Goldman Sachs Group Inc will pay a record foreign bribery penalty in the US and will enter a guilty plea for the first time ever for its role in the plundering of Malaysia’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd investment fund.

Goldman gets record 1MDB fine; CEO faces pay reduction

NEW YORK (Nov 4): When Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak visited New York in September 2013, a senior Goldman Sachs Group Inc official went out to greet him.

At the time, that would have seemed fitting: Malaysia had been good to Goldman Sachs. Three bond offerings from the...

Mystery Goldman exec at 1MDB meeting signals new woes for bank

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim left the Negeri Sembilan Palace in Changkat Persekutuan here on Monday after an audience of nearly an hour with the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.

Anwar leaves Negeri Sembilan Palace after hour-long audience with Tuanku Muhriz

Every Sept 12, the United Nations marks the International Day for South-South Cooperation. The language surrounding it centres on solidarity, mutual development, knowledge sharing, and cooperation among developing economies, presented as an aspiration. Some countries have taken this further, turning South-South cooperation into something decidedly commercial by bringing not just their products but also their capital, technology, expertise, and capabilities into new markets.

Opinion: The US$7.2 tril shift — What the Global South means for Malaysian business

China has expelled two top military officers, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from the Communist Party and the military over "serious violations of discipline and law", the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Monday.

China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty, corruption

E5: Court orders return of RM1.5 mil in Agrobank fraud case

Malaysia is heading into a far more difficult economic environment in the final quarter of the year.

Opinion: War, oil and votes: Anwar’s triple budget dilemma

Global stocks rose on Monday, as evidence of booming artificial intelligence (AI) demand lifted tech shares, and oil fell on reports that more supply was leaving the Gulf than previously thought despite the ongoing conflict.

Global stocks gain on AI optimism; lower oil helps bonds

Hong Kong’s stock exchange is seeking to further relax rules for publicly traded companies to conduct deals, as the Asian financial hub pushes to enhance its competitiveness as a listing destination.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange seeks further listing rule easing to help deals, spin-offs

US investments in Spain jumped 84% in the first half of 2026, as investors brushed aside political tensions between the two countries.

US investments in Spain surge 84% despite political tensions

Excel Force MSC Bhd (KL:EFORCE), one of the companies linked to businessman Wong Thean Soon, has proposed a private placement to raise up to RM10.98 million for working capital and free up funds for a software project.

Excel Force proposes RM11 mil private placement to fund working capital as TS Wong hit by selldowns  

Last Friday (Sept 18), Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) made an unusual and shocking announcement. The company was unable to proceed to pay to shareholders a cash dividend which was due on that day.

The Edge Says: Bursa must get Zetrix to disclose name of substantial shareholder who blocked cash dividend payment

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) was a darling of the stock market when it was still called MyEG Services Bhd. It was the pioneer in online government services transactions such as road tax and foreign maid renewals. At its peak, it had a market capitalisation of over RM6 billion. But once it lost its m...

Frankly Speaking: Zetrix AI must explain the RM3.7 bil development cost

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook will deal with matters related to his resignation after completing his official trip to China.

Loke to deal with resignation after China trip

Bank Pertanian Malaysia (Agrobank) suffered losses of RM203.8 million from close to 3,000 unauthorised transactions carried out between Oct 28 and Nov 3, 2025, according to an affidavit filed in court.

How Agrobank lost RM203.8m from its settlement account through unauthorised payment instructions

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (KL:TENAGA) fell before rebounding on Monday as investors and analysts weigh the impact of additional subsidy on the national electric utility’s earnings.

Tenaga recoups loss, ends flat as market digests impact of subsidy burden

Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Seri Ismail Lasim said on Monday he was not consulted or advised on the termination of the state’s ten executive council (exco) members.

Negeri Sembilan MB says exco removal unconstitutional, will not submit new lineup

The Sessions Court has ordered the return of RM1.505 million to Bank Pertanian Malaysia (Agrobank) from 60 mule accounts, marking the first recovery in a much larger online fraud case in which the bank lost more than RM200 million last year.

