TWO months after Johor Plantations Group Bhd’s (KL:JPG) debut on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in July, it issued the first sustainability-linked sukuk wakalah by a plantation company, with a total nominal value of RM1.35 billion from its RM3 billion sukuk wakalah programme (a combination of ...

Deals Of 2024: Best Fund Raising (Non-IPO) - Johor Plantations’ RM1.35 bil sustainability-linked sukuk wakalah marks industry milestone

TOKYO (April 16): Japanese manufacturers expressed improved business sentiment in April versus March though are bearish about their outlook over the next three months as they brace for the impact of sweeping U.S. import tariffs, a Reuters Tankan poll found.

The poll was co...

Japan manufacturers turn cautious about business outlook due to Trump tariffs

Four weeks before Melbourne entered lockdown in March 2020, a group of councillors gathered in the city’s Town Hall to back a proposal for the tallest structure that Australia had ever seen, one that would see a spiralling green garden wrapped around a 365-metre skyscraper.

Malaysian developers, backed by Maybank, stumbles in plan to build Australia’s tallest tower

Singapore’s prime minister said he sees America’s inward turn opening up a void in international affairs that will leave the world “more fragmented and disorderly”, with China and other big powers unable to fill the gap.

Singapore PM warns of 'messy transition' as US steps back

Stock markets in emerging Asia fell on Wednesday, snapping a four-day winning streak, as US curbs on some Nvidia chip exports to China amplified trade tensions between the top economies.

Stocks fall on tariff woes; baht near six-month high

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni spent months working towards this moment: Her very own meeting with Donald Trump at the White House.
 
And it came with the backing of the European Union (EU), no less.

Meloni faces Trump litmus test after months of preparation

Mistake in displaying Jalur Gemilang without crescent moon could trigger people's sensitivities, unacceptable, says King

The state executive council meeting (MMK) on Wednesday agreed to rename Lebuhraya Bandar Cassia as Jalan Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and to fly the state flag at half-mast on Friday as a mark of respect for the nation's fifth prime minister, who passed away on Monday at the age of 85.

Penang to rename highway after Pak Lah, fly state flag at half-mast on Friday — CM

Gold scaled a record peak on Wednesday as a weaker dollar, escalating trade tension and concerns over global economic growth fuelled safe-haven demand.

Safe-haven gold hits record high on weak dollar, trade war woes

SHANGHAI (April 16): Tesla's plans to ship components from China for Cybercab and Semi electric trucks in the United States were suspended after President Donald Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods amid a trade war, said a person with direct knowledge.

The move could disrupt Tesla's p...

Trump's tariffs on Chinese parts for Cybercab, Semi disrupt Tesla's US production plans, source says

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as shifting US tariff policies and the US-China trade war prompt traders to consider the potential impact on economic growth and energy demand.

Oil slips as markets assess impact of US-China trade war

President Donald Trump’s administration has barred Nvidia Corp from selling its H20 chip in China, an escalation of Washington’s tech battle with Beijing that will cost the company billions of dollars and hamstring a product line it explicitly designed to comply with previous US curbs.

Nvidia warns Trump curbs on China chips to cost US$5.5 bil

Chinese President Xi Jinping was given a state welcome at Istana Negara on Wednesday in conjunction with a three-day state visit starting on Tuesday at the invitation of the King, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.

Chinese President Xi accorded state welcome at Istana Negara

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is offering up to 30% off on airfares for economy and business class on all Malaysian Airlines routes, domestic and international, in conjunction with Matta Fair 2025.

MAG offers up to 30% off for Malaysian Airlines tickets at Matta Fair

Malaysian exports to the US were meant to be hit with a 24% tariff, effective April 9. Certain goods, such as semiconductors, were to be exempted. This was part of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade policy targeting countries that the US has large trade deficits with.

How much does Malaysia trade with the US?

