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8 Predictions For The Southeast Asian Tech Scene

Malaysia's property sector will be mainly driven by the completion of mega infrastructure projects and the transition to new technologies this year, according to CBRE | WTW group managing director Tan Ka Leong at the media launch of the real estate consultancy's 2025 Market Outlook Report earlier on Thursday.

CBRE | WTW: Mega infrastructure projects, new technologies to shape Malaysian real estate industry in 2025

The proposal to make Malaysia, particularly Sarawak, the new energy hub in the region, is expected to be among the key topics discussed in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Efforts to make Sarawak new energy hub to be discussed with Japanese PM on Friday, says Anwar

Yinson Production, the offshore business arm of Yinson Holdings Bhd (KL:YINSON), said on Thursday that its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, FPSO Atlanta, has achieved first oil in Brazil.

Yinson's FPSO Atlanta in Brazil hits first oil

Oil-and-gas services firm T7 Global Bhd (KL:T7GLOBAL) said on Thursday it has been awarded a six-month contract with undisclosed value.

The contract involves maintenance, construction, and modification (MCM) for Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd’s (KL:HIBISCS) production asset, T7 Global said in an exchange filing. The contract runs from Dec 19, 2024, and comes with an optional six-month extension at the client’s discretion.

T7 Global gets six-month contract from Hibiscus Petroleum

Major shareholders of NPC Resources Bhd (KL:NPC) are in talks for a proposal that could lead to the palm oil producer being taken private at RM2.82 per share.

NPC Resources' major shareholders in talks that could lead to privatisation — statement

ANY uncertainty over the implementation of the diagnostic-related group (DRG) payment system, which the Ministry of Health plans to introduce in the private healthcare sector, has done little to change analysts’ outlook on the hospital operators listed on Bursa Malaysia.

Analysts believ...

Cover Story: Analysts still bullish on healthcare stocks despite uncertainty over DRG

Malaysia's neutral stance in the US-China tech cold war faces growing challenges moving forward, according to Professor Dr Chris Miller.

As the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology, Miller notes that Malaysia has benefited from trade diversion due to its neutrality, but sustaining this position will become more difficult.

Expert warns of rising challenges to Malaysia's neutrality in US-China tech conflict

The unit price index of steel recorded a decrease of between 0.1% and 4.6% across most parts of Malaysia in December 2024 compared with the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Unit price index of steel down by 0.1% to 4.6% in December 2024 — DOSM

LAST Friday (Dec 20), Bank Negara Malaysia announced several temporary Band-Aid-type measures to quell concerns over current and upcoming medical insurance premium hikes through 2026, pending overdue healthcare reforms to rein in runaway medical inflation and help ensure insurance products stay w...

Cover Story: Who pays the price of runaway healthcare inflation?

Palm oil could hit as high as RM5,000 per tonne over the next few months, though the high prices are unlikely to be sustained beyond the first quarter, Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) flagged.

Palm oil could hit RM5,000 in next few months but unsustainable beyond 1Q — HLIB

<p>Malaysia’s technology stocks broadly fell on Thursday following news reports that the US is planning to impose further export curbs on artificial intelligence (AI) chips to keep them out of the hands of China and Russia.</p>


Malaysia's tech stocks broadly lower amid news of US export curbs on AI chips

<p>BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, expects Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s reform agenda to be hindered by ongoing signs of friction between the component parties of the unity government.</p>


BMI: Political tensions within unity govt may slow down Anwar’s reform agenda

<p>There is a possibility for Public Bank Bhd (KL: PBBANK) to offer "more than biannual" dividend payments, despite not having the highest dividend yield, according to Kenanga Investment Research.</p>


Kenanga sees possibility for Public Bank to offer 'more than biannual' dividends, cites synergies from LPI acquisition

<p>Some European firms are sacrificing efficiency and losing their global edge as they wall off their operations in China and come under pressure to produce more locally, according to a business group whose members include many of the continent’s biggest companies.</p>


European firms say China’s pressure to go local is raising costs

<p>President Joe Biden’s administration plans one additional round of restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence (AI) chips from the likes of Nvidia Corp just days before leaving office, a final push in his effort to keep advanced technologies out of the hands of China and Russia.</p>


Biden to further limit Nvidia AI chip exports in final push

<p>The worst is over for Malaysian banks’ asset quality, and investors should take the opportunity to buy during near-term profit-taking for their solid loan growth and dividend yields, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank.</p>


