The continuing slump in crude palm oil (CPO) prices has made a dent in Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd’s (FGV) profits over the past year. While the group is now trying to tie up a major deal — the acquisition of a 37% stake in PT Eagle High Plantations Tbk — its purchases over the past two ye...

FGV faces further headwinds ahead

INTEGRATED software solutions provider IFCA MSC Bhd has seen its ...

Warrant Update: Decent short-term upside potential in IFCAMSC-WA

BORNEO Oil Bhd, a Sabah-based conglomerate with interest in food and beverage as well as property development, is reinventing itself as a gold miner. A new round of fundraising will give it the capital strength to grow its relatively new venture despite some initial scepticism from investors....

Borneo Oil sheds light on gold mining operations

UNHAPPY shareholders of SCAN Associates Bhd may be given a choice to decide on the future direction of the company in the light of a brewing management tussle. Parties aligned with SCAN’s former CEO Datuk Norbik Bashah Idris have emerged and are requesting the removal of the ICT solutions provide...

Management tussle brewing at SCAN Associates

LAST Friday, AirAsia Bhd served a letter of demand on Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and its wholly owned subsidiary Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd, seeking RM409 million in compensation for losses and damages arising from the budget airline’s operations at klia2 and the Low Cost Carri...

AirAsia takes MAHB to court

THE Port Klang Free Zone is set to ink an agreement with Intercontinental Exchange, Inc (ICE) for the provision of warehousing space for commodities by the end of this year, a source tells digitalEdge Weekly. “An announcement will be made as early as next month. However, there are still key issue...

PKFZ to receive ICE accreditation within six months

SOME 926.47 million shares worth RM1.78 billion changed hands off market in blocks of at least 450,000 shares between July 29 and Aug 4.

Among the notable transactions were those involving China Automobile Parts Holdings Ltd (CAP) (fundamental: 1.95; valuation: 0.90). The company saw ju...

Off-Market Trades: China Automobile Parts Holdings, iDimension, Takaso Resources, Barakah Offshore Petroleum

THE ringgit rallied to its strongest level in nearly three weeks at the opening bell on July 1 following Fitch Ratings’ surprise decision the previous day to lift the country’s outlook to “stable” from “negative” while affirming Malaysia’s A- sovereign rating — barely three months after a key off...

The State of the Nation: Ringgit's 'Fitch-surprise' relief rally short-lived

THE first half of 2015 concluded with renewed pessimism in the global markets. The continuing turmoil in China’s stock market, Greece’s debt negotiations and the local political uncertainty have cast a gloomy outlook on the FBM KLCI.

In spite of this, Insider Asia’s top 10 stock picks f...

Lead Story: InsiderAsia's stock picks continue to beat the market

INVESTORS were surprised by the quick about-turn made by First Pacific Co Ltd, which aborted its planned takeover of candy manufacturer Cocoaland Holdings Bhd barely six weeks after making its initial proposal.

First Pacific’s offer of RM463.32 million, or RM2.70 per Cocoaland share, se...

Botched takeover of Cocoaland  raises questions

Nissan Motor Co said full-year operating profit came in at ¥530 billion (RM16.43 billion) — 15% lower than it forecast as recently as February as sales fell short of expectations.

Sales were 3.44 million units, less than the 3.55 million forecast given on Feb 8, the automaker said on Friday.

Nissan full-year profit misses as sales fall short of estimates

(April 19): ANZ Group Holdings Ltd is in discussions with Australian pension funds about investing in India’s infrastructure assets and its debt market, according to a senior bank official.

ANZ Bank in talks with Australian pension funds on India investments

(April 19):Blackstone Inc. collected more fees from big retail funds and credit strategies during the first quarter, compensating for the slower pace of deal exits.

Distributable earnings increased 1% from a year earlier to $1.27 billion, or 98 cents a share, the world’s biggest alterna...

Blackstone credit and retail lines drive narrow profit beat 

Shares of IT services firm Infomina Bhd fell on Friday to its lowest in nearly one year as its latest results disappointed investors even as analysts largely remained bullish.

Infomina shares near one-year low as earnings miss expectations

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Meta Bright Group Bhd is forming a joint venture company (JVco) with a Bumiputera firm to bid for renewable energy (RE) projects with a Bumiputera equity requirement.

Meta Bright forms JVco with Bumiputera firm for RE projects

(April 19): Moody’s Ratings this week gave private credit investors greater reason for concern about credit quality in the flourishing $1.7 trillion industry.

The ratings company on Monday reduced its outlook for direct lending funds managed respectively by BlackRock Inc., KKR & Co....

Private credit funds get Moody’s warning on problem loans

MKH Oil Palm (East Kalimantan) Bhd’s initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed by 8.43 times, ahead of its listing on the Bursa Malaysia Main Market on April 30.

Main Market-bound MKH Oil Palm’s IPO oversubscribed by 8.43 times

WASHINGTON (April 18): The International Monetary Fund urged Asian central banks on Thursday to focus on domestic inflation and avoid tying their policy decisions too closely to anticipated moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Receding expectations for a near-term interest cut by the U.S....

