Natural rubber production down 3.6 pct m-o-m in January 2023 – DoSM

Malaysia saw a 3.6 per cent fall in natural rubber (NR) production to 29,451 tonnes month-on-month (m-o-m) in January 2023 from 30,556 tonnes in December 2022, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). In its monthly rubber statistics release…

Malaysia’s January IPI moderate due to slowing overseas demand, to rely on domestic growth – Research firms

Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) registered a moderate growth of 1.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in January (December 2022: 2.8 per cent growth), below a market expectation of 2.6 per cent due to dissipating overseas demand. Public Inves…

Foodpanda celebrates Ramadan, organises CSR with offers for customers

KUALA LUMPUR, As Ramadan approaches, Foodpanda Malaysia welcomes the arrival of the holy month with a variety of interesting offers to bring blessings as well as help those in need.Foodpanda Malaysia chief executive officer Sayantan Das said following …

Egg import borne by company, does not involve public funds – MAFS

PUTRAJAYA, The special approval for the temporary import of eggs does not involve public funds, said the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS)In a statement today, MAFS said any expenditure and risks to import eggs are fully borne by the import…

Samarahan’s rapid progress result of people-gov’t cooperation – S’wak Deputy Premier

KOTA SAMARAHAN, The rapid development in the Samarahan Division is proof that the people will benefit if they continue to cooperate with the government in the implementation of projects, said Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan.The Sarawak Deputy Premie…

KB Sentral Bus Terminal expected to be completed by end 2026

KOTA BHARU, The new Kota Bharu Sentral (KB Sentral) Bus Terminal, with an estimated value of RM64 million, is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, said Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob. He said the project, which was developed as a Tran…

Gold futures end higher

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) — The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher today with a total of 61 lots traded.The gold futures contract for spot month March 2023 improved to US$1,820.70 per troy ounce.Meanwhile, contracts…