This week, we spoke to OSK Property’s new CEO Chu Wai Lune on how the developer creates value for buyers.  He believes that rather than competing on size or amenities alone, thoughtful design, functionality, future-ready homes and community can make a meaningful difference to buyers.

Making the ordinary extraordinary

Once occupied by industrial properties, Jalan 51A/223 in Petaling Jaya has been transformed into a street with largely commercial and office buildings that benefits from its proximity to the Federal Highway and Asia Jaya LRT station. Property experts familiar with the road say it is a consistent ...

Streetscapes: A consistent performer

Penang’s residential market is seeing resilient demand, supported by an active industrial sector that is driving housing demand, although buyers remain cautious in their spending, according to Nawawi Tie Leung Property Consultants Sdn Bhd executive director and regional head of research and consu...

The Edge Malaysia | Nawawi Tie Leung Property Consultants Penang Housing Property Monitor 2Q2026: Strong industrial sector underpins residential market resilience

Tan & Tan Developments Bhd, the property development arm of IGB Bhd (KL:IGBB), is all set to unveil its mixed-use development — Aviera Bangsar South — in Kuala Lumpur this November.

The freehold project, which has a gross development value (GDV) of RM656 million, comprises the 35-st...

Tan & Tan Developments to launch Aviera Bangsar South next month

The 525km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), the Phase 1 of which is 98.16% completed, could mark a turning point for Gombak, bringing renewed attention to the area’s commercial potential, surrounding property market and prospects for transit-oriented developments, say property consultants Henry Butche...

Cover Story: Gombak picks up speed for next growth cycle

On March 28, 2025, tremors from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar caused an under-­construction 30-storey State Audit Office building in Bangkok, Thailand — about 1,000km away — to fall like a house of cards. It was the only building to collapse in the country’s capital, and it was later disc...

If China has banned induction furnace steel, why are Southeast Asian nations using it?

Malaysia’s construction industry may be growing at a healthy clip, but many contractors, particularly the smaller ones, may not be receiving their payments quickly enough.

This was the message of a panel discussion titled “Liquidity or liquidation: High-stakes construction projects in a...

When contractors function as banks

The industrial property markets in the Klang Valley and Penang continued to be resilient in the first half of 2026, although buyers and occupiers were more selective amid economic uncertainties, higher development costs and changing business requirements.

The two property markets share ...

The Edge Malaysia | CBRE | WTW Industrial Property Monitor 2Q2026: Industrial property markets remain resilient amid more selective demand

It has been almost four months since the LRT Shah Alam line officially started operating. Some commuters have since taken to social media to voice their woes, not about the train service itself but about the lack of surrounding infrastructure.

In Malaysia, stepping off a train line does...

The walkability gap around Malaysia’s train stations

Capital investment in technology is surging but workforce readiness remains a challenge, leaving enterprises short of the returns they expect.

Personalised upskilling key to job readiness

Not every photo needs to end up on a social media feed. Some are simply reminders of an ordinary day, whether it is a meal between classes, a funny moment with friends or a quick snapshot taken on the way home.

In response to the curated, polished feeds encouraged by mainstream social m...

Listicle: Apps for the moments you don’t post

Here’s a set of seven skills for you to consider cultivating to get and retain a job in the AI era

 

Human resources (HR) launches an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to analyse employee engagement. The AI reads 15,000 comments and p...

Econ 4.0: AI is here. Which skills matter more now?

Conversations around social entrepreneurship often focus on funding, but a bigger challenge for founders is moving from building businesses that look for customers to creating products and services that customers are actively looking for, says Ahmad Azuar Zainuddin, CEO of Satu Creative Services ...

Beyond Grants: Helping social enterprises build a stronger business case

IIMMPACT Sdn Bhd began in 2018 as a consumer app that allowed users to pay different bills through a single platform, but the business changed direction after struggling to retain customers as larger e-wallet operators expanded.

CEO and co-founder Alex Tan says fewer than 20% of users w...

Platform-as-a-service: IIMMPACT builds bill payment business after consumer app pivot

Alphaswift Industries Sdn Bhd is the only drone maker among the Malaysian companies given access to British chip architect Arm Holdings plc’s chip design technology, and it plans to design its own chip as it builds towards passenger flight.

The local drone industry has come a long way, ...

