MALAYSIA’s debate over natural resources often begins with entitlement: how much should the producing state receive, and how much should remain with the federation? It is a legitimate question. But another is equally consequential: when the resource has been extracted and the revenue spent, what remains?

Opinion: The wealth beneath the ground

Malaysia recorded almost RM1.8 trillion in total trade in the first half of 2026. It is an impressive figure, confirming Malaysia’s position as one of the world’s more open trading economies and an important participant in global supply chains.

Opinion: RM1.8 tril in trade — but how much value really stays in Malaysia?

In 2025 alone, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) contributed approximately RM62 billion in petroleum-related revenues to the federal government, including RM32 billion in dividends. These figures underscore a reality often overlooked in public debates: questions surrounding petroleum governance a...

My Say: Resources, cohesion and the future of the federation

With exports equivalent to nearly 70% of gross domestic product (GDP), Malaysia is not merely an open economy — it is a deeply externally anchored one.

Opinion: When the world slows, Malaysia feels it first

PUBLIC discussion on graduate wages in Malaysia has increasingly revolved around headline statistics — percentages of decline, median figures in ringgit, and comparisons with the statutory wage floor.

Opinion: Graduate wages reveal a deeper economic fault-line

I. The age of attraction

For much of the post–Cold War period, international relations were shaped by a deceptively simple but powerful idea introduced by Joseph Nye: soft power. Power, Nye argued, was not only the ability to coerce but also the ability to attract; not only to compel ...

Opinion: From soft power to network power to chokepoint economics: How power changed its operating system

EVERY December, Malaysia’s university convocation halls are filled with celebration. Parents weep with pride as their children cross the stage, certificates in hand, proof of years of sacrifice and hope. Yet once the photographs are taken and the robes returned, a quieter anxiety sets in. For a growing number of graduates, the question is no longer simply where to work, but whether the economy they are entering can still deliver meaningful upward mobility.

Opinion: Squeezed between Singapore, Vietnam and South Korea: Malaysia’s labour market in a tough neighbourhood

The Government Procurement Bill 2025, which was passed by Parliament in August, marks an important milestone in Malaysia’s journey toward greater transparency, fiscal discipline and governance integrity.

Opinion: Procurement reform: Getting public money’s worth

A region that has built the house — but not yet moved in

Asean’s economic integration journey under the Asean Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025 has made reasonable headway, but the results remain uneven. While we must acknowledge the genuine progress — particularly in frameworks...

Opinion: From ambition to action: Closing the Asean integration gap before 2025 ends

There’s a quiet but consequential conversation unfolding in Malaysia — and it could reshape how the country thinks about work, ageing, and opportunity. What began as an off-the-cuff remark by Minister of Law and Institutional Reform Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said earlier this year — suggesting the government raise the retirement age from 60 to 65 — has since evolved into a full-blown policy debate. And frankly, it’s long overdue. In a nation that’s getting older before it gets richer, drawing a hard stop at 60 is starting to look less like prudence and more like lost potential.

Opinion: Sixty is not the finish line anymore

Former Treasury secretary Janet Yellen criticised President Donald Trump’s treatment of US allies, and backed the idea of retaliation for protectionist moves.

Yellen says Trump ‘appalling’ on US allies, backs retaliation

All schools, kindergartens and childcare centres across the Batu Pahat district have been ordered to close from Wednesday, Oct 7, after the air pollutant index (API) reading exceeded 200, reaching the “very unhealthy” level.

Haze: Batu Pahat schools, kindergartens and childcare centres to close as API exceeds 200

Berjaya Corp Bhd (KL:BJCORP) said its main businesses at Berjaya Hills remain fully operational despite enforcement action by the Pahang authorities, and expects no material financial or operational impact from the issue.

Berjaya says core Berjaya Hills businesses unaffected by Pahang enforcement action

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck the waters off Sandakan at 9.11pm on Tuesday.

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes waters off Sandakan

Nvidia Corp is on the verge of becoming the first company with a US$6 trillion (RM24.5 trillion) market capitalisation as investors rotate back into the artificial-intelligence (AI) chipmaker after a disappointing start to the year.

Nvidia soars near US$6 tril market cap with stock back at high

Uber Technologies said on Tuesday it would buy US catering platform ezCater in an all-cash deal for US$2.3 billion (RM9.4 billion), its latest move to strengthen delivery, the company's fastest-growing business segment.

Uber bets US$2.3b on ezCater to narrow gap with DoorDash

Citigroup estimates Meta's AI assistant Muse could generate more than US$27 billion (RM110.3 billion) in revenue by 2030 as strong user adoption and growing engagement reinforce the platform's first-mover advantage in the emerging personal agent market.

Citigroup bets on Meta's Muse as AI's 'front door to the internet'

The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs on Tuesday as Treasury yields eased from multi-year highs and oil prices fell, while investors looked ahead to the upcoming quarterly earnings season.

S&P 500, Nasdaq touch new peaks as Treasury yields cool, oil slips

Mesiniaga Bhd (KL:MSNIAGA) has won a RM32.3 million contract from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMDC) for the maintenance and licence renewal of its MyGST System.