Court orders return of RM1.5m in first recovery from Agrobank’s RM203.8m fraud case

AirAsia Group Bhd’s (KL:AAGB) pursuit of US$1 billion (RM4.08 billion) in financing from international debt markets has inevitably raised questions about whether its balance sheet can support borrowings of that magnitude and whether the government may ultimately have to step in.

Frankly Speaking: Isn’t AirAsia too big to fail?

Two Fridays ago, MyEG Capital Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Zetrix AI Bhd, disposed of its 16.9% stake in Heitech Padu Bhd (KL:HTPADU).

Frankly Speaking: Hazy shareholding structure at Heitech Padu

WE are a country of laws. Yet several events of the past few days have wrought chaos upon the sanctity of the rule of law and the institutions established under the Federal Constitution. 
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On Sept 16, 2026, Malaysians were shocked by the news that His Royal Highness the Yang di...

Opinion: An assault on the constitutional sovereignty of the Negeri Sembilan monarchy and the rule of law

KOTA BHARU (Sept 21):&nbsp;A former TH Properties deputy general manager of construction projects pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Monday to abetting a criminal breach of trust involving RM14,000 in penalty funds collected from a contractor for a commercial building project owned by Tabung Haji (TH).

Ex-TH Properties deputy GM charged again with abetting in CBT

THE four-star Cititel Penang, a 19-storey hotel along Penang Road at George Town, is up for sale at RM163 million via an expression of interest (EOI) exercise. The hotel sits on three freehold parcels (Lots 832, 833 and 834), totalling nearly one acre.

Owned by Cahaya Utara Sdn Bhd, whi...

Cititel Penang on the market for RM163 mil

SOUTHEAST Asia’s (SEA) fintech space appears to be heating up.

TNG Digital Sdn Bhd, the operator of Malaysia’s most widely used e-wallet, TNG eWallet, recently sounded out several investment banks for a potential listing on Bursa Malaysia, sources say.

“[TNG Digital] invited a...

TNG Digital sounds out banks as GCash operator nears listing

Singapore's retrenchment rate in the second quarter of 2026 hit its highest level since the height of the Covid pandemic in late 2020, driven by business reorganisation and restructuring, the manpower ministry said on Monday.

Singapore's retrenchment rate at highest level since 2020 in 2Q this year, ministry says

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): Unisem (M) Bhd (KL:UNISEM) is approaching an earnings inflection point that could see its profit after tax growth outpace revenue growth, according to CIMB Securities.

Unisem nears point where profit growth outpaces revenue, says CIMB Securities

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): Gamuda Bhd (KL:GAMUDA) and Australian construction group BMD Constructions Pty Ltd have secured a A$624 million (RM1.8 billion) contract to upgrade two roads in Western Sydney.

Gamuda JV secures RM1.8 bil Western Sydney road upgrade contract

The average monthly salary and wage of Malaysians increased by 4.1% to RM3,803 in 2025, compared with RM3,652 the previous year, according to the Salaries and Wages Survey Report 2025 published by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) on Monday.

Malaysians’ average monthly salary up 4% to RM3,803 in 2025 — DOSM

PINDUODUO’s growing presence in Malaysia has yet to leave a big dent in the earnings of major bricks-and-mortar retailers, but signs that consumers are becoming increasingly price-conscious as the cost of living rises could point to a more subtle challenge ahead.

The Chinese e-commerce ...

Will Pinduoduo eat listed retailers’ lunch?

Citigroup Inc chief executive officer Jane Fraser said that companies are racing to build up their defences as artificial-intelligence models become even more powerful and risk spurring cyber attacks.

Citi CEO sees ‘tsunami’ of patches in race to defend against AI

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): The Sessions Court judge who had presided over former Youth and Sports Ministry personnel Otman Arsahd’s criminal case, and found him guilty of 96 counts of corruption and money laundering, had failed to appreciate all the evidence before him.

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