Car sharing is catching on in the country, especially among millennials, many of whom cannot afford to own a car because of the rising cost of living or who are too environmentally conscious to do so.

Car sharing is a relatively recent phenomenon in Malaysia. It is the next version of t...

Smart Mobility: Car sharing catching on in Malaysia

When one thinks of truffles, one usually imagines very expensive mushrooms, nosed out of their hiding places by the sensitive nostrils of swine, and served up at premium prices in gourmet restaurants. But chocolate truffles have nothing to do with fungus. People are more apt to relate these to pr...

Start-up: Giving chocolate the Cocoraw deal

When Google and Facebook startled the world with their hip working culture, other companies strove to emulate them — if not their culture, then at least the working spaces that helped foster it — as long as they could afford it.

This, coupled with a growing number of freelancers and sma...

Trends: Making space for work

Last year, a troubling statistic was published: four children are kidnapped every day in Malaysia.

According to global risk and strategic consulting firm NYA International’s “Kidnap for ransom” data for 2017, Asia saw the highest number of reported kidnappings, accounting for about 43% ...

Insurance: Protection against kidnapping and ransom demands

As a child, Ian Chua only believed in saving money but not investing it. This belief was shaped by his parents, who were not big proponents of investments due to their negative experiences.

That influenced Chua’s philosophy of life and he grew up with the mantra of saving as much as one...

#adulting: Millennials should start investing early

Despite facing a challenging time so far this year, the outlook for Asean stock markets over the next 12 months remains positive due to their sound fundamentals, says PMB Investment Bhd CEO Najmi Mohamed.

“The trade war between the US and China has caused more volatility in Asean stock ...

Outlook: PMB Investment remains positive on Asean

Despite the threat of a trade war, the China A-share market remains attractive due to its cheap valuations, a high growth trajectory and inclusion into MSCI’s indices, says CIMB-Principal Asset Management Bhd.

According to chief investment officer Patrick Chang, the fear of a trade war ...

Investing: Providing retail investors direct access to the China A-share market

Amanah Mutual Bhd’s AMB Income Trust fund won the award for Best Bond MYR (Provident) in the five-year category again at The Edge-Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards 2018.

CEO Sheila Halim says the pivotal catalyst to the fund’s success is the firm’s investment process and philosophy, wh...

2018 The Edge Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards: Amanah Mutual Bhd - Won One Individual Award

AmFunds Management Bhd (AmInvest) took home two awards at The Edge-Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards 2018. This is the fifth consecutive year that its AmDynamic Bond fund has won an award. This time, it clinched the award for Best Bond MYR (Provident) in the 10-year category. The AmBond fund sna...

2018 The Edge Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards: AmFunds Management Bhd - Won Two Individual Awards

The government will continue to monitor the impact on inflation in the country following the announcement of a more than 13% increase in civil servants' salaries this December.

Anwar: Putrajaya will keep eye on inflation rate following civil service pay hike

US private payrolls increased more than expected in April, suggesting that the labor market maintained its momentum early in the second quarter.

US private payrolls beat expectations in April 

Yum Brands reported a fall in quarterly global same-store sales on Wednesday, hurt by choppy demand for its KFC and Pizza Hut brands from inflation-weary consumers in the United States as well as in overseas markets.

KFC parent Yum reports surprise drop in global same-store sales on weak demand

Shell has exited China's power markets as part of CEO Wael Sawan's drive to focus on more profitable operations including its natural gas and oil businesses.

Shell exits China power market businesses

The retail price of RON97 petrol remains unchanged at RM3.47 per litre, with RON95 also unchanged at RM2.05 per litre, from May 2 to May 8, according to the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.

Fuel prices unchanged till May 8

The dollar edged towards its highest level this year against a basket of peers and US share futures dipped on Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision, though trading was thin with many European and Asian markets closed.

Dollar near five-month highs ahead of Fed policy decision

Bitcoin slid by almost 6% on Wednesday, having posted its worst monthly performance in April since late 2022, as investors pulled money out of cryptocurrencies ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve later.

Crypto washout sends bitcoin below US$58,000 into bear market

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised that any party associating him and the government with a purported casino project in Forest City must face legal action.

Those who spread lies on Forest City casino project ought to be jailed, says PM

Details regarding the salary increase for civil servants will be announced during the tabling of Budget 2025 in October this year.

Details of civil servants’ wage hike to be announced in Budget 2025, says Fahmi 

China's Huawei Technologies has moved the high-profile chief of its consumer business, Yu Chengdong, to a new role as chair of the unit, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

Huawei's high-profile consumer CEO Richard Yu shifts role

Yum Brands reported a fall in quarterly global same-store sales on Wednesday, hurt by choppy demand for its KFC and Pizza Hut brands from inflation-weary consumers in the United States as well as in overseas markets.

The government will continue to monitor the impact on inflation in the country following the announcement of a more than 13% increase in civil servants' salaries this December.

US private payrolls increased more than expected in April, suggesting that the labor market maintained its momentum early in the second quarter.

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