Retain Pan Gon as head coach, urge Malaysian football fans

By Ahmad Nazrin Syahmi Mohamad Arif BANGKOK, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Kim Pan Gon has won over the majority of Malaysian football fans through the positive changes he has made since being appointed the national team head coach last January. The work done by the South Korean and his panel of…

airasia ride plans to serve Singapore market by June 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Capital A Bhd plans to launch its e-hailing service, airasia ride, in Singapore by June this year. Chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said the process of obtaining a licence for Singapore is ongoing and the group expects that it can be secured by this quarter (1Q 2023).…

Malaysian DPM to visit Indonesia to strategise on cooperation to counter anti-palm oil lobby

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Plantation and Commodities Minister Fadillah Yusof will leave for Indonesia by February to meet his counterpart and other stakeholders to fight the anti-palm oil lobby. He will be strategising and strengthening efforts to fight negativity surrounding the commodity.  Fadillah’s impending visit is likely to…

Malaysia’s GDP growth likely to ease to 4.0 pct this year — Standard Chartered

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Standard Chartered Bank has forecast that Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to ease to 4.0 per cent this year following 2022’s 8.8 per cent estimate. Its chief economist, Asean and South Asia, Edward Lee said the expected growth slowdown is partly due to an unfavourable base and the…

Malaysia’s total trade with Thailand hit RM112.42 bln in January-November 2022

BANGKOK, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s total trade with Thailand continued its stellar performance and hit RM112.42 billion (US$25.7 billion) from January to November last year, an increase of 27.4 per cent for the same period in 2021. Trade commissioner of Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) Bangkok, Mohamed Hafiz Md Shariff said…

Malaysian companies tie up with Saudi firm to offer food products for haj, umrah sector

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Saudi Arabia-based Mrasi Almamoura Group has entered into a strategic partnership with two Malaysian companies, Syed Food Industry Sdn Bhd and Fario Holdings Sdn Bhd, for the development and distribution of ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products as well as beverages to cater for the haj and umrah sector. The Malaysia External…

Malaysia’s HYT expands halal market footprint in Thailand

BANGKOK, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia-based e-commerce cross-border facilitator HYT Cross Border Sdn Bhd (HYT) is expanding its halal market footprint in Thailand through the Malaysia Halal Pavilion. Established by HYT on Shopee Thailand, the Malaysia Halal Pavillion was launched Wednesday to facilitate Malaysian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) to perform e-commerce export.…

Would retirement neighbourhoods work in Malaysia? yes and no

By Nina Muslim LINCOLN, California/KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) – Rows and rows of neat and stylish bungalows with impeccable lawns dot the wide, quiet roads. In the driveway, there are sedans and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). But there are no tricycles or children’s bikes anywhere in sight in this…

Malaysian ringgit extends uptrend against US dollar on lower unemployment data

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit extended its uptrend versus the US dollar by opening higher Thursday morning, as demand for the local note improved after the just-released November 2022 unemployment data painted a positive economic outlook, an analyst said.  At 9 am, the…

Bursa Malaysia firmer in early trade

By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, opened higher for the second consecutive day, tracking gains on Wall Street as traders became more confident about inflation cooling down in the United States (US) and the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve’s previous rate hikes, said a dealer.…