Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd
(Nov 7, RM1.41)
Maintain buy with an unchanged target price (TP) of RM1.67: iQiyi video streaming will be officially launched outside of China for the first time via a partnership with Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd. Under the partnership, A...

Rising viewership seen for Astro on iQiyi partnership

Frontken Corp Bhd
(Nov 6, RM1.92)
Downgrade to hold with a higher target price (TP) of RM1.94: Frontken Corp Bhd’s cumulative nine months of financial year 2019 (9MFY19) core net profit of RM51 million, up 45% year-on-year (y-o-y), matched expectations, accounting f...

Positive semiconductor, O&G outlook for Frontken

Building material sector
Maintain underweight: In view of the challenging industry prospects arising from the lacklustre demand and intense competition from a relatively new entrant, the government is encouraging local steel sector players to consolidate. The export market...

Gradual steel demand recovery likely from mid-2020

Homeritz Corp Bhd
(Oct 30, 66.5 sen)
Downgrade to hold with a higher target price (TP) of 74 sen: Homeritz Corp Bhd’s fourth quarter of financial year 2019 (4QFY19) core price after tax and minority interest (Patmi) of RM5 million (quarter-on-quarter [q-o-q]: -14.8%...

Homeritz expected to use cash pile for vertical expansion

ViTrox Corp Bhd
(Oct 25, RM7.59)
Downgrade to sell with a lower target price (TP) of RM6.17: ViTrox Corp Bhd’s nine-month financial year 2019 (9MFY19) core net profit of RM62 million (-17% year-on-year [y-o-y]) missed our and consensus estimates. The moderation was ...

Challenges from trade tensions seen for ViTrox

Genting Malaysia Bhd
(Oct 21, RM3.06)
Maintain hold with an unchanged target price (TP) of RM3.38: We attended a small tour hosted by the management in Genting Malaysia Bhd’s Skytropolis and the Starlight Carnival in an opened part of the upcoming outdoor theme park...

Genting Malaysia’s target launch of outdoor theme park in 3Q20 seen conservative

Revenue Group Bhd
(Oct 16, RM1.61)
Maintain buy with a lower target price of RM1.95: From our recent meeting, we gathered that Revenue Group Bhd’s outlook remains encouraging with more positive developments ahead. We met management for in-depth understanding of fisc...

Strong FY20 growth expected for Revenue Group

Heineken Malaysia Bhd
(Oct 15, RM25.02)
Upgrade to buy with a higher target price of RM26.50: Recall Heineken Malaysia Bhd’s sales growth of 14%, after removing the sales and service tax impact, in the first half of financial year 2019 (1HFY19) due to a robust perfo...

Heineken expected to focus on growing premium brands

Plantation sector
Maintain underweight: The Indian government is considering restricting imports of palm oil and other goods from Malaysia, in an attempt to send a signal of its displeasure to Malaysian authorities. India is Malaysia’s largest palm oil export destination, ...

Long-term impact from possible India palm oil curb seen less detrimental

Sunway Bhd
(Oct 10, RM1.69)
Maintain buy with an unchanged target price (TP) of RM2.17: We took a group of fund managers/analysts to visit the Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV). The managing director of the healthcare unit, chief executive officer of Velocity Ho...

Sunway’s healthcare ops seen gaining traction

The fatal collision between two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters that killed 10 personnel abroad could be due to a failure in the critical points of the aircraft structure, aviation expert Assoc Prof Maj Dr Mohd Harridon Mohamed Suffian said.

Critical point failure could’ve led to fatal Lumut chopper crash, says expert

KOTA BHARU (April 23): The man involved in the shooting incident at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang on April 14 will be charged in a Kota Bharu court on Wednesday (April 24), according to the police.

KLIA shooting suspect to be charged in Kota Bharu on Wednesday

Sarawak’s strategic alliances with United Kingdom’s (UK) leading industry partners in the development of compound semiconductors will drive innovation to increase the capability of microchips to power new technologies and applications, said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

Sarawak eyeing partnership with UK companies in bid to develop compound semiconductors

Malaysia's education system must be synonymous with the development of the country, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir.

Zambry: Education system must be synonymous with country’s development

IPOH (April 23): The post-mortems of 10 victims of the tragedy of two helicopters colliding near the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) base in Lumut, currently being carried out at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here, are expected to be completed by Wednesday (April 24) afternoon.

Helicopter tragedy: Victims’ post-mortems expected to be completed on April 24 afternoon

The M503-3 Maritime Operations Helicopter (HOM) that was involved in a crash Tuesday morning was used for the first time in the flyby for the 90th Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) Anniversary parade.

Downed HOM chopper used for the first time in flyby, says defence minister 

BENGALURU (April 23): Gold prices extended losses for a second day to hit a more than two-week low on Tuesday, as diminishing fears about an escalation of tensions in the Middle East prompted investors to book profits ahead of key US economic data this week.

Gold drifts lower for second day as Middle East fears subside

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday as some growth and chip shares gained, while stocks like General Motors and Spotify advanced on upbeat earnings updates ahead of quarterly reports from big technology companies.

Wall Street gains on bright earnings, megacaps' support

Chin Hin Group Bhd’s conditional mandatory takeover offer to acquire the remaining shares it does not own in Signature International Bhd has turned unconditional, after it aggregated more than 50% of the voting shares.

