The Malaysian electorate has heading out to vote on an unprecedented Wednesday polling day. General elections set during (or ranging a time period over) weekends was the norm, from 1964 through 1990 (seven elections) and in 2004 to 2013 (three elections). While a weekday was set in the 1990s (Mon...

D-Day: Long queues and anxiety throughout

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): As voters remained at polling stations waiting to cast their votes past the closing bell, those who managed to cast their votes earlier in the day have begun travelling back to the Klang Valley.

As at 5pm, traffic was heavy heading north from Senai to Yong Peng in ...

Early voters head back to Klang Valley

Wednesday, May 9

5.50pm

This is the last update of our live traffic watch over the days leading up to and on the 14th general election. Traffic has built up leading towards the Klang Valley along the North South Expressway, heading north from ...

How’s the traffic ...are we there yet?

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Hotly contested parliamentary seats in Kelantan are witnessing more traffic than usual on throughout the first half of polling day for Malaysia's 14th general election.

Constituencies such as Kuala Krai, Ketereh, Pasir Puteh, Machang and Bachok have recorded higher...

Kelantan hot seats see higher traffic on polling day

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Less than eight hours before polling stations open for Malaysia’s 14th general election, motorists are still crawling their way out of the Klang Valley, with major northbound arteries seeing a steady uptick in congestion.

This is despite traffic into...

Klang Valley exodus drags on hours before voting begins

The 11-day campaign period has come to an end and Malaysians are preparing to head to the polls. Many voters were still en-route to their home constituencies past 12am today. At 10pm last night, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Najib Razak took to different channels to address their consti...

D-day: Traffic still congested in major routes

KUALA LUMPUR: Roads heading into a few hot seats in Johor saw a surge in traffic after working hours on the eve of polling day for Malaysia’s 14th general election.

Traffic was busiest heading towards Pulai, Tebrau and Pasir Gudang, where traffic was 95.89%, 63.12% and 28.21% heavier th...

Johor hot seats see after-hours traffic surge

The ruling BN is anticipated to benefit more from a lower turnout on polling day, but the outcome will vary by locality and depending on how voters react to the travel obstacle. It is not just voters moving by road that caught attention. WhatsApp is full of news for urban Klang Valley dwellers ey...

Tuesday: Outstation traffic and WhatsApp heats up as day progresses  

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Accidents along major expressways on Peninsular Malaysia have caused significant delays to motorists, many of whom are expected to be travelling to their hometowns on the eve of polling day.

Notable motor breakdowns occurred along the Kuala Lumpur-Karak highway, PL...

Accidents stall motorists along major expressways on eve of polling day

Sectors of netizens have been incensed and galvanized by the Wednesday polling day challenge. Several initiatives have popped up or expanded in response. #PulangMengundi was trending early on Twitter as Malaysians scramble to find options home and it even came under a cyberattack. A group of frie...

Tuesday morning: The exodus begins in the quiet wee hours

Welcome to analytics for Undi Traffic. Our first job is to aggregate the traffic status highlights across the Peninsular for outstation voters. To do so we prepared a traffic data set with almost 200 route s...

Monday night: Sleepy overall but traffic uptick observed in BN marginal-cum-hot seats sector

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Motorists heading out the Klang Valley ahead of Malaysia’s 14th general election have been on a crawl along the Kuala Lumpur-Karak highway leading towards several marginal and hot seats, according to Undi Traffic analysis.

Heavy traffic was iden...

Traffic surges towards Bentong ahead of GE14

KUALA LUMPUR: The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd has created a traffic monitor on its website, in conjunction with the 14th general election (GE14), dubbed the “Mother of All Elections”, to be held on May 9 (Wednesday).

Available on www.theedgemarkets.com from tomorrow, Undi Traffic uses d...

The Edge launches Undi Traffic

Much to the surprise of Malaysian voters, polling day will take place on Wednesday (May 9). Voter turnout is expected to be suppressed on a midweek day, even though a one-day public holiday is declared.

Malaysia's 13th general election in 2013 points to a bifurcated Malaysia socio-polit...

Up to 3.5 million voters expected on the move ahead of GE14

The Jana Wibawa programme, which was established to assist Bumiputera contractors impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, only took off following Cabinet approval in 2020, the court heard on Monday.

Jana Wibawa programme could only take off with Cabinet approval, says witness

In The Edge Malaysia this week — a deep dive into the EPF’s newly structured Account 3, also known as Flexible Account.

EDGE WEEKLY: Who pays for anytime EPF withdrawals?

National car maker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (Proton) inaugurated its research and development (R&D) centre in China last Saturday to strengthen its collaboration with partner Zhejiang Geely Holding Ltd (Geely) and complement its facilities in Malaysia.

Proton opens R&D facility in China’s Hangzhou Bay 

The yen jumped suddenly against the dollar on Monday, with traders citing yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities to try to underpin a relentless tumble in the currency to levels last seen over three decades ago.

Japan's yen jumps against the dollar on suspected intervention

Nestlé (Malaysia) Bhd's net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 (1QFY2024) dipped 0.8% to RM195.51 million from RM197.15 million a year earlier, due mainly to the impact of slightly lower sales, offset by proactive cost management initiatives as well as better commodity costs.

Nestlé's 1Q net profit dips 0.8% to RM195.5m on lower domestic sales

The yen jumped sharply against its peers on Monday after it slid past 160 per dollar earlier in the session, leading to speculation that Tokyo could have intervened in the currency market while the country was out for a holiday.

