<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>Genting Singapore Plc., Asia&rsquo;s second biggest casino operator by market value, rose the most in six months in Singapore trading after competitor Las Vegas Sands Corp. reported gains in its local VIP business. 
 
Genting rose 5.8%, the most since July 30, to close at $1.55. The benchmark Straits Times Index dropped 0.1%.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>Rolling chip volume, an indicator of activity in the VIP rooms that cater to high-stake gamblers, rose 53% to US$16.5 billion ($20.3 billion) at the Marina Bay casino in Singapore, Sands said in its fourth-quarter earnings report. The Las Vegas company reported an an 11% drop in overall Singapore revenue, a smaller decline than a 21% fall in the prior three months. 
 
Investors are more optimistic about Genting because VIP volume increased &ldquo;quite a bit&rdquo; at Las Vegas Sands, Gabriel Chan, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Credit Suisse Group AG said via phone today. 
 
Las Vegas Sands closed 0.94% higher at $51.56 in New York trading yesterday.</div>
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Genting Singapore Plc., Asia’s second biggest casino operator by market value, rose the most in six months in Singapore trading after competitor Las Vegas Sands Corp. reported gains in its local VIP business.

Genting rose 5.8%, the most since July 30, to close at $1.55. The benchmark Straits Times Index dropped 0.1%.

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CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) has announced that Tan Sri Dr Wee Hoe Soon @ Gooi Hoe Soon, 66, will be joining its board as an independent and non-executive director on Jan 1, 2027.

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Perikatan Nasional will challenge its deregistration and ask the court to stay the implementation of the Registrar of Societies action.

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Awantec Bhd (KL:AWANTEC) has secured an RM8.68 million contract to supply and implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for TH Plantations Bhd (KL:THPLANT).

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Perikatan Nasional was deregistered by the Registrar of Societies on Tuesday, throwing a spanner in the coalition's election machinery ahead of the Nov 14 Melaka polls.

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Malaysia has launched a platform for issuing, holding, and safekeeping ownership of tokenised bonds and sukuk with round-the-clock payment and settlement services.

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Below is a summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Tuesday.

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Big Caring Group Bhd plans to launch its share sale this month in a bid to raise some RM2.45 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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At a meeting on Sunday afternoon involving officials from Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority and the country’s stock exchange, some attendees were surprised to see several prominent Instagrammers present.

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Mynt Inc, the operator of the mobile-payments app GCash, closed unchanged in its debut after the biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO) in the Philippines that the company said will bankroll growth through an expansion of lending and financial services.

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Saudi Aramco’s term-contract negotiations with Asian oil refiners have run into trouble due to disagreements over outstanding purchases in existing deals, said traders involved in the discussions.

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Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd founder Datuk Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah has been placed on an Interpol Red Notice to help locate and arrest him.

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Existing laws governing Malaysia's financial and enforcement agencies are adequate to tackle corporate crime, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday, stressing that effective enforcement depends on clear leadership direction and political will.

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Perikatan Nasional was deregistered by the Registrar of Societies on Tuesday, throwing a spanner in the coalition's election machinery ahead of the Nov 14 Melaka polls.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Malaysia is considering a waiver of export tax on crude palm oil as a way to boost shipments and whittle down record-high inventories, Bloomberg reported.

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Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) will offer a 30% discount on East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) economy-class tickets for one month to mark the launch of the service on Dec 12.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed the allegation that a minister had solicited RM9.5 million in connection with the “corporate mafia” controversy as a mere “political statement unsupported by evidence”.

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Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar has confirmed that Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency director general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain will face charges over the alleged assault of two policemen at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday said the government will establish a special committee chaired by the attorney general to investigate corporate crime.

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DURING the Covid-19 lockdown, Datuk Seri Andrew Tan Jun Suan, managing director and 53.86% shareholder of Tanco Holdings Bhd (KL:TANCO), was at his beachside resort in Port Dickson, pondering over a long-standing plan to build an integrated resort city that required a large investment.

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European shares fell for the second straight day on Tuesday, as another rise in crude oil prices kept risk sentiment in check, while investor focus honed in on results from key artificial intelligence (AI) bellwether companies later this week.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): National shuttler Lee Zii Jia and his family members have settled an ongoing court tussle involving his company LZJ Management Sdn Bhd.

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SINCE the beginning of the year, Sunway Bhd (KL:SUNWAY) shares have declined more than 20%. From a record high of RM5.98 in February this year, the stock has fallen by almost 30%, coming on the heels of Sunway’s failed bid earlier this year to take over rival IJM Corp Bhd (KL:IJM) for RM3.15 bill...

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Electrical engineering firm SKA Capital Bhd has priced its shares at 43 sen per share for its ACE Market listing.

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Maybank Investment Bank Bhd is the most bullish among 12 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg covering Solarvest Holdings Bhd (KL:SLVEST), citing the group's track record of bagging 30% of Malaysia's current solar jobs as another RM20-RM25 billion in contracts are in the pipeline.

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The government is finalising the State-owned Enterprises Bill to tighten the regulation, governance and financial management of government bodies and agencies, with the aim of having it tabled and passed in the Dewan Rakyat this year.

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<h2>Notable filings</h2>

Over the week of Sept 28 to Oct 2, notable filings on shareholding changes among Bursa Malaysia-listed companies included those at Avangaad Bhd (KL:AVANGAAD).

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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG) on Tuesday denied allegations that its subsidiaries or employees caused forest and land fires in Indonesia.

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A waiver of export tax on palm oil reportedly under consideration could help Malaysia claw back some market share from Indonesia, an analyst said on Tuesday.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday denied that prosecutions over questionable transactions in the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) were selective, saying that investigations needed time but were never blocked.

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Singapore internet giant Sea Ltd&nbsp;is starting a new cloud business and weighing a public listing of its financial technology (fintech)&nbsp;arm, seeking to bolster growth and revive a plunging stock.