Chin Hin's MGO for Signature International turns unconditional as shareholding surpasses 50%

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) passenger traffic at its airports in Malaysia and Türkiye continued to recover in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q2024), recording 31.37 million in total passenger movements, with international passenger movements surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time.

MAHB’s 1Q passenger traffic rose 17% y-o-y, Istanbul airport exceeds pre-pandemic levels

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 23)

Ten members of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) were confirmed dead in an incident where two helicopters collided and crashed at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) base in Lumut, Perak on Tuesday morning.

Two helicopters crash in Lumut, 10 confirmed killed — RMN

Healthcare stocks still have legs to run following a recent rally and investors should continue to buy hospital operators for their further earnings growth this year, analysts said.

KPJ, IHH extend rally as analysts bet on upside

Eight contractors face possible Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) fines for alleged bid rigging in 2019, in respect of two tenders of the Public Works Department (JKR) and one tender of the Department of Drainage and Irrigation.

Eight contractors face possible MyCC fines for bid rigging in tenders worth RM473m

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his son, incoming vice-president Gibran Rakabuming Raka, are no longer members of the country's largest party after they backed rival candidate and election winner Prabowo Subianto, a party official said on Tuesday.

Indonesia's biggest party confirms President Jokowi no longer a member after backing Prabowo

ATX Semiconductor Group, a globally renowned semiconductor provider from China, intends to ramp up investment to US$200 million (RM952 million) for its new manufacturing plant in Melaka over the next five years for its second-phase business expansion.

ATX Semiconductor to boost investment in Melaka to RM952m

Moomoo Malaysia, an online trading platform, garnered 100,000 clients within six weeks of its launch, making it one of the most downloaded financial mobile applications in Malaysia.&nbsp;

Moomoo Malaysia surpassed 100,000 clients within six weeks of its debut in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia has emerged as the most significant country within Asean for businesses to venture into, as shown by the UOB Business Outlook Study 2024 (SMEs &amp; Large Enterprises).

Malaysia emerges as prime destination for Asean biz expansion — UOB study

Swatch Group (M) Sdn Bhd&nbsp;said the seizure of its 172 rainbow-themed watches had caused much grief to its international reputation, as the renowned Swiss watch maker had always been dutiful citizens of any state where the watches were sold.

Swatch says advocating compassion for LGBTQ is not a crime, seizure illegal

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Former Sapura Energy Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Shahril Shamsudin has settled his defamation lawsuit against Economics Minister Rafizi Ramli out of court.

Ex-Sapura Energy CEO Shahril settles defamation suit against Rafizi

Cypark Resources Bhd said on Tuesday that its 100MW Large Scale Solar 3 (LSS3) hybrid solar plant project in Merchang, Terengganu, will transition to full commercial operations by next month.

In a statement, the group said the plant consists of 83MWac (megawatt, alternating current) ground-mounted solar photovoltaics and 32MWac floating solar photovoltaics.

Cypark's LSS3 solar plant in Terengganu set for commercial operations next month

While Sapura Energy Bhd has resolved one key condition of its reset plan, analysts did not change their recommendations on the group, as there is still an arduous journey ahead for the group to address its balance sheet position.

Sapura Energy not out of the woods yet as large debts still in its way

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Brokers Digest: Local Equities: MyEG Services Bhd, Mah Sing Group Bhd, Tan Chong Motor Holdings Bhd, Gamuda Bhd 

CONSTRUCTION firm GDB Holdings Bhd — which has been embroiled in disputes with KSK Group in the last two years over the development of the 8 Conlay project in Kuala Lumpur — appears to be back on investors’ radar, judging by the recent upward trend in its share price.

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GDB Holdings a front runner for several jobs

Bursa Malaysia continued its upbeat momentum to end higher for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, thanks to buying from local and foreign institutions, said an analyst.&nbsp;

Bursa ends higher on buying support from local and foreign institutions

PETALING JAYA (April 23): Tropicana Corp Bhd is partnering with Maybank Islamic Bhd to provide a home financing solution called Maybank Islamic’s HouzKEY.&nbsp;

Tropicana partners Maybank Islamic to offer HouzKEY home financing solution

Capital A Bhd’s unit AirAsia Consulting Sdn Bhd is still in the pre-qualification stage for the acquisition of national carrier SriLankan Airlines.&nbsp;

However, AirAsia Consulting has yet to submit any price bid since due diligence has not been carried out, its chief executive officer Subashini Silvadas told The Edge on Tuesday.

Capital A’s unit in RFQ process for SriLankan Airlines, no price bid yet

Apple's smartphone shipments in China tumbled 19% in the first quarter of the year, the worst performance since 2020, as its dominance in the high-end segment came under pressure from Huawei's new product launches, market data showed.

Apple's 1Q smartphone shipments in China tumble 19%, data shows

Chinese universities and research institutes recently obtained high-end Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips through resellers, despite the US widening a ban last year on the sale of such technology to China.

China acquired recently banned Nvidia chips in Super Micro, Dell servers, tenders show

High crude oil prices&nbsp;caused by&nbsp;tension in the Middle East&nbsp;will help to boost Malaysia's oil and gas exports. However, escalated fuel&nbsp;prices will dampen the country’s economic growth, according to the Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC).

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