The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly was officially dissolved on Monday, paving the way for the 13th Sarawak State Election.

Sarawak assembly dissolved, paving way for 13th state polls

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): The move by MCA to walk out of an event to unveil Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates for the 16th Melaka state election on Saturday (Oct 24) night has raised questions regarding the sincerity of its coalition partner, Umno, in their political cooperation.

Melaka polls: Walk-out by MCA raises question of sincerity of Umno

HONG KONG (Oct 26): Chinese food delivery giant Meituan has mandated seven banks to arrange investor meetings for a planned dual-tranche offshore yuan bond sale, according to a term sheet and preliminary offering memorandum seen by Reuters on Monday.

Meituan mandates banks for offshore yuan bond sale to refinance debt

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Perikatan Nasional (PN) will initiate disciplinary proceedings against Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) over actions deemed contrary to the coalition's interests.

Takiyuddin: PN to initiate disciplinary action against Bersatu

BEIJING (Oct 26): Oil prices fell on Monday after surging to near six-month highs late last week, although ongoing attacks on Saudi Arabia kept supply concerns in focus.

Oil slips from near six-months highs despite supply concerns

SYDNEY (Oct 26): Share markets got off to a cautious start on Monday as oil eased from six-month highs ahead of a week packed with central bank meetings and company earnings that will further test investor confidence in the AI boom.

Asian shares make cautious start, Brent eases from six-month high

Completing 11 years of schooling from primary (six years) to secondary (five years) is now mandatory for all Malaysian citizens. Parents who fail to comply can be fined up to RM5,000, jailed up to six months, or both. Per the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) data, Malaysians have completed 11.1 years of schooling, on average, well above the global mean of 8.8 years — and just a shade lower than Singapore’s 12 years. A child entering school today has an even higher 12.7 expected years of schooling. By this measure, Malaysia places within the UNDP’s “Very high human development” category. A laudable achievement — but also a false narrative.

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SINGAPORE (Oct 26): Gas-to-power projects cannot be developed in isolation and need to come together with certainty across the supply chain in order to meaningfully take off, said Jera Asia.

Gas supply, infrastructure and power generation must advance together, says Jera

SINGAPORE (Oct 25): Singapore will work closely with Asean member states during its 2027 chairmanship to advance the Asean Power Grid (APG), including efforts to establish a regional submarine power cable framework and strengthen cross-border renewable energy (RE) trading.

Singapore to advance Asean power grid, subsea cable framework during 2027 chairmanship

(Oct 26):&nbsp;Masayoshi Son of SoftBank Group Corp&nbsp;chose locations in Malaysia for US$50 billion in technology investments, the country’s prime minister said, an outlay that would accelerate the billionaire’s global bet on AI infrastructure.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Paramount Property, the property development arm of Paramount Corporation Bhd (KL:PARAMON), has signed a development agreement with Lembaga Perumahan Negeri Pulau Pinang (LPNPP) for the proposed redevelopment of 15.3 acres of land in Ujong Batu, Butterworth, Penang.

Paramount Property, Penang Housing Board sign agreement for Ujong Batu redevelopment

SYDNEY (Oct 26): Share markets got off to a cautious start on Monday as oil eased from six-month highs ahead of a week packed with central bank meetings and company earnings that will further test investor confidence in the AI boom.

Completing 11 years of schooling from primary (six years) to secondary (five years) is now mandatory for all Malaysian citizens. Parents who fail to comply can be fined up to RM5,000, jailed up to six months, or both. Per the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) data, Malaysians have completed 11.1 years of schooling, on average, well above the global mean of 8.8 years — and just a shade lower than Singapore’s 12 years. A child entering school today has an even higher 12.7 expected years of schooling. By this measure, Malaysia places within the UNDP’s “Very high human development” category. A laudable achievement — but also a false narrative.

BEIJING (Oct 26): Oil prices fell on Monday after surging to near six-month highs late last week, although ongoing attacks on Saudi Arabia kept supply concerns in focus.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Perikatan Nasional (PN) will initiate disciplinary&nbsp;proceedings against Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) over actions deemed contrary to the coalition's interests.

HONG KONG (Oct 26): Chinese food delivery giant Meituan&nbsp;has mandated seven banks to arrange investor meetings for a planned dual-tranche offshore yuan bond sale, according to a term sheet and preliminary offering memorandum seen by Reuters on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): The move by MCA to walk out of an event to unveil Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates for the 16th Melaka state election on Saturday (Oct 24)&nbsp;night has raised questions regarding the sincerity of its coalition partner, Umno, in their political cooperation.

The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly was officially dissolved on Monday, paving the way for the 13th Sarawak State Election.

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