IMF tells Asian central banks not to follow Fed too closely

Batik Air will suspend its operations to Istanbul, Turkiye, effective May 1, 2024, and affected passengers will be notified via email and text, said the airline operator, Malindo Airways Sdn Bhd.

Batik Air to suspend operations to Istanbul from May 1

Indonesia said fiscal and monetary policies are in sync to cushion the economy from the rising dollar, demonstrating an all-hands-on-deck approach, with the central bank signalling they’re intervening more actively to aid the rupiah.

Indonesia takes steps to shield economy from strong dollar

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Shares of Sapura Energy Bhd will be suspended from trading pending an announcement, the company said on Friday.

Trading in Sapura Energy suspended pending announcement 

Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two arch foes, whose decades of shadow war has broken out into the open and threatened to drag the region deeper into conflict.

Israel attacks Iran, Reuters reports, as drones shot down over Isfahan 

Shares of Awanbiru Technology Bhd (Awantec) fell as much as 53% on Friday, prompting Bursa Malaysia to suspend the counter’s intraday short selling (IDSS).&nbsp;

Awantec shares plunge 53%, intraday short selling suspended 

PIE Industrial Bhd, whose share price extended its rally to a new all-time high on Thursday on reports that it has secured a new customer, confirmed the matter and said it is expecting the new customer to contribute an additional RM2.5 billion revenue to the group, of which RM1 billion will be recognised as early as next year.

PIE Industrial confirms bagging new client, expects additional RM2.5 bil revenue

RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) on Friday upgraded Public Bank Bhd to “buy” from “neutral”, with a higher target price (TP) of RM4.80 (from RM4.70).

RHB upgrades Public Bank to ‘buy’, raises target price to RM4.80

The oil-rich Malaysian state of Sarawak in Borneo is aiming to transform itself into a centre for clean hydrogen energy, betting that its ability to harness an abundance of hydropower can help it defy challenges that are clouding the fuel’s prospects elsewhere.

 Sarawak aiming to transform itself into a centre for clean hydrogen energy

Malaysia's economy grew by 3.9% in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q2024), as compared to 3.0% in the previous quarter, according to Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) advance gross domestic product (GDP) estimates.

Malaysia's economy grew 3.9% in 1Q2024, advance estimate shows

Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped after reports Israel attacked Iran in a continuing series of assaults that have increased concerns of a wider Middle East conflict.

Stocks sink, oil jumps after Israeli attack on Iran

Apple said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns.

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order

The Malaysian rubber glove industry has demonstrated resilience and adaptability amidst challenging global dynamics, with optimism for a rebound in 2024, with an anticipated surge to approximately 450 billion pieces by 2027 despite a downturn in 2023, according to the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma).

Margma optimistic of rebound in 2024, expects surge to 450 billion pieces by 2027

MKH Oil Palm (East Kalimantan) Bhd’s initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed by 8.43 times, ahead of its listing on the Bursa Malaysia Main Market on April 30.&nbsp;

The escalating tensions in the Middle East have influenced market sentiment and shifted investors' emphasis to the energy, finance and plantation sectors, which helped boost the FBM KLCI higher by midday on Friday.

KLCI up 0.43% with focus on energy, plantation, financial stocks

Bursa Malaysia Bhd’s core net profit may have risen 34% in the first quarter, from a year earlier, on higher securities and derivatives trading activity when the exchange operator reports its results, Hong Leong Investment Bank said.

Bursa Malaysia 1Q earnings likely up 34% y-o-y, HLIB projects

Malaysia’s exports contracted at a slower than expected pace in March mainly due to lower foreign demand for electronics while shipments to China fell, official data Friday showed.

Malaysia’s March exports down 0.8%, imports surge 12.5%

The planned merger of Axiata Group Bhd, Malaysia’s largest telecommunications company by revenue, with India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd raises concerns as the latter's subsidiary Airtel Lanka is currently a loss-making company, analysts said.

Malaysia’s Axiata merger with Bharti Airtel of India raises earnings concern — analysts

RHB Retail Research said Inari Amertron Bhd is poised to challenge the RM3.27 resistance level once again, which would make this its fourth attempt this year.

Inari poised to challenge RM3.27 resistance, says RHB Retail Research 

The US on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognising a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny the Palestinian Authority full membershipof the world body.

US stops UN from recognising a Palestinian state through membership

The amount of reserves in banking system — a key determinant for the Federal Reserve to continue shrinking its balance sheet — dropped by the most in two years as Americans paid income tax bills out of their bank accounts.

US bank reserve balances see largest drop since 2022 tax season

Melaka State Secretary Datuk Zaidi Johari died of a heart attack this morning. He was 54.

According to a statement from the Melaka Chief Minister’s Office, Zaidi breathed his last at about 8.15am at Hospital Melaka here.

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