（吉隆坡20日讯）大众银行（Public Bank Bhd）首季净利年增1.6%至12亿5000万令吉，归因于净利息和回教银行收入增加，以及税收减低。

大众银行在今日的一则文告中指出，截至2017年3月31日止的财政年首季净赚12亿5000万令吉，同期净利报12亿3000万令吉；营业额则从上财年同期的50亿1000万令吉，扩增至50亿3000万令吉。

“净利走高主要是因为净利息收入增加8.3%，以及回教银行业务的收入走高8.9%。这些因素被业务量增加、较低的投资及非营运外汇收入导致营运开支较高所部分抵消。本集团首季税前盈利也减低1.2%至16亿30...

大众银行首季净利增至12.5亿 营业额报50亿

（吉隆坡20日讯）大马马赛地（Mercedes-Benz Malaysia）预计，2017年的本地组装（CKD）汽车销量将走高，因为“价格更具吸引力及经济实惠”。

大马马赛地销售与营销副总裁Mark Raine表示，本地组装业务占大马马赛地销售的三分之二，其余来自整装进口（CBU）汽车。

“本地组装汽车的需求将增加，因为这款汽车的价格更具吸引力及经济实惠。”

他是在今日大马马赛地的本地组装马赛地E-Class轿车的推介礼上，发表上述言论。

Raine透露：“自去年推出市面以来，E-Class获得热烈回响，使该...

大马马赛地预见本地组装汽车销售走高

（吉隆坡20日讯）产业发展商警告，随着政府最近对某些进口钢材征收3年的保护税，屋价可能会上涨。

大马房地产发展商会（REHDA）主席Datuk Seri FD Iskandar Mohamed Mansor指出，如果保护税导致钢材价格上涨，他们别无选择，只能将额外的成本转嫁予购屋者。

他昨日在该会2016年下半年产业调查和2017年上半年展望汇报会上说，虽然征收保护税是为了保护本地钢铁领域，但此举对产业领域不利。

政府上周宣布保护措施，自4月14日开始，进口的钢筋将征收13.42%保护税，钢盘条和螺纹钢的税率则是13.9%。

建房成本升 购屋者首当其冲

（吉隆坡19日讯）渣打银行全球研究（Standard Chartered Global Research）在最新的全球贸易报告中指出，美国总统Donald Trump的“美国优先”（America First）政策将对大马的国内生产总值（GDP）构成重大影响。

面临相同命运的其他国家包括德国、爱尔兰、越南、韩国、新加坡和日本。

渣打银行在今日发布题为“全球贸易：贸易优先！”（Global trade: Trade first）的专题报告中指出：“Trump的言辞包括上任以来的言论，表明保护主义可能会抬头，尤其是针对中国、墨西哥、德...

渣打银行：Trump保护主义将对大马经济增长构成“重大”影响

（吉隆坡19日讯）国家石油（Petronas）持股69.86%的国油贸易（Petronas Dagangan Bhd）将继续其退出越南市场的计划，并还在物色当地液化石油气（LPG）装瓶和分销业务的买家。

这是尽管石油气市场，以及截至去年12月杪2016财政年的集团盈利有所改善。

主席Md Arif Mahmood今日出席股东常年大会后向记者说：“是的，我们还在寻求脱售越南子公司（Thang Long LPG Co Ltd）。”

他表示：“在集团层面，我们一直在审查我们的投资组合。但我们正在改善菲律宾的业务，这里也是。”
...

国油贸易仍物色越南子公司买家

（吉隆坡19日讯）随着迈阿密戴德县（Miami-Dade）县长同意云顶集团（Genting Group）在美国佛罗里达州（Florida）拟议的酒店及赌场项目，这个项目似乎已获得决策人的批准。

《迈阿密先驱报》（Miami Herald）引述迈阿密戴德县县长Joe Martinez和云顶律师Al Dotson Jr.的话报道，云顶需签署未来的任何协议，包括在一块面积0.4公顷（1英亩）的有期地契地段上兴建一家楼高36层的酒店及赌场。

“云顶同意斥资1600万美元（约7000万令吉）来提升位于东北14街的巴士站，其中包括增设一个备有...

报道：云顶的迈阿密赌场计划获决策人支持

（吉隆坡19日讯）运输价格大增，大马3月消费者物价指数（CPI，又称通胀率）按年上涨5.1%。

2月通胀年增4.5%。

统计局今日公布的文告显示，由于去年基数较低，以及燃油价格走高，因此今年3月的通胀总体指数上涨5.1%。

“录得升幅的主要类别是有运输（+23%）、食品与非酒精饮料（+4.1%）、娱乐服务与文化（+3%）、保健（+2.6%）、餐馆与酒店（+2.3%），以及房屋、水供、电力与其他燃料（+2.1%）。”

根据统计局，继2月上升17.9%，运输指数在3月大涨23%。

“3月的RO...

