KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will publish enforcement actions taken against financial institutions and intermediaries for non-compliance with rules and regulations. BNM Governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim said on Wednesday the actions would be published effective January 2018 to further increase the impact of enforcement actions as a credible deterrent. He said BNM […]
Read MoreSERDANG: The level of awareness on producing fruits of different shapes among farmers in the country was still low despite the aesthetic and commercial values of such fruits were higher than in their original form, said Putrajaya Agriculture Department Horticulture Division officer Adibah Abd Rauf. She said the demand for the fruits, such as in […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit fell against the US dollar early Monday on lack of interest for the local currency as sentiment turned positive for the greenback a dealer said. At 9 am(0100gmt), the local traded at 4.2280/2310 against the greenback from 4.2190/2220 recorded at 6 pm on Friday. FXTM Reserach Analyst Lukman Otunuga said comments […]
Read MoreThe Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s (Asean) plans to forge closer energy ties have taken a major step forward after Malaysia, Thailand and Laos sealed a cross-border trading arrangement. The Energy Purchase Wheeling Agreement (EWPA), described as the region’s first multilateral power grid deal, allows Malaysia to purchase up to 100 megawatts of electricity from Laos […]
Read MoreMALAYSIA will be able to purchase up to 100mw of hydropower from Laos starting next year, thanks to the signing of the Energy Purchase of Wheeling Agreement between Malaysia, Laos and Thailand. The Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry said the multilateral cross-border power trading agreement is the first in Asean and was inked by […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been ranked the 23rd best economy out of out of 137 countries, two spots up from the 25th-place ranking last year in terms of global competitiveness. According to data from the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018, Malaysia is the region’s top emerging economy, ahead of countries such as China […]
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