Bangkok: Thailand’s economy grew by 1.9 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, marking a slowdown from the 2.8 per cent growth recorded in the first quarter, as detailed in a report by the National Economic and Social Development Council…
Kuala lumpur: The ringgit closed higher against both major and regional currencies on Monday, buoyed by softer US economic data which has reduced market expectations for a potential US Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September. At the close of t…
Iskandar halal park: Mamas MandM (M) Sdn Bhd, a company known for its range of sauces including chilli, tomato, oyster, and black pepper sauces, as well as vinegar and soy sauce, plans to expand its market reach to Cambodia by the middle of next year….
Penang: Penang plans to shift from its current dominance in assembly and testing activities towards high-value upstream activities such as chip design, system architecture, and prototype development, in a bid to become a leading semiconductor design h…
New delhi: Private healthcare provider IHH Healthcare is set to expand its operational hospital beds in India to approximately 10,000 by 2031 from the current 6,100, with an estimated investment of about US$250,000 per bed. Dr. Ashutosh Raghuvanshi, m…
Kuala lumpur: A year ago, during my Wolfson Press Fellowship at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, I was grappling with a question I was not entirely sure I wanted to answer. Is Malaysia really ready for the battery electric vehicle (B…