Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he will speak by phone with Donald Trump on Wednesday, a day after the US president’s conversation with Vladimir Putin failed to win the Russian president’s commitment to a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.

Zelenskiy says he will talk to Trump after Putin’s phone call

PERTH (March 27): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is targeting to bring in more long-haul operations from Europe and other regions.

MAHB targets long-haul operations from European air carriers

OpenAI expects to more than triple its revenue this year to US$12.7 billion (RM56.3 billion), fuelled by the strength of its paid artificial intelligence (AI) software, according to a person familiar with the matter.

OpenAI expects revenue to triple to US$12.7b this year, Bloomberg reports

Meta Platforms Inc is losing its senior-most business executive for the Asia-Pacific, an industry veteran who shepherded some of the social media company’s largest international markets over a decade-long tenure.

Meta’s Apac chief quits after decade-long growth spurt

South Korean equities slipped on Thursday as US President Donald Trump's new auto tariffs weighed on automakers in the East Asian nation, while Chinese stocks rose led by carmakers with limited exposure to the US markets.

South Korea stocks slip as Trump's auto tariffs hit carmakers

Indonesia's palm oil inventory at the end of January rose by 13.98% from the previous month despite a drop in production, as exports fell to a four-month low, data from the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) showed on Thursday.

Indonesia's January palm oil inventories rise by 14% as exports drop

Barcelona, Spain 7 March 2025 –  ZTE Corporation, a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, won the "GSMA Foundry Innovation Award"  at the GLOMO Awards 2025 during MWC Barcelona 2025 for its Minimalist Private 5G-A solution. The solution has been deployed at significant events, such as Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak.

ZTE’s Minimalist Private 5G-A Solution, used in Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024, wins GSMA Foundry Innovation Award at the GLOMO Awards 2025

Malaysia's air passenger traffic saw a 6.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in February 2025, reaching 8.7 million passengers. This growth was fueled by increased seat capacity, the introduction of new international routes, and visa exemptions for tourists from China and India, according to the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom).

Malaysia's air passenger traffic up 6.9% in February, driven by new routes and visa perks

Microsoft Corp has walked away from new data centre projects in the US and Europe that would have amounted to a capacity of about two gigawatts of electricity, according to TD Cowen analysts, who attributed the pullback to an oversupply of the clusters of computers that power artificial intelligence (AI).

Microsoft abandoned data centre projects — analysts

The Court of Appeal (COA) has granted Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor the right to include the police and the government as third parties in the US$14.57 million (RM68.30 million) lawsuit filed against her by a Lebanese jewellery firm over 43 pieces of "missing" jewellery.

Rosmah wins appeal to rope in police, govt in Lebanese jeweller's lawsuit against her

PAI Partners and Bain Capital are among buyout firms considering bids for Nestlé SA’s water business, which could be valued at about €5 billion (US$5.4 billion or RM23.9 billion) or more in a deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

Buyout firms circling Nestlé’s €5b water business, Bloomberg reports

China has told state-owned firms to hold off on any new collaboration with businesses linked to Li Ka-shing and his family, according to people familiar with the matter, after the Hong Kong billionaire irked Beijing with his plan to sell two Panama ports to a global consortium.

China said to pause new deals with Li Ka-shing, family following plan to sell Panama ports to BlackRock-led consortium

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Ekuiti Nasional Bhd, Malaysia’s state-owned private equity firm also known as Ekuinas, said its chief executive officer Datuk Syed Yasir Arafat Syed Abd Kadir will step down on March 31.

Ekuinas announces CEO Syed Yasir Arafat to step down on March 31

Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas), which was formed in 2009, will be put under Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) as part of the government’s plan to consolidate the bumiputera-focused investment institutions.&nbsp;

Ekuinas to be under PNB’s purview, say sources  

Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB), a wholly owned unit trust company of Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), has declared a total income distribution payout of RM2.18 billion for the financial year ending March 31, 2025 (FY2025).

ASNB declares RM2.18b distribution for FY2025, with ASB 2 at 5.50 sen per unit, ASM at five sen

Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT), the pension fund for the Malaysian Armed Forces, has declared a seven-high dividend of 5.25% for 2024.

