Malaysia, Turkiye to cooperate in curbing Islamophobia – PM Anwar

PERMATANG PAUH (Malaysia), Aug 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and Turkiye will cooperate to form a movement to tackle Islamophobia at the international level, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Saturday. The matter was discussed during a virtual meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he added. “We discussed Islamophobia. Erdogan and I…

Malaysian Palm Oil Board Signs MoU With Indian Trade Body

NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an Indian trade body to promote the exchange of vegetable oil sector knowhow between the two countries. The MOU with the Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association (IVPA) seeks to encourage…

Malaysia-Indonesia Task Force to Promote Understanding of EU Deforestation Regulations

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — The world’s largest palm oil producers, Malaysia and Indonesia, have agreed to set up an ad hoc joint task force (JTF) to establish dialogue and relevant workstreams to build mutual understanding on the implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and its core aspects, including benchmarking. This…

Bursa Malaysia Likely to Continue Recovery Momentum Next Week

By Siti Noor Afera Abu KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, is expected to have a positive trend next week and continue to recover, thanks to an increase in investors’ optimism and positive outlook on both the local and regional markets, a dealer said. Malacca Securities Sdn…

Malaysian Ringgit Likely to Trade in a Tight Range Next Week

By Zarul Effendi Razali KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit is likely to maintain its tight range of RM4.54 to RM4.56 against the US dollar next week as investors are expected to closely monitor several data scheduled to be released by the United States, said an analyst.  Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist…

Global Academic Conference On K-Pop Band BTS in Malaysia Promotes “New” Look East Policy

By Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — When renowned and international best-selling author Paulo Coelho spoke in-depth about the K-Pop superstar BTS during the 3rd BTS Global Interdisciplinary Conference in 2022, his views on the group amazed many. The author of bestselling novel ‘The Alchemist’ and one of the keynote…

Indonesia, Malaysia And Singapore Discuss Maritime Safety of SOMS

By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore recently held a meeting to discuss efforts to enhance maritime safety and protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS). The meeting of the 46th Technical Tripartite Experts Group (TTEG), spanning two days, concluded on…

4th ASEAN Online Sale Day to start from Aug 8

JAKARTA, Aug 4 (NNN-Bernama) —  ASEAN will host the fourth annual ASEAN Online Sale Day (AOSD), the largest online shopping event in Southeast Asia, from August 8 to 22, 2023. According to the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), the two-week event will bring together the best of ASEAN goods and services from…

Malaysia on right track to draw more high-impact investments – Trade Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is on the right track to realise the country’s efforts in attracting more high-impact investments which ultimately would elevate its economy to a higher level. Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said he is confident that the available incentives and focus on…

Malaysia in a good position to make golden digital era a reality

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is in a very good position to make the vision of a golden digital era a success due to several factors, including a highly skilled workforce to drive the digital economy, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Aside from e-commerce, those with digital skills can become programmers…