2021
2021
December
- AkzoNobel: Ringing in Christmas and New Year with Bright Skies
- Cenergi: Cenergi completes issuance of Asean SRI green senior sukuk wakalah
- International SOS: Addressing return – to – office woes for a safer work life
- KLM: KLM receives World Class Award as best airline for passengers
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November
- Randstad: Pent-up energy from lockdowns to drive job growth
- KL Kepong: KL Kepong’s RM2.26bil net profit in FY21 beats expectations, says Affin Hwang
- International SOS: Long COVID – A challenge for Malaysian employers
- HEINEKEN Malaysia: Heineken remains resilient, 9-month net profit up 50%
- Simon Landsheer: Malaysian start-up MakeTimePay secures ‘significant’ funding from entrepreneur Simon Landsheer
- MDEC: MDEC to implement nationwide tour to popularise e-commerce among entrepreneurs, says Annuar Musa
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October
- MIDA: MIDA, Intel team up to boost AI knowledge of future workforce, SMEs
- Invest Selangor: Invest Selangor allocates RM11 mil for SIBS 2021
- Standard Chartered Bank: Malaysia showing good signs of economic recovery after pandemic-driven MCO
- KPMG: Malaysia ranked among the most prepared and able countries to achieve Net Zero ambition
- MDEC: MDEC, MDA team up to provide digital insights, offer digital training to Malaysian talent
- MIDA: MIDA’s one-stop centre eases entry permission for companies and business travellers with RM121.37b investment value
- Maxis: Maxis proposes MyKRIS Asia acquisition for up to RM157.5mil, its largest to date
- Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas (PTP): World’s largest container vessel Ever Ace makes maiden call at PTP
- HEINEKEN Malaysia: Guinness is ready when you are
- Hibiscus Petroleum: Hibiscus resuming its strong uptrend, says RHB Retail Research
- Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas (PTP): Port Of Tanjung Pelepas Remains Resilient Amidst Global Economic Uncertainties
- HEINEKEN Malaysia: Heineken Malaysia joins 30% Club
- Hibiscus Petroleum: Hibiscus Petroleum remains committed to move development in the UK North Sea; proposes 1.0 sen dividend
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September
- &samhoud: Making Hybrid Work Actually Work [Podcast]
- Maxis: MAHB, Maxis to co – create M’sia’s first 5G digital airport
- KPMG: Supply chain risks top concern of Asia Pacific CEOs
- MDEC: MDEC and FAOM to partner with Alipay’s 10×1000 Tech for Inclusion to bring “Flex” fintech program to Malaysia
- MITI: MITI carries out planned steps to facilitate phased reopening of economy
- Standard Chartered Bank: KFH, Standard Chartered, Maybank Islamic are top primary dealers in sukuk market
- HEINEKEN Malaysia: HEINEKEN Malaysia Wins Award For Green Leadership, Recognised For Water Stewardship Initiatives
- MIDA: MIDA partners Citibank to provide end-to-end banking services to new and existing foreign investors in Malaysia
- YTL Corp: YTL Corp sees better performance in 4Q, declares 2.5 sen dividend
- MITI: Malaysia on track to ratify CPTPP
- MIDA: Sirim Tech Venture, Mida firm up partnership in tech projects
- Kuala Lumpur Kepong: KLK completes 56.2% stake buy in IJM Plantations, to extend full takeover offer
- Sunway Medical Centre: Enjoy health screening packages at Sunway Medical Centre Velocity
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August
- BMW: Malaysian market teased with new generation of EVs from BMW
- Dutch Lady Milk Industries (DLMI): Dutch Lady’s 2Q net profit up 29% y-o-y , lifted by higher demand and better product mix
- Hibiscus Petroleum: Hibiscus Petroleum returns to profitability in FY21
- HEINEKEN Malaysia: Heineken returns to the black in 2Q with RM25 mil net profit, declares 15 sen dividend
- Juwai IQI: Real estate players want measures in Budget 2022 to tackle rising cost of property: Juwai IQI survey
- MIDA: MIDA, HSBC renewed focus in attracting additional FDIs, MNC expansion in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur Kepong: KLK Kepong’s 3Q net profit more than doubles to RM784 mil
- Sime Darby Plantation: Sime Darby Plantation 2QFY21 net profit jumps 63%
- KPMG: Kuala Lumpur among top 10 cities in Asia Pacific seen as leading technology innovation hub
- Shell Malaysia: Shell Malaysia partners Red Crescent Society, Mercy Malaysia to provide critical relief, assistance
- Randstad: Most Malaysians prefer WFH, highest among regional countries
- Sunway iLabs: Sunway iLabs names top five startups for Super Accelerator programme
- Invest Selangor: SIBS 2021 rescheduled to Nov 18 to 21 due to current COVID – 19 situation
- HEINEKEN Malaysia: Finding a balance – Heineken Malaysia makes great strides in achieving its water sustainability target
- PTP: Port of Tanjung Pelepas jumps to 15th in world ranking
- MIDA / MDEC: MIDA amalgamates with MDEC on Digital Investment Office (DIO)
- Sunway Medical Centre: Sunway Medical Centre invests over a quarter million ringgit in robots during pandemic