大马3月通胀率按年涨5.1%

（吉隆坡19日讯）财政部秘书长丹斯里依万瑟里加指出，数字自由贸易区（DFTZ）内的数码领域技术工人可获特别税务奖掖。

依万今日在大马数字中心推介礼上表示，大马政府希望支持整个数字生态系统，并将其提升至新水平。

2017年财政预算案提供了一个支援符合业务性质的生态系统初创社区。

据报道，随着落实大马数字中心，初创公司现可享有多媒体超级走廊保证书（MSC Bill of Guarantees）的福利，包括税务奖掖。

亿万表示：“经济正在增长，看起来不俗。我们必须保持，必须迅速行动，否则会落后。”

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提供税务奖掖 鼓励数字化发展

（吉隆坡18日讯）实达集团（S P Setia Bhd）指出，已从24个竞标者中脱颖而出，以2亿6500万新元（约8亿4760万令吉）或每平方尺939新元标得新加坡道德路（Toh Tuck Road）的一幅住宅地。

实达集团昨日宣布，这幅4.6英亩有期地段将是该集团在新加坡的第三个发展项目，一个5层豪华公寓项目，发展总值估计为4亿5700万新元。

集团总执行长兼总裁拿督许捷任通过文告表示：“我们很高兴赢得新加坡市区重建局（URA）的竞标。新加坡是我们主要的海外市场，我们将继续加强和发展在当地的品牌。”

根据实达集团向大马交易所的...

实达集团8.48亿标得新加坡道德路住宅地

（布城18日讯）本地酒店业者抨击旅游与文化部征收旅游税的决定，并认为此举“不公平”。

大马酒店业协会（MAH）会长谢瑞熙表示，他们并没妥善地咨询及处理此事，并补充指酒店业者不想像征税代理一样。

“酒店业处于不公平的情况，特别是持牌及合法的住宿供应商。虽然我们被告知这项旅游税适用于所有住宿提供者，包括爱彼迎（Airbnb）和无牌酒店，我们不确定政府如何征税，尤其是当后者首先应该要关闭的情况下。”

他是在今日MAH、马来西亚酒店业者协会（MAHO）和马来西亚中小型旅店公会（MyBHA）召开的联合记者会上，发表上述言论。

...

酒店业者反对政府征收旅游税

（吉隆坡18日讯）大马车商公会（MAA）表示，大马3月的汽车总销量增长10.1%至5万3717辆，相比去年同期的4万8788辆。

MAA指披露，3月总产量也从去年同期的4万7810辆，年增3.2%至4万9356辆。

今年迄今，大马的汽车销量按年上涨7.3%至14万839辆，去年同期报13万1251辆。

MAA将汽车销量上涨的原因归功于3月是较长的工作月，以及汽车公司赶在截至2017年3月31日止的财政年准时交车予客户。

同样的，今年首季的汽车产量按年攀升7.3%至13万8015辆，2016年同期录得12万95...

3月汽车销量按年涨10% 产量年增3%

（吉隆坡18日讯）大马经济研究院（MIER）表示，政府并没有足够努力来解决影响国家经济增长的结构性问题。

MIER执行董事名誉教授Dr Zakariah Abdul Rashid指出，结构性问题已造成来经常账项的数额收窄。

这些结构性问题包括过度依赖外劳、家庭负债水平高、中央政府的营运支出企高，以及国家经济并没攀上更高的价值链。

Zakariah指出，中央政府2016年的营运开支企高于2102亿令吉，占其收入2124亿令吉的99.0%。

他是在MIER第22届企业经济汇报会（22nd Corporat...

MIER：政府必须做得更多来解决影响国家经济增长的结构性问题

（吉隆坡18日讯）达证券（TA Securities）表示，Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Bhd（MHB）今年获颁的第一项合约价值庞大，这对MHB来说是正面的惊喜。

然而，达证券重申MHB的“卖出”投资评级，目标价定为96仙，因该券商预见MHB的短期盈利疲弱走势依然持续，归咎于船坞使用率低。

MHB获国油勘探（Petronas Carigali）颁布一项价值10亿令吉的新合约，合约内容涵盖Bokor第三期的重建项目中央处理平台（CPP）的工程、采购、建设、安装和调试工程。

...

