As Budget 2027 approaches, property industry players are looking beyond measures to support homeownership, calling for broader reforms to address affordability, rising development costs, infrastructure, sustainability and urban regeneration. While continued support for buyers remains a common the...

Property players look beyond homeownership in Budget 2027 wish list

It was a scorching afternoon when Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd (CGPV) executive director and chief of regional industrial business development Kevin Li and regional vice-president Syarul Izam Sarifudin arrived at The Edge’s office in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The pair had flown in f...

Cover Story: Playing the long game at Forest City

Our cover story features Johor-based BCB Bhd (KL:BCB), who views Johor’s next phase of growth as not about chasing the latest property cycle, but positioning its developments in the state’s evolving economic landscape.

BCB maps its next phase of growth across Johor

On July 11, a new road was opened between Malaysia and Thailand connecting the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS (Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security) Complex in Kedah to the new Sadao CIQ (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine) Complex in Songkhla, in southern Thailand. Launched by Prime Minister Da...

Building a northern industrial ecosystem

Building climate resilience is no longer just about recovering from the next massive flood or enduring another scorching heat wave. It requires fundamentally rethinking how our cities grow, fund and protect their most vulnerable populations, according to experts from government planning agencies,...

Planning cities that last

Rehda Youth’s latest Township Tour Series took participants through two aspects of modern property development — how a township is planned and activated, and how its homes are increasingly being built off-site. The Aug 28 visit to Gamuda Cove and Gamuda IBS Banting Factory — both in Selangor — ga...

Rehda Youth tours Gamuda Cove and Gamuda IBS factory

Boosted by a stellar first half, CPI Land Sdn Bhd has reaffirmed its RM2.4 billion gross development value (GDV) target for new launches despite market headwinds.

“Rising costs and market uncertainties are very challenging for the entire industry, not just for CPI Land. For us, we plan ...

Cover Story: Completing Taman Selayang Mulia

As Malaysia readies itself for Budget 2027, property industry stakeholders are, once again, on cue with their annual wish lists.

The “wants” and “needs” sound all too familiar: easier financing, stamp-duty relief, incentives for first-time homebuyers, lower development costs and perhaps...

Who will manage the next million affordable homes?

When Malaya gained its independence in 1957 and later expanded to form Malaysia with Sabah and Sarawak in 1963, it gave citizens the freedom to shape their own future. This trajectory has driven immense economic and social growth, leading many to measure success through material possessions like ...

Big living in small spaces

Managing financial and operational conflicts

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

Global networking devices and accessories provider TP-Link Distribution Malaysia Sdn Bhd has launched WiFi 8, a new technology designed to strengthen coverage, manage congestion and reduce interference.

TP-Link launches new WiFi technology to strengthen connectivity, manage congestion

Every important decision we make is, in one way or another, a decision about the future. Parents save for their children’s education in the hope of creating better opportunities. Young professionals choose careers based on where they believe industries are heading. Businesses invest in new produc...

Ideas: Thinking beyond tomorrow

Malaysia is strengthening its cybersecurity foundations as businesses, public services and critical infrastructure become more digitally connected. The Cyber Security Act 2024 has reinforced the importance of stronger governance and accountability, while the adoption of cloud services, automation...

Security: Building the workforce behind Malaysia’s cyber resilience

Last week, I learnt about something called a “dopamine site”, which is basically a website that lets you shop without spending any actual money.

One of them, Dopamine Shop (dopamine-shop.com), looks like any other online marketplace, with a search bar, shopping cart, deals, mystery boxe...

Geekspeak: The thrill (and disappointment) of shopping for nothing

Affluent and high-net-worth (HNW) investors in Malaysia are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools for finance and investment, but they still rely heavily on the critical oversight that comes from human professional judgement. This is why more than half, or 58%, still want human-AI synergy when making financial decisions.

Human-AI hybrid preferred in financial decision-making

Just a year ago, most manufacturers experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) were still in the pilot stage, testing the technology in controlled environments to better understand its potential. That phase is now largely over, says Samson Khaou, executive vice-president for Asia-Pacific at ...

Industry: AI adoption among manufacturers enters a more mature phase

CelcomDigi Bhd (KL:CDB) is expanding beyond mobile connectivity into enterprise technology solutions as slowing growth in the telecommunications market pushes operators to seek new revenue streams.

Kugan Thirunavakarasu, chief enterprise business officer at CelcomDigi, says connectivity...

Connectivity: CelcomDigi looks beyond connectivity for growth

Malaysia’s bid to capture 7% of the global advanced packaging market by 2035 is beginning with five local companies developing an advanced packaging prototype built around an HBM4-capable chip for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing applications — in a collective attempt t...

Cover Story: What it takes for Malaysia to gain a foothold in advanced packaging

The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has launched the Lestari: Sustainability Framework and Roadmap 2030 (SFR2030) for the sectors it oversees — telecommunications, broadcasting, and postal and courier.

