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 Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has revoked the air operator's certificate (AOC) of cash-strapped low-cost carrier MYAirline Sdn Bhd, effective April 15, after it failed to find a new investor before the April 14 deadline.

MYAirline loses licence to operate as commercial airline as CAAM revokes AOC

Chin Hin Group Property Bhd on Wednesday announced that troubled developer YNH Property Bhd has appointed it to develop a 6.49-acre plot of land in Segambut, featuring a potential gross development value (GDV) of RM685.1 million.

YNH aborts sale of Segambut land, appoints Chin Hin Group Property to develop it instead

Eden Inc Bhd’s major shareholder Tan Sri Abd Rahim Mohamad is proposing to settle a RM45.65 million debt his company owes Eden by transferring the ownership of a 2.4 million sq ft (about 55 acres) leasehold land to the listed entity.

Eden's major shareholder proposes land transfer to settle RM45.65m debt owed to company

TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would ban the popular short video app used by 170 million Americans.

TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'

CapitaLand Malaysia Trust (CLMT) reported a 63% in its first quarter net property income to RM63.98 million from RM39.24 million a year ago, driven by full quarter revenue contribution from Queensbay Mall, higher occupancies and positive rental reversions.

CLMT’s 1Q net property income jumps 63% to RM64m, DPU up 37%

Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Wednesday.

KLCCP, Suria Capital, Capital A, Calsberg, Hibiscus Petroleum, Chin Hin, OCR, Fajarbaru, I-Bhd, Farm Price, United Plantations, AME REIT, Axis REIT, MyEG

The strategic collaboration between Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd (SPSB) and DP World, a global port terminal operator, will be a boon to Sabah’s aspiration to promote the Sepangar Bay Container Port (SBCP) as a key transshipment hub in the region, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

Hajiji: Tie-up between Sabah Ports, DP World to boost state’s aim to become transshipment hub

The High Court here on Wednesday dismissed a judicial review application by Musang King durian planters around Raub to challenge the Pahang government's decision to issue eviction notices against them.

High Court bins Musang King farmers’ bid to challenge land eviction notice in Pahang

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): A meeting with 70 financial fund investors and corporate members at the recently concluded joint investors meeting in London has touched on the Madani government’s immediate action to stimulate strategic investment in important technologies, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

MOF: Meeting with 70 fund investors highlights Madani govt’s action to spur strategic investments

In today’s edition of Evening 5: 00:00 MYAirline loses licence to operate 01:41 New developments, new board to be announced for DNB 02:59 Fernandes to be CEO of Capital A for five more years 04:09 ACE Market-bound Farm Price eyes Singapore expansion05:33 Suria KLCC shrugs off the competition

EVENING 5: MYAirline runs out of time, loses licence to operate

The Edge covers former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial live.

Najib's 1MDB-Tanore trial live reporting (April 24)

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has revoked the air operator's certificate (AOC) of cash-strapped low-cost carrier MYAirline Sdn Bhd, effective April 15, after it failed to find a new investor before the April 14 deadline.

JASMINE Loo was the third individual wanted by the authorities, on the Interpol Red Notice list, &nbsp;to return to Malaysia.

More than 10 years on from the first signs of trouble at 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), there are still a number of individuals who remain on the run, sought ...

Most yet to return to face the music

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd, the locally-listed unit of the Danish brewer, confirmed the price increases for its beer products starting this month.

Carlsberg Malaysia raises prices of beers to preserve margin

French electronic manufacturing service firm eolane has launched a new manufacturing plant in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah involving an investment of €8.7 million (RM45 million) for the first phase of the project.

France-based eolane launches RM45 mil facility in Kulim Hi-Tech Park

Chin Hin Group Property Bhd on Wednesday announced that troubled developer YNH Property Bhd has appointed it to develop a 6.49-acre plot of land in Segambut, featuring a potential gross development value (GDV) of RM685.1 million.

Bursa Malaysia closed at a two-year high on Wednesday with the key index rising 0.63%, driven by a positive outlook on the local bourse and amid an upbeat performance by regional peers.&nbsp;

Bursa races to two-year high as investors turn bullish

OYO plans to add 100 self-operated hotels in Malaysia in 2024 and will be looking to secure annual to long-term management contracts on a revenue-sharing basis for these properties. This is part of OYO's programme aimed at fostering economic growth in communities via partnerships.&nbsp;

OYO plans to launch 100 self-operated hotels in Malaysia for 2024, with the first in Kota Damansara

The daughter of a Chinese nickel billionaire purchased a multimillion-dollar mansion in Singapore, adding to the list of wealthy people seizing buying opportunities during the market lull.

Xiang Yangyang, the daughter of Xiang Guangda, who owns Tsingshan Holding Group Co, the world’s largest nickel and stainless steelmaker, agreed to buy the 2,612 sq m (28,111 sq ft) house in the country’s Bin Tong Park enclave, according to a property record seen by Bloomberg News.

Chinese metal tycoon’s heir buys US$62m Singapore mansion

Mah Sing Group Bhd's land acquisition for its third development in Setapak,&nbsp;Kuala Lumpur, namely M Azura, has become unconditional. The developer has three months to pay the balance purchase price of about RM59 million. The land for M Azura was acquired on Dec 8, 2023 for a total cost of RM74.3 million.

Mah Sing's land acquisition for M Azura has become unconditional

Several important developments related to Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), including the appointment of its board members and the direction of the agency, will be announced on Thursday, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

Digital minister to unveil DNB board, announce new developments tomorrow — Fahmi

Some of the world’s biggest energy trading companies are returning to metals, years after getting burnt in the notoriously difficult markets.

World’s biggest energy traders are returning to metals

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Construction outfit Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd has bagged a RM252.26 million contract from WCT Holdings Bhd to undertake Phase 1 of a two-phase development of two blocks of serviced apartments in Johor Bahru.

Fajarbaru Builder bags RM252m construction job in Johor Bahru from WCT

The son of a menteri besar is among six individuals remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here to assist in investigations regarding a case of submitting false documents and claims involving RM600,000 over the past two years.

MB's son among six remanded over document forgery, false claims involving RM600,000

Perlis Menteri Besar&nbsp;Mohd Shukri Ramli confirmed that he knew about his son being arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC),&nbsp;and will leave it to the authorities to complete their investigation.

Perlis MB knows about son's arrest, leaves it to MACC to investigate

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): A meeting with 70 financial fund investors and corporate members at the recently concluded joint investors meeting in London&nbsp;has touched on the Madani government’s immediate action to stimulate strategic investment in important technologies, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

KLCCP Stapled Group, controlled by national oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd, said on Wednesday that it is still actively pursuing and exploring opportunities.

KLCCP Stapled Group on active lookout to expand portfolio

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24):&nbsp;Petronas&nbsp;Chemicals Group Bhd&nbsp;is focused on advancing its growth initiatives and strengthening its operational performance, despite the expectation that 2024 will continue&nbsp;to be a challenging year.

Petronas Chemicals to focus on advancing growth initiatives, strengthening operational performance

Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd said it has completed the drilling of the Bunga Aster-1 exploration well and is expecting its first oil production to begin in May.

Hibiscus Petroleum completes drilling at Bunga Aster-1 well, first oil production set for next month

More than a year since China reopened its borders, some 63% of its residents say they’re ready to return to exploring the world, according to a survey published on Wednesday, which Bloomberg previewed. They plan to venture farther afield than previously, with just 10% spurning international travel altogether— a significant shift from a year ago, when more than half of China’s consumers said they had no plans to go abroad and 31% said they weren’t even interested.

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