MHB虽包揽10亿合约 近期盈利或持续疲弱

（吉隆坡18日讯）鉴于消费者的数码媒体消费增长，Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd与美国亚马逊网络服务公司（Amazon Web Services Inc，AWS）签订一项协议，以推动Astro的数码和业务转型。

这家付费电视集团总执行长Datuk Rohana Rozhan在今日的一则文告中指出，通过与亚马逊签署的协议，Astro可运用亚马逊的云端计算服务。

“本公司（Astro）正采用云端和移动先行（mobile-first）及分析驱动的方式来加速创新，为所有年龄层的客户提供个性化新体验。加速达成我们的目标，以更好地应对日益...

Astro使用亚马逊服务推动数码转型

Egg prices pulled back 18% from a record high last month, offering some relief as supplies recovered from bird flu shock.

Shoppers paid US$5.122 (RM22) per dozen for large eggs on average in April, falling from two straight months of record highs that brought prices above US$6, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday.

US egg prices fall to US$5 a dozen from record highs

Pakistan said on Tuesday that it remains committed to the truce with India, agreed after four days of intense fighting last week, but vowed to respond to any future aggression by New Delhi with full resolve.

Pakistan says committed to ceasefire with India but vows to respond to aggression

The US took a fresh step seeking to curb Iran’s oil revenues with sanctions on an international network that it said facilitates the shipment of millions of barrels to China, an effort by the Trump administration to further pressure Tehran while negotiating over its nuclear programme.

US slaps sanctions on network shipping Iranian oil to China

New Intel Corp chief executive officer Lip-Bu Tan is focused on improving the execution of the chipmaker’s existing strategy rather than making sweeping changes, according to his head of finance.

“The strategy is the strategy — we’ve got to execute better,” chief financial officer Dave Zinsner said at a JPMorgan Chase & Co technology conference.

Intel’s new CEO to focus on executing its existing strategy

Distributor of products for Fortune 500 companies, DKSH Holdings Malaysia Bhd (KL:DKSH) reported a net profit of RM48.17 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1QFY2025), its second-highest quarterly profit.

DKSH posts RM48.2m profit in 1Q on record revenue and cost savings

US President Donald Trump has secured US$600 billion (RM2.59 trillion) in investment commitments during a summit in Saudi Arabia, according to the White House, a key focus of his first scheduled foreign trip since returning to office.

US says it won US$600b in investments from Saudi Arabia

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who won an election last month promising to stand up to US President Donald Trump, unveiled a new cabinet on Tuesday that he said would help define a new relationship with the US.

Carney unveils cabinet aimed at resetting US-Canada ties

Microsoft is laying off 3% of its workforce, or roughly 7,000 employees, CNBC reported on Tuesday, as the technology giant looks to rein in costs while funnelling billions of dollars into its ambitious bet on artificial intelligence (AI).

Microsoft to lay off 3% of workforce, CNBC reports

The easing of trade tensions between the United States and China is a step in the right direction and helps reduce European fears of being flooded with Chinese goods redirected from the US market, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said.

US-China trade respite eases EU fears of being flooded with Chinese goods

The Federal Court has granted the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s (COA) decision in favour of UEM Sunrise Bhd's (KL:UEMS) wholly owned unit UEM Land Bhd challenging the RM8.49 million additional tax assessment and penalty slapped by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).

AGC granted leave to appeal COA ruling allowing UEM Sunrise unit to challenge RM8.49 mil additional tax assessment

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): The US-China tariff deal is seen as negative for Malaysian glove makers, as it makes Chinese gloves cheaper and more competitive, potentially hurting demand for local products.

Analysts say US-China tariff cuts are negative for Malaysian glove makers

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Starting May 11, 2025, Malaysia will impose five-year anti-dumping duties on flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, and tinplate from China and other Asian nations, following an investigation on the imports of the products.

Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on steel, tinplate from China and other Asian nations

As U Mobile Sdn Bhd has been appointed to roll out the second 5G network in the country, its stake in Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) will be taken over by CelcomDigi Bhd (KL:CDB), Maxis Bhd (KL:MAXIS), YTL Power International Bhd (YTLPOWR) and the Minister of Finance Inc (MOF Inc).

U Mobile stake in DNB to be taken over by CelcomDigi, Maxis, YTL Power, MOF Inc

When Lucas Silva Ferreira needed a new air conditioner to cool his Rio de Janeiro home in the sweltering February heat, he decided to go with a Chinese model instead of old standbys like LG or Whirlpool.

