<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>TOKYO (June 11): Govt seeks to be a neutral country without joining any bloc, with policy to trade with all nations regardless of ideology, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks at conference in Tokyo.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* Govt wants to be friendly with China but doesn’t want it to be indebted to China</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>** Malaysia has to make best use of China’s Belt &amp; Road Initiative</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>** Malaysia won’t slide into bankruptcy under his govt, Mahathir says</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* Mahathir sees meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will help to improve ties between Asian nations</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* Mahathir says he’s “mystified” by Trump’s policies</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>** Mahathir says he doesn’t know if Trump is “going east or west, north or south”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* Malaysia to enact law to ensure press is free from political pressure</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* NOTE: Mahathir Has Identified Candidate for Central Bank Governor</p></div>


TOKYO (June 11): Govt seeks to be a neutral country without joining any bloc, with policy to trade with all nations regardless of ideology, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks at conference in Tokyo.

* Govt wants to be friendly with China but doesn’t want it to be indebted to China

PM Mahathir : Malaysia wants to trade with all nations regardless of ideology

Indonesia’s central bank will likely postpone monetary easing to later this year, if not early 2025, as it waits out uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) rate path and the continued fighting in the Middle East.

Rupiah slump may keep Indonesia rate cuts at bay until 2025

HONG KONG (April 24): Hong Kong's bourse operator reported a 13% drop in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as sluggish trading and muted listing activities weighed on its businesses.

Hong Kong bourse operator's 1Q profit drops on weaker listings, trading

Silchester International Investors, a London-based firm that has advocated for corporate change in Japan, disclosed it has taken a stake in Nikon Corp, pushing the shares up by the most in more than a decade.

Nikon highest in 11 years on London’s Silchester taking 5% stake

Mobvoi Inc, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) developer backed by Alphabet Inc’s Google, dropped as much as 22% in its first day of trading in Hong Kong, marking the third stock debut to flop in the city this week.

Google-backed AI firm Mobvoi is Hong Kong’s third stock debut flop this week

THE overriding narrative from Wall Street to the Silicon Valley recently has been about the winners and laggards in the new generative artificial intelligence, or AI, world. Lumped among “winners” were firms such as software supremo Microsoft Corp and its partner OpenAI, the creator of AI chatbot...

Tech: Can Google get its mojo back?

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Dataprep Holdings Bhd said on Wednesday that Tan Sri Muhammad Ikmal Opat Abdullah has ceased to be the substantial shareholder in the IT products and services company.

Muhammad Ikmal of Widad ceases to be Dataprep’s substantial shareholder as shares sale continues

A key measure of Chinese copper demand just sank to zero, another sign that global prices are not balanced with what buyers in the biggest market are prepared to pay.

China copper gauge at zero offers stark warning to metals bulls

China can withstand any new tariffs the world throws at it — even the punitive ones Donald Trump is planning if he wins a second presidential term — because its prices are simply too competitive to resist.

China’s prices are just too low for buyers to sweat about tariffs

Hong Kong is set to follow in the footsteps of the US by listing a batch of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), providing a window on whether the city is making progress on fashioning a hub for digital assets.

Hong Kong's crypto ETF launches to test its ambition to be digital-asset hub

FRANKFURT (April 24): Roche confirmed ambitions to return to sales growth this year on a continued boost from eye drug Vabysmo, after first-quarter sales slipped by 6% on the loss on Covid-19-related revenue.

Roche eyes return to growth after 1Q hit by forex, loss of Covid sales

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


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

<p>Farm Price Holdings Bhd on Wednesday began taking orders from investors for its initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market to raise up to RM32.4 million.</p>

<p>The IPO, priced at 24 sen apiece, involves a public issuance of 102 million new shares as well as an offer for sale of 33 million existing shares, according to its prospectus. All in, the listing offers investors a 30% stake in the Johor-based wholesalers and vegetables distributor.</p>


Farm Price starts taking orders for ACE Market IPO to raise up to RM24.48 mil

<p>With Malaysia’s 5G outdoor coverage having reached the 80% target for coverage of populated areas (CoPA) at the end of 2023 and after the signing of the share subscription agreements (SSAs) by five mobile network operators (MNOs) on Dec 1, 2023, what’s next for the next stage of 5G deployment in Malaysia?</p>


What’s next for 5G deployment in Malaysia?

