Malaysia’s semiconductor industry has asked Putrajaya to up reinvestment and research incentives, ease access to skilled foreign talent as well as reduce friction of doing business in Budget 2027 to enable the next phase of growth, as competition for investment intensifies globally.

Chip industry seeks bigger R&D, automation incentives in Budget 2027

The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, state media reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday.

Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic rain-hit Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Sunday for his first victory of the season after the race start was delayed by more than 90 minutes due to treacherous conditions at the Sepang International Circuit.

Verstappen wins chaotic rain-delayed Bahrain Grand Prix 

Opec+ has agreed in principle to keep oil production targets steady for November, three sources close to the matter said ahead of the group's meeting on Sunday.

Opec+ agrees in principle to keep November oil output targets steady — Reuters

MARC Ratings has revised the MARCWatch status on Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) to “negative” from “developing”, citing heightened concerns over transparency, governance and “continued unavailability of material information required for an informed assessment of its credit profile”.

MARC Ratings revises Zetrix AI watch status to 'negative' on governance, disclosure concerns

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough investigation and response measures over recent personal data leak incidents at banks, finance companies and public agencies, Seoul's presidential office said on Sunday.

South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industry

BATU PAHAT (Oct 4): A 16-year-old female student died after she was found unconscious and covered in blood at a school in Yong Peng Saturday.

Police said a 16-year-old male teenager was arrested at about 7pm in the Yong Peng area, about an hour after police were alerted to the incident....

Teen nabbed after student found murdered at Yong Peng school

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his condolences over the death of secondary student Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairoul Faisal, whose body was found with injuries at a school in Yong Peng, Johor on Saturday.

In a Facebook post, the prime minister extended his condole...

PM orders swift probe into death of Yong Peng schoolgirl

Over the past decade, scholars and journalists have been writing about what the march of digital technology means for humanity with a mixture of hope and anxiety: hope because of the rise in living standards that the digital revolution has made possible, and anxiety because it has deepened social...

Real World Economics: How to Stop the AI-pocalypse

Train services on the MRT Putrajaya Line are experiencing delays following a power supply disruption caused by a cable theft incident near Taman Equine Station, according to Rapid KL.

Services on Putrajaya MRT line disrupted due to cable theft 

Our cover story features Johor-based BCB Bhd (KL:BCB), who views Johor’s next phase of growth as not about chasing the latest property cycle, but positioning its developments in the state’s evolving economic landscape.

BCB maps its next phase of growth across Johor

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the recent rise in US Treasury yields was in line with global trends and didn’t warrant consternation, even as worries about persisting price pressures pushed some benchmark rates to their highest in more than two decades.

Bessent downplays worries on rising yields, AI bubble concerns

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his condolences over the death of secondary student Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairoul Faisal, whose body was found with injuries at a school in Yong Peng, Johor on Saturday.

In a Facebook post, the prime minister extended his condole...

(Oct 4): A former OpenAI safety employee who recently resigned criticized the company's approach to AI safety, arguing that a fast-paced culture focused on rapid development increases the risk of failures.

Writing in "I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken," published by the Atl...

OpenAI safety employee quits, says 'time for trial and error is over'

BATU PAHAT (Oct 4): A 16-year-old female student died after she was found unconscious and covered in blood at a school in Yong Peng Saturday.

Police said a 16-year-old male teenager was arrested at about 7pm in the Yong Peng area, about an hour after police were alerted to the incident....

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday they had targeted an Aramco facility in the Saudi capital Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, saying the attack was in retaliation for Saudi attacks on Yemen's Sanaa and other provinces.

Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones

MARC Ratings has revised the MARCWatch status on Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) to “negative” from “developing”, citing heightened concerns over transparency, governance and “continued unavailability of material information required for an informed assessment of its credit profile”.

Train services on the MRT Putrajaya Line are experiencing delays following a power supply disruption caused by a cable theft incident near Taman Equine Station, according to Rapid KL.

Any urgency among Federal Reserve and European Central Bank policymakers to follow up September interest-rate hikes at this month’s meetings has been dialled back in the wake of soft US jobs data and acute stress in French financial markets.

US Fed, ECB minutes to show inflation fears as hike bets fade

Ahmad Zakii Anwar’s Sementara brings together 75 paintings and drawings spanning decades of the painter’s career, from his celebrated Smokers and Sofa series to pieces exploring the human form, ritual, portraiture and animals. Drawn from the Steve Wong Art Collection, the retrospective highlights Zakii’s distinctive mastery of shadow, light, charcoal and chiaroscuro, alongside his fascination with the body and its spiritual dimensions.&nbsp;

State of becoming

The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, state media reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough investigation and response measures over recent personal data leak incidents at banks, finance companies and public agencies, Seoul's presidential office said on Sunday.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticised prominent artificial-intelligence figures’ warnings about existential risks posed by the technology as alarmist and unhelpful, calling on the industry to police itself and produce solutions.

Bessent says AI industry must own its risks and find solutions

A new White House task force will produce a report assessing risks posed by artificial intelligence and what responsibility the US federal government should have over the technology, the Wall Street Journal reported.&nbsp;

US AI task force to report on technology’s risks — report 

Bankers in Hong Kong skipped the summer break as an artificial intelligence-fuelled rush for capital sent share sales to a record, defying a bruising sell-off in the city’s stocks.

AI deal frenzy powers Hong Kong fundraising to record summer

Over the past decade, scholars and journalists have been writing about what the march of digital technology means for humanity with a mixture of hope and anxiety: hope because of the rise in living standards that the digital revolution has made possible, and anxiety because it has deepened social...

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic rain-hit Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Sunday for his first victory of the season after the race start was delayed by more than 90 minutes due to treacherous conditions at the Sepang International Circuit.

Nicolás Maduro is not entitled to immunity from criminal charges, US prosecutors said, countering the former Venezuelan president’s bid to toss the US’ narco-terrorism case against him.

Maduro not immune to prosecution in narco-terror case, US says

Opec+ has agreed in principle to keep oil production targets steady for November, three sources close to the matter said ahead of the group's meeting on Sunday.

Malaysia’s semiconductor industry has asked Putrajaya to up reinvestment and research incentives, ease access to skilled foreign talent as well as reduce friction of doing business in Budget 2027 to enable the next phase of growth, as competition for investment intensifies globally.

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