Mesiniaga wins two-year RM32.3m contract extension from Customs Dept

Crypto executives and investors are gathering in Singapore for one of the industry’s biggest conferences of the year after a bitcoin-led rally revived a market that had been struggling for momentum.

Bitcoin bulls descend on Singapore in search of next bet

THE ongoing issues at digital services and technology infrastructure provider Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) could be a long-drawn affair, with managing director Wong Thean Soon, better known as TS Wong, likely to seek legal recourse after recent developments at the company ravaged its share price.</p...

TS Wong could seek legal recourse over issues at Zetrix

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) faces uncertainty over its revenue collection business after the Ministry of Transport (MOT) suspended its services as a collection agent for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) over unremitted government funds totalling RM314 million.

Zetrix AI's business continuity uncertain after JPJ suspension — MBSB Research

Top Glove Corporation Bhd (KL:TOPGLOV) said it is confident of weathering headwinds ahead after earnings jumped nearly five times in the recently ended quarter, sending its shares higher.

Ray Dalio warns China, Japan may pull back from US Treasuries

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Malaysian banks are working towards introducing fraud alert capabilities that can flag potential risks before a transaction is completed.

BNM: Banks working towards fraud alert before transaction is completed

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) said the exact amount it owes the Road Transport Department (JPJ) is still being finalised between the two parties, a day after Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the company had accumulated RM314 million in unpaid remittances.

Zetrix says still finalising amount owed to JPJ after Loke reveals RM314m arrears

Scientex Bhd (KL:SCIENTX) is acquiring 503 acres in Pulai, Johor, for RM580 million to boost the property developer’s land bank.

Scientex to acquire 503 acres in Johor for RM580 mil

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) is exploring a sale of its business in the Philippines as part of efforts to streamline and focus on bigger markets for growth, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

CIMB considers selling Philippine business — Bloomberg

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During the week of Sept 14 to 18, notable shareholding changes among Bursa Malaysia-listed companies included those at D&amp;O Green Technologies Bhd (KL:D&amp;O), where pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) ceased to be a substan...

Insider Moves: D&O Green Technologies Bhd, EI Power Bhd, MQ Technology Bhd, Sealink International Bhd, Zetrix AI Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Investors in an agarwood scheme promoted by Asian Plantation Capital (APC) not only failed to receive any returns on their investment but also didn't see purchase money returned to them, the court heard on Tuesday.

Another dispute over agarwood scheme begins trial, investors say no ROI, purchase sum not returned

United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia) chief executive officer Datuk Ng Wei Wei&nbsp;climbed 10 rungs to 85th place in this year's Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia ranking. &nbsp;&nbsp;

UOB Malaysia CEO Ng Wei Wei climbs 10 rungs in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia ranking

CHINA’s National Food Safety Standard, which includes the Code for the Control of 3-MCPD Esters and Glycidyl Esters in Foods, came into effect on Sept 2, a year after it was issued. According to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), the standard is not expected to have an immediate impact on Mal...

China’s food safety code throws a curveball at palm oil industry

Top Glove Corp Bhd (KL:TOPGLOV) expects an even better FY2027 after its net profit tripled in the financial year ended Aug 31, 2026 (FY2026).

Top Glove expects an even better FY2027 after strong FY2026

U Mobile Sdn Bhd has achieved 90% coverage of populated areas (CoPA) nationwide, nine months ahead of schedule, said Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.

Fahmi: U Mobile 5G coverage hits 90%, nine months ahead of schedule

The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) and its investment arm, Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd (FIC), claim that 21 individual had conspired to defraud them of over RM1 billion in land and exposed them to RM1.7 billion in potential liabilities through&nbsp;the Kuala Lumpur Vertical City (KLVC) project.

Felda suit enters hearing after nearly seven years, says defrauded of RM1b in Jalan Semarak land deal

The World Bank has agreed that certain elements of the goods and services tax (GST) should be implemented into Malaysia’s sales and service&nbsp;tax (SST) to address its distortionary features.

World Bank supports Malaysia’s possible integration of GST elements into SST 

The monsoon transition phase is expected to begin on Friday, Oct 9, and continue until late October, marking the end of the Southwest Monsoon, which began on May 14.

Monsoon transition phase starting Friday expected to bring heavy rain, gradually diminish haze

Outstanding repayments for loans issued by the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), the country's main tertiary education loan provider, stood at RM10.7 billion as at Aug 31.

PTPTN loan arrears hit RM10.7b as at Aug 31 — minister

Sunway Malls has leased 80% of Sunway Ipoh Mall and confirmed 25 brands for the mall, including seven anchor tenants and nine brands making their Perak debut.

Sunway Ipoh Mall 80% leased, 25 tenants confirmed ahead of 4Q2027 opening

Greenpeace has identified more than 20 palm, pulp and sugar companies, including several with links to Malaysia and Singapore, whose land concessions contained sources of smoke from fires that have ravaged Indonesia in recent months.

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