KUALA LUMPUR (June 8): Malaysia shares and the ringgit may today take cue from the overnight rise in world crude oil prices as investors assess the sustainability of the FBM KLCI's recent gains.
 
Reuters reported that global benchmark Brent crude surged nearly US$2 a barrel on...

Crude oil cue for Malaysia shares as investors assess sustainability of FBM KLCI gains

KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): AWC Bhd's share trade has been suspended since 12:09pm today pending an announcement on the company's proposed acquisition of a 60% equity interest in Trackwork & Supplies Sdn Bhd and AWC's planned diversification.

AWC said in statements on Bursa Malaysia's we...

AWC says share trade suspended from 12:09pm to 5pm today

KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): Sime Darby Plantation Bhd said third quarter net profit fell 39% to RM249 million from RM410 million a year earlier, as oil palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB) dropped. 

Lower realised average prices of crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel (PK) also led to group net...

Sime Darby Plantation 3Q net profit down 39% on year at RM249m

KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): Petronas said today its first quarter profit after tax (PAT) increased 26% to RM13 billion from a year earlier on the back of higher revenue and net write-back on impairment.

In a statement today on its website, Petronas said revenue grew to RM57.9 billion in the ...

Petronas says 1Q PAT up 26% on year at RM13b

KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): CIMB Group Holdings Bhd reported an 11% rise in first quarter (1QFY18) net profit at RM1.31 bllion, from RM1.18 billion a year earlier, on lower operating expenses and loan loss provisions. 

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia, CIMB said a RM152 million gain fro...

CIMB 1Q net profit up at RM1.31b as operating expenses, loan loss provision fall

KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): YTL Corp Bhd said Yeoh Tiong Lay & Sons Holdings Sdn Bhd has raised its stake to 49.059% in diversified group YTL Corp, after acquiring 10 million shares on Monday (May 28, 2018).  

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia today, YTL Corp said Yeoh Tiong Lay &...

Yeoh Tiong Lay & Sons ups YTL Corp stake to 49.059%

KUALA LUMPUR (May 26): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said his second stint as Malaysia prime minister "is frightening" because he is now working in a very uncertain environment involving a new coalition government. Dr Mahathir said he has a much more difficult task now compared to 1981, when he first b...

Dr Mahathir : Second stint as Malaysia PM 'frightening, a much more difficult task'

KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said today that former Treasury Secretary General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah is no longer a member of the central bank's board with effect from May 14, 2018. This is because Mohd Irwan ceased to hold the office of Treasury Secretary Ge...

BNM: Mohd Irwan Serigar no longer board member

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): Media Prima Bhd's first quarter net loss narrowed to RM21.83 million from a net loss of RM38.47 million a year earlier, on higher revenue and lower operating expenses.

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia, Media Prima said today that revenue rose to RM280.67 million i...

Media Prima 1Q net loss narrows on higher revenue

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): Malaysian Government-owned investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd said today that it had issued RM3 billion worth of redeemable cumulative convertible preference shares (RCCPS) to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on March 7, 2011. 

Khazanah said the RCCPS was esse...

Malaysia's Khazanah says issued RM3b worth of RCCPS to Finance Ministry

SINGAPORE/TOKYO (April 25): Oil prices steadied on Thursday after settling lower in the previous day, as signs of retreating fuel demand in the US, the world's biggest oil user, contended with widening conflict risks in the key Middle East producing region.

Oil steady as market weighs US demand concerns, Middle East conflict risks

Sports retailer Al-Ikhsan Sports Sdn Bhd, in which state-owned private equity firm Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas) owns a 35% stake, has appointed Datuk Hishammudin Hasan as its new chief executive officer effective April 17.

Ekuinas-backed Al-Ikhsan Sports names former 7-Eleven head as CEO

KANGAR (April 25): The remand order for the son of a menteri besar has been extended until Friday (April 26) to facilitate investigations into a case of producing falsified documents to make RM600,000 in claims since 2022.

Remand for five including MB’s son extended till Friday 

Recovering risk appetite and tightening spreads in the commercial real estate market mean active managers have to work a little harder, according to DoubleLine Capital LP.

Fears of ravaged commercial real estate market have eased, DoubleLine says

JRG Minerals Sdn Bhd is collaborating with Shandong Huaxin Industry Co Ltd for a development project in Kuantan, Pahang, with an estimated value of RM15 billion.

JRG Minerals teams up with Shandong Huaxin for RM15b development project in Pahang

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has never stopped investigation into the construction of the littoral combat ships (LCS), said its chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki.

LCS probe never stopped, MACC chief clarifies

Luxchem Corp Bhd’s net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 (1QFY2024) surged over 54% to RM11.56 million or 1.08 sen per share from RM7.5 million or 0.7 sen per share a year earlier on the back of stronger earnings from both its trading and manufacturing segments.

The industrial chemical and material group’s revenue rose 19.8% to RM183.15 million versus RM152.83 million a year ago as driven by its trading and manufacturing segments, according to a bourse filing on Thursday.

Luxchem 1Q net profit up 54% on stronger trading and manufacturing segment

THE price of gold, which had ignored the persistent US dollar strength last week, pushing past the record US$2,300 threshold, is expected to maintain its upward trajectory due to expectations of global monetary easing, central banks’ continued buying of the precious metal as well as a play on its...

