major currencies today, supported by Malaysia’s resilient economic performance. At

KLANG, Oct 21 — Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has invested RM2.2 million to establish South-east Asia’s first and only Mercedes-AMG ONE Service Hub at Hap Seng Star Bukit Tinggi, reinforcing

BRUSSELS, Oct 21 — The European Union opened an investigation into online travel agent Booking.com today over alleged failures to tackle fake listings and phishing scams. The EU

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The ringgit closed flat against the US dollar on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) policy meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is focusing on attracting more airlines and expanding airport capacity to support future traffic growth and generate wider

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index edged higher at the close as bargain hunting emerged following Monday’s sharp sell-off, although it narrowly failed to reclaim

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and Malaysia Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) today formalised a strategic partnership to deploy indoor 5G connectivity

TAIPEI, Oct 20 — Workers at a Micron Technology plant in Taiwan plan to strike on Thursday as they aim to pressure the US chip firm into proposing

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Malaysia recorded a score of 7.57 out of 10 in the ‘Economic Freedom of the World: 2026 Annual Report’, marking its strongest performance

JAKARTA, Oct 19 — The main stock index in Jakarta closed at its lowest level in six years today, following sharp losses last week, as index compiler MSCI

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Malaysia needs to prepare for an ageing society by investing in healthcare, elderly care and technologies that enable older people to live independently,

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Malaysian entrepreneurs must overcome an inherent tendency toward excessive humility and actively build strong storytelling capabilities if they want to secure international venture

MELAKA, Oct 19 — Monthly retirement savings withdrawals under the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) i-Emas retirement savings scheme could help retirees manage their finances more systematically while reducing

SHANGHAI, Oct 19 — With China’s economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic, even global fashion icons are beginning to feel the pinch as consumers turn instead

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Japan’s yuzu, prized for its distinctive fragrance and citrusy tang, is emerging as a potential addition to Malaysia’s halal market, with producers from

MUMBAI, Oct 18 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India for the second time this year, as Washington seeks to bolster ties with

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The ringgit is expected to trade within a tight range with an upward bias next week, between RM4.07 and RM4.09, following Malaysia’s higher-than-expected

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Bursa Malaysia is expected to maintain a cautious bias next week as investors adopt a measured yet constructive stance while navigating domestic developments,

BANGKOK, Oct 17 — International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said today this year’s Annual Meetings with global policymakers were marked by “optimism and worry” about the global

BANGKOK, Oct 17 — The artificial intelligence boom has been a key driver of global growth, but also poses economic risks should investment in the technology falter, experts

MELAKA, Oct 17 — Sarawak could strengthen the country’s cocoa industry by expanding cultivation areas and producing higher-value chocolate products, helping narrow the supply gap in dried cocoa

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Malaysia is on track to exceed its official full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast of 4.8 to 5.3 per cent after the

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Friday as buying interest shifted from index heavyweights to smaller-cap technology and telecommunications stocks as well as real estate

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar on Friday, supported by Malaysia’s higher-than-expected advance GDP estimate for the third quarter of 2026