KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is expected to deliver a dividend rate of between 6.3 per cent and 6.5 per cent for 2025, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Pentas Flora, Malaysia's leading re-refined base oil (RRBO) producer and scheduled waste management specialist, has announced its introduction of its high-quality, sustainable RRBO to the Japanese market.

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SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew by 9.3 per cent in January 2026, supported by strong artificial intelligence (AI)-related demand, according to Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG).

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HONG KONG, Feb 16 — Asian markets were subdued today, as the extended Lunar New Year holiday approached and Japan...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's automotive sector total industry volume (TIV) increased 27 per cent to 64,298 units in January 2026 from 50,449 units in the same month last year, mainly contributed by the spill-over effect from new model launches towards the ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session lower as persistent selling in selected heavyweights continued to dampen market sentiment.

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KUALA LUMPUR: MISC Group said its joint venture company, Vietnam Offshore Floating Terminal (Ruby) Ltd (VOFT), has secured a contract for the FPSO Ruby II with Vietnam National Industry �" Energy Group (Petrovietnam).

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KUALA LUMPUR: Hextar Capital Bhd clarified that it has no relation to a business entity named Opcom Sdn Bhd named in a report filed with the government's anti-corruption agency.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Farmiera Bhd announced a fire incident at its broiler farm in Kampung Air Hitam in Linggi, Negeri Sembilan, over the weekend.

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The letter alleges ByteDance's Seedance AI video generator is reproducing, distributing and creating derivative works featuring Spider-Man, Darth Vader and other Disney characters.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Investment banks and research firms have revised or maintained their 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts to between 4.5 per cent and 4.7 per cent, driven by stronger domestic demand and export growth, as well as ongoing investment...

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SEOUL, Feb 16 —Online sales of South Korean products in overseas markets rose for the third consecutiv...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 —MNRB Holdings Bhd emerged as the top gainer at early trade today following stronger ea...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 —Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) emerged among the top gainers in early trade today after being not...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 —Bursa Malaysia stayed lower at mid-morning today, tracking softer regional markets, am...

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SINGAPORE: Oil prices traded sideways on Monday ahead of talks between Washington and Tehran, with concerns about Iran-U.S. tensions disrupting oil flows keeping a floor under prices, while OPEC+ leans in favour of resuming output hikes from April.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors remained net buyers on Bursa Malaysia for a sixth consecutive week, recording RM377.2 million in net foreign inflows, around 25 times higher at RM15.0 million than the previous week, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd.

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TOKYO, Feb 16 —Japanese economic growth fell short of market expectations in late 2025, official data showed...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the opening on Monday, tracking positive momentum on the better-than-expected fourth quarter (4Q) 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.3 per cent which was announced last Friday, ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia was predictably quiet on Monday as traders cleared their desks in preparation for the Lunar New Year holiday.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 —The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the opening on Monday, tracking positive m...

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SYDNEY: Asian shares were quietly consolidating recent hefty gains on Monday as holidays made for thin trading, and dismal economic data out of Japan took some of the heat out of that booming market.

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TOKYO: Japan's economy eked out an annualised 0.2% expansion in the October-December quarter, government data showed on Monday, scraping back to growth as corporate investment only just reversed its previous decline.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia.

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NEW DELHI, Feb 16 — As India races to narrow the artificial intelligence gap with the United States and China, it...

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