Summary


	Putrajaya harnessing assets and institutional base to shore up domestic development-related investments
	Malaysia’s GDP growth could surpass China’s for fourth straight year ...

Special Report: Harnessing assets, institutional capacity to deliver tangible change faster

Fresh from promoting Malaysia to the world at the IMF-World Bank Group annual meeting in Bangkok (Oct 12 to 18) as head of the country’s delegation, Minister of Finance II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan tells The Edge’s Cindy Yeap and Esther Lee more about Malaysi...

Special Report: Institutionalising reforms to build intergenerational wealth and long-term sustainability

What the maths says about Putrajaya’s potential savings from fuel subsidy opt-outs versus unclaimed one-off RM200 Sara payments


 

At last week’s Malaysian Economic Association post-Budget 2027 forum, Treasury secretary-gener...

The State of the Nation: Want to give up your Sara handout? Forgo your fuel subsidy too

WHETHER or not Budget 2027 is a “sweet pre-election budget”, its RM459.84 billion allocation is substantial, equivalent to nearly 20% of Malaysia’s economy. This is one percentage point higher than Budget 2026 as tabled a year ago, and comparable to the upwardly revised 2026 revenue and expenditure figures.

The State of the Nation | Economic Report: Budget 2027 puts Putrajaya’s fiscal manoeuvres in focus as GDP growth seen reaching 5.2%

Notable filings

Filings of note at Bursa Malaysia-listed companies for the period between Sept 21 and 25 included that at Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (KL:PAVREIT), in which pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) ceased to be a substantia...

Insider Moves: Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust, Talam Transform Bhd, Sunway Healthcare Holdings Bhd, Malayan Banking Bhd

FORMER Employees Provident Fund CEO Tan Sri Shahril Ridza Ridzuan’s suggestion that employers raise their EPF contribution level to help lift the retirement savings of lower-wage earners raised eyebrows as it called attention to his illustration that employers could hypothetically contribute only...

The State of the Nation: Don’t penalise high-income earners when lifting EPF contribution for lower-wage cohorts

AS the life expectancy of Malaysians increases, Putrajaya is aiming for at least 60% of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members to meet the Basic Savings benchmark of RM390,000 by age 60 by 2030. However, the government acknowledges that many Malaysians still risk outliving their savings during a ...

The State of the Nation: Recasting the age 55 EPF withdrawal into a lifetime pension promise  

BUDGET 2027 — slated for tabling in less than a fortnight on Oct 9 — is expected to feature incentives for skills development and productivity gains that can lead to better jobs and higher wages. Many Malaysians need better job opportunities and higher wages to cope with the rising cost of living...

The State of the Nation: Delivering on successive plans for better jobs and higher wages

Having marked its 40th anniversary in 2025 with another record financial performance and its first The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) corporate award, VSTECS Bhd (KL:VSTECS) has set a high bar for itself for the decade ahead.

Digital-future enabler seeking ‘optimum returns’

Maxis Bhd (KL:MAXIS) takes home The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) corporate award for highest return on equity (ROE) over three years this year — ending a five-year drought from the winners’ list.

Ending a five-year drought with maiden sectoral win

A summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Thursday.

FBM KLCI up 1.19% to 1,635.86 on Nov 5, 2026

Micron Technology Inc has suspended plans for a memory chip plant in Taiwan due to a protracted labour dispute, according to people familiar with the matter, throwing into question the fate of a major production base for crucial artificial intelligence (AI) components.

Micron said to pause work on US$4.5 bil Taiwan plant after labour spat

Malaysia has postponed requiring international flights departing Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to use 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to 2030.

Malaysia defers mandatory 1% sustainable aviation fuel requirement to 2030

ArcelorMittal SA’s shares jumped more than 6% as earnings beat expectations, offering an early sign that new trade curbs on European imports are boosting profitability.

ArcelorMittal jumps on profit boost from tougher steel curbs

Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar, the mother of Pahang Investment, Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib, died on Thursday. She was 70.

Najib's ex-wife Tengku Puteri Zainah passes away at 70

Hong Kong’s jewellery and watch sales have surged to their highest level since 2019 despite China’s broader luxury slowdown, as the rich turn to gold and gemstones to preserve wealth amid Beijing’s tightening grip over their offshore investments.