Worst is over for banks' asset quality, buy into selldown — MIDF

<p>The global bond rout that has pressured equities and boosted the safe-haven US dollar showed signs of slowing on Thursday, even as Japanese yields edged to new multi-year highs.</p>


Bond selloff slows in Asia, stocks fall with eyes on UK gilts, US policy

<p>Malaysia’s growth is set to sustain last year’s pace and exceed 5% in 2025, as strong foreign direct investments and support from local funds shield the economy from any global risks, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said.</p>


Malaysia’s growth set to surpass 5% this year, minister says

<p>Malaysia’s upcoming five-year development plan, the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), has been moulded in a “globalist lens”, according to Minister of Economy Rafizi Ramli.</p>


Rafizi: 13MP will adopt globalist stance against protectionism, isolationism

<p>Federal Reserve officials in December adopted a new stance on rate-cutting amid elevated inflation risks, deciding to move more slowly in the months ahead.</p>

<p>“Participants indicated that the committee was at or near the point at which it would be appropriate to slow the pace of policy easing,” minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Dec. 17-18 gathering showed.</p>


Fed minutes show officials were eager to slow interest-rate cuts

<p>Energy is the star sector of the S&amp;P 500 Index in the early days of 2025, shaking off two consecutive years when it was a market laggard, and gaining despite Wall Street’s dim outlook for oil and gas stocks.</p>

<p>The S&amp;P 500 Energy Index has gained 2.2% this year, leading the S&amp;P 500’s 11 sectors and outpacing the index’s 0.4% rise.</p>


Energy sector goes from S&P 500’s ‘worst to first’ in 2025 start

<p>The 20-year Treasury bond offered a grim warning as a selloff fuelled by inflationary angst gripped global debt markets: 5% yields are already here.</p>


Treasury market gets first 5% yield in sign of what could come

<p>Having successfully worked to get his candidate elected in the US, Elon Musk is setting his sights on Europe.</p>

<p>In a series of posts on his X platform in recent weeks, the billionaire backer of Donald Trump has honed in on Germany and the UK, criticised the respective governments, questioned laws they’ve enacted and cast doubt on their economic competence.</p>


Musk takes slash-and-burn style to Europe after bolstering Trump

<p>The takeover offer of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd or MAHB (KL:AIRPORT) by Gateway Development Alliance (GDA) marks a critical inflection point for Malaysia’s aviation sector and its future in the hyper-competitive Asean region. With GDA securing 84.1% of MAHB shares and extending the offer period to Jan 17, the stage is set for a seismic shift in how Malaysia’s airports are managed. If the consortium achieves the 90% threshold required for delisting, MAHB will transition from the scrutiny of public markets into the hands of private ownership, enabling GDA to execute a bold, long-term restructuring strategy without the burden of quarterly earnings pressures.</p>


Can Gateway Development Alliance help MAHB take flight again?

<p>（吉隆坡9日讯）新闻报道称，美国拟进一步限制人工智能（AI）晶片出口，以防止其落入中国和俄罗斯之手，大马科技股周四应声走低。</p>


美国拟限制AI晶片出口 大马科技股应声跌

<p>Malaysia aims to become the region's conduit for electricity, talent, and supply chain diversification, while also strengthen its position in oil and gas, semiconductors, and Islamic finance&nbsp;this year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.</p>


Malaysia aims to be conduit for electricity, talent, and supply chain diversification in 2025, says PM

<p>Malaysia aims to locally produce its own graphics processing unit (GPU) chips in the next five to 10 years, in line with the increasing demand from data centres, according to Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.</p>


Malaysia aims to locally produce graphics processing unit chips within 5-10 years, Rafizi says

<p>Stock traders refrained from making big bets, with the market set to close on the eve of Friday’s jobs report. Treasuries rebounded as a solid US$22 billion (RM98.97 billion) sale brought a degree of relief after the recent selloff.</p>


Wall Street braces for jobs jolt as stocks churn

<p>Palm oil could hit as high as RM5,000 per tonne over the next few months, though the high prices are unlikely to be sustained beyond the first quarter, Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) flagged.</p>


<p>BIMB Securities expects Bursa Malaysia Bhd (KL:BURSA) to report strong double-digit growth for its final quarter and FY2024 earnings, driven by a robust securities trading segment.</p>