Yen surges on suspected intervention, Asian shares rise

Financial details of Shell's vast oil and gas trading business are some of the company's closest-held secrets. Documents in a lawsuit filed by a former employee, however, revealed its US crude trading regularly earns around US$1 billion (RM4.77 billion) every year.

Shell earns US$1b a year from US crude trading, court filing shows 

WITH mounting tensions in the Middle East boosting gold prices and sustaining global demand for exposure to the precious metal, despite a stronger US dollar last week, gold-linked counters on Bursa Malaysia may still trade to new heights, experts say, notwithstanding the rally in their share pric...

Hike in share price of gold counters not done yet, say experts

What appears to be a common partnership between landowner and developer to develop a parcel of land has turned out to be a transaction where there is more than meets the eye.

Frankly Speaking: YNH raises eyebrows again

BRUSSELS (April 29): Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI on Monday found itself the target of a privacy complaint by advocacy group NOYB for allegedly not fixing incorrect information provided by its generative AI chatbot ChatGPT that may breach EU privacy rules.

OpenAI's ChatGPT targeted in Austrian privacy complaint

QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd is suspending over 100 KFC outlets temporarily nationwide after about half a year of boycott movement, Nanyang Siang Pau reported, citing information from Google Maps.

Boycott causes over 100 KFC outlets to suspend ops, report says

Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp), which last week denied that its founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun had participated in talks to revive a US$100 billion (RM477.60 billion) Forest City casino resort as reported recently, has lodged reports for the police to commence investigation into the above matter, specifically to, amongst others, ascertain and find out the purported “unnamed source” who disseminated complete untrue and false statements.

Berjaya Corp lodges police report to identify 'unnamed source' in Forest City casino resort debacle

KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): Mercury Securities Sdn Bhd has recommended investors “subscribe” ACE Market-bound Farm Price Holdings Bhd at an initial public offering (IPO) price of 24 sen and a fair value (FV) of 29 sen based on 13x FY2024F earnings per share, translating to 21% upside to IPO price.</...

Mercury Securities advises investors to subscribe ACE Market-bound Farm Price with fair value of 29 sen 

Shares of YNH Property Bhd surged to their highest in three weeks as investors breathed a sigh of relief after the real estate developer said it has remedied the technical default of its sukuk programme.

YNH Property hits three-week high after default remedy

Real estate developer UOA Development Bhd said it plans to launch two new projects worth an estimated RM2.7 billion in gross development value (GDV) this year.

UOA Development to launch two projects worth RM2.7b by June

Engineering solutions provider Kawan Renergy Bhd on Monday began taking orders from investors for its ACE Market initial public offering (IPO) that would raise up to RM33 million.

Kawan Renergy sets IPO price at 30 sen apiece in bid to raise RM33m 

Top Glove Corporation Bhd bagged the Platinum Trusted Brand Award in the Hygiene/Disposable Gloves category at the Reader’s Digest Malaysian Trusted Brand 2024 awards.

US ramps up help as countries plan response to China’s bullying

TotalEnergies, a global energy supplier based in France, has stated its commitment to increasing its investment in Malaysia’s upstream oil and gas (O&amp;G) sector, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

TotalEnergies has stated commitment to boost investment in Malaysia's upstream O&G sector — Anwar

Three people, including a two-year-old boy, died after a Huawei-backed Aito M7 SUV burst into flames following a collision with a truck on a highway in the Chinese city of Yuncheng in the northern province of Shanxi, state media said.

China crash involving Huawei-backed Aito electric vehicle kills three

An appliance maker in southern China is finding it hard to ship its products to Russia, not because of any problems with the gadgets but because China's big banks are throttling payments for such transactions out of concern over US sanctions.

China firms go 'underground' on Russia payments as banks pull back

Shares of Turiya Bhd rallied on Monday to their highest in over three years after Tan Sri Mohan MK Swami and his partner agreed to acquire a 58% stake in the property management firm for RM52.86 million.

Turiya rallies to over three-year high with entry of Mohan Swami, partner

The yen jumped suddenly against the dollar on Monday, with traders citing yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities to try to underpin a relentless tumble in the currency to levels last seen over three decades ago.

After eight consecutive weeks of net selling, foreign investors shifted to become net buyers on Bursa Malaysia last week, with a total investment of RM292.2 million.

MIDF: Foreign investors ended eight weeks of selling with total inflow of RM292m last week

General insurer LPI Capital Bhd said on Monday its net profit surged 37% year-on-year in the first quarter, thanks largely to sharply lower net expenses from reinsurance contracts held and higher investment income.

LPI Capital's 1Q net profit surges 37% on lower reinsurance expenses, higher investment income

Once renowned as avid overseas tourists, the Japanese are staying closer to home these days.

Weaker yen keeps Japanese tourists at home while visitors throng

Malakoff Corp Bhd has inked a partnership with China Northeast Electric Power Engineering &amp; Services Co Ltd (NEPCS) for technical manpower supply for the operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) of combined cycle power plant (CCPP) projects under NEPCS in Bangladesh.

Malakoff inks deal to expand operation and maintenance services to Bangladesh

The yen jumped sharply against its peers on Monday after it slid past 160 per dollar earlier in the session, leading to speculation that Tokyo could have intervened in the currency market while the country was out for a holiday.

Shares of Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) fell as much as 3.3% on Monday to a more than one-week low after it forecast non-cash impairment provisions of S$3.1 billion (RM10.8 billion) for the second half of 2024.

Singtel falls up to 3% after US$2.3b impairment 

KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): Bersatu Information Committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin, or Chegu Bard, was charged in the Sessions Court here on Monday with two counts of inciting hatred and issuing defamatory&nbsp;remarks which will tarnish the good name of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.

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