EKOVEST Bhd is vastly different now compared with when Tan Sri Lim Keng Cheng (KC) took over as managing director 10 years ago in May 2011.

The construction giant has a 60% interest in Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd, which operates the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (Duke) co...

Lim Keng Cheng says no feud at Ekovest, but doubts remain 

THE plan by the Ministry of Transport to change the East Coast Railway Line’s (ECRL) alignment, reverting to the original plan proposed by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, is understood to have received the tacit approval of the cabinet, sources familiar with the matter tell The Edge.

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Newsbreak: ECRL’s ‘new’ alignment likely to get approval  

Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin, who is better known as Wan Zul, is said to be stepping down as the president and CEO of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), after helming the company for five years.

According to sources, the resignation is expected to be announced soon, and that an internal candidate will succeed him

Possible change of guard at Petronas, Wan Zul to step down

This article first appeared as 'A lot on Loke's plate' in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on May 13, 2019 - May 19, 2019. 

TRANSPORT Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook offers us a firm handshake as he gets off the escalator at the swanky hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur where we are meeti...

What's on Transport Minister Anthony Loke's plate?

This article first appeared as 'Airports need private investments' in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on May 13, 2019 - May 19, 2019. 

IT may not be that Malaysia is blowing its own trumpet when we say the country has all it needs to be an aviation hub. The country i...

Anthony Loke: Airports need private investments  

This article first appeared as '‘You cannot be popular all the time’' in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on May 13, 2019 - May 19, 2019. 

OVER the past year, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook’s life has largely revolved around meetings and briefings with the 30 or so agencies...

Anthony Loke: ‘You cannot be popular all the time’

Indonesia’s ride-hailing operator, PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa, or Go-Jek as it is popularly known, is understood to be in the midst of setting up a company in Malaysia in what is seen as a precursor to commencing operations here.

Newsbreak: Indonesia’s Go-Jek looking to set up shop here  

PRESIDENT and CEO of Sapura Energy Bhd Tan Sri Shahril Shamsuddin was visibly pleased when The Edge met him last week. His enthusiasm is understandable.

The oil and gas services provider, in which Shahril has 16.8% equity interest, had just announced that Austrian oil and gas giant OMV ...

Sapura Energy strikes a good cash deal

SAPURA Energy Bhd’s RM4 billion cash call — involving a rights issue of Islamic convertible preference shares (ICPS) and new ordinary shares sweetened by free detachable warrants — is seen as an effective medicine but is nevertheless a bitter pill to swallow.

“The medicine is bitter but...

Sapura Energy’s cash call a bitter remedy?

AFTER going on a buying spree by raising debt over the past few years, DRB-Hicom Bhd has Pos Malaysia Bhd, Proton Holdings Bhd, Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CTRM) and Konsortium Logistik Bhd under its belt.

Now, the diversified group has reversed its strategy by goin...

Asset sale to fund Proton's operations

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