<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) expanded 5.3% in June from a year earlier, driven by manufacturing, mining and electricity output growth.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a statement today, the Statistics Department said manufacturing output rose 4.7% while mining production grew 6.3%. Electricity output increased 8.7%.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>"The manufacturing sector continued to expand at 4.7% in June 2016 after registering a growth of 3.7% in May 2016. The growth in June 2016 was supported by three major subsectors; electrical and electronic products (9.1%), petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products (5.0%) and wood products, furniture, paper products, printing (10.1%).</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>"The mining sector output grew substantially by 6.3% in June 2016 after recording a decrease of 1.1% in May 2016. The higher growth in mining sector was contributed by the increase in crude oil index (8.8%) and natural gas index (3.5%)," the department said.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In May, the IPI grew 2.8% from a year earlier, according to the department.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) expanded 5.3% in June from a year earlier, driven by manufacturing, mining and electricity output growth.

In a statement today, the Statistics Department said manufacturing output rose 4.7% while mining production grew ...

Malaysia's June industrial output up 5.3% on year

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<p>From New York to London to Tokyo, if there’s one similarity among the world’s equity markets it’s this: record highs.</p>

<p>Of the world’s 20 largest stock markets, 14 have hit all-time highs recently.</p>


<p>Maybank and English Premier League club Manchester United have launched their latest co-branded credit card in Indonesia.</p>

<p>In 2023, Maybank and Manchester United announced the extension of their 13-year partnership into Indonesia — adding a fourth Asean country to their existing co-branded products available to customers in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.</p>


<p>Police have identified the male suspect who attacked the Ulu Tiram police station on Friday and confirmed that he has no links to any terrorist groups.</p>

<p>Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain clarified that the initial statement of the suspect being a member of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) was based on his father's involvement with the terrorist group.</p>


<p>All the suspects remanded on Saturday following the attack at the Ulu Tiram police station early on Friday morning are local citizens, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.</p>


<p>The Communist Party of Vietnam has nominated police minister To Lam to be state president, the government said on Saturday.</p>