Cover Story: Four factors behind gold price climb

City Motors Group has topped off its Alfa Bangsar development with a tree-planting ceremony at its grounds, which is located at the intersection of Jalan Maarof and Jalan Tandok in Bangsar.

City Motors Group tops off mixed development Alfa Bangsar

Unilever's first-quarter sales grew by a better than expected 4.4%, it said on Thursday, as one of the world's biggest consumer goods companies won back shoppers who had traded down to cheaper products.

Unilever beats quarterly sales growth forecasts

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members, who are below 55 years old, will have an Account 3, in addition to the existing two accounts for their retirement savings, starting May 11.&nbsp;

EPF members under age 55 will have Account 3 starting May 11

Malaysia is in early discussions with tycoons on opening a casino in Forest City, people familiar with the matter said, in a bid to revive the beleaguered US$100 billion (RM478.35 billion) property project that counts the country’s monarch as one of its shareholders.

Malaysia is said to mull casino resort to revive Forest City

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao is facing up to three years in prison if efforts by US prosecutors to secure his sentencing prove successful. More than 160 friends, colleagues and investors are determined for the crypto executive to escape incarceration entirely.

Friends, family, royalty seek mercy for crypto’s richest man

Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), the state-owned company in charge of the 5G network infrastructure rollout, on Thursday named five new board members, comprising senior leaders from the telecom and technology industries.

Digital Nasional names senior telco and tech leaders as new directors

Shares of YTL Corp Bhd rallied to a new all-time high on Thursday after Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) flagged more upside even after a 42% year-to-date surge.

YTL Corp rallies to new all-time high after HLIB flags more upside

A made-in-China electric vehicle (EV) will hit US dealers this summer offering power and efficiency similar to the Tesla Model Y, the world's best-selling EV, but for about US$8,000 (RM38,228) less.

How Volvo landed a cheap Chinese EV on US shores in a trade war

A disappointing earnings report from Meta Platforms Inc has technology investors on edge with results from some of the stock market’s biggest and most important companies due in the coming days.

Meta’s miss sparks fear in tech world with big earnings looming

Wireless carrier Axiata Group Bhd and conglomerate PT Sinar Mas Group are moving forward with plans to merge their telecommunications operations in Indonesia, people familiar with the matter said.

Axiata, Sinar Mas move closer to US$3.5b telco merger, Bloomberg reports

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Mega First Corp Bhd shares have likely peaked following a recent rally to new all-time highs, and investors should stop buying the stock now, Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) said and downgraded the stock to ‘hold’.

Maybank IB is the first from a total of fi...

Mega First shares likely peaked; Maybank IB the first to downgrade stock

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming’s press secretary Pang Sock Tao was announced as the unity government’s candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election on May 11.

Nga's press secretary Pang picked as unity govt's candidate for Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Agricore CS Holdings Bhd, a food ingredients supplier, has obtained approval from Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd to list on its ACE Market.

Agricore CS Holdings gets Bursa Malaysia nod to list on ACE Market

Malaysia’s consumer inflation came in lower than expected in March from a year earlier as prices of healthcare and food rose at a slower pace, official data on Thursday showed.

The Consumer Price Index — Malaysia’s main gauge of inflation — rose 1.8% year-on-year, according to the Department of Statistics. The headline figure was a tad lower than the median 2% rise predicted in a Bloomberg survey of economists, and unchanged versus February’s 1.8% gain.

Malaysia’s inflation steady at 1.8% year-on-year in March

RHB Retail Research said NationGate Holdings Bhd is observing a technical breakout after climbing above the RM1.70 immediate resistance on surging trading volume.

NationGate is observing technical breakout, says RHB Retail Research 

RHB Retail Research said Naim Holdings Bhd is likely to resume its uptrend after the recent consolidation above the 97.5 sen breakout level.

Naim Holdings likely to resume its uptrend, says RHB Retail Research 

Asian stocks fell on Thursday as disappointing earnings forecasts from Facebook parent Meta Platforms hammered tech shares, while the yen's slump past 155 per dollar for the first time since 1990 raised the spectre of intervention from Tokyo.

Stocks hit by tech slide; yen flails at intervention zone

Singapore's Keppel said on Thursday its first-quarter net profit excluding the effects of legacy offshore and marine assets was higher, boosted by strong performance in the global asset manager's infrastructure and connectivity segments.

Singapore's Keppel profit rises on strong infra, connectivity performance

The Court of Appeal has allowed a bid by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to have a bench of five judges to hear his review application to restore his acquittal by the High Court of four of his abuse of power charges last year.

His lawyer Chetan Jethwani said that Court of Appeal deputy registrar Muhammad Noor Firdaus Rosli informed the parties of the matter on Thursday morning during case management.

Appellate court grants Muhyiddin five-member bench for review of charges

Benchmark S&amp;P 500 closed higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors weighed an uptick in Treasury yields amid positive corporate results particularly from technology giants.

S&P 500 ends higher as markets weigh rising yields, upbeat corporate results

Visa Inc recently reported impressive fiscal second quarter 2024 results, with net revenue increasing by 10% and payments volume growing by 8%.

Visa's strong earnings may be a troubling sign for US economy — report

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Malaysia requires an annual allocation of at least RM10 billion for the next three years, which is crucial to boost water infrastructure amid below-cost tariffs and high wastage, the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) said on Thursday.

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