China's crackdown pushes wealthy to gold, lifting Hong Kong jewellery sales

Tong’s Portfolio: More degrees, wrong skills: Malaysia’s graduate mismatch

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co reported a 46% jump in October sales, reflecting resilient demand for the Nvidia Corp servers central to a global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure build-out.

Nvidia partner Foxconn sales up 46% on AI demand

A consortium including the founding family of Yinson Holdings Bhd (KL:YINSON) is considering sweetening its bid to take the Kuala Lumpur-listed energy infrastructure company private, according to people familiar with the matter.

Consortium led by founding Lim family mulls higher offer to privatise Yinson — Bloomberg

CGS International called on Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) to diversify away from data centre (DC) projects as return on average equity declines.

Sunway Construction should diversify away from data centres, says CGS International

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.

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

Malaysia’s central bank stood pat again on Thursday as most expected, holding that the current benchmark interest rate matches its outlook on inflation and growth.

Bank Negara Malaysia holds policy rate steady

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) announced that it has won a RM1.74 billion contract to build a hyperscale data centre in Bandar Serendah, Selangor.

Sunway Construction wins RM1.74 bil contract to build another data centre in Selangor

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

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	<li>The company started as MyEG Services Bhd, providing an e-payment gateway for government departments. It was a shining star until Ma...

Cover Story: How T S Wong lost Zetrix AI’s tech narrative

(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

Embattled Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) has launched a digital identity service for artificial intelligence (AI) agents in partnership with China's Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), as it seeks to commercialise its AI-related investments following RM3.7 billion in development spending.

Embattled Zetrix AI launches AI agent identity service after RM3.7 bil development spending

Oil, chip stocks and the dollar were under pressure in Asia on Thursday and just about everything else was up after US voters swept the Democrats to a series of stunning midterm election wins, a result that raised hopes for an end to the US-Iran war.

Chip stocks, oil sink in aftermath of Democratic election sweep

MBSB Research has valued Main Market-bound Big Caring Group Bhd at RM1.20 a share, an 11.1% premium to its initial public offering (IPO) retail price of RM1.08, as it expects the pharmacy chain to deliver stronger earnings growth than its retail peers.

MBSB Research values Big Caring at 11% premium to IPO price, citing faster growth than retail peers

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

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has been called upon to clarify Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain's transfer back to the police force.

Lawyer urges home minister to clarify Shuhaily's transfer back to PDRM

IN 2017, Wong Thean Soon debuted at 33 on Forbes’ list of Malaysia’s richest with a net worth of US$330 million, based on his shareholdings in My E.G. Services Bhd, since renamed Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX).

Forbes said of Wong and Zetrix AI back then, “In 2000, he launched MyEG Services ...

Cover Story: What’s left in Zetrix AI?

Elon Musk’s Texas-based empire is coming under investor scrutiny after Democrats clinched unlikely wins in his adopted state on their way to taking control of Congress.

Texas blue wave erases US$130 bil from Musk stocks

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

Japanese retail chain Daiso Malaysia Group Sdn Bhd has officially opened its RM1.2 billion Global Distribution Centre (GDC) at Taman Perindustrian Samudera, Pulau Indah, reinforcing Malaysia’s positioning as a premier regional supply chain and logistics hub.

Japan's Daiso opens its largest ever logistics hub in Pulau Indah

Brent crude futures rose on Thursday as investors weighed the risk of a further escalation of the US-Israeli war with Iran after the losses suffered by US President Donald Trump's Republican Party in congressional elections this week.

Oil rises as investors weigh risk of Iran war escalation

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

SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG) reported a 17% decline in third-quarter earnings though the world’s largest palm oil producer by acreage is still confident of ending the year strong.

SD Guthrie reports 17% drop in 3Q earnings, says still on track for strong year

Any pullback in technology stocks following the US midterm elections could present a buying opportunity, said BIMB Securities, which expects long-term demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to persist.

BIMB says buy the dip in Malaysian tech stocks as AI demand remains intact

ZETRIX AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) has become a rudderless ship given its highly fragmented shareholding structure.

Beyond the forced sell-down of its shares held by its managing director Wong Thean Soon, several other shareholders have sold down their holdings, according to the latest sharehold...

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