BANGKOK (Oct 29):  Thailand's growth rate is too low and the bank will focus on supporting the economy, Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor Vitai Ratanakorn said on Thursday.

Thai central bank chief says growth too low, focus on supporting economy

A total of 100 investigation papers have been opened over illegal mining activities in Kelantan following 104 integrated enforcement operations carried out from 2024 until September this year.

Illegal mining: 100 investigation papers opened in Kelantan since 2024

GDANSK (Oct 29): Finnish biofuel maker and oil refiner Neste said on Thursday that its quarterly core profit nearly tripled from a year ago, beating market expectations, driven by soaring oil prices and record high biofuel sales volumes.

Finland's Neste beats profit estimates on oil prices, biofuel demand

Malaysia's Finance Ministry is considering a proposal to temporarily suspend crude palm oil export taxes, its commodities minister said on Thursday, as the world's second largest palm oil producer grapples with record high stockpiles.

MOF reviewing proposal to suspend crude palm oil taxes as stockpiles hit record — Noraini

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has secured the backing of 13 lawmakers, including six from opposition party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).

Govt signs pact with six Bersatu MPs, seven others

Bursa Malaysia Bhd’s (KL:BURSA) third-quarter earnings rose within analysts’ expectations, keeping the exchange on course to meet year-end projections.

Bursa Malaysia on track for FY2026 targets as 3Q earnings meet consensus estimate

HSINCHU, Taiwan (Oct 29): The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) said on Thursday that it supports the government’s efforts to assess the possible restart of the country's nuclear power plants, citing the need for a stable and sufficient electricity supply to support the chip industry.

Taiwan semiconductor industry group backs government review of nuclear power restart

Indonesian stocks fell on Thursday and the rupiah firmed as benchmark 10-year bond yields hit six-year highs, while stocks in South Korea and Taiwan fell amid mounting unease over whether vast artificial intelligence (AI) investments will generate commensurate returns.

Elevated yields buoy Indonesian rupiah; South Korea, Taiwan stocks slide

The Central Spine Road (CSR) project, involving Section 1B from Kampung Sungai Peria to Kampung Laloh in Kuala Krai, has achieved 14.73% completion and is expected to be completed by Dec 24, 2028.

Central Spine Road Section 1B project targeted for end-2028 completion — Kelantan exco

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd’s third-quarter performance failed to convince investors concerned about a worsening outlook in the Chinese manufacturer’s main export markets.

Geely's profit fails to soothe investor worries about Europe

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Pharmacy chains operator Big Caring Group Bhd is looking to raise RM2.03 billion in Malaysia's second-largest listing this year.

Big Caring sets Main Market IPO at RM1.08 apiece, shareholders to pocket RM1.4 bil

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has been warned that resisting the enforcement of RM67.5 million in damages awarded to a Lebanese jeweller is tantamount to contempt of court.

Dodging RM67.5 mil payout to jeweller amounts to contempt of court, Rosmah told

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): The federal government paid RM155 million in compensation to Borneo Highway PDP Sdn Bhd (BHPSB) following the termination of its project delivery partner (PDP) agreement for the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway project seven years ago.

Govt compensates former Sabah Pan Borneo project partner RM155m over terminated agreement — Nanta

Joint management bodies (JMBs) and management corporations (MCs) cannot completely block owners who default on maintenance fees from accessing their own units, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said.

Strata managers cannot completely deny defaulters access to their units, says Nga

Pandu Sjahrir, the prominent Indonesian wealth fund executive who has publicly supported MSCI Inc’s scrutiny of the nation’s stock market, is the co-owner of a brokerage sanctioned in connection with a stock-market manipulation probe.

Indonesia’s wealth fund chief investment officer owns stake in sanctioned brokerage

The Court of Appeal (COA) has reversed a High Court decision and granted leave (permission) for lawyer Rosli Dahlan to challenge the Police and the Public Prosecutor's move to seize his four Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB) accounts under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds from Unlawful Activities Act (AMLA).&nbsp;

Court of Appeal gives green light for lawyer Rosli Dahlan to challenge Public Prosecutor's move to seize his ASNB accounts

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	<li>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

The Home Ministry has decided to redeploy Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain to the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), where he previously served.

Mohd Shuhaily to return to police force, says Saifuddin Nasution

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 

CTOS Digital Bhd (KL:CTOS) surged on Thursday, extending a rebound from record lows, after the credit reporting firm’s latest results&nbsp;even as analysts warned of a weaker quarter ahead.

