In today’s unpredictable economic climate, investors are increasingly cautious about where they allocate their capital. Market volatility, geopolitical tensions and fluctuating interest rates have made many hesitant to invest, even in high-growth regions like Asia. However, staying on the sidelines could mean missing out on long-term wealth-building opportunities.

Eastspring Investments Asian Low Volatility Equity MY Fund: A Stable Path to Asia’s Growth Potential

Bacteria Free Water Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd., also known as BACFREE®, a leader in Malaysia’s water solutions industry, became one of the first companies to achieve the SIRIM 55:2023 ESG certification at the Majlis SIRIM Industri 2024 event on 7 November, which was graced by the Deputy Secretary General (Investment & Management) of the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), Datuk Bahria Mohd Tamil.

BACFREE® Among The First To Achieve SIRIM 55:2023 Certification As Part Of New ESG Holistic Ecosystem To Drive Sustainability Goals

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has launched the Discovery Centre in Menara Suezcap 2 in Kuala Lumpur as a hub for businesses to foster innovation and engage in its tailored tech solutions.

Discover the best of hybrid cloud with HPE Discovery Centre

While technology has transformed modern education, there remains a need for real-world learning to develop critical life skills. Nexus International School Malaysia is paving the way with a unique approach to outdoor education — its innovative Forest School programme.

Cultivating Resilience and Global Responsibility by Bringing Classes into the Forest

SINGAPORE, 07 November 2024 – CapBay, a pioneering Malaysian FinTech company specialising in supply chain finance and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) financing, has been honoured as one of Fortune’s Fintech Innovators Asia 2024. This accolade, awarded by the same organisation behind the renowned Fortune Global 500, highlights CapBay’s pioneering role in Asia’s fintech landscape. CapBay was the only Malaysian entity among a group of sixty fintech leaders, including digital banks, payment and crypto players such as Binance, WeBank, KakaoBank, Grab and Ant Group. The announcement was made at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024, showcasing the most innovative and impactful fintech companies from across the Asia-Pacific region.

Leading the Way: CapBay Honoured Among Asia’s Top Fintech Disruptors at Singapore Fintech Festival

A journey through the birth, revival and flourish of Patek Philippe's World Time and Travel Time complications

The passage of time

The gold standard for premier living set along the golden triangle of Kuala Lumpur

TSLAW Land’s Latest Upmarket Residential Project Offers Convenience and Luxurious Living

Kenanga Investment Bank’s Fraud Awareness Week (FAW) has been a cornerstone initiative in promoting anti-fraud culture within the organisation and beyond. Launched in 2017, FAW has grown to engage employees, regulators, and international partners, underlining Kenanga’s commitment to ethical business practices. Aligning with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the event promotes knowledge sharing, vigilance, and collaboration, both internally and externally.

Fostering a Culture of Vigilance: Kenanga’s Approach to Fraud Awareness

Anthea is next to a beautiful 6.3-acre linear park, featuring a serene rainforest garden and peaceful story lawn.

Anthea brings contemporary living within the harmony of nature's elegance

The KLCC Group of Companies is a leading real estate company responsible for the two most iconic development projects in the nation’s history – Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) and Putrajaya, the nation’s federal administrative capital. Through these two projects, the Group established a new vision, and standards of urban and township development, introducing concepts of urban planning and infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and open spaces never seen before in the property development industry.

The KLCC Group’s Global Icon of Excellence: The PETRONAS Twin Towers

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Lawyers for Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom have indicated that they will be filling several applications including a challenge to the charges against the former minister in charge of Islamic affairs.

Jamil Khir's lawyer indicates will be filling several applications including challenge to Tabing Haji charges

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The government welcomes the business community’s proposal for more structured support for growth-stage small and medium enterprises (SMEs), said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

Fadillah: Govt welcomes proposal for more structured support for growth-stage SMEs

BENGALURU (Nov 5): China has told Japanese investor SoftBank that it will not allow the US$5.4 billion acquisition of the robotics segment of Swiss engineering group ABB to go ahead, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing multiple people familiar with the matter.

China blocks SoftBank’s US$5.4 bil takeover of ABB’s robotics division, FT reports

HONG KONG (Nov 5): Activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in jail on a charge of collusion with foreign entities under the city's national security law.

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 years in jail on national security charge

Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman is working to settle his suit with the prime minister and the government over the withheld parliamentary allocation for his constituency.

Syed Saddiq to settle suit against govt over withheld Muar allocation

(Nov 5): Copper buyers in China are scrambling for physical metal, with spot premiums soaring as supplies tighten sharply in the world’s biggest consumer.

China’s copper squeeze deepens as buyers scramble for spot metal

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Shares of Capital A Bhd (KL:CAPITALA) and AirAsia Group Bhd (KL:AAGB) rose in early trade on Thursday, amid easing crude oil prices, although an analyst cautioned that the rebound may be short-lived given lingering geopolitical uncertainties.

Capital A, AirAsia shares climb as crude oil prices ease further

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”  — Helen Keller (1880-1968), American author, disability rights advocate and political activist

 

I lost my eyesight temporarily recently — a condition so frightening, s...

Everyday Matters: A journey beyond the visible

Akiko walks home after work, grocery bags in both hands, when she catches sight of her cognitively impaired father-in-law wandering the street in the falling snow, with no overcoat and a vacant expression. When they reach home, she learns why no one had been watching over him: her mother-in-law h...

