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Malaysia palm oil reserves seen at six-year high as exports slump
Palm oil stockpiles in Malaysia surged to the highest in more than six years as exports dropped in November, according to a survey.…
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Intel to invest additional RM860 million in Malaysia, PM says
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said US chipmaker Intel has announced an additional investment of RM860 million (S$208 million) in…
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Genting Malaysia to stay listed after privatisation bid flops
Genting Malaysia will remain listed after Genting said that it secured a 73.13 per cent stake in its offer to take its Malaysian unit…
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Genting’s New York casino licence buffers risks in Malaysia
The licence comes as the company’s Malaysia casino faces constraints amid local political headwinds Genting Group won a coveted New York…
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Starbucks Malaysia operator sees business rebound after boycotts
The company is also preparing to expand in Nordic countries, where it has the rights to the brand The operator of Starbucks in Malaysia…
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Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026
France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece are also jointly testing a template for an age verification app Malaysia plans to ban social…
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Malaysia palm oil output to meet forecast despite monsoon season, says SD Guthrie
The arrival of the monsoon season has raised concerns about potential disruptions to Malaysian palm oil production over the next two…
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IOI Properties eyeing Reit listings in Malaysia and Singapore: sources
Malaysia’s IOI Properties Group is exploring two real estate investment trust (Reit) listings in Malaysia and Singapore, with a combined…
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Malaysia enters mediation with Julius Baer on US$112 million 1MDB lawsuit
MALAYSIA said it’s entered mediation talks with Julius Baer Group in a bid to settle a US$112 million lawsuit filed against the Swiss bank…
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7 Myanmar migrants dead and 13 rescued after boat capsizes near Malaysia
Rescuers in Malaysia recovered the bodies of seven migrants from Myanmar and found 13 alive from a boat that capsized with dozens aboard,…
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Malaysia holds key rate as economy proves resilient to tariffs
Standing pat gives the central bank room to act decisively if conditions worsen next year MALAYSIA kept interest rates unchanged as the…
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Trafigura floods LME Malaysia warehouses with aluminium: sources
LME aluminium stocks at Port Klang jump nearly 100,000 tonnes on Oct 30 to 366,850 tonnes Trafigura delivered large quantities of…
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Eni, Petronas merge Indonesia, Malaysia assets in joint venture
The new entity, NewCo, will manage 19 assets, 14 in Indonesia and five in Malaysia Italy’s Eni and Malaysia’s state energy company…
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Malaysia bets on mix of solar and gas as it shifts away from coal
The cost-per-unit for solar is actually much cheaper than gas and coal, says TNB CEO Megat Jalaluddin Malaysia will focus on a mix of…
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CapitaLand Malaysia Trust Q3 DPU up 3.7% at 1.11 sen on higher contributions across portfolio
CapitaLand Malaysia Trust (CLMT) on Wednesday (Oct 22) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.11 sen for its third quarter ended Sep…
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Malaysia says multilateral power deal delayed by Thai politics, renewal expected next month
Thailand has delayed renewing a South-east Asian multilateral power trade deal due to local political changes, Malaysia’s energy minister…
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Singapore grants conditional approval to import Sarawak hydropower; companies studying new 2GW energy link with Malaysia
The deals contribute to Singapore’s plans to import 6 GW of clean power by 2035 The Republic and Malaysia on Friday (Oct 17) announced…
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Malaysia central bank says it will transition to transaction-based benchmark market rates
Malaysia’s central bank said on Thursday that it will transition from the Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate (KLIBOR) to the Malaysia…
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UOBKH’s conviction calls eye rotation to non-tech in China, bets on laggards in Malaysia
The brokerage advises investors to bank profits on Chinese tech giants and pivot to undervalued plays as markets consolidate As the third…
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F&N Malaysia unit to sell 50% stake in property development JV for about RM180 million
The sale of its interest in the joint venture with Frasers Property is expected to result in a one-off gain of about RM83.2 million Fraser…
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Malaysia cuts RON95 petrol price to RM1.99 a litre ahead of Sabah state election, Budget 2026
Malaysians will soon pay less at the pump than before, after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim cut the price of RON95 petrol to RM1.99 (S$0.61)…
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Petronas delivers first local sustainable aviation fuel to Malaysia Airlines
The announcement comes as the country looks to build domestic production, blending, and supply of SAF Malaysia’s state energy firm…
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mm2 Asia’s Malaysia unit settles dispute with landlord over unpaid rent, other charges
A Malaysian unit of beleaguered entertainment group mm2 Asia has settled a dispute with its landlord, Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust,…
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Sim Leisure to receive compensation after settling theme park dispute with Bandar Malaysia
The theme park operator expects the compensation sum to have a material positive impact on its earnings for the current financial year…