<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) and Japan's Rakuten Securities Inc, has received a licence from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to provide online brokerage services.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Kenanga IB said Rakuten Trade has received the Capital Markets Services Licence from the SC.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In April last year, both Kenanga IB and Rakuten said the online platform will provide a new trading experience.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Rakuten Securities president Yuji Kusunoki also said the partnership provides an opportunity for the group to expand its business in Malaysia.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a separate filing, Kenanga IB declared a final dividend of 2.25 sen per share for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2016, payable on June 9.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Kenanga IB shares closed 0.5 sen or 0.83% lower at 60 sen per share today, bringing a market capitalisation of RM433.53 million.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) and Japan's Rakuten Securities Inc, has received a licence from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to provide online brokerage services.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia ...

Kenanga-Rakuten JV gets licence to offer online brokerage services

The High Court on Thursday upheld the conviction and 12-year prison sentence against Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali for neglecting and abusing Bella, a teenage girl with Down’s syndrome.

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Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, or Papagomo, was charged in the Sessions Court here on Thursday with posting seditious articles against His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia on his X account.

Wan Muhammad Azri, 41, who is also a former Umno Youth exco member, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali.

Papagomo charged with sedition against King

South Malaysia Industries Bhd (SMI) has appointed Leow Thang Fong as its new chief executive officer, effective May 1, two months after a group of shareholders rejected him from being re-elected executive director at its annual general meeting (AGM).

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said addressing issues such as hardcore poverty, infrastructure development and basic amenities remain an enduring commitment of the Madani Government, particularly in Kelantan.

He said these issues should ideally be resolved promptly to overcome prolonged hardship for those affected.

Madani Govt firmly committed to resolving people's issues, hardcore poverty — PM

The Federal Government agrees with the Kelantan government's proposal to extend the runway at the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport by 400 metres for it to become an international airport.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he had asked Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook to expedite the ongoing construction of the airport.

Sultan Ismail Petra Airport to be upgraded as international airport — Anwar

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday reprimanded the Immigration Department over congestion issues at the country’s borders, particularly in airports.

Describing the rebuke as akin to "parental love" to improve congestion issues at counters handling entry of tourists, the prime minister said tourists would not accept excuses for delays, and hoped the issue could be dealt with effectively.

PM rebukes Immigration Dept over tourist entry congestion

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held a closed-door meeting on Thursday with Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud regarding the development of the state.

It is understood that the briefing on this matter was delivered by Mohd Nassuruddin

Anwar holds closed-door meeting with Kelantan MB

Ajinomoto (M) Bhd’s RM2.12 special dividend announced in July last year in conjunction with a land disposal exercise will go ex on May 15.

Ajinomoto’s special dividend of RM2.12 goes ex on May 15

Former attorney general Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali's special officer could have won her defamation suit against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, if not for a technicality — that all court pleadings must be filed in Bahasa Melayu, according to the High Court judicial commissioner who presided over the case.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Europe for the first time in five years next week in a visit that may lay bare European divisions over trade with Beijing and how the continent positions itself as a pole between the United States and China.

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<p>US software giant Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would invest US$2.2 billion (RM10.5 billion) over the next four years in cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Malaysia.</p>


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<p>Protasco Bhd, which has businesses ranging from hotel to engineering, said on Thursday it has received an offer to buy its unit Ikram Education Sdn Bhd which owns the Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL).</p>


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<p>Feytech Holdings Bhd's initial public offer (IPO) on Main Market of Bursa Malaysia is offering&nbsp;252.94 million shares at 80 sen apiece.&nbsp;</p>


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<p>Subang Airport, officially known as Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, will likely be able to handle jet aircraft by the third quarter this year, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke.</p>


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<p>Mechanical and electrical engineering services provider Pasukhas Group Bhd has secured a RM56.98 million contract to build a data centre in Selangor.</p>


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<p>The additional investment by Microsoft amounting to US$2.2 billion or RM10.5 billion in the country over the next four years is the largest single investment by the company in its 32 years in Malaysia.</p>


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<p>The High Court on Thursday dismissed Tengku Datuk Zafrul Abdul Aziz's application to file an affidavit with regards to Datuk Seri Najib Razak's judicial review application to unearth an addendum to his pardon order that detailed he was to spend the remainder of his sentence under "house arrest".</p>


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<p>Smart Asia Chemical Bhd, an industrial paint and coating manufacturer, on Thursday has begun taking orders from investors for its ACE Market initial public offering (IPO) that would raise up to RM37.4 million.&nbsp;</p>


Smart Asia Chemical starts taking orders for ACE Market IPO to raise RM37.4 mil

<p>Shares of Ge-Shen Corp Bhd rose as much as 14.91% to a new record high of RM4.47 on Thursday, following the emergence of Chin Hin Group’s Chiau family as its second largest shareholder.</p>


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<p>Yinson Production, the offshore production business unit of Yinson Holdings Bhd, has closed the limited recourse term loan facility of up to US$1.3 billion (RM6.2 billion) for the pre- and post-delivery financing of the Agogo floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will be deployed in Angola.</p>


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<p>US President Joe Biden included ally Japan along with rivals China and Russia in a list of countries he called “xenophobic” in a speech at a campaign fundraising event in Washington.</p>


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<p>theedgemalaysia.com highlighted seven stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon close on Thursday. Two stocks showed positive momentum while five stocks showed negative momentum.</p>


GHL Systems, Oppstar, Bursa Malaysia, Country View, Fiamma, Marco, Tambun Indah 

<p>Malaysia’s biggest port operator Westports Holdings Bhd said on Thursday its net profit rose 11.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter, thanks to higher container revenue, coupled with higher finance income and share of results of a joint venture (JV).</p>


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<p>Smart Asia Chemical Bhd, en route to Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market, expects its new plant in Perak to triple its production capacity while allowing the paint and coating manufacturer to be closer to its clients.</p>


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<p>IT will be a busy year for the energy sector. Over the past month, there has been a slew of announcements, with the latest being the establishment of the Energy Exchange Malaysia (Enegem).</p>

<p>The Enegem programme will start with a project with a pilot auction of 100mw of renewable energy (...

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<p>The El Nino phenomenon hitting the country is expected to continue for the next two months, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.</p>


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<p>South Korea's SK Hynix said on Thursday its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in AI chipsets were sold out for this year and almost sold out for 2025 as businesses aggressively expand artificial intelligence services.</p>


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<p>Local authorities' investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) involved "thousands" of documents, and not all of them could be specifically shown to imprisoned former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak when his statement was recorded, the court heard on Thursday.</p>


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<p>Food ingredients supplier Agricore CS Holdings Bhd said on Thursday it has signed an agreement with M&amp;A Securities to underwrite its initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market.</p>


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<p>Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng’s undersea tunnel graft trial on Thursday did not proceed as scheduled because star witness Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli is down with vertigo.</p>
