<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Apr 3): Eco World International Bhd (EWI) made its debut on Bursa Malaysia today with an opening price of RM1.31, equivalent to 9.16% premium above initial public offering (IPO) price of RM1.20 per share.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Right after the opening bell was sounded, the counter saw a first tranche of 14.3 million shares, the counter subsequently went as high as RM1.36 sen apiece as at 9:30am.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The stock was the most actively traded counter so far.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>EWI's warrant, EWI-WA, jumped 61 times to 30.5 sen per unit from from 0.5 sen initially.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The first tranche of trading volume was 4.12 million.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (Apr 3): Eco World International Bhd (EWI) made its debut on Bursa Malaysia today with an opening price of RM1.31, equivalent to 9.16% premium above initial public offering (IPO) price of RM1.20 per share.

Right after the opening bell was sounded, the counter saw a first tr...

Eco World International makes firm start on Bursa Malaysia 

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<p>The flood situation in seven out of nine affected states has worsened on Saturday morning, with the number of evacuees at relief centres (PPS) surpassing 120,000, compared to 106,505 reported on Friday night.</p>


<p>Recently, Malaysians and Americans shared a striking political moment. In Malaysia, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak issued a rare apology for his role in the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. Responses from Malaysians to Najib’s apology have been sharply divided.</p>


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<p>China's factory activity expanded modestly for a second straight month in November, an official survey showed on Saturday, adding to a string of recent data suggesting a blitz of stimulus is finally trickling through the world's second-largest economy.</p>


<p>Legal experts are suggesting that the Malaysian government should consider introducing laws to prevent children and teenagers under 16 from using social media platforms, following the example set by Australia.</p>


<p>Human Resources (Kesuma) Minister, Steven Sim Chee Keong called on employers to empathise and compromise with employees affected by disasters such as floods.</p>


<p>The prevalence of corruption, mismanagement, abuse of power, and breaches of trust are akin to cancerous cells eroding the nation’s anatomy, placing immense burdens on its people, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah. &nbsp;</p>


<p>Five Canadian news media publishers have sued OpenAI Inc for breaching copyright by scraping content to train artificial intelligence products like ChatGPT — opening another front against the US$157 billion (RM698.22 billion) startup.</p>


<p>The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) on Saturday issued a continuous rain warning until Sunday (Dec 1) involving Kelantan, Terengganu and Perak.</p>


<p>A Japan-inspired strategy of seeking to boost shareholder returns, corporate governance and market valuations is spreading like a wildfire across Asia.</p>

<p>From Seoul to New Delhi, governments and regulators are hurrying to implement their own versions of Japan’s decade-long program of structural reforms that helped drive its benchmark index to a record high this year.</p>


<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, according to people familiar with their plans, as the incoming US leader threatens to implement fresh tariffs on neighbouring countries unless they halt the flow of illegal drugs and undocumented migrants across borders.</p>
