Business & Economy

Malaysian Govt, Palm Oil Industry Players Guarantee Sustainable Palm Oil

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) — The Malaysian government and palm oil industry players will continue to work hand-in-hand to…

Malaysia Needs to Invest in, Generate More Value-added Palm Oil Products

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) — Malaysia needs to increase investments in downstream processing activities and shift towards generating more value-added palm oil…

Malaysian Palm Oil, Palm Export Value to Surpass RM70 Bln

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) — The total export value of Malaysian palm oil and palm products for 2020 is…

Philippines’ Inflation Picks Up To 3.5 Percent In Dec, 2020

MANILA, Jan 5 (NNN-PNA) – Year-on-year inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 3.5 percent in Dec, 2020, up from 3.3…

Ringgit Eases Against US Dollar at Opening on Lockdown, Vaccine Delay Concerns

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit stumbled a bit overnight and opened slightly lower this morning versus the US…

Colombo, Hambantota Ports To Attract Investments To Sri Lanka: Central Bank Governor

COLOMBO, Jan 5 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The Colombo Port City and the Hambantota Port, will attract foreign investments to Sri Lanka…

Malaysia Expects Compensation for HSR Project’s Termination to be Below S$270 Mln — Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) — Malaysia holds the view that the amount of compensation needed to be paid to Singapore for…

Iran Says 20-Percent Enriched Uranium Is Now Available At Fordow Facility

TEHRAN, Jan 5 (NNN-IRNA) – The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), announced late yesterday that, the 20-percent enriched uranium…

Saudi Arabia, Qatar To Reopen Land, Air, Sea Borders: Kuwaiti FM

KUWAIT, Jan 5 (NNN-KUNA) – Saudi Arabia and Qatar reopened land, air and sea borders from yesterday evening, Kuwait’s Foreign…

Talks Between Protesting Farmers, Indian Gov’t Remain Inconclusive

NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – The seventh round of talks between protesting farmers and the government ended inconclusively yesterday,…