Cover Story: Betting on chip design for long climb to passenger flight 

Mall developers need to incorporate telecommunications infrastructure at the planning stage as growing demand for digital payments, artificial intelligence (AI) applications and 5G services puts greater pressure on indoor connectivity, says EdgePoint Towers Sdn Bhd.

Planning fibre pathw...

Infrastructure: Mall developers urged to plan early for 5G-ready connectivity

NEWS

Malaysia’s daily multimodal AI use to reach 43% by 2030

Malaysia’s daily use of multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to reach 43% by 2030, exceeding the global estimate of 30%, according to new research by Erics...

Bits + Bytes: A Miscellany Of Technology

The Sarawak Artificial Intelligence Centre (SAIC) and IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd plan to establish the Sarawak Quantum Safe Centre, an innovation hub that will help organisations prepare for cybersecurity risks posed by advances in quantum computing.

SAIC, IBM plan Sarawak quantum-safe centre to address post-quantum cyber risks

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): Consumer finance group Skyro has received approval from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) to conduct online moneylending in Malaysia, marking its second Southeast Asian market after the Philippines.

Philippines’ Skyro gets approval to offer online moneylending in Malaysia

The anatomy of an ordinary failure, with extraordinary consequence, is a lesson that Malaysian boards of directors should not ignore.

At 10.02am on Tuesday, Sept 8, a notification appeared at Britain’s air traffic control centre outside Southampton: The link between London Area Control ...

Climate And Environmental Governance: The Tuesday that closed Britain’s skies

The average size of monitored wildlife populations worldwide declined by 73% between 1970 and 2022, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) “Living Planet Report 2026: The Science of Hope”, released on Oct 8.

Monitored wildlife populations shrink by 73% on average over five decades

With the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) preparing to mandate recycling facilities across all shopping malls, retail operators must begin investing substantial time and capital into recycling initiatives, mainly centred on waste separation at source systems and logistics partnersh...

Circular Economy: Malls taking the lead to promote recycling

Six youths looking to sue the government in their bid to enforce Malaysia’s 50% forest cover pledge will know on Dec 9 whether their case can proceed further, their lawyer Lim Wei Jiet tells ESG.

The six applicants are Abe Lim, Sitti Fatimah, Winona Elisha Jemak, Lee Yu Dong, A...

Action: High Court to rule on ‘Mana Hutan Kami’ suit on Dec 9 following AGC objection

The Securities Commission Malaysia’s (SC) announced plan to ask major listed companies for their El Niño preparedness is both a climate-disclosure development and a governance stress test, assessing the quality of board oversight over climate-related business risk.

Many Malaysian organi...

Views: When moderate to low climate risk becomes a board’s blind spot

While carbon footprints and board diversity are frequently discussed, the inclusion of neurodivergent individuals — those with autism, attention-deficit or hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other cognitive differences — remains a frontier that few small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have dared to...

Social: Incentive claiming process for hiring PWDs needs to be digitalised and simplified

A common criticism of nature-based carbon projects is that they could erode the rights of indigenous communities who live on the land and rely on the forests for farming, hunting and gathering forest produce.

There are allegations of failure by project developers to engage with indigeno...

Cover Story: Benefit sharing in carbon credit projects must be strengthened

Datuk Ho Leng Wai, executive chairman of CY Plastic Recycling Group of Companies, began his career in this industry on the ground. He started by collecting plastic scrap and later made a trip to China to learn how to turn it into new plastic again.

In 2004, he established a factory in K...

Waste: Consumer acceptance and regulation needed to boost use of post-consumer recycled plastics

Under a voluntary framework unveiled on Sept 28, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) wants the telecommunications, broadcasting, and postal and courier sectors to manage 15 million devices sustainably and set up 300 e-waste collection and refurbishment points by 2030.

Blueprint: MCMC targets 15 million devices managed sustainably under voluntary road map

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Lestari Cooling Energy Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between KJTS Group Bhd (KL) and infrastructure-focused investment firm Stonepeak Partners, aims to use its capital expenditure (capex) model to adopt new energy-efficient technologies as they become commercially viable.