CTOS surges after results, analysts warn of weaker quarter ahead

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

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Oct 29, 2026 

Asian shares gave up earlier gains on Thursday as AI-related earnings announcements prompted wildly mixed responses, raising the stakes for Amazon and Intel results due later in the day.

Asian shares fall as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall Street futures lower

BENGALURU (Oct 29): Australia's Lynas Rare Earths posted a 55% jump in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, helped by record realised prices, while warning that planned shutdowns at its Malaysia and Kalgoorlie facilities would weigh on current-quarter production.

Lynas posts 55% revenue jump on record prices, flags plant shutdowns

TOKYO (Oct 29): Oil prices fell on Thursday, paring gains made a day earlier, as hopes for peace talks took the edge off renewed concerns over Middle East supply disruptions from escalating regional conflict.

Oil prices fall as peace hopes offset fears of growing Middle East conflict

Alphabet Inc’s search and advertising sales disappointed in the most recent quarter, reinforcing investors’ fears that Google is losing ground to artificial intelligence (AI) rivals despite pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the technology.

Alphabet’s revenue miss reignites fears over AI spending binge

(Oct 28):&nbsp;China's CXMT plans to start production of HBM3E, ​an advanced type of high-bandwidth memory chip used with AI processors, despite as little as 20% of the chips it makes being usable, ‌two people familiar with the matter said.

The decision highlights China's intense shorta...

China's CXMT to start advanced AI memory production

SEOUL (Oct 29): Samsung Electronics&nbsp;posted a 15-fold jump in quarterly chip profit on Thursday, powered by the AI boom, but its shares tumbled as investors balked at a lack of fresh shareholder-return plans and an outlook that lagged rival SK Hynix's.

Samsung sees AI chip shortage worsening, keeps investors in suspense on returns

SINGAPORE (Oct 29): Keppel says overall net profit in its 3QFY2026 was up 20% year-on-year, but 9MFY2026 was 40% down, due to impairments and other holding costs.

Keppel's 3QFY2026 earnings up 20% y-o-y; 'New Keppel' up 'close to' 15%

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 

(Oct 28):&nbsp;The heavyweights of the AI industry are facing a reckoning on Wall Street, reflecting concerns over who will bear the cost of the artificial intelligence buildout that has fueled much of this year's stock market gains.

Anthropic revealed paperwork for its ​initial public ...

AI giants' funding ambitions test Wall Street's appetite for risk

SINGAPORE (June 4): The Straits Times (ST) editor Warren Fernandez, in response to my article “Hidden hands, spin and the truth”, is standing by the reporting done by his correspondent Nirmal Ghosh. Nirmal has also defended his work in getting the interview with Xavier Andre Justo in a B...

Letter from the publisher: Who was in the room with Xavier Andre Justo and Straits Times reporter Nirmal Ghosh?

(May 28): On the morning of July 24, 2015, The Straits Times (ST) of Singapore splashed on its print and online editions, what was a world scoop — an interview with Swiss citizen Xavier Andre Justo inside a Bangkok jail.

It was headlined "I was offered $2.7m for stolen data...

Hidden hands, spin and the truth: Get your 24-page 1MDB special here

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): We refer to the article in The New Straits Times (NST) of September 7, 2015, titled “Rewcastle-Brown: I will celebrate when ‘Najib is Done’”, on an alleged conspiracy to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that supposedly involve several politicians an...

Tong Kooi Ong & Ho Kay Tat: We were not involved in any political conspiracy

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): We are disappointed and gravely concerned with the Court’s decision today in dismissing our application for a stay of the suspension of The Edge Weekly and The Edge Financial Daily because it effectively means that we will now be deprived of the full benef...

The Edge 'disappointed and gravely concerned' after stay application dismissed

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): We have today (July 27, 2015) filed an application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court to seek a Judicial Review of the Home Ministry's decision to suspend The Edge Weekly and The Edge Financial Daily through our lawyer Raja, Darryl & Loh.

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The Edge files application for judicial review of suspension

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): We have today (July 27, 2015) filed an application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court to seek a Judicial Review of the Home Ministry's decision to suspend The Edge Weekly and The Edge Financial Daily through our lawyer Raja, Darryl & Loh.

We hav...

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