LTAT declares seven-year high dividend of 5.25% for 2024

Former Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK) group president and chief executive officer Tan Sri Abdul Farid Alias, currently an independent director of Bursa Malaysia Bhd (KL:BURSA), has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of the stock exchange operator by the Minister of Finance, effective May 1.

Former Maybank CEO Farid Alias redesignated as Bursa non-executive chairman from May, replacing Abdul Wahid who is retiring

US President Donald Trump said he would consider lowering tariff rates imposed on China to secure Beijing’s support for a sale of the US operations of ByteDance Ltd’s social video platform TikTok to an American company.

Trump says he could cut China tariffs to secure TikTok deal

Analysts have trimmed their forecasts for Gamuda Bhd (KL:GAMUDA) after weaker-than-expected earnings for the first half ended Jan 31, 2025 (1HFY2025).

Analysts trim Gamuda earnings forecasts after 1H miss

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): AMMB Holding Bhd (KL:AMBANK) may pay out higher than expected dividends when the sixth-largest Malaysian bank by assets announces its strong results for the current financial year.

AMMB may pay higher than expected dividend, analysts flag

Shares of Pos Malaysia Bhd (KL:POS) jumped on Thursday to their highest in more than a month in highly active trade.

Pos Malaysia's shares surged by as much as 36% or seven sen to 26.5 sen. The stock paused for midday trading break at 26 sen after 20.15 million shares changed hands. The trading volume was its biggest in a single day since February 2021.

Pos Malaysia’s stock surges 36%, trading volume rises to four-year high

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Petronas’ first bond issuance in four years is expected to attract strong investor demand, potentially tightening spreads, lowering yields, and reducing its borrowing costs, according to CreditSights, a research arm of Fitch.

Petronas’ first bond issuance in four years likely to spike demand, making it cheaper to raise funds — CreditSights

(March 27):&nbsp;Indonesia is betting on tiny bugs from Africa to help boost its palm oil production, as the broader sector grapples with tightening supply that threatens to keep prices elevated and add to food inflation.

Indonesia to use one million African weevils to spur palm output

Malaysia’s electrical and electronics (E&amp;E), rubber, furniture and optical and scientific equipment exports are the most vulnerable to tariffs the US is expected to impose on the “dirty 15” countries next week, according to UOB economists.

Malaysia's electronics, rubber, furniture exports most at risk from Trump's potential tariffs on 'dirty 15' — UOB

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The board of directors of HHRG Bhd (KL:HHRG) has decided against convening an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) requisitioned by its largest shareholder Cfamillie Holdings Sdn Bhd to remove the board of directors of the company, and has filed a legal suit to stop it from being convened.

HHRG rejects largest shareholder’s call for EGM to remove board, files suit to stop meeting

President Xi Jinping is making China’s presence more felt across the Indo-Pacific region by testing US allies on sensitive issues, as US President&nbsp;Donald Trump’s attention is taken up elsewhere.

Xi tests US allies in Indo-Pacific as Trump looks elsewhere

SHAH ALAM (March 27): An AirAsia flight bound for Shenzhen, China, had to make a turnback to Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 shortly after takeoff, due to a reported engine fire.

AirAsia flight to China turns back to KLIA Terminal 2 due to engine fire, lands safely

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Petroliam Nasional Bhd, also known as Petronas, said on Thursday that it has issued a US$5 billion (RM22 billion) senior multi-tranche bond and proceeds would be used for general corporate purposes.

Petronas raises US$5b from its first dollar bond in four years

The Ministry of Finance has&nbsp;allocated RM1.9 billion to Prasarana Malaysia Bhd to buy 1,660 new diesel and electric buses in phases over a three-year period.

Govt allocating RM1.9b to Prasarana for 1,560 new diesel, electric buses, says Amir Hamzah

FROM a 10-storey blue-domed office building that overlooks a scenic lake in Jalan Tasik, The Mines Resort City, in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, oil and gas outfit Sapura Energy Bhd (KL:SAPNRG) — a Practice Note 17 company — has moved into the much older 40-storey Menara PNB in Jalan Tun Razak, which...

Cover Story: Is the worst really over for Sapura Energy?

Asian shares skidded with Wall Street on Thursday, while the dollar hovered near a three-week high, after US&nbsp;President&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;announced new&nbsp;tariffs&nbsp;on all auto imports, ratcheting up a&nbsp;global&nbsp;trade war that risks fuelling inflation.

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