Malaysia has made strides in the past decade when it comes to gender equality. Based on the Malaysia Gender Gap Index (MGGI), the country was ranked No 73 globally in 2019, ahead of several countries in the region, such as Thailand and Indonesia.

The index — which identifies the gap bet...

mySay: Leveraging gender equality to advance Malaysia’s digital economy

Tesla Inc is backing away from its full self-driving branding to help secure approval for the driver-assistance system in Europe, distancing the company from a name that has drawn criticism as dangerously misleading.

Tesla drops ‘self-driving’ branding to appease Europe regulators

Pre-election spending pressures could limit Malaysia’s fiscal consolidation even as the government could afford the additional measures, Moody’s Ratings said on Friday.

Malaysia's pre-election spending pressures could limit fiscal consolidation — Moody’s

Malaysia has a genuine healthcare affordability problem. Medical and health insurance/takaful premiums have risen sharply, private hospital bills have increased, and more Malaysians are finding private healthcare increasingly difficult to afford. Bank Negara Malaysia reported medical cost inflation of 15% in 2024, compared with a global and Asia-Pacific average of 10%.

Opinion: Beyond cost containment: Building a sustainable, patient-centred healthcare ecosystem for Malaysia

Netflix is planning to cut about 5% of its workforce, with an announcement expected as early as next week, Puck News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Netflix plans to cut 5% of its workforce — report

Malaysia’s retail and tourism sectors are set to benefit as the government increases cash aid and raises the minimum wage to ease cost-of-living pressures in what could be Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s final budget before a national election.

The winners and losers of Malaysia’s 2027 spending plan

Malaysia is expanding its two key cash handout schemes by RM1 billion for next year as the government boosts the overall outlay for social assistance programmes.

Budget 2027 raises allocations for cash handout programme by RM1b

MK Land Holdings Bhd (KL:MKLAND) said efforts to improve homeownership under Budget 2027 must be matched by continued action to contain construction, regulatory and housing delivery costs, which remain key pressures on developers’ ability to provide competitively priced homes.

MK Land welcomes homeownership measures, flags housing delivery costs

The government is raising its back-to-school assistance by RM50 to RM200 per pupil from RM150, alongside measures to ease student loan repayments and living expenses for those pursuing higher education.

Budget 2027: Early schooling aid raised to RM200, PTPTN repayment relief for 400,000 borrowers

China's securities regulator on Friday published draft rules that would lower the threshold for setting up equity mutual funds, as the country's blue-chip index neared a more than one-year low.

China to lower bar for equity fund launch

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has described Budget 2027 as a “very good” budget, saying its initiatives must be implemented effectively to deliver tangible benefits to the people.

Zahid describes Budget 2027 as ‘very good’, calls for effective implementation

Follow our live coverage of Budget 2027 as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tables it.

Highlights of Budget 2027

The government on Thursday has announced key individual tax reforms aimed at reducing the cost of living for the middle 40% of earners (M40).&nbsp;

Income tax relief level raised to RM12,000, tax rate cuts to put RM1,600 into pockets of people 

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Klang member of Parliament (MP) V Ganabatirau has filed a defamation suit at the High Court here against independent preacher and activist Firdaus Wong over social media postings questioning the lawmaker's loyalty to the country.

Klang MP Ganabatirau sues Firdaus Wong over social media posts questioning his loyalty to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): A former company director of a property development company has been charged with criminal breach of trust (CBT) for transferring RM100,000 of company funds to himself for a non-existent "director fee".

Former property development company director charged with CBT for transferring RM100k to himself for non-existing 'director fee'

首相拿督斯里安华提呈2027年度财政预算案重点摘要

2027年财政预算案重点摘要

Malaysia will raise the minimum wage to RM2,000 per month in June 2027, from RM1,700 currently.

Minimum wage goes up to RM2,000 from June 2027, MSMEs with below RM50m revenue exempted

Oriental Kopi Holdings Bhd (KL:KOPI) could see its share price rise by more than 50%, according to CGS International Securities (CGSI), which expects the cafe operator's expansion and growing packaged food business to drive stronger earnings over the next few years.

CGSI sees over 50% upside for Oriental Kopi on expansion, earnings growth

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Dagang NeXchange Bhd (KL:DNEX) could see renewed investor interest after settling its long-running legal dispute over semiconductor subsidiary SilTerra Malaysia Sdn Bhd, removing a major uncertainty that has weighed on the stock, according to TA Securities.

DNeX's SilTerra legal settlement clears path for growth, says TA Securities

Malaysia is expected to spend 82% of its forecasted record RM459.84 billion budget on operating expenditure (opex) in 2027, leaving RM83 billion, or 18%, for development expenditure (devex).

Budget 2027 expected to hit record RM459.84b, 82% for operating expenditure

Malaysia is proposing a full stamp duty exemption on loan agreements and instruments of transfer for the purchase of first&nbsp;homes priced up to RM500,000.

Govt proposes full stamp duty exemption for first homes priced up to RM500,000

Unisem (M) Bhd (KL:UNISEM) and its subsidiary plans to invest RM396 million to expand its semiconductor manufacturing plant in Gopeng, Perak, as the group seeks to capture growing demand for advanced chip packaging used in artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres..

Unisem plans RM396 mil second phase of Gopeng plant expansion

Despite raising the minimum wage and the economy's recovery since the pandemic, wage progression remains weak beyond the minimum wage floor, according to the Economic Outlook 2027 report. 
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Minimum wage lifts the floor, but Malaysia's 'missing middle' remains

PMB Technology Bhd (KL:PMBTECH), a 58.78%-owned subsidiary of Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd (KL:PMETAL), plans to invest RM650 million to build a silicon-aluminium (Si-Al) alloy plant in Sarawak as the group seeks to diversify away from a struggling silicon metal business.

PMB Technology plans RM650 mil silicon-aluminium alloy plant in Sarawak

The worsening haze in Malaysia could disrupt manufacturing operations, affect worker attendance and drive up business costs, according to the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM).

Haze threatens manufacturing productivity, raises business costs — FMM

Genting Bhd (KL:GENTING) plans to raise RM1.25 billion through a renounceable rights issue to repay maturing debt and fund working capital.

Genting to raise RM1.25b via rights issue to repay debt

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Malaysia's fiscal deficit is projected to narrow to 3.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2027, even as the actual shortfall remains elevated at RM77.5 billion.

Malaysia's fiscal deficit to narrow to 3.3% in 2027, but shortfall remains above RM77 bil

The government has introduced a range of new incentives and high-value investments to drive energy transition and energy efficiency under Budget 2027, tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday.

Govt unveils incentives, investments for energy transition

Singapore’s Formula 1 race will go ahead this weekend despite haze from Indonesian wildfires that has choked the city for weeks, pushing it to the top of the global rankings for air pollution. 
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F1 says Singapore race will go ahead despite Indonesia haze

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) on Thursday charged a former unit trust consultant and Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) consultant at the Ipoh Magistrate’s Court for offences relating to unlicensed capital market activities.

Former unit trust, PRS consultant charged with dealing in securities without licence

Brothers Datuk Seri Nazir Hussin Akhtar Hussin and Datuk Wira Mubarak Hussain Akhtar Husin have voluntarily gone on garden leave from their executive roles at Avangaad Bhd (KL:AVANGAAD) amid an investigation into their personal business interests.

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