News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Gadang Holdings Bhd is set to see some light at the end of the tunnel a year after Malaysians voted for a change in government, with the revival of some large infrastructure projects like the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and Bandar Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 17): Cement manufacturers said today that cement prices in Peninsular Malaysia, which have been falling since 2016, have reached a level that is not sustainable, amid the various cost increases the industry is facing.

  KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): Protected animals should be in their habitat and not kept captive as pets, said Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) president, Prof Dr Ahmad Ismail.

CYBERJAYA (June 14): The investigation into the viral sex video allegedly linked to a federal minister is a top priority at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), said MCMC chairman Al-Ishsal Ishak.

    KUALA LUMPUR: YTL Cement Bhd has increased its shareholding in Lafarge Malaysia Bhd to 76.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 13): The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) warns all parties not to upload, distribute or share pornographic content on the Internet.

KUANTAN (June 13): The Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)’s Rail Industry Academy (RIA) hopes the related parties will continue with the East Coast Rail Link Industrial Skills Training Programme (PLKI-ECRL).

LUMUT (June 13): The Malaysian Fisheries Development Board (LKIM) will look to play a greater role in relation to solving the land reclamation and sand dredging activities involving Penang and Perak, which have caused worry among the fishermen.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) is undertaking an internal restructuring that will result in its wholly-owned banking subsidiary — MBSB Bank Bhd, formerly known as Asian Finance Bank Bhd — being the group's holding company within the next two years.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) international reserves slipped RM500 million or 0.