Half-price air conditioners are sparking frenzy for China brands in Brazil

AS geopolitical tensions between the US and China continue to disrupt global supply chains, Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE Inc) — the world’s largest outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) player — is doubling down on Malaysia with the opening of its fifth pla...

Taiwanese OSAT giant ASE doubles down on Malaysia amid US-China trade war

The RM892 million Dawn KLCC, a development by Dawn Land Sdn Bhd, has achieved a take-up rate of 91% since its launch in April last year. The development is a 70:30 joint venture between Chin Hin Group Property Bhd (KL:CHGP) and Fiamma Holdings Bhd (KL:FIAMMA). Chin Hin Group Property and Fiamma s...

Dawn KLCC is 91% sold

HSBC Global Research has revised its year-end forecast for the ringgit from 4.45 to 4.20 against the US dollar, as the heightened external volatility has slightly tipped the balance in favour of the ringgit&nbsp;over the medium term.

HSBC raises year-end USD-MYR forecast to 4.20, citing external volatility favouring ringgit

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): ICT Zone Asia Bhd, a tech financing solutions provider, has launched its initial public offering (IPO) as part of its transfer from the LEAP Market to the ACE Market, aiming to raise RM26.6 million.

ICT Zone Asia sets ACE Market IPO price at 20 sen, aiming to raise RM27m for ICT asset purchase

SINCE news of her abduction a month ago broke last week, many questions have been asked about 42-year-old Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh: What has happened to her? And what was the motivation behind her disappearance?

Kidnapped Pamela Ling’s application for a judicial review against MACC money laundering probe provides some context but also raises more questions

Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd (KL:KERJAYA) said an adjudicator has ordered Yong Tai Bhd (KL:YONGTAI) to pay the construction outfit RM75.46 million over an alleged unpaid contract for a mixed development project in Melaka, known as “The Apple”.

Kerjaya Prospek wins RM75.46m adjudication award in dispute with Yong Tai

Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to lower the statutory reserve requirement (SSR) has set the stage for a possible overnight policy rate (OPR) cut, but according to Moody’s Analytics, two key conditions must first be met.&nbsp;

Moody’s: BNM likely to hold OPR at 3%, September cut dependent on inflation and Fed's move

WM Senibong Sdn Bhd has achieved a 100% take-up rate for Kew Green 1, the maiden precinct in its 38-acre master plan named The Kews, within three months of its launch in December 2024.

WM Senibong sells out Kew Green 1 within three months

CRUDE palm oil (CPO) exporter Pacific Inter-Link Sdn Bhd (PIL) expects the discount of palm oil to soybean oil to persist for the next six to 12 months, due to tight soybean oil supply from the US and South America and a gradual rise in palm oil production.

This will enhance palm oil’s ...

CPO discount to soybean oil seen lasting up to one year, says Pacific Inter-Link

Distributor of products for Fortune 500 companies, DKSH Holdings Malaysia Bhd (KL:DKSH) reported a net profit of RM48.17 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1QFY2025), its second-highest quarterly profit.

Frozen and dried food distributor Guan Huat Seng Holdings Bhd is preparing to list on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia to secure funding for its expansion plans, according to its draft prospectus filed with the exchange.

Frozen, dried food distributor Guan Huat Seng plans ACE listing

Oxford Innotech Bhd, a Penang-based engineering solutions company, has received approval from Bursa Malaysia for its initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market.

Oxford Innotech gets approval for ACE Market IPO, plans new factory in Penang

Malaysians spent more in March ahead of Ramadan, thanks to government cash aid and festive deals — lifting retail, wholesale, and even car sales, official data showed.

Malaysia’s distributive trade — which includes wholesale, retail, and vehicle sales — grew 5.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in March to RM154 billion, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). This is the highest growth in three months and stronger than February’s 5.2% rise. On a month-on-month (m-o-m) basis, trade increased by 3.7%.

Malaysia’s wholesale and retail sales grew faster in March, driven by festive season, cash aid — official data

An agreement between Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and Sarawak's state-owned Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) on the management of natural gas in the state would be announced in "two more days", according to Borneo Post, quoting Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

Abang Jo says Petronas-Petros agreement coming in 'two more days' — report

(May 13):&nbsp;Some of the toughest new laws attempting to rein in TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat aren’t coming from Washington or Brussels. They’re emerging from capitals such as Canberra, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.

TikTok, Meta endure tougher Asia crackdown as US efforts stall

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Duopharma Biotech Bhd (KL:DPHARMA) is expected to deliver another strong quarter of growth, following the positive impact of approved products purchase list (APPL) contracts observed in peer company Pharmaniaga Bhd (KL:PHARMA), CGS International said.

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