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Preparing district cooling systems for future technologies

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Zetrix AI has been downgraded for the second time by MARC, bringing it closer to default. This and more in our quick round-up of today’s biggest stories on theedgemalaysia.com

E5: MARC cuts Zetrix AI sukuk rating for the second time

Every phone, car and AI server relies on semiconductors. But did you know that not all semiconductor companies do the same thing -Or make money in the same way?  Some capture a huge share of the value by designing chips, while others specialise in manufacturing, testing or assembling them. So where does Malaysia fit into this global supply chain? And which stages capture the most value? Watch this week’s EdgeUP to find out how the semiconductor supply chain works, where Malaysian companies stand, and why the distinction matters.

EdgeUP: Semiconductor Supply Chain - Where Malaysia Fits

Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Oct 30, 2026

Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, resumed bitcoin, ether and some stablecoin withdrawals on Sunday and said others would follow in phases, after it covered 95% of the US$6.3 billion (RM25.6 billion) in tokens stolen from its platform.

Binance resumes bitcoin, ether withdrawals after covering bulk of stolen US$6.3b

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has yet to pay his RM50 million fine, according to the latest information received by the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC).

No deadline set for Najib to pay RM50m fine, says AG 

Malaysia Airlines said on Sunday that some customer information may have been affected by a cybersecurity incident involving Amadeus, its reservation-technology provider.

Malaysia Airlines says customers may be affected by Amadeus breach

Asia’s AI-heavy stock markets face a new US policy wildcard in the mid-term elections, with the outcome potentially reshaping the tech trade and sectors from clean energy to defence.

An Asian stock trader’s guide ahead of the US mid-term elections

Hooded rioters looted stores in Frankfurt late on Saturday after tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Germany's biggest cities to demand better education and lower living costs.

Rioters loot stores in Frankfurt as Gen Z-led protests in Germany turn violent

With the recent unveiling of the Muara Arts Gallery and upcoming opening of the Muara Arts Theatre, it is apparent that a major urban heritage conservation movement is steadily transforming the Medan Pasar area in Kuala Lumpur. In this week’s cover story, Brahmal Vasudevan, CEO of private equity firm Creador, together with his wife Shanthi Kandiah, founding partner of SK Chambers, take us through their mission to restore and rejuvenate the old market square into a cultural hub for locals and tourists alike.

Square one

Jobs week lies ahead for the US, which means a heavy slate of data ahead of the capstone monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.

US jobs pickup may keep Fed on track to hike rates again

Controversial businessman Victor Chin Boon Long has once again applied to testify remotely from China in a RM49.85 million lawsuit over the management and control of an air cargo venture, citing medical grounds.

Victor Chin renews bid to testify remotely in M Jets lawsuit, citing medical reasons

The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has contracted Influenza A and has been advised to rest for five to seven days to ensure a full recovery.

Sultan of Selangor contracts Influenza A, investiture ceremony postponed

Mega Fortris Bhd (KL:MEGAFB) said its major shareholders had obtained a court order seeking details of March share transactions involving one particular shareholder, in response to a Bursa Malaysia query over a two-day sell-off that wiped out more than RM1 billion in market value.

Mega Fortris says major shareholders obtained court order to probe March share trades in response to UMA query 

With the dust having settled after nominations on Saturday morning, the battle lines have been drawn, paving the way for political parties to vie for the 28 seats in the upcoming Melaka state election.

Melaka polls: Candidates, key battlegrounds and political stakes

For more than two months, Malaysia has been shrouded in cross-border haze that has grown increasingly severe. While haze is an annual occurrence in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Timor-Leste, this year’s episode has been described as the worst since 2015.

Choking fumes sweep across Malaysia

The number of Malaysians aged 65 and above crossed the one-million mark in 2002, accounting for 4.2% of the population. Back then, those aged 14 and below made up a third of the population.

Fastest ageing states as Malaysians grow older

AirAsia Group Bhd (KL:AAGB) is targeting to commence flights to Bahrain by March 2027, subject to regional conditions, with the appointment of its Bahrain board of directors marking another milestone in its regional expansion strategy.

AirAsia targets flights to Bahrain by March 2027

The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (Kuskop) disbursed RM10.7 billion in financing to nearly 300,000 entrepreneurs, including hawkers and petty traders, from January to September this year.

RM10.7b financing disbursed to nearly 300,000 entrepreneurs as of September — minister 

Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari will be named Pakatan Harapan's (PH) candidate for chief minister if the coalition succeeds in forming the state government following the 16th Melaka state election on Nov 14.

