Asia-Pacific rail infrastructure investment is projected to reach US$9.6 trillion by 2050, the highest of any region globally, as governments expand networks to meet rising passenger and freight demand, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Southeast Asia faces varied paths to rail infrastructure growth

Malaysia cannot afford to drag its feet on a proposal to temporarily suspend crude palm oil (CPO) export duties as the industry grapples with mounting stockpiles and intensifying competition from Indonesia.

Frankly Speaking: Malaysia must act fast or risk losing out

The mass exit of Zetrix AI Bhd’s (KL:ZETRIX) three independent directors last week marks the total departure of all four of the group’s independent directors in less than three weeks, leaving behind only three executive directors on its once seven-member board.

Frankly Speaking: An exodus that leaves Zetrix without independent oversight

Three companies linked to businessman Datuk Ng Meng Kee took a nosedive last Thursday and Friday, prompting Bursa Malaysia to issue them with unusual market activity queries.

Frankly Speaking: Will the nosedive of three stocks trigger a wider speculative sell-off?

The good news for the cash-rich Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) is that measures the agency has implemented to improve its governance have been given the thumbs-up by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Frankly Speaking: A nagging question about HRD Corp

The Sabah portion of the Pan Borneo Highway (PBH) will go down in the Malaysian record books as one of the costliest road infrastructure projects in the region.

Frankly Speaking: The mind-boggling cost of Sabah’s Pan Borneo Highway

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

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

ON Oct 20, 2026, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, while answering a question in Parliament about recent allegations of a corporate mafia, said that this was not new and had existed in the past.

Anwar: There was corporate mafia 25 years ago

China-based HB Global Ltd (KL:HBGLOB) announced last week that its Oct 15 application to change its financial year end for the second time this year — from June 30 to Nov 30 — had been rejected by Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).

Frankly Speaking: When saying ‘no’ sends the right signal

Malaysia must accelerate the modernisation of its agricultural sector and improve production efficiency to strengthen food security amid growing challenges, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

Agricultural modernisation key to strengthening food security — Mohamad Sabu

Anthropic PBC’s initial public offering (IPO) plans ran into a punishing post-election selloff, prompting a rethink among prospective investors of the company’s expected valuation.

Anthropic IPO buyers see valuation as low as US$1.1 tril

A seafarer on a Greek-owned oil tanker was killed in an apparent missile attack in the Gulf, its owner said on Friday.

Company says sailor killed in Gulf tanker attack

Monster Beverage Corp shares fell as much as 8.2% on Friday, the biggest decline in over two years, after the energy drink giant’s weaker-than-expected margins underscored the impact of soaring costs in the beverage industry.

Monster shares fall as weaker margins highlight cost burden

Pakatan Harapan's (PH) track record as a key component of the federal government should serve as a yardstick for Melaka voters to assess the coalition's capabilities ahead of the 16th Melaka state election on Nov 14, said Pasir Gudang Member of Parliament Hassan Abdul Karim.

Melaka voters urged to judge PH by federal govt's performance — Hassan Karim

Collaboration between plantation companies and oil palm smallholders to increase both parties’ yields and income will be raised at the Cabinet meeting next week, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Plantation companies-oil palm smallholders collaboration to be raised in Cabinet next week — Anwar

US consumer sentiment rose in November to a three-month high, bolstered by modest improvements in Americans' views of their personal finances and the economic outlook.

US consumer sentiment unexpectedly rises, fuelled by independents

The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose on Friday as chip stocks bounced off heavy losses posted in the previous session on fears that a Democratic-led Congress could result in tougher artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, even as the jobs report raised interest-rate hike concerns.

Nasdaq pares losses as chips recover, rate-hike fears linger

Treasuries dipped after an unexpected surge in US job growth led traders to add to wagers that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates when officials next meet in December.

US Treasuries stumble as strong jobs data backs Fed-hike bets

TikTok moved one step closer to a new European Union fine after regulators found its video-recommendation algorithm pushes users down “rabbit holes” of potentially harmful content, escalating an almost three-year probe into the video-sharing app.

