This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on February 10, 2017.

 

KUALA LUMPUR: REV Asia Bhd, which bought three popular Malay content websites recently, is targeting at least a 50% growth in its Malay segment audience base by the end of t...

REV Asia eyes 50% growth in online Malay audience

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on February 6, 2017.

 

KUALA LUMPUR: The growth of digital marketing in the past few years has resulted in the traditional media, especially newspapers, suffering a perilous shortage of advertisers...

No catalyst in sight for media sector

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on January 16, 2017.

 

KUALA LUMPUR: VisDynamics Holdings Bhd is still open to any takeover offers to establish a more sustainable earnings stream, although its takeover bid of an Indonesian inform...

VisDynamics still open to offers

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on January 11, 2017.

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Total logistics solution provider Tasco Bhd, whose shares are trading near their one-year high, is venturing into cold chain logistics to further enhance its pr...

Tasco venturing into cold chain logistics via RM188m buy of Gold Cold

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): Omesti Bhd announced today that it will continue its partnership with global digital court recording systems provider Justice AV Solutions (JAVS), which form an integral component of its eCOURTS platform.

"This partnership will continue to make custom, scalable au...

Omesti continues partnership with JAVS to provide eCourts platform

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): theedgemarkets.com highlighted eight stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon market close today. It showed three with positive momentum and five with negative momentum.

The stocks with positive momentum were:

GFM Services Bhd fell one s...

GFM, Scicom, Scomi, ELK-Desa, Favelle Favco, Kumpulan Jetson, Sinotop, TA Global

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): Jaycorp Bhd shares rose as much as three sen or 2% after the company secured a RM16.76 million real estate construction contract in Sabah from Solid Destiny Sdn Bhd.

At 11:03am, Jaycorp shares were traded at their highest so far today at RM1.43, with a volume of 1...

Jaycorp shares up after bagging Sabah construction contract

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): Total logistics solutions provider Tasco Bhd, whose shares are trading near to its one-year high, is venturing into cold chain logistics to further enhance its presence in the logistics business.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Tasco said it has entered int...

Tasco ventures into cold chain logistics via RM188m acquisition of Gold Cold

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): Total logistics solutions provider Tasco Bhd, whose shares are trading near to its one-year high, is venturing into the cold chain logistics to further enhance its presence in the logistics business.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Tasco said it has en...

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first formal hearing of the trial to determine if he is removed from office or reinstated because of concerns about his safety, Yonhap News reported citing his lawyer.

South Korea Yoon's lawyer says president will not attend first impeachment trial hearing — report

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland.

WEF confirms Anwar’s participation in 2025 annual meeting

The Biden administration delayed until June an order for Nippon Steel to abandon its US$14.9 billion (RM67 billion) bid for US Steel, the companies said on Saturday, giving them some time to revive the politically contentious deal.

Biden admin delays enforcement of order blocking Nippon Steel, US Steel deal, companies say

Scott Bessent, the investor selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be his Treasury secretary, will divest from his Key Square Group hedge fund and other investments, according to a letter to the Treasury Department's ethics office.

Trump Treasury pick Bessent to divest assets to avoid conflicts

Apple's board of directors recommended investors vote against a shareholder proposal to abolish the company's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes, according to a proxy filing from the company.

Apple's board recommends shareholders vote against proposal to eliminate diversity programmes

US special counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents, has resigned, as the Republican president-elect prepared to return to the White House.

Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department

The devastating Palisades Fire pushed to the northeast, prompting new evacuations in the ultra-affluent Southern California neighbourhoods of Brentwood and Bel Air as the threat of more dry winds raised risks after a brief respite.

Los Angeles fire pushes northeast to threaten Bel Air, Brentwood

Underlying US inflation probably cooled only a touch at the close of 2024 against a backdrop of a resilient job market and steadfast economy, supporting the Federal Reserve’s go-slow approach to further rate cuts.

US inflation set to back Fed pause after robust jobs data

Outgoing SEC chair Gary Gensler has a word of caution for the next administration: be careful about messing with the guardrails that protect mom-and-pop traders.

Gensler cautions against weakening guardrails for retail traders

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): Renowned cosmetics tycoon and newly minted executive chairman of The Body Shop, Mike Jatania, is setting his sights on revitalising the brand’s core values and reinstating its image as the face of sustainable beauty.

Once a trailblazer in ethical cosmetics, the co...

The biz of beauty

The first issue for 2025 reviews the 2024 Malaysian property market and the market outlook for 2025. Notable increases in transaction volume and value in the first nine months of 2024 were recorded across all segments, particularly in residential and industrial.

Going strong into 2025