Muhammad Asim
An experienced journalist and content strategist specializing in international affairs, technology, and business reporting. Dedicated to delivering accurate, well-researched news coverage across multiple platforms.
Maybank IB clinches top awards at FinanceAsia Country Awards, Alpha SEA
Kuala Lumpur: The top honours of the investment banking categories at the recent FinanceAsia Country Awards 2021 were secured by Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank...
Malaysia maintains CPO export tax at 8% for July
Malaysia has kept its Crude Palm Oil (CPO) export tax at 8% for July 2021, applying to CPO market prices above RM3,450 per tonne, as announced by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department.
HSBC: Malaysia, Singapore regional hubs for green financing
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia and Singapore have escalated their more drawn-out term. Situating as regional hubs for green and maintainable finance. Making the giving of...
Pharmaniaga Supplies Sinovac to State Govts, Private Firms
Kuala Lumpur, 18 June 2021 - Pharmaniaga Bhd will begin supplying the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine directly to Malaysia's state governments and private companies, the pharmaceutical…
Luno Malaysia achieves RM4.2bil in crypto transactions
Petaling Jaya: Luno, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Malaysia, has accumulated approx US$1bil(RM4.2bil) in total transactions so far this year. In 2020, Luno Malaysia...
Pressure mounts on the labour market due to lockdown.
As the labour market is under pressure due to lockdown. The unemployment rate is expected to recover in the short term. Datuk Seri chief...
Malaysia extends tax break for corporate investors to 2022.
KUALA LUMPUR: After expanding incentives last year to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic. The Malaysian government has introduced several fiscal measures in...
All payments for Govt services to be made on a cashless...
Once again Ministry of Finance, Malaysia is quite popular lately by the decision of Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz - Finance Minister(MoF), he...
FDI rolling in despite lockdown
Although the government has imposed varying degrees of restrictions in the past year. The Covid-19 epidemic in Malaysia has deteriorated significantly. Last week, the...
Automakers seen to bear the brunt of chip storage.
The semiconductor chip shortage is putting the brakes on automakers. Due to chip shortage, automakers industries are not able to complete the needs of...
Serba Dinamik’s major shareholders express concern over audit issues.
Malaysian oil and gas service group are under investigation by Malaysia’s security group. This also rose concerns on the company’s development by 2 of...
World food price index surges in May to the highest level...
FAO food price index rising for the 12th consecutive month. In May reaching the highest level since September 2011, due to non-stop increment in...
Malaysia’s trade performance breaks record in April
KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Statistics reported that owing to durable trade performance in April. The Southeast Asian nation Malaysia bested themselves by attaining...
Malaysia’s Economic outlook improves but challenges remain
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economic outlook has improved. The Statistics department explains that the March indicators are to be encouraged in the future. But still,...
Singapore economy grows 1.3% in Q1 but no change to GDP...
Singapore: The economy of Singapore has been observed to increase at a much faster pace during the first quarter of the year as estimated...
Malaysia’s Petronas signs the first Canadian-indexed LNG deal.
SINGAPORE, May 7, 2021: Malaysia's state-owned Petroleum Nassil Bhad said on Friday that it had used Canada's pricing indications as a basis for its...
Singapore’s exports continue to grow in April but at a slower...
SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil homegrown fares (NODX) rose at a more slow speed of 6% in April, down from the 11.9 percent development in March....
Axiata confident of delivering dividend target of 20 sen per share...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 - Telecommunication goliath, Axiata Group Bhd is sure that it will want to raise its profit payout to 20 sen...
The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything
Corona has become the biggest conqueror that has taken over countries after countries and caused severe fluctuations in the economic levels even in economically...
Singapore Issues Stop-Work Orders for Telework Refusals
Singapore’s central business district looked half-empty on paper last week. The reality on the ground was worse. Ministry of Manpower assessments showed only 40
CDC Report Shows COVID-19 Fatality Rates Rise With Age
In the early weeks of the pandemic, the numbers were fragmentary. A March 18 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, titled "Severe Outcomes
US China Resume Economic Dialogue After 2018 Break
The Comprehensive Economic Dialogue set to resume between the United States and China on January 15, 2020, is not a new invention. It revives a mechanism that e
Uttar Pradesh Seizes Rioters’ Property After Deadly Protests
The Uttar Pradesh government has begun seizing property belonging to families of those it labels "rioters," a directive that followed Chief Minister Yogi Aditya
