By Zairina Zainudin KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s expansionary Budget 2021 that aims to revitalise the economy, coupled with its participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, is putting the country in a strategic position to lure more foreign investments, economic experts said. They believe Malaysia, which…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has called for ASEAN governments, energy players as well as the public and private sectors to collaborate and collectively leverage each other’s strengths in achieving a sustainable, low-carbon future. To-date, it said ASEAN member countries have collectively endorsed ambitious targets that seek to improve energy efficiency, limit emissions…

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 19  (NNN-BERNAMA) — A senior sales officer with a telecommunications company has been remanded for five days starting today to facilitate investigation into a corruption case involving a short messaging system (SMS) fraud syndicate. So far, 18 individuals including two with ‘Datuk’ title have been remanded since Nov 10 after…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The decision to allow only 80 MPs to attend the Dewan Rakyat (Lower House of the Malaysian Parliament) per sitting remained the hot topic at the Parliament today, prompting Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun to reiterate that the decision did not contravene the Federal Constitution. He…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — After eight consecutive weeks of net outflows, the local equity market has rebounded as foreign investors turned net buyers on Bursa Malaysia, acquiring RM115.2 million net of local equities last week compared to RM190.1 million disposed in the preceding week. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd economist Adam…