MCMC launches Lestari roadmap to cut emissions and e-waste

PERAK (Sept 24): About 100 residents of Kampung Sat, an Orang Asli village in Sungkai, now have a reliable source of electricity for home lighting and mobile charging after 10 portable battery energy storage systems (BESS) were deployed to households on Sept 3.

Solar batteries bring power to Orang Asli village in Perak

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): The Malaysian Constitution, shaped by the realities of 1957 and 1963, needs to be revisited if the government is to take greater responsibility for climate action today, said former natural resources and environmental sustainability minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

Constitution must reflect today’s climate demands, says Nik Nazmi

The 30% Club has done something important: it put a number on the table. But I want to challenge the number itself. If women are competent, the right target is not 30%. It is 100%. Boardrooms are not Spartan battlegrounds where gender earns entry. They are environments that reward critical thinki...

Views: The case for moving beyond the 30% Club target

Climate scientists have rung the alarm bells: El Niño is underway, with a "super" El Niño developing in the coming months, bringing intensified drought, heatwaves and heavy rainfall. We’re already seeing the effects of it across the world. In Spain, Italy and France, sweltering summer temper...

Views: El Niño: Who is to blame?

Cutting carbon is particularly difficult for a chemical company because many of its products rely on fossil-based raw materials while lower-carbon alternatives often cost far more than buyers are prepared to pay.

That leaves companies with a few broad options, such as investing in activ...

Industry: Petrochemical companies decarbonisation journey still challenging

Plastic bags and straws labelled as biodegradable, compostable, or environmentally friendly are now a common sight in the market. Unfortunately, the reality is that not all of these claims are entirely true and that the use of these materials may end up causing more harm to the environment than t...

Cover Story: Are biodegradable and compostable plastic the greenest solution?

There are only four years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030, but it is unlikely that all the 17 SDGs will be fulfilled by the deadline. According to the latest report, only 16% of the SDGs are on a positive pathway, and the rest are significantly off track.

Policy: What’s next after the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals?

The likelihood of El Niño developing now exceeds 90%, bringing expectations of a prolonged period of hotter and potentially drier conditions in Malaysia in early 2027. Climate change could further intensify the heat and other weather extremes.

The Super El Niño

Michelle Tee started her working life in the textile manufacturing industry by joining her father’s business in Johor, which specialised in manufacturing uniforms for companies. For the first eight years, Tee was happy whenever she saw batches of uniforms being sent to clients. That meant good sa...

Waste: Tackling the problem of used uniforms

The Edge Billion Ringgit Club 2026

The Edge ESG Awards 2026

The Edge Centurion Club Corporate Awards 2026

The Edge Best Managed & Sustainable Property Awards 2026

The Edge Property Excellence Awards 2026

Sunway Construction Group was crowned Company of the Year at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club Awards 2026, which honours the best of Malaysia’s big caps. At the same event, national oil firm PETRONAS received this year’s special award in recognition of outstanding contributions to nation building.

Sunway Construction crowned as The Edge BRC’s Company of the Year 2026

Is Penang’s semiconductor boom real or a hallucination? The Edge senior writer John Lai goes to the ground to find out.

EDGE WEEKLY: Breaking down the Penang E&E capacity crunch

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

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Oct 6, 2026

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Investors in an agarwood scheme promoted by Asian Plantation Capital (APC) not only failed to receive any returns on their investment but also didn't see purchase money returned to them, the court heard on Tuesday.

Another dispute over agarwood scheme begins trial, investors say returns or purchase sum not returned

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) is exploring a sale of its business in the Philippines as part of efforts to streamline and focus on bigger markets for growth, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

CIMB considers selling Philippine business — Bloomberg

Top Glove Corporation Bhd (KL:TOPGLOV) said it is confident of weathering industry headwinds ahead after earnings jumped nearly five times in the recently ended quarter.

AG cautions on use of AI, effective human oversight is still essential

Scientex Bhd (KL:SCIENTX) is acquiring 503 acres of land in Pulai, Johor, for RM580 million to boost the property developer’s land bank.

Scientex to acquire 503-acre land in Johor for RM580 mil

The World Bank has agreed that certain elements of the goods and services tax (GST) should be implemented into Malaysia’s sales and services tax (SST) to address its distortionary features.

World Bank supports Malaysia’s possible integration of GST elements into SST 

Billionaire Ray Dalio warned that the Treasury market is vulnerable to a pullback of demand from China and Japan, two of the US’s largest foreign creditors, highlighting a potential pain point for a sector that has endured wild swings this year.

Ray Dalio warns China, Japan may pull back from US Treasuries

BENGALURU/SINGAPORE (Oct 6): Oil prices made slight gains on Tuesday as security concerns in the Middle East kept a geopolitical risk premium in the market, even as resilient regional crude exports and a G7 emergency stockpile release eased supply concerns.

