IT’S inevitable — digital banks are coming. This new breed of banks has been sprouting up in the region, particularly in China, and it is only a matter of time before they come to Malaysia’s shores.

A digital bank, sometimes known as a virtual bank, is one that does not have a physical ...

Cover Story: A new banking reality

KAKAO Bank’s launch as one of the first digital banks in South Korea almost two years ago turned out to be a major wake-up call for the nation’s traditional banks.

Built on the back of South Korea’s highly popular messaging platform Kakao Talk, it started operations as a mobile-only ban...

Cover Story: The South Korea Experience: How Kakao Bank forced traditional banks to buck up

RHB Capital Bhd’s outgoing group managing director Kellee Kam believes that the reorganisation of the group comes at an opportune time. “This is wisdom from my board. They say that in business, there are seasons. When it’s summer or autumn, you go out, make the best of it. You farm, you build you...

Cover Story: RHB in transition

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s Indonesian operations, once seen as the most promising of its overseas ventures, disappointed last year for a host of reasons, dragging down the group’s overall financial performance.

A key question playing on investors’ mind as they decide whether to buy, sell...

Cover Story: The Indonesian conundrum

THESE aren’t exactly what one would call the best of times for CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s newly confirmed group chief executive Tengku Datuk...

Cover Story: Is the worst over for CIMB?

A pro-Beijing Hong Kong newspaper stepped up criticism of CK Hutchison's deal to sell its Panama ports to a BlackRock-led group, sending its shares lower on Monday, as sources said the transaction, due to be signed by Wednesday, would be delayed.

Pro-Beijing media ramp up attack on CK Hutchison's Panama ports deal

World share markets fell sharply on Monday and gold surged to another new record after US President Donald Trump said tariffs would essentially cover all countries, stoking worries a global trade war could lead to a recession.

Stocks fall sharply; bonds, gold buoyed as tariffs stoke recession fears

Wall Street forecasters are sounding the alarm on US equities just days before US President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s David Kostin cutting his S&P 500 target for a second time this month.

Goldman’s Kostin slashes S&P 500 target again on growth risk

Elon Musk acknowledged that his job as the head of US President Donald Trump’s effort to cut the size of government is “costing me a lot” when it comes to his other big job as the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc.

Musk admits DOGE role is costing him as Tesla shares slump

Huawei Technologies Co posted its first quarterly net loss in years after the company spent aggressively on research in areas from electric vehicles (EVs) to chips while the business as a whole slowed.

Huawei posts surprise loss after aggressive tech research

An anti-corruption watchdog had flagged irregularities in the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed in an earthquake last week and killed at least 11 people, the head of the monitoring group told Reuters.

Thai watchdog had flagged concerns over building that collapsed in earthquake, Reuters told

THE ringgit’s outperformance among Asian currencies last year may be harder to repeat this year, with some currency traders weighing the possibility of Bank Negara Malaysia trimming interest rates to bolster growth dragged lower