EU escalates TikTok probe over algorithmic ‘rabbit holes’

While the public were focused on the plantation sector’s culpability in causing the haze hanging over the region in the last three months, Malaysian planters have been struggling with tight labour conditions in their estates, along with a high level of palm oil inventories.

Double cover: Malaysian planters brace for migrant worker shortage + Hong Leong Bank closes in on industry leadership across key metrics

Sarawak Premier&nbsp;Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is looking beyond Malaysian shores and politics. He is mapping out strategies to make Sarawak an investment destination for technology-intensive industries.

Abang Jo on how clean energy will draw tech investments

Wall Street equities mostly rallied on Friday, reversing course after trillions of dollars of world stock market value were wiped out over fears that Democratic election victories this week would bring tighter US regulations for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

US stocks rally after heavy AI-related sell-off; oil steady

Months of unease over Wall Street’s artificial-intelligence (AI) boom erupted into a global market convulsion this week, opening a dangerous new chapter for the investment frenzy that has helped power stock prices, corporate spending and economic growth.

Wall Street grapples with US$5.7 tril rout as AI bets unwind

Real estate developers SKS Group and MB World Group Bhd have acquired the hotel block and four residential blocks situated above Capital City Mall in Tampoi, Johor Bahru, for approximately RM50 million, according to a press statement and supplementary comments on Friday.

SKS Group and MB World acquire hotel and serviced apartments above Capital City Mall in Johor for RM50m

Malaysia must accelerate the modernisation of its agricultural sector and improve production efficiency to strengthen food security amid growing challenges, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

US intelligence officials told the Trump administration that a woman who had become close to Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang was working for a Chinese spy agency, which recruited her to collect information on him, The New York Times reported on Friday.&nbsp;

US believes woman close to Nvidia CEO a China spy — report

More to come

Najib’s conditional pardon: King says all conditions met, any argument challenging order amounts to defying decree

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is considering broadening its business to include advanced memory chip manufacturing, The Information reported, a move that would give the world’s largest chipmaker an even bigger share of the artificial intelligence (AI) hardware supply chain.

TSMC said to mull making advanced AI memory chips

The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) on Saturday announced the transfer of 19 senior officers to several strategic positions at the state, departmental, and force levels.

PDRM shuffles 19 senior officers in major leadership changes

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has taken enforcement action against Najmuldin Exchanger and Nusantara Global Network over suspected contraventions of the Financial Services Act 2013 (FSA).

Foreign currency services: BNM takes action against two entities for unapproved advertising

The continuation of Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R&nbsp;Ramanan's appeal in the dispute between the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) and the Malaysian Commercial Banks’ Association (MCBA) is aimed at obtaining a Court of Appeal ruling on legal issues arising from the High Court's decision, the ministry said on Saturday.

NUBE-MCBA dispute: HR minister to continue appeal for court ruling on legal issues

Much of the world has been bemused by US President Donald Trump’s expectation of the Nobel Peace Prize. While aggressive towards most of the world, friend and foe alike, he has treated hostile nuclear powers more respectfully.

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My Say: Why Trump expects the Nobel Peace Prize

The number of flood victims in Selangor and Perak continued to rise on Saturday morning, with 1,404 people from 374 families housed at temporary relief centres (PPS) in the two states, compared with 1,269 people on Friday.

Flood victims in Selangor and Perak rise to over 1,400

There’s something rotten in the state of Denmark. For Manchester United fans, the scale and all-encompassing nature of the club’s decline is becoming Shakespearean. For the rest of football, it may be a welcome diversion from the very different demise of neighbours, Manchester City, but for ABUs ...

Business Of Sports: Even Fergie cannot escape blame for United’s doom loop

A stronger-than-expected US jobs report bolstered the case for further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes, which had lost some momentum amid a post-election stock market sell-off and growing fears that weaker artificial intelligence (AI)-driven demand could undercut the economy.

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