Malaysia ranks 27th in 2023 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking
Malaysia's improvement were mainly backed by its economic recovery, investment growth and bright spots in exchange rate stability.
Tue Jun 20 2023
M'sia jumps 15 ranks in World Bank's 2023 Logistics Performance Index
Malaysia was the second-best performing Asean country after Singapore.
Wed Apr 26 2023
More to be done to speed up firms' technological adoption further - MITI
Technological adoption requires more high-skilled talent to be in the labour market, says Lokman.
Thu Sep 02 2021
Time is ripe to embrace digitalisation, says MPC
The time is now ripe for Malaysia to embrace and adopt digitalisation to fulfil the nations aspiration to become an advanced economy.
Tue Jun 30 2020
Govt drafting temporary measures bill
The government is in the process of drafting a "Temporary Measures Bill" to mitigate the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tue Jun 30 2020
Study reveals MCO boosts technology adoption, digitalization
MPC has taken several steps to accelerate economic recovery and assist industry players in rebuilding businesses.
Wed Jun 03 2020
MPC maintains top 10 target on ease of doing business
The Malaysia Productivity Corporation has maintained its target of being in the list of top 10 countries in the ease of doing business ranking by 2020.
Wed Oct 26 2016
Malaysia ranks 23rd in World Bank's 2017 Doing Business Report
Malaysia is ranked 23rd out of 190 economies in the World Bank's 2017 Doing Business Report, down a notch from its 22nd position last year.
Wed Oct 26 2016
Malaysia's labour productivity in 2015 up 3.3 pct
It has the potential to achieve growth of 3.7 percent in the next five years, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed says.
Thu Jun 16 2016
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024