<p>Analysts predict a decline in earnings for Malaysian automotive companies in 2024, attributed to lower sales volumes and higher operating costs, coupled with the emergence of several Chinese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) offering attractive pricing.</p>


M'sian automakers expected to feel pinch from lower sales, higher costs, rise of Chinese OEMs

<p>E-government services provider MyEG Services Bhd has inked an agreement to collaborate on the launch of a virtual asset fund or Hong Kong virtual assets exchange-traded fund (ETF) products.</p>


MyEG inks partnership to launch Hong Kong virtual assets

<p>Rakuten Trade said NationGate Holdings Bhd may extend its upward trajectory after breaking out from its one-month rectangular pattern on Tuesday.</p>


NationGate may extend upward trajectory, says Rakuten Trade 

<p>Capital A Bhd’s unit AirAsia Consulting Sdn Bhd is the entity that is bidding to acquire SriLankan Airlines, and if it materialises, will raise its own capital for the acquisition, according to chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.</p>


AirAsia Consulting, not AirAsia, is bidding for SriLankan Airlines, says Fernandes

<p>Bursa Malaysia remained in positive territory at the midday break on Wednesday, supported by continuous buying in selected heavyweight counters, especially in the telecommunications and media sectors.&nbsp;</p>


Telco shares lift Bursa higher at midday

<p>Capital A Bhd’s board of directors has decided to extend Tan Sri Tony Fernandes'&nbsp;tenure as the chief executive officer for another five years, and as a strategic adviser to the airlines business, which is poised to be merged into AirAsia X Bhd.</p>


Fernandes to be CEO of Capital A for another five years

<p>Shares of DXN Holdings Bhd surged on Wednesday to its highest in more than a month as analysts continued to urge investors to buy the stock after the health supplement company’s fourth-quarter (4Q) results.</p>


DXN climbs over one-month high, analysts see positive outlook

<p>One of the world’s busiest land checkpoints is set to become less congested as Malaysians travelling to Singapore on factory buses will be able to clear immigration through QR code.</p>


Malaysia to start using QR code at checkpoints with Singapore, report says

<p>Global shares rose on Tuesday, with investors on Wall Street focused on earnings reports from the US megacaps, and the yen tumbled to multi-year lows against the dollar and the euro.</p>


Asian shares jump on tech boost; fragile yen on intervention watch

<p>Tesla Inc is accelerating the launch of more affordable models in a bid to arrest a deterioration in its profit margins and sales.</p>


Tesla to accelerate launch of cheaper cars after sales miss

<p>Haily Group Bhd shares continued their uptrend on Wednesday to a near all-time high, after the construction outfit won a RM109.5 million contract for terrace houses in Pontian, Johor.</p>


Haily shares near all-time high after securing RM109.5m housing job

<p>Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's upbeat overnight performance, as confidence was buoyed by a spate of solid corporate earnings that many see as a precursor of those from the mega caps which will be reported over the next few days, said an analyst.</p>


Bursa opens higher, tracking overnight Wall Street

<p>US stocks closed higher on Tuesday following positive earnings from top-tier companies and as investors were focused on quarterly results from Magnificent Seven and other megacap growth stocks.</p>


Wall Street closes higher as investors digest earnings, megacap outlook

<p>Meta Bright Group Bhd said its wholly owned subsidiary FBO Land (Serendah) Sdn Bhd and Doople Tech Sdn Bhd have entered a solar supply agreement with Cherengin Hills Sdn Bhd, following its recent collaboration with Doople to form a joint venture (JV) company to bid for renewable energy (RE) projects with a Bumiputera equity requirement.</p>


Meta Bright lands solar supply deal after forming JV company with Doople

<p>Sunway Putra Hotel Kuala Lumpur marked the commencement of its lobby area refurbishment with a ground-breaking ceremony.</p>


Sunway Putra Hotel KL commences refurbishment of its lobby

<p>This was supposed to be the year that Vietnam reaped the benefits from one of its largest natural gas discoveries.</p>


Xi’s armada is winning the battle for energy in South China Sea

<p>RHB Retail Research said Censof Holdings Bhd is observing a technical breakout after climbing above the 26.5 sen immediate resistance on surging trading volume.</p>