US President Donald Trump called on China to reach out to him in order to kick off negotiations aimed at resolving the escalating trade fight between the world’s two largest economies.&nbsp;

Trump presses China to make tariff offer to calm trade war

Malaysian banks, in spite of their domestic focus, will not emerge completely unscathed from the escalating international trade tensions, TA Securities flagged on Wednesday.

Malaysian banks, despite local focus, will suffer from trade tensions fallout — TA Securities

The government will implement the diagnostic-related group (DRG) payment system only for new basic health insurance and takaful products, instead of changing the entire private healthcare payment model, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.

Govt to apply diagnostics-related group payment system to basic insurance only, private healthcare model unaffected — HLIB Research

US&nbsp;President Donald Trump's new&nbsp;tariffs&nbsp;could&nbsp;cost&nbsp;US semiconductor&nbsp;equipment&nbsp;makers&nbsp;more&nbsp;than US$1&nbsp;billion (RM4.42 billion) a year, according to industry calculations discussed with officials and lawmakers&nbsp;in Washington last week, two sources familiar with the matter said.

US tariffs may cost chip equipment makers more than US$1 bil, industry estimates

Gold prices rose surpassed the US$3,300 (RM14,580) for the first time on Wednesday, as investors sought safe-haven assets after US President Donald Trump ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on US critical mineral imports.

Gold crosses US$3,300 as trade tensions fuel record rally 

The King,&nbsp;Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, has expressed his belief that Malaysia and China will continue to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, despite various geopolitical gaps around the world.

King confident Malaysia, China will continue to empower cooperation

Four weeks before Melbourne entered lockdown in March 2020, a group of councillors gathered in the city’s Town Hall to back a proposal for the tallest structure that Australia had ever seen, one that would see a spiralling green garden wrapped around a 365-metre skyscraper.

The 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial, which has been on the 'tail-end' for months, seems to be protracted even longer with more contestations to subpoena possible witnesses.

1MDB-Tanore: Now, IGP contests defence’s subpoena

Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday as AI darling Nvidia took a hit from US curbs on chip sales to China, highlighting the damage to come in a tit-for-tat global trade war, while gold hit a record and the safe-haven currencies jumped.

Shares skid in Asia as Nvidia curbs fan worries, gold surges to record

China's first-quarter economic growth outstripped expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output, but analysts fear momentum could shift sharply lower as US tariffs pose the biggest risk to the Asian powerhouse in decades.

China 1Q GDP growth tops expectations, but US tariff shock looms large

Sapura Energy Bhd (KL:SAPNRG) has secured multiple contracts worth nearly RM100 million combined in Malaysia and Thailand to provide offshore support vessels.

Sapura Energy bags multiple contracts worth nearly RM100 mil

President Donald Trump launched a probe into the need for tariffs on critical minerals, the latest action in an expanding trade war that has targeted key sectors of the global economy.

Trump launches critical minerals probe to weigh new tariffs

Shares of Aurelius Technologies Bhd (KL:ATECH) extended gains sharply, outperforming peers and the broader market on Wednesday, after announcing a bonus share issue.

Aurelius Tech's stock rises more than 4% after bonus share issue plan

The High Court here has given time for the lawyers of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to “consider his approach” in contempt of court proceedings that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has brought against him.&nbsp;

Zahid’s attempt to commit Mahathir for contempt postponed after court gives time for Dr M to 'consider his approach'

Stocks whipsawed as President Donald Trump’s fast-evolving tariff war with top trade partners showed little signs of abating, leaving investors unwilling to take on too much risk after a two-day rally.

That’s even as results from Wall Street’s financial heavyweights underscored an equity-trading boon and still-healthy consumers and businesses.

US stocks halt rally amid lingering trade-war risks

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene sold US Treasuries and bought stakes in Amazon.com Inc, Blackstone Inc&nbsp;and Tesla Inc&nbsp;the day before President Donald Trump put a 90-day pause on retaliatory tariffs and prompted a market rally.

Jenny Ng and Intan Farhana Zainal