<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): AirAsia Bhd group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the ringgit's strengthening is long overdue, as the currency has been undervalued for a long time.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>Fernandes said this via Twitter today. "Great to see the Malaysian currency strengthening. Long overdue. Exports, great tourism, inflows growing. (Ringgit) been undervalued for a long time."&nbsp;</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>At 12:44pm today, the ringgit strengthened to 4.1440 against the U.S. dollar. Over the last one year, the ringgit had appreciated to current levels against the U.S. dollar from 4.5002.</div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): AirAsia Bhd group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the ringgit's strengthening is long overdue, as the currency has been undervalued for a long time.

Fernandes said this via Twitter today. "Great to see the Malaysian currency strengthening. Long...

Tony Fernandes: Ringgit strengthening 'long overdue'

Homegrown co-working space provider INFINITY8 is set to launch a flagship location at the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) in the second quarter of 2025.

INFINITY8 to launch new location at TRX in 2Q2025

WELLINGTON (Jan 27): New Zealand will introduce looser visa rules to allow holiday makers to work remotely while visiting the country, to boost its tourism sector and economy, it said on Monday.

New Zealand loosens visitor visa rules to welcome digital nomads

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek rocked global technology stocks Monday, casting doubt on the validity of the sky-high valuations for leading companies like Nvidia Corp.

DeepSeek shakes up stocks as traders fear for US tech leadership 

Last month, eFishery, a darling of Indonesia’s start-up scene, was reported to have suspended its CEO Gibran Huzaifah and chief product officer Chrisna Aditya, pending an investigation into alleged financial irregularities in the company.

Frankly Speaking: KWAP’s investment in eFishery in the spotlight

CAIRO (Jan 27): Palestinian militant group Hamas will hand over female Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two other hostages before Friday, mediator Qatar said on Sunday, and Israel said it would allow residents of the northern Gaza Strip to go back home early on Monday.

Hamas to release Israeli hostage Yehud, two others before Friday, Israel to allow Gazans to return home north

The US and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

US puts Colombia tariff, sanctions threat on hold after deportations deal

There is no question about the need for the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to maintain a Chinese wall, despite suggestions to the contrary.

The fund, which has more than RM1 trillion in its stable and is the biggest investor on Bursa Malaysia, receives proposals with market-sensitive in...

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The chief operating officer (COO) of Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas), Rostam Sharif Tami, has pleaded not guilty to a bribery charge involving RM70,000.

Prolintas COO faces trial over RM70,000 bribery charge

Telco firms may need to fork out RM394 million each to buy out UMobile Sdn Bhd and the Ministry of Finance's equity stakes in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) under the rollout of the second 5G network, according to CIMB Securities.

CIMB Securities sees telcos shelling out nearly RM400m each to buy out UMobile's stake in DNB

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): Shares of YTL Corporation Bhd (KL:YTL) and YTL Power International Bhd (KL: YTLPOWR) continued their decline in active trade on Monday, after the companies revealed plans to issue non-tradable warrants exercisable at a discount to market prices last week.

YTL Corp, YTL Power continue to decline after proposed non-tradable warants

SHAH ALAM (Jan 27): Bina Puri Holdings Bhd (KL:BPURI), its subsidiary Bina Puri Properties Sdn Bhd and its director Tan Sri Tee Hock Seng has been slapped with a RM28.1 million lawsuit by Wisma Majujaya Sdn Bhd for not abiding with a joint venture agreement (JVA) to develop a project in Johor Bahru, called “Puri Residence”.

Bina Puri, its director Tee Hock Seng face RM28.1m suit for purportedly failing to pay-up full sum in JVA

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): Shares of YTL Corporation Bhd (KL:YTL) and YTL Power International Bhd (KL: YTLPOWR) continued their decline in active trade on Monday, after the companies revealed plans to issue non-tradable warrants exercisable at a discount to market prices last week.

Telco firms may need to fork out RM394 million each to buy out UMobile Sdn Bhd and the Ministry of Finance's equity stakes in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) under the rollout of the second 5G network, according to CIMB Securities.

(Jan 26): US&nbsp;search engine startup Perplexity AI has revised the merger proposal which it had submitted to TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to create a new entity combining Perplexity and TikTok US, a person familiar with the proposal told Reuters on Sunday.

Perplexity AI proposes to merge with Tiktok, with US government getting half — Reuters

US stock futures and Asian shares outside China slumped on Monday as investors weighed the implications of Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of a free, open-source artificial intelligence model to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT.

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The chief operating officer (COO) of Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas), Rostam Sharif Tami, has pleaded not guilty to a bribery charge involving RM70,000.

The US and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

(Jan 27): Investors are heading into yet another pivotal Big Tech earnings cycle with the companies’ shares near record highs and valuations stretched. A key distinction this time: The group’s profit growth is projected to come in at the slowest pace in almost two years.

Tech’s US$15 tril rally hinges on high-stakes earnings stretch

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek rocked global technology stocks Monday, casting doubt on the validity of the sky-high valuations for leading companies like Nvidia Corp.

Distressed property sales in Hong Kong are beginning to bite banks that used to be well protected against loan losses.

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(Jan 27):&nbsp;The dollar started the week with modest gains, after President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on Colombia for refusing to allow deported migrants land in the country.

Dollar starts week on front foot after Trump’s Colombia tariffs

SUBANG (Jan 27): Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has arrived in Malaysia on Monday, to undertake a state visit to the country, at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim,&nbsp;King of Malaysia.

Indonesian President Prabowo arrives in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged paddy&nbsp;farmers to ensure their planned gathering in Putrajaya on Monday (Jan 27) does not disrupt the state visit of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

Anwar urges farmers’ gathering not to disrupt Indonesian president’s visit

Oriental Kopi Holdings Bhd’s (KL:KOPI) share price closed at 87.5 sen, almost double its initial public offering price of 44 sen, on its maiden trading day last week, giving the café chain a staggering valuation of RM1.7 billion.

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Activist investor Ancora Holdings has built a stake in US Steel and wants the steelmaker to drop its merger agreement with Japan's Nippon Steel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Activist Ancora to push US Steel to drop Nippon merger and oust CEO — WSJ

There is no question about the need for the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to maintain a Chinese wall, despite suggestions to the contrary.

The fund, which has more than RM1 trillion in its stable and is the biggest investor on Bursa Malaysia, receives proposals with market-sensitive in...

Business activity has slumped at British firms and profit warnings have risen, according to two reports that say each trend is the worst it’s been since the pandemic.

UK firms see biggest hit to output and profit since pandemic

The week ahead will be a quiet one in Asia, as many markets will be closed for the Lunar New Year, which begins on Wednesday (Jan 29). In Malaysia, no key economic data or market events are expected.

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SINGAPORE (Jan 27): Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday after US&nbsp;President Trump called on Opec to reduce prices, following the announcement of wide-ranging measures to boost US oil and gas output in his first week in office.

Oil slips as Trump repeats call for Opec to reduce prices

China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in January, an official factory survey showed on Monday, its weakest since August, keeping alive calls for stimulus in the world's second-largest economy.