My Say: Crucial lessons from Japan on ageing and becoming an aged nation

Construction of the Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) alignment linking Macallum on the island to Penang Sentral in Seberang Perai, including a marine bridge across the Penang Strait, is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2027.

Island-Penang Sentral LRT alignment's construction to start in 3Q2027 — exco

Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Wednesday

Sunway Construction, Paramount Corporation, Country Heights, Sapura Industrial, Binastra Corporation, Public Bank, Ancom Nylex, Velesto Energy, Waja Konsortium, Ni Hsin, IOI Corporation, Ho Hup Construction, Kee Ming 

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Shares of Capital A Bhd (KL:CAPITALA) and AirAsia Group Bhd (KL:AAGB) rose in early trade on Thursday, amid easing crude oil prices,&nbsp;although an analyst cautioned that the rebound may be short-lived given lingering geopolitical uncertainties.

Malaysia’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its final policy meeting of the year on Thursday while signaling scope for a hike early in 2027 as economic growth remains strong.

BNM set to hold overnight policy rate on strong growth, signal hike in 2027

(Nov 5):&nbsp;The US government borrowed a record US$839 billion in a single week via its sales of Treasury bills and notes — both to repay holders of maturing debt and to raise the additional capital needed to finance the federal deficit.

Auctions of bills, floating-rate notes and Trea...

US Treasury borrows record US$839 bil in single week

Asian chipmaking shares fell on Thursday as investors rotated away from the sector after the Democratic sweep in the US midterm election fuelled concern about greater regulation. Treasuries gained.

Asian chip shares drop after US vote, bonds rise

AS Malaysia continues accelerating towards Industry 4.0 with investments into smart logistics and connected infrastructure, businesses are deploying more IoT devices than before. Adoption momentum is also building, with 78% of enterprises surveyed by Beecham Research either already using eSIMs for IoT or planning to do so. This is in addition to recent trial rollouts from Malaysian telcos, such as CelcomDigi's industrial 5G-enabled intelligent warehouse and U Mobile's 5G-IoT logistics, demonstrating how connected technologies are becoming increasingly integral to business operations.

Commentary: Why eSIM is becoming critical for Malaysia’s next phase of IoT growth

Brent oil pushed lower on Thursday after tumbling more than 8% in the previous session as investors bet that a Democratic sweep in the US midterm elections could accelerate efforts to end the war in the Middle East.

Oil extends slide after plunging 8% on hopes to end US-Iran war

Democrats vowed on Wednesday to use their resounding midterm victory to rein in US President Donald Trump, setting up two years of possible deadlock in Washington, as Trump spent his first post-election appearance showing off his under-construction White House ballroom.

Democrats flex congressional majorities as Trump accepts electoral losses

Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.

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Velesto Energy Bhd (KL:VELESTO) is now more attractive with a stronger earnings outlook as the last of its idle drilling rig returns to work, analysts said on Thursday.

Velesto now more attractive as Naga 3 returns to work, analysts upgrade

(Nov 4): Qualcomm&nbsp;has signed a multi-year agreement with SpaceX&nbsp;to supply radio equipment, baseband units and software for Starlink Mobile's planned nationwide terrestrial 5G ​network, as the Elon Musk-led space company seeks to challenge ‌established US wireless carriers.

The...

Qualcomm signs major 5G infrastructure deal with SpaceX for Starlink Mobile network

(Nov 4):&nbsp;As Republicans suffered a landslide defeat and Texas elected its first Democratic governor in more than three decades, one of the biggest losers of the US midterms was not on the ballot: billionaire Elon Musk.

The world's richest man spent nearly half a billion ​dollars to...

Elon Musk's business empire braces for Democratic wave as Texas flips blue

The government has announced a 50% toll discount from the normal rate for a two-day period in conjunction with Deepavali on Sunday.

Govt announces 50% toll discount on Nov 6-7 ahead of Deepavali

(Nov 5):&nbsp;Apple Inc. is reducing employee budgets for artificial intelligence usage as part of a cost-cutting effort, even as the company seeks to put AI at the center of its operations.

Last month, Apple quietly lowered the daily spending cap for some engineers using AI models to $...

Apple cuts internal AI usage budgets in move to reduce spending

SINGAPORE (Nov 5): DBS Group Holdings has reported net profit of S$2.8 billion for its 3QFY2026, down 5% year-on-year, on the back of a 1% dip in its total income to S$5.845 billion. Compared to the preceding 2QFY2026, net profit was down 9%.

DBS 3QFY2026 net profit down 5% y-o-y on 'unfavourable' equity trading conditions

A Democratic sweep of Congress that highlighted opposition of the Iran war extended this week’s plunge in oil prices, helping drive stocks and bonds to big post-election gains.

Stocks, bonds climb after US election as oil sinks

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Malaysia's minimum wage policy cannot be viewed in isolation but should be seen&nbsp;as complementing the targeted assistance, subsidy rationalisation and affordable healthcare measures to ensure workers' income gains translate into improved household well-being, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

Amir Hamzah: Minimum wage, targeted assistance part of broader economic balancing act

Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman is working to settle his suit with the prime minister and the government over the withheld parliamentary allocation for his constituency.

Gold prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday after posting their biggest daily gain since mid-August in the previous session, buoyed by a weaker dollar, while investors awaited this week's non-farm payrolls report for clues on the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) policy outlook.

Gold rises after biggest daily gain since August, with US payrolls in focus

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Legal action can be taken against cybercriminals operating overseas if their offences involve Malaysian systems or their victims are Malaysian citizens.

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