Insurers & Takaful Operators Have No Right to Decide Patients’ Medical Treatments – MOF
Insurance companies, takaful operators (ITOs), and Third Party Administrators (TPAs) have no authority to determine or influence the type of medical treatment patients receive in Malaysia, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has confirmed. Deputy Finance Minister, Lim Hui Ying, stressed that medical decisions remain solely under the professional discretion of doctors. “In all circumstances, the […]
EXIM Bank Salur AS$70 Juta Pembiayaan Islamik untuk Pembangunan Four Seasons di Okinawa
Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Bhd (EXIM Bank) telah meluluskan kemudahan Pembiayaan Pelaburan Luar Negara Islamik berjumlah AS$70 juta (RM293 juta) kepada anak syarikat milik penuh Berjaya Land Bhd, iaitu Berjaya Okinawa Investment (S) Pte Ltd, bagi membiayai pembangunan Four Seasons Resort & Private Residences Okinawa di Jepun. Dalam kenyataan rasmi, Berjaya Land memaklumkan bahawa Berjaya […]
Emas Patuh Syariah Jadi Pilihan Pelabur di Malaysia dan Negara Lain
Permintaan terhadap pelaburan emas patuh syariah terus meningkat di Malaysia dan beberapa negara lain, seiring dengan kesedaran umat Islam terhadap kepentingan pelaburan berlandaskan prinsip Islam. Di sebuah bandar kecil di Nilai, Negeri Sembilan — kira-kira sejam perjalanan dari Kuala Lumpur — terletaknya peti simpanan emas berkeselamatan tinggi baharu yang mencerminkan perkembangan pesat sektor emas Islamik […]
Malaysia’s Halal Gold Market Booms in Malaysia and Other Countries
Demand for Shariah-compliant gold investment products is growing rapidly across Malaysia and other Muslim-majority nations, reflecting a wider shift towards ethical and faith-based financial instruments. In Nilai, a small town about an hour from Kuala Lumpur, a new high security gold vault has become a symbol of Malaysia’s expanding Islamic bullion market. The 20-tonne facility, […]
Aset Industri Takaful Malaysia Cecah RM62.54 bilion Setakat Pertengahan 2025 – MTA
Industri takaful Malaysia terus menunjukkan pertumbuhan kukuh apabila jumlah aset direkodkan sebanyak RM62.54 bilion setakat pertengahan tahun 2025, hampir dua kali ganda berbanding RM41.87 bilion pada tahun 2020. Pengerusi Persatuan Takaful Malaysia (MTA), Wan Saifulrizal Wan Ismail, berkata kadar penembusan takaful negara turut meningkat kepada 19.54% setakat pertengahan tahun, mencerminkan kesedaran masyarakat yang semakin tinggi […]
MPAJ Introduces Hygiene Grading Sticker Fees to Improve Food Premises Standards
The Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) will soon impose a new annual charge on food business operators for hygiene grading stickers and mandatory re-inspections, effective with the 2026 business licence renewal cycle. The new charges, which took effect when licence renewals opened on 1 October 2025, are part of MPAJ’s ongoing initiative to improve hygiene […]
MPAJ Laksana Bayaran Pelekat Gred Kebersihan Demi Tingkat Taraf Premis Makanan
Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) bakal mengenakan caj baharu kepada pengusaha premis makanan bagi pelekat gred kebersihan serta pemeriksaan semula wajib mulai tahun 2026. Langkah ini akan dilaksanakan kepada semua pengusaha yang memperbaharui lesen perniagaan mereka untuk tahun 2026, dengan proses pembaharuan telah pun bermula sejak 1 Oktober lalu. Menurut kenyataan media MPAJ, caj tahunan […]
Malaysia Honours Four Islamic Finance Innovators for Social and Climate Impact
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC) Leadership Council (MLC) have announced the winners of the MIFC Global Impact Challenge 2025 (MIFC GIC 2025), recognising leading innovators in Islamic finance for their contributions to social resilience and climatesustainability. Under the Social Resilience track, the winning solutions were e-Wakalah, Gobarakah, and […]
Malaysia Ikon Inovasi Kewangan Islam: 4 Pemenang Diiktiraf Atas Impak Sosial & Iklim
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) dan Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC) Leadership Council (MLC) telah mengumumkan empat pemenang utama MIFC Global Impact Challenge 2025 (MIFC GIC 2025) yang mengiktiraf inovator kewangan Islam atas sumbangan mereka terhadap ketahanan sosial dan kelestarian iklim. Bagi kategori Social Resilience (Ketahanan Sosial), pemenangnya ialah e-Wakalah, Gobarakah, dan Koha Islamic Digital, […]
Malaysia Ranks First in the 2025 Global Islamic Finance Development Index
Malaysia has once again retained its position as the world’s leading Islamic finance market, according to the 2025 Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) report released by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in partnership with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group. […]