- Henry Goh & Co: Pursuing IP Protection in a Pandemic – Malaysian Utility Innovation Certificate
- PTP: Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas & Johor Port Authority set up the biggest Industry Vaccination Centre for maritime and logistics sector workers
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July
- InvestKL: InvestKL launches two digital projects focused on showcasing Greater KL
- Shell: Petronas Carigali, Shell, Petroas EP awarded Block SK437
- MDEC: Malaysia Tech Month returns for second year featuring over 40 events and 300 speakers
- ECERDC: ECERDC pulls in RM2.7 bil committed investments to Terengganu as at June 30, 2021
- Sheng Tai: Sheng Tai eyes RM1 bil FDI with Malaysia’s first Cultural Tower plan in Melaka
- MDEC: MDEC’s data driven enterprise programme to empower data-based local businesses
- MIDA: MIDA remains focused on attracting high-quality investments into Malaysia
- Invest Energy: Invest Energy-SUSI’s agreement to pave way for up to US$130 mil investment in SEA clean energy
- Standard Chartered: Malaysia a favoured expansion destination for Asean companies — Standard Chartered survey
- Hibiscus Petroleum: Hibiscus Petroleum receives waiver of pre-emption rights on Repsol assets, comes closer to concluding US$212.5m acquisition
- Eurogain Secta: Wage Subsidy Programme – PSU 4.0
- KLM: Air France-KLM puts out tender for 160 planes: Report
- Shell: Shell Malaysia looks to explore more renewable energy opportunities
- Shell: Shell launches pathway for Malaysia to achieve carbon – neutrality by 2065
- Shell: Shell to boost returns to shareholders earlier than expected
- Volkswagen: VW, Daimler, Volvo team up to build truck chargers
- 27Group: Suresh Thambyiah joins 27Projects as a principal advisor
- MDEC: TnG Group partners MoF, MDEC to accelerate e-commerce, online shopping
- International SOS: Industrial vaccination centre opens today (July 5)
- Standard Chartered: TP ICAP to launch cryptocurrency trading platform with Fidelity, Standard Chartered
- MDEC: MDEC kicks off campaigns, aiming RM1 bil gross merchandise value
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June
- Standard Chartered: 2021 Kuala Lumpur StanChart Marathon cancelled, going virtual again
- Sunway Medical Center: Sunway Medical Centre appointed as healthcare organiser at Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre
- Standard Chartered: Malaysia based suppliers risk RM269b by not going green: Standard Chartered
- Dutch Lady Milk Industries: Ramjeet Kaur Virik succeeds Tarang Gupta as Dutch Lady Milk’s new MD
- Sime Darby Plantation: Sime Darby Plantation to begin operations as first drive-through PPV for PwD on Wednesday
- AkzoNobel: AkzoNobel and partners on verge of sealing revolution in packaging coatings
- Sime Darby Plantation: Plantation M&A value to hit RM2bil
- Standard Chartered: Standard Chartered Malaysia Commits To Support Clients Affected By Pandemic Through Financial Support
- Shell: Shell voted Malaysia’s most attractive employer in Randstad’s 2021 employer brand Awards
- KL Kepong: KL Kepong offers RM1.53bil to buy 56.6pct of IJM Plantations
- KL Kepong: KLK offers RM1.53bil for IJM Plantations (Video)
- Hibiscus Petroleum: Hibiscus Petroleum to rake in RM1.1bil from Fortuna Int Petroleum
- Dutch Lady Milk Industries: Fast – tracking industrial vaccination to help flatten COVID – 19 curve, rebuild economy
- Sunway Medical: Sunway Medical Center stepping up vaccination for public
- Sunway Medical: Sunway Medical Centre starts phase 2 of Covid-19 vaccine rollout (Video)
- MDEC: IR 4.0 agricultural technology can help Government to manage food security issues
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May
- Juwai IQI: Record 2021 real estate sales despite COVID
- HEINEKEN Malaysia: Heineken Malaysia posts 29% jump in net profit for Q1
- Invest Selangor: Selangor remains focused on attracting investments
- KLM E&M: Malaysia Airlines renews partnership with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance
- HEINEKEN: Heineken chalks up 29% y-o-y profit growth, with no dividend declared
- KL Kepong: KLK 2Q net profit surges to RM490m on buoyant commodity prices
- AkzoNobel: AkzoNobel invites startups to bring surfaces to life and Paint the Future
- Sime Darby Plantation: Sime Darby Plantation says foreign shareholding rose for two consecutive months
- MDEC: MDEC’s commissioned study shows Malaysia’s big data analytics market expected to grow to US$1.9b by 2025
- Juwai IQI: Juwai IQI on track to achieve net zero emissions, carbon neutral certification by 2030
- MDEC: MDEC, Sunway Education kick off Malaysia’s first free coding school
- Shell: Green Building Index Awards Shell Mint Hotel Station With Provisional Gold Standard
- Skrine: In-House Community: Firms of the Year 2021 Awards
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April
- Bolloré Logistics: Bolloré Logistics Announces Establishment of Its Largest Logistics Center in Europe Dedicated to the Pharmaceutical Industry at Strasbourg Airport
