KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — SME Corp Malaysia is on track to achieve a total of 100 companies certified with the National Mark of Malaysian Brand, a certification that depicts quality, excellence and distinction of products and services by local firms, by year-end. Its Chief Executive Off …
Read More »Business : Husni To Lead Malaysian Delegation To AFMIS, WEF In Manila
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) — Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah will lead the Malaysian delegation to the 10th Asean Finance Ministers’ Investor Seminar (AFMIS) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia on May 20-23 in Manila, Philippines. In a statement M …
Read More »Business : Malaysian Exports Of Lamps, Lighting Fitting To Germany Grows By 33.93 Per Cent
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) — Malaysian exports of lamps and lighting fittings as well as parts to Germany between January and February this year grew by 33.93 per cent compared to same period of 2013. In a statement, the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) said last y …
Read More »Business : Malaysian Firms’ Sales At HK Gift Fair Hit RM10.65 Mln
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) — Malaysian companies participating at the Hong Kong Gifts and Premium Fair, held on April 27-30 in Hong Kong, reported sales of RM10.65 million. The fair was Asia’s leading gifts and premium show and one of the largest in the world, said Malaysia External T …
Read More »Malaysian records keep tumbling 19 years on
PETALING JAYA: Nineteen years on, and the records and feats keep on coming. There is just no stopping Malaysians from breaking records. The Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) held its biggest event yet, “The Night of Achievers”, to honour more than 90 record holders, 60 of whom were present to accept th …
Read More »Malaysian passport 9th best in the world
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s passport continues to be one of the world’s best, with its citizens allowed to travel to 163 countries without a visa. A global ranking known as the Henley & Partners Visa Restriction Index has pegged Malaysia as the ninth best out of a total of 219 destination co …
Read More »Malaysian billionaire Quek to take slice of Alam Maritim?
PETALING JAYA: Alam Maritim Resources Bhd is embarking on a new share sale exercise that could see savvy investors Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan and Paul Poh emerging as strategic investors, according to banking sources. Alam Maritim yesterday requested for the trading of its shares to be suspended for two …
Read More »Malaysian singer Najwa Mahiaddin and her New York state of mind
Najwa Mahiaddin is making her mark as a musician abroad but the singer reveals life in the Big Apple is not all glitz and glam. A warm summer day at the back of a building in the thriving art and music district of Brooklyn in New York, the exhaust fans whirred without relent while the stench from a …
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