China’s objections to new US tariffs stalled a deal to sell off TikTok and keep it operating in the US, President Donald Trump said Sunday.

TikTok deal stalled by China’s objections to tariffs, Trump says

Intel Corp chief executive officer Lip-Bu Tan gave investors a stark diagnosis of the chipmaker’s problems on Thursday, along with the sense that it will take a while to fix them.

Intel CEO’s bid to revive company overshadowed by bleak outlook

Oasis Home Holding Bhd began accepting orders for its initial public offering on Friday, aiming to raise up to RM42 million with shares priced at 28 sen on the ACE Market.

Oasis Home prices ACE Market IPO at 28 sen a share to raise up to RM42 mil

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (April 25): China's Baidu has successfully "illuminated" a cluster comprising 30,000 of its self-developed, third generation P800 Kunlun chips, which can support the training of DeepSeek-like models, its chief executive officer said on Friday.

China's Baidu says its Kunlun chip cluster can train DeepSeek-like models

Chinese investments in Southeast Asian manufacturing are likely much higher than official data showed, underscoring the difficulty of any US attempt to box in Beijing or exclude Chinese-made goods from its supply chains.

China’s investments in Southeast Asia snarl US plans for supply chains

JAKARTA (April 25): Indonesia is prioritising its national interests in its ongoing negotiations over US tariffs, its senior economic minister and top negotiator said on Friday, as it wants a "fair and square" trade relationship with the United States.

Indonesia wants 'fair and square' trade in US tariff talks

Bursa Malaysia’s equities opened higher on Friday, echoing the overnight strong performance of US equities, despite a widespread hacking incident affecting Malaysian stock trading accounts the day prior.

KLCI gains to track US rally despite overnight hacking, amid rate cut hopes

Japan intends to push back against any US effort to bring it into an economic bloc aligned against China because of the importance of Tokyo’s trade ties with Beijing, according to current and former Japanese government officials.

Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China — Bloomberg

TOKYO (April 25): Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday that the government has compiled an emergency economic package to alleviate any impact on industries and households from the United States' new import tariffs.

Japan compiles emergency economic package to ease tariff pain

Chinese lenders including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd, China Construction Bank Corp, Agricultural Bank of China Ltd and Bank of China Ltd will report earnings, as the US-China trade war threatens to erode their margins.

Outlook for Chinese banks, HSBC and StanChart to be shadowed by US tariffs

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Shares of Bina Puri Holdings Bhd (KL:BPURI) fell to an 18-month low, after The Edge reported that the stock and its Warrant B were affected by a major hacking incident. Hackers reportedly accessed investors’ trading accounts and used them to buy shares without permission on Bursa Malaysia.

Hack-hit Bina Puri shares fall to 18-month low, short selling suspended 

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Bursa Malaysia opened as usual on Friday, as the Securities Commission (SC) and Bursa Malaysia said it has launched active investigations into&nbsp;recent reports of unauthorised access and trade involving several online trading accounts.&nbsp;

Bursa Malaysia opens as usual as regulators investigate online trading account breach

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Shares of Bina Puri Holdings Bhd (KL:BPURI) fell to an 18-month low, after The Edge reported that the stock and its Warrant B were affected by a major hacking incident. Hackers reportedly accessed investors’ trading accounts and used them to buy shares without permission on Bursa Malaysia.

China’s government is considering suspending its 125% tariff on some US imports, people familiar with the matter said, as the economic costs of the tit-for-tat trade war weigh heavily on certain industries.

China could exempt some US goods from 125% tariff as costs rise, Bloomberg reports

Bursa Malaysia’s equities opened higher on Friday, echoing the overnight strong performance of US equities, despite a widespread hacking incident affecting Malaysian stock trading accounts the day prior.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): The High Court in George Town, Penang, has ordered a senior marketing executive to pay RM118,500 in damages to her former company, FP Stencil Sdn Bhd, for breaching employment obligations, including unauthorised deletion of company data and misappropriation of confidential information.

Penang High Court orders ex-employee to pay RM118,500 for data deletion and breaching confidentiality

(April 25): US President Donald Trump said his administration was talking with China on trade, after Beijing denied the existence of negotiations on a deal and demanded the US revoke all unilateral tariffs.

Trump says US talking with China on trade after Beijing’s denial

The Malaysian delegation, led by Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, told US trade representatives that Malaysia is open to talks on reducing the trade deficit, addressing non-tariff barriers, improving technological security, and exploring a potential trade agreement.

Malaysia tells US it is open to talks on trade deficit and non-tariff barriers to reduce tariffs

Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has been granted a temporary release of his passport to travel abroad to tend to familial matters.

Muhyiddin gets temporary release of passport to visit ailing family member in Australia

The Johor government has decided to declare next Monday, April 28, as a special holiday for the entire state, as a sign of support and to commemorate&nbsp;Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) footballing&nbsp;achievements.

Public holiday in Johor next Monday to commemorate JDT's footballing achievements

Kuala Lumpur Tower will reopen on Saturday, April 26, under new management, with ticket prices rising for international visitors and dropping by nearly 30% for locals at the Sky Deck.

KL Tower reopens tomorrow with new management and revised ticket prices

Foreign broker CLSA Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd on Friday announced its entry into Malaysia’s structured warrants market with the launch of six new instruments on Bursa Malaysia, aimed at a broad spectrum of investors.&nbsp;

CLSA launches structured warrants in Malaysia, targets traditional long-term investors and Gen Z

Reach Energy Bhd (KL:REACH) will be delisted from the official list of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd (Bursa Securities) next Tuesday, April 29, following the company’s decision not to appeal against the delisting.

Reach Energy to be delisted on April 29

Sarawak’s very own airline, AirBorneo, which is scheduled to commence operation next year, carries the state’s aspiration to enhance regional connectivity among the Asean nations, Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said.

AirBorneo carries Sarawak's wish for better Asean connectivity, says Abang Johari

Malaysia is revising down its growth outlook as tariffs weigh on the economy, while seeking a “fair” deal in trade talks that kicked off with US officials this week, according to Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

Malaysia to cut growth outlook, discuss fair trade with US, says Amir Hamzah

(April 25):&nbsp;Wall Street investors weighing the impacts of Donald Trump’s trade war on Corporate America sent stocks climbing, amid bets the US Federal Reserve could cut rates sooner than anticipated to prevent a recession.

US stock rally powers on as Alphabet up in late hours

Asian stocks, dollar eye weekly rise on Trump's tariff backdown

IJM Land Bhd’s latest landed residential development named Soren in Puncak Alam, Selangor, has been 80% taken up since its launch on April 19, according to a press statement on Thursday.

First-phase landed homes at IJM Land's Suria Hill in Selangor 80% taken up, next phase to launch in 3Q

Minister of Law and Institutional Reform in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk&nbsp;Seri Azalina Othman Said and&nbsp;Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick will represent the Malaysian government&nbsp;at the state funeral ceremony for the late Pope Francis, scheduled for Saturday in Vatican City.

Azalina, Ewon to represent Malaysia at Pope Francis’ funeral

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for the swift implementation of the Warisan KL: Warisan Ibu Kota Malaysia Madani project launched on Friday, while ensuring that the needs and comfort of the majority are taken into account.

PM calls for expedited Warisan KL project with focus on people’s well-being

Iskandar Malaysia recorded committed investments totalling&nbsp;RM41.4 billion in 2024, an&nbsp;11% increase compared with RM37.2 billion in&nbsp;2023, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.&nbsp;

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