- Signify: Signify’s first quarter results 2021
- MIDA: Enhanced Investment Incentives To Drive Malaysia’s Automotive Industry Into The Future
- YTL: EPF’s unit Kwasa Land, YTL team up on RM200mil project
- Boskalis: Boskalis Receives Conditional Award for Major Dike Reinforcement Project in The Netherlands
- AkzoNobel: AkzoNobel delivers 16% growth and significant step-up in profitability for Q1 2021
- MIDA: Digital Investment Office to Shape Up The Nation’s Digital Investment Landscape
- Sime Darby Plantation: SDP leveraging robotics to develop practical FFB harvesting machine
- MIDA: MIDF partners MIDA to promote smart automation grant to SMEs, MTCs
- Transition Experts: Transition Experts new office in Malaysia
- Shell: Porsche Asia Pacific and Shell Announce Implementation of First Cross – Country High Performance EV Charging Network in SEA
- InvestKL: InvestKL on track for RM1b funding target this year
- Besi: BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. Announces Trading Update. Q1-21 Orders of € 327 Million, Up 108% versus Q4-20 and 176% vs. Q1-20
- Sime Darby Plantation: Sime Darby Plantation calls for tech collaborations in oil palm industry to close global food gap
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March
- Boskalis: Suez Canal reopens after giant stranded ship is freed
- Shell: Navigating the energy transition in a challenging landscape
- MDEC: MDEC Completes Outreach Programme To Expand Digital Literacy Among B40 Group
- Besi: Besi Shares To Be Included in Euronext AEX Listing
- Dutch Lady Milk Industries: Dutch Lady sells factory land, buildings in Petaling Jaya to UEM Land for RM200 million
- Rabobank: ASEAN update: Recovering from COVID – 19
- Shell: Shell Malaysia launches new campaign, rebrands Shell FuelSave 95 proposition
- Axis REIT: Axis-REIT acquires freehold property in Bukit Raja for RM120mil
- MDEC: MDEC forges ahead with Reinvent Agenda; New Chief Digital Business Officer appointed
- MIDA: Malaysia’s Safe Travel Portal For Business Travellers Goes Live
- Invest Energy: Invest Energy to pump RM2.2bil in renewable energy
- Sam Media: Dutch digital innovator Sam Media wins Meffy Award with VR streaming service Mobio360
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February
- MDEC: Digital economy’s contribution to GDP to hit at least 20% by year-end
- YTL: YTL Corp sees 12-fold jump in quarterly net profit on improvement in utilities, construction, and cement segments
- IQI: Juwai IQI to develop technology hub in Malaysia in Q1’22
- ECERDC: High – impact ECERDC projects can improve living standards of Kelantan folks
- MDEC: Digital skills key to bolstering workforce innovation
- Sime Darby Plantation: Sime Darby Plantation stages turnaround for fourth quarter, full year
- Shell: Shell accelerates drive for net-zero emissions with customer-first strategy
- KL Kepong: Kuala Lumpur Kepong Q1 earnings more than double as all segments perform well
- ECERDC: ECERDC outlines initiatives to spur economic recovery in Terengganu
- MIDA: Malaysia remains key Asian destination for high-value manufacturing, global services
- MDEC: Malaysians need to adopt other facets of digital technology, says MDEC
- NCIA: NCER surpasses initial investment target, achieves RM15.6 bln in 2020
- IUMW: IUMW Students Receive Lumix Recognition
- Randstad: 3 in 5 struggle to upskill to survive in a post – pandemic world
- ResQTec: The United Nations choose RESQTEC’s R2S system as their preferred aircraft recovery solution
- Hibiscus Petroleum: Hibiscus executes final licence agreement on UK oil field
- MDEC: Collaboration across society is key to achieving Malaysia 5.0 Vision
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January
- MDEC: MDEC announces “reinvent” mission to attract digital investment
- MIDA: MIDA targets RM2 bln business leads at IGEM 2021
- Informa Markets: Informa Markets: ASEAN Super 8, ICW rescheduled to Nov 9-11
- NCIA: NCER spearheads socio-economic recovery in Perak via digital, tech industries
- MDEC: Huge adoption of drone tech seen in agriculture sector this year
- Port of Tanjung Pelepas: Port of Tanjung Pelepas records 8% growth after registering 9.8m teus throughput in 2020
- Shell: RHB, Shell, Visa collaborate to introduce new credit card
- MDEC: Digital transformation and adoption crucial to capitalise on new opportunities, says MDEC
- NCIA: Perlis, NCIA outline development priorities for NCER amid pandemic
- Hibiscus Petroleum: Hibiscus Petroleum arm fully executes two UK licence agreements, third in process
- Collectius: Collectius pioneers new, cutting-edge Microsoft cloud system for debt management
- MIDA: MIDA Launches New Website to Serve Evolving Business Needs
- Volkswagen / PTP: Volkswagen Group sets up regional distribution centre in Johor
- International SOS: International SOS successfully pilots digital health certificates app at Singapore’s Changi Airport
- MDEC: MDEC supports minister’s call to advance with transparency, accountability and integrity in 2021
