ABOUT 30 years ago, American multinational manufacturing solutions giant Jabil Inc expanded into Asia with a factory in Penang, which manufactures high-end disk drive product assemblies.

Today, Jabil Malaysia operates six facilities across the country, with the capability to help its gl...

Jabil deepening roots in Malaysia as it climbs the manufacturing value chain

THE queue started forming before dawn that Sunday morning. By 5am on June 14, job seekers had begun gathering outside Holiday Inn Melaka — a waterfront hotel near Mahkota Parade in the city centre — hoping to secure one of the 500 new jobs at German semiconductor giant Infineon Technologies AG.

E&E talent gap persists despite long queue at Infineon Melaka recruitment 

The journalist learned early in his career that respect earned by past colleagues, not personal recognition, underpins success. Writing for The Edge is a privilege, emphasizing legacy over individual acclaim.

Coffee Break: It’s a privilege to write for The Edge

PENANG-based Oxford Innotech Bhd (KL:OXB) is shifting its focus back to the semiconductor sector after weaker contributions from its modular building systems (MBS) business, and is positioning itself to capture opportunities from the fast-growing data centre industry.

The ACE Market-lis...

Oxford Innotech pivots back to semiconductor, leverages data centre boom to drive growth

MORE than a year ago, Vienna-listed AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG was going through a difficult period.

At the end of February 2025, the share price of the global manufacturer of integrated circuit (IC) substrates and high-end printed circuit boards (PCBs) was belo...

Tech: AT&S pivots to co-creation model as it deepens ties with global chip customers

Brewing sector

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HONG LEONG INVESTMENT BANK RESEARCH (JUNE 9): Despite a favourable Chinese New Year sales window, breweries’ 1Q26 results were mixed. Carlsberg...

Brokers Digest: Local Equities - Brewing sector, Malaysia Smelting Corp, Duopharma, Life Water

IF there is a simple way to capture how Taiwan was once perceived, it can be found in a brief moment in the 1987 American film Fatal Attraction.

In an early scene, Michael Douglas’ character struggles with a stubborn umbrella in the rain. Watching him, Glenn Close’s character casually a...

The State of the Nation: Assembling the bargaining chips

IPOH-BASED bus builder Bus Cap Bhd is steering towards its ACE Market debut with a deliberately modest valuation, betting that sustained earnings growth and strong order visibility will eventually drive a market rerating.

At 23 sen per share, the initial public offering (IPO) values the...

IPO Watch: Bus Cap takes low-key route to Bursa, leaving room for rerating

EVERY major computing wave over the last few decades has given birth to a new generation of semiconductor giants. The personal computer and internet age was underpinned by the rise of Intel Corp, followed by the advent of smartphones that propelled the likes of US-based Broadcom Inc and Qualcomm Inc and Taiwan-based MediaTek Inc into fabless chip powerhouses.

Cover Story: SkyeChip positions for AI supercycle

SKYECHIP Bhd co-founder and CEO Datuk Fong Swee Kiang, 63, has more than three decades of experience in the semiconductor industry.

Cover Story: SkyeChip’s philosophy and strategy explained

Ten people were injured when a man drove into a crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday after appearing to lose control of the car, authorities said.

Ten injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney

Malaysia has formally gazetted the removal of import duty on qualifying minted gold bars, a “timely and practical” move two business groups said would strengthen the competitiveness of the local gold and jewellery industry.

Malaysia scraps 10% import duty on minted gold bars, business groups welcome move

Meta has acknowledged that a technical error in its system had caused legitimate WhatsApp user activity to be wrongly identified as rule violations, affecting more than half of the cases in the first batch submitted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Meta admits technical error affected some WhatsApp accounts — MCMC

Arbitration has matured into a distinct judicial process with its own principles, philosophy and industry culture, said former Federal Court judge Tan Sri Zainun Ali.

Former judge lauds Sundra Rajoo’s two arbitration books

When President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington last week, AI governance was expected to be at the top of the agenda. The United States and China have been racing to develop increasingly powerful AI systems, and neither has shown much appetite for slowing down. But ...

Sinonomics: Preventing an AI World War

CME Group Inc is shelving plans to launch a round-the-clock oil contract following industry pushback.

CME shelves plans for 24/7 oil contract amid industry qualms

Four areas in Johor and Sarawak recorded unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings as of 9am on Saturday.

Haze: Four areas record unhealthy air pollutant index readings as of 9am

President Donald Trump said he won’t ban US diesel exports, after Group of Seven nations and their partners agreed to release some of their emergency fuel stockpiles in a bid to bring down soaring prices.

Trump says US to hold off on diesel export ban after G7 release

A software glitch affecting Boeing Co 737 Max aircraft was determined not to pose a safety concern by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) panel, a positive outcome for the US planemaker seeking regulatory approval for the largest variant of the popular narrowbody family.

Boeing 737 Max glitch poses no safety concern, US regulator says

Major stock indices rose and the dollar fell on Friday as expectations for a Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate increase later this month fell after softer-than-forecast US jobs data.

Stocks rise after weak US jobs data but bonds resume selling

Sime Darby Property Bhd (KL:SIMEPROP) is no longer a traditional property developer. Five years after embarking on the group’s SHIFT25 strategy, Sime Darby Property has emerged with a broader business than the one that entered the transformation programme in 2021.

Double cover: Insights into margins calls on Zetrix AI's TS Wong + Sime Darby Property reworks the developer model