Oil gains as traders weigh Gulf tensions against strong Mideast exports

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Malaysian banks are working towards introducing fraud alert capabilities that can flag potential risks before a transaction is completed.

BNM: Banks working towards fraud alert before transaction is completed

Outstanding repayments for loans issued by the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), the country's main tertiary education loan provider, stood at RM10.7 billion as at Aug 31.

PTPTN loan arrears hit RM10.7b as at Aug 31 — minister

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) faces uncertainty over its revenue collection business after the Ministry of Transport (MOT) suspended its services as a collection agent for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) over unremitted government funds totalling RM314 million.

Zetrix AI's business continuity uncertain after JPJ suspension — MBSB Research

SYDNEY (Oct 6): Asian stocks rose on Tuesday after a tech-fuelled rally lifted the Nasdaq to a record close, with a retreat in oil prices offering further support even as longer-dated Treasury yields hovered near multi-decade highs.

Asian shares track Wall Street higher, Treasury yields near multi-decade highs

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): SLGC Bhd (KL:SLG) opened flat before dipping on the construction firm’s first day of listing on the ACE Market.

Construction firm SLGC opens flat then dips in ACE Market debut

At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly, the need for cybersecurity spending has also increased significantly. According to a global survey of about 300 cybersecurity leaders conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and released on Aug 27, cybersecurity spending is expected to continue to grow strongly, with more than 80% of respondents planning to increase their budgets through 2027.

Rising AI complexity fuels cybersecurity spending

Sustainability hasn’t retreated, but its progress has fractured into winners and laggards, and CEOs must build conviction rather than assume uniform momentum, according to Bain and Company’s 2026 CEO Sustainability Report.

US$2.4 tril in green investment, yet most sectors are being left behind

The monsoon transition phase is expected to begin on Friday, Oct 9, and continue until late October, marking the end of the Southwest Monsoon, which began on May 14.

Monsoon transition phase starting Friday expected to bring heavy rain, gradually diminish haze

Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) solution provider SCA Solutions Bhd has inked an underwriting agreement with Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd for its planned ACE Market listing, targeted for the fourth quarter this year.

ACE Market-bound SCA Solutions inks underwriting deal with Malacca Securities

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Sevenco Sdn Bhd, via its subsidiary Sevenco Synergy Sdn Bhd, broke ground for its maiden Klang Valley project named Maison Sungai Besi in Taman Castlefield, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.

Sevenco breaks ground for RM360 mil Maison Sungai Besi serviced apartment

The Kedah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained three individuals, including a senior officer from a government agency, on suspicion of giving and receiving bribes amounting to approximately RM155,000.

Kedah MACC arrests govt agency's senior officer over suspected graft

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Scam-fighting efforts should target mule accounts at the source, as they are a key channel used by criminal syndicates to move illicit funds, said Transparency International Malaysia (TI-Malaysia) president Dr Raymon Ram.

Tackle mule accounts at source to combat scams, says TI-Malaysia

Power infrastructure engineering solutions provider SKA Capital Bhd has signed an underwriting agreement with TA Securities Holdings Bhd for its proposed listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia.

TA Securities to underwrite ACE Market-bound SKA Capital's IPO

OCK Group Bhd (KL:OCK) is partnering JTOWER Inc and Sun Group to invest and deploy telecommunications infrastructure on Phu Quoc island in Vietnam.

OCK partners with JTOWER, Sun Group to deploy telecom infrastructure in Vietnam

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

MUCH has changed at Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd (CCM) since it was acquired by Batu Kawan Bhd (KL:BKAWAN) in 2020 and privatised in February 2021 after a mandatory takeover offer.

CCM is substantially larger today after Batu Kawan undertook a strategic corporate restructuring in 20...

TMK’s acquisition of CCM to widen product offering

There must be a culture of accountability among Malaysia's business leaders as the growing number of laws and regulations has not prevented failures in corporate governance, said Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Hussain.

Good governance needs accountability, not just rules, says Tabung Haji chairman 

Fixing medical cost inflation: Change the rules, change the behaviour

The cult purveyor of caffeine and curated magazines unveils its temporary Malaysian outlet offering a range of Southeast Asian publications.

Barcelona-based News & Coffee makes its Asian debut in KL

The meeting of minds has yielded the 16 Year Old Limited-Edition Release No 2.

The Edge celebrates Glenfiddich and Aston Martin's latest collaboration for F1

Her exhibition 'Echoes of Time' at Qing Gallery invites viewers to reflect on her personal evolution and progress as an artist.

Mi Qiaoming's unique oil paintings blend Western and traditional Chinese techniques

The international percussion festival returns to gather five nations around the same rhythm.

