As of 10am on Saturday, 120,162 voters, or 17.96% of the 669,211 ordinary voters, have cast their ballots in the 16th Melaka state election.

Nearly 18% turnout as at 10am in Melaka polls — Election Commission

Caretaker Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ab Rauf Yusoh cast his vote for the 16th Melaka state election at 8.38am on Saturday.

Melaka polls: Ab Rauf, Adam Adli cast votes

A global outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams was easing on Friday after more than 24 hours of disruption crippled online communications across businesses and governments, though the company said it still had no timeline for full recovery of services.

Microsoft Outlook, Teams outage eases after over a day; recovery timeline uncertain

Anthropic PBC is poised to add to a blockbuster year of transactions that are orders of magnitude larger than those seen in the past decade, with the biggest initial public offering (IPO) of all time joining a half dozen other jumbo equity deals.

Anthropic IPO set to cap year of record-breaking equity megadeals

Stock indices mostly fell on Friday as technology shares sold off amid concerns about US chipmaker Nvidia, while the dollar was at a 19-month high.

Global stocks mostly ease with tech, Nvidia concerns; airline shares fall late in session

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Malaysian manufacturers should take the ongoing Microsoft services disruption as a reminder to strengthen their digital resilience, said the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM).

Take Microsoft outage as reminder to beef up manufacturing sector resilience, says FMM

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made headlines on Friday:

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) admitted that it is unable to repay the entire RM2 billion outstanding under its sukuk programme and has proposed amen...

Zetrix AI, BCB, Berjaya Property, Destini, Magma, DXN, WCT, Alam Maritim, MyMBN

Southeast Asia's chip and data centre industries expect greater scrutiny after news of former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese spy put the spotlight on Singapore and Malaysia, executives and analysts said.

US lawmakers from both parties are pushing for tougher restrictions on China's access to advanced artificial intelligence chips after the Huang scandal increased scrutiny of Nvidia's role in US national security.

Nvidia fallout throws spotlight on AI boom in Malaysia and Singapore 

Financially troubled Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) on Friday admitted that it is currently unable to repay the entire RM2 billion outstanding under its sukuk programme. The company also said that the suspension of its services as a collection agent for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) is expected to reduce its revenue by about 15%.

Zetrix AI says unable to repay RM2 bil sukuk now, expects 15% revenue hit from JPJ suspension

Palm oil prices are expected to recover in the coming months with the impact of El Niño-induced drought on production expected to materialise in the first quarter of 2027, mainly in top producer Indonesia, leading industry analysts said on Friday.

Palm oil prices set to recover in coming months as production tightens, analysts say

Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK) has appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) group managing director and airline group chief executive officer Datuk Captain Izham Ismail as an independent non-executive director.

Maybank appoints former MAG CEO Izham Ismail as independent director

A summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Friday.

FBM KLCI falls 0.21% to fresh 14-month low of 1,582.59 on Nov 13, 2026

Global oil markets will swing to a supply surplus for the first time since the start of the Iran war as Persian Gulf exports recover despite the ongoing conflict, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.

Global oil market swings to surplus on Gulf exports, IEA says

Trump's tariffs have harmed US and global trade, employment, and economic stability. Despite initial goals, they haven't achieved desired outcomes like reduced deficits or increased manufacturing jobs. Global trade may rebound post-Trump presidency, potentially reducing inflation and uncertainty if tariffs are lowered.

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Korean beauty products have long filled American medicine cabinets. Now, a new exchange-traded fund is set to test whether there’s room for them in US investors’ portfolios as well.

K-beauty boom becomes Wall Street’s latest investment play

Canada’s government injected C$200 million (US$140 million or RM573 million) into a west coast liquefied natural gas project backed by Indonesia’s richest person, as Prime Minister Mark Carney pushes to diversify exports away from the US.

Indonesian billionaire-backed LNG plant gets Canada grant

US authorities lifted a nationwide ground stop that disrupted thousands of flights and stranded passengers across the country, clearing the way for airlines to resume operations after more than four hours.

FAA lifts ground stop after four-hour nationwide disruption

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed lower on Friday, as concerns about Nvidia pressured technology shares, while a reading on inflation failed to alter expectations for more rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

S&P 500, Nasdaq end lower as Nvidia uncertainty weighs on tech shares

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s movement outside his residence for nearly eight hours on Friday was to attend to several matters, including a medical check-up, Friday prayers and rehabilitation programmes, according to the Malaysian Prisons Department.

Najib’s eight-hour movement outside home complied with house arrest SOP — Prisons Dept

Malaysian manufacturers should take the ongoing Microsoft services disruption as a reminder to strengthen their digital resilience, said the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM).

A total of 240 ordinary polling centres, with 1,213 polling streams, for the 16th Melaka state election opened simultaneously at 8am on Saturday, allowing voters cast their ballots and elect&nbsp;a state&nbsp;government for the next term.

Melaka state election: 240 polling centres open simultaneously at 8am

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PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron will pay an official visit to Malaysia on Nov 16 and 17, as our countries prepare to mark seventy years of diplomatic relations in 2027.

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US authorities lifted a nationwide ground stop that disrupted thousands of flights and stranded passengers across the country, clearing the way for airlines to resume operations after more than four hours.

Anthropic PBC is poised to add to a blockbuster year of transactions that are orders of magnitude larger than those seen in the past decade, with the biggest initial public offering (IPO) of all time joining a half dozen other jumbo equity deals.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the people of Melaka to use their ballots in the state election on Saturday to reject those who exploit religion for political gain, as well as individuals involved in corruption.

Anwar urges Melaka voters to reject exploiters of religion, corrupt individuals

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president Susan Collins said additional interest-rate increases will be needed soon as price pressures are broadening.

Fed’s Collins says higher rates are appropriate ‘soon’