Adly Zahari named Pakatan’s choice for Melaka CM if it wins state polls

The Sarawak government is exploring potential collaboration with Russia in rocket and satellite launches, leveraging the state’s strategic location near the equator.

Sarawak exploring tie-up with Russia on rocket, satellite launches — CM

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced an allocation of RM1 million to the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Kuskop) to coordinate assistance for associations, hawkers and small traders to boost their income.

PM announces RM1m allocation to aid hawkers, small traders 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appointed four individuals, including former attorney general Tan Sri Idrus Harun, as members of the Judicial Appointments Commission for a two-year term, effective Sunday.

Ex-AG Idrus Harun among quartet appointed to Judicial Appointments Commission

The government will not become poor or go bankrupt by helping the less fortunate, as the real threats to the country's economy are misconduct among leaders, corruption and financial leakages, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

Govt will not go bankrupt helping the poor — Anwar

Binance said it’s in discussions with Malaysian regulators for a licensed business in the country, as the cryptocurrency exchange seeks a route back into a market where authorities have blocked its website and applications.

Binance in talks for Malaysian licence after five-year absence

A total of 47 areas across the country recorded air pollutant index (API) readings at a moderate level as of Saturday evening, while 21 areas recorded good air quality.

Haze-free Malaysia: Good air in 21 areas, moderate readings in 47

Mata Ayer assemblywoman Wan Badariah Wan Saad passed away at Hospital Tuanku Fauziah here at 4.26pm on Saturday.

Mata Ayer assemblywoman Wan Badariah passes away

More degrees, wrong skills: Malaysia's graduate mismatch

A preview of the vehicles was recently held at the Mercedes-Benz Center in Singapore, showcasing the luxury automaker’s cutting-edge technology for the electric age and beyond.

Up close and personal with the new Mercedes-Benz electric GLC and CLA 200 AMG Line

Themed around a 'Dissident Chorus', this year's edition of the major South Korean art event gathered 46 artists from around the world to explore the politics of noise.

Busan Biennale 2026 delivers its most resounding edition yet through evocations of sound and sea

Arriving in China as part of its global tour, 'The Alchemy of Senses' gathered world-class talents to celebrate the signature scent.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s multisensory exhibition in Shanghai brings its iconic Baccarat Rouge 540 to life

The fourth edition of the bartending festival featured prominent industry talents and innovative drinks.

All the celebratory moments at Penang Cocktail Week 2026 

The recipients reveal their creative process, challenges in the industry and what they have learnt along the way.

UOB Malaysia’s 16th Painting of the Year winners on their victory and furthering their practice

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Two additional general partners (GPs) have been named in Jelawang Capital Sdn Bhd’s inaugural 2025 Emerging Fund Managers’ Programme (EMP) cohort, more than 15 months after the first three were announced.

Two more firms named in Jelawang’s inaugural Emerging Fund Managers’ Programme cohort

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Malaysia needs to ensure the investments it attracts translate into deeper local supply chains, higher-value jobs and greater participation by domestic companies, said UOB Malaysia CEO Datuk Ng Wei Wei.

Malaysia needs to turn foreign investment into stronger local supply chains

For much of the past two years, investors have asked when the US Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates. After Jackson Hole, a gathering of central bankers, a more important question has emerged: are markets prepared for rates to remain higher for longer?

The message from Ja...

Pitfalls & Pitch Calls: Rate uncertainty and your portfolio

There is a peculiar feature of modern wealth. Some of the biggest things we aspire to own make surprisingly little financial sense. Take a car. In a city where ride-hailing is readily available, the mathematics of ownership can be difficult to justify once you add the purchase price, depreciation...

Wealth, by Design: Lifestyle tax: The price of the life we choose

Income funds took the spotlight for the third consecutive month. Five of the seven new funds launched from mid-August to mid-September were income or income-related funds, according to the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia.

The seven funds were AHAM Shariah Gold Tracker Ringgit...

Funds: Seven funds launched from mid-August to mid-September

Tokenisation, the act of representing an asset or claim as a token on a distributed ledger or blockchain, has remained under the radar among local financial institutions. Until recently.

The catalyst, market observers say, came from Bank Negara Malaysia, when it launched the Digital Ass...

Cover Story: Banks shift tokenisation into higher gear

Transitioning from the entertainment industry to the food and beverage (F&B) sector is not easy, but when comedian Ajak Shiro heard his child express a desire to start a fried chicken business, he thought of making the idea a reality.

Ajak, whose real name is Mohd Hanaffi Razak, loo...

Private Deal: Celebrity-founded nasi padang restaurant chain Bumbu Babah aims to raise RM20 mil

Two veterans of Malaysia’s start-up and investment ecosystem — entrepreneur and investor Sivapalan Vivekarajah and former Pitch Platforms Sdn Bhd (pitchIN) chief operating officer Xelia Tong — are launching a RM50 million debut venture fund.

Main Market-listed automotive replacement-par...

Venture Capital: Cypress Asia launches RM50 mil debut venture fund with New Hoong Fatt as anchor investor

Halogen Capital, the country’s first licensed digital asset fund manager, is in the process of launching Malaysia’s first digital currency exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Its founder and CEO Hann Liew says the firm is preparing a shariah-compliant Bitcoin ETF, potentially giving millions of...

TheWall: Halogen aims to go mainstream with ETF, starting with digital assets

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s venture capital fund-of-funds, Jelawang Capital Sdn Bhd, has appointed Howard Soh as CEO, effective Oct 1.

Soh’s appointment comes about 15 months after former CEO Bryan Lim left Jelawang and its parent, Khazanah, at the end of June 2025, ...

Jelawang Capital appoints new CEO Howard Soh after long vacancy

As an economist, one is a heavy user of macroeconomic data of the country one is studying. For a Malaysian, that generally means those put out by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). The department has, as everyone knows, a new head, and when she made her first announcement of Malaysia’s...

My Say: No better time to substitute exports of intermediate goods

FROM a single casino in Genting Highlands, established by the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong in the 1960s, the Genting group has grown into a diversified conglomerate with interests spanning gaming, hospitality, leisure and property. It now has gaming operations in multiple markets worldwide.

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Cover Story: As the group expanded, so too did its debt burden 

Summary


	Long considered a safe- haven stock by retail investors, Genting Bhd’s status as a cash cow diminished after the company called for...

Cover Story: Debt repayment looms for Genting

GENTING Bhd (KL:GENTING) made a cash call on Oct 9 to raise RM1.25 billion — 53 years after its first one.

The conglomerate, which was listed in 1971, called for a rights issue in 1973.

At that time, Genting’s call for more cash from shareholders was acceptable. It was a perio...

Cover Story: No further fundraising planned for now, says Genting 

Bangladesh announced a six-member wage board on Sunday to review garment workers' pay and urged employees to return to work, but protests demanding higher wages continued across major industrial areas, disrupting transport and factory operations.

Bangladesh forms wage board as garment protests turn violent

As the global monetary order becomes increasingly fragmented, the European Union has a rare opportunity to shape the emerging system and bolster the euro’s international role. But for the euro to become genuinely global, it must first become more European.

The dollar’s share of global f...

The Frontiers of Growth:  A Global Euro Must First Win Over Europe

Long dubbed an "air-conditioned nation", Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air conditioning.

'Air-con nation' Singapore eyes alternatives to cool down

South Korea's exports nearly doubled in October from a year earlier, beating market expectations and marking the sharpest jump in more than 50 years, trade data showed on Sunday.

South Korea exports nearly double in October, strongest growth since 1974

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he is open to calls for a formal apology for Britain's historical role in slavery, before attending next week's Commonwealth summit at which he is likely to face demands for financial reparations.

UK PM Burnham says 'open' to formal apology for slavery, but rules out reparations

President Donald Trump's second attempt to sue the Wall Street Journal was dismissed with prejudice on Saturday, ending his pursuit of a defamation lawsuit over the news outlet's reporting on his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Judge ends Trump's attempts to sue Wall Street Journal over Epstein reporting

Foreign ministers from the US, Australia, India and Japan on Saturday pledged to work on building reliable global supply chains and expressed grave concerns about what they called "economic coercion" through export restrictions and non-market practices, but stopped short of calling out China.

Indo-Pacific Quad ministers work on supply chains, denounce arbitrary export restrictions

Borsa Istanbul chief executive officer Korkmaz Ergun was detained as part of an investigation into Türkiye’s investment fund crisis, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday.

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