Hands Percussion takes over Sunway Square with ‘Kaleidoscope VIII: Infinite Beats’

The city's foremost luxury watch fair returned for its 12th edition at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

Art of Time reinforces Swiss Watch’s commitment to creativity and innovation in horology

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

CHINA’s National Food Safety Standard, which includes the Code for the Control of 3-MCPD Esters and Glycidyl Esters in Foods, came into effect on Sept 2, a year after it was issued. According to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), the standard is not expected to have an immediate impact on Mal...

China’s food safety code throws a curveball at palm oil industry

Banking

POSITIVE

BIMB SECURITIES RESEARCH (Sept 22): Global bond markets experienced higher yields amid tighter US monetary policy and higher-for-longer interest rates. ...

Brokers Digest: Local Equities - Banking, Solarvest Holdings Bhd, Gamuda Bhd, QL Resources Bhd

THE ongoing issues at digital services and technology infrastructure provider Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) could be a long-drawn affair, with managing director Wong Thean Soon, better known as TS Wong, likely to seek legal recourse after recent developments at the company ravaged its share price.

TS Wong could seek legal recourse over issues at Zetrix

Notable filings

During the week of Sept 14 to 18, notable shareholding changes among Bursa Malaysia-listed companies included those at D&O Green Technologies Bhd (KL:D&O), where pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) ceased to be a substan...

Insider Moves: D&O Green Technologies Bhd, EI Power Bhd, MQ Technology Bhd, Sealink International Bhd, Zetrix AI Bhd

Yes, about the “haze”, too, a euphemism for the smog. The constant reference to “haze” makes it all so hazy, lazy and tolerable, in my experience, for 38 years now.

But, also doing something about what is coming, which we know is coming, the super El Niño of the next six months.

...

My Say: El Niño: What are we doing about it?

Coming back from travelling in the UK and China, I had time to reflect on how AI is transforming the macroeconomy and how small companies or economies like Malaysia can survive in this war of giants.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are not just new technologies; they are a rev...

Condivergence: The promise and perils of AI on the macroeconomy: Strategy for smaller players

As I sat on my couch to entertain myself after a long week, I tuned in to my current watch — Apple TV’s Silo: Season 2. 

I picked it up recently after the glowing reviews that came following the latest season’s release. The show has impressed, portraying apocalyptic science fiction...

Coffee Break: Real life has no skip button

BUDGET 2027 — slated for tabling in less than a fortnight on Oct 9 — is expected to feature incentives for skills development and productivity gains that can lead to better jobs and higher wages. Many Malaysians need better job opportunities and higher wages to cope with the rising cost of living...

The State of the Nation: Delivering on successive plans for better jobs and higher wages

Indonesia said on Tuesday it will halt a project to raze several million hectares of forest to clear land for rice production, saying it had reached self-sufficiency levels of the staple grain.

Indonesia says will halt forest destruction for rice paddies

TOKYO (Oct 6): All 7-Eleven convenience stores in India shut down in September, according to its Japanese parent company on Tuesday, as media reported the retail giant struggled to compete with local rivals.

7-Eleven is a global chain of convenience stores best known for quick grab-and-...

7-Eleven exits India amid mounting competition

Jio Platforms Ltd is likely to seek a valuation of about 11 trillion rupees (RM466.27 billion) in its planned initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, falling short of earlier expectations for what may still be the country’s largest-ever listing.

Ambani’s Jio said to seek about US$114 bil valuation in IPO in India

AMD plans to substantially increase chip supply in 2027 as the US chipmaker races to meet booming demand from artificial intelligence, CEO Lisa Su said on Tuesday.

AMD plans to substantially increase supply in 2027, CEO says

Stocks in Indonesia jumped more than 1% to outperform a subdued emerging Asia on Tuesday as investors took advantage of low prices following sharp losses last week, while regional currencies remained muted against a firm greenback.

Jakarta stocks jump 1% on bargain hunting, leading subdued emerging Asia

TOKYO (Oct 6): Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday that it was becoming more important to anchor underlying inflation around the central bank's 2% target, signalling readiness to keep raising interest rates to blunt the risk of too-high inflation.

BOJ chief calls for more focus on anchoring inflation around target

The World Bank on Tuesday raised its growth forecast for India, saying strength in industry and services will help the economy weather a weaker monsoon and elevated energy prices.

World Bank lifts India GDP view, says Asia’s buffers too thin

(Oct 6): Britain's Informa aid on Tuesday that it would buy events organiser Clarion for £2.24 billion (US$3 billion) and separate its Taylor & Francis academic publishing arm, as CEO Stephen Carter focuses on expanding the group's fast-growing live events business.

Events firm Informa to buy Clarion for £2.24 bil from Blackstone

(Oct 6): Citigroup Inc took top spot for underwriters in global initial public offerings (IPOs) for the year through September after working on some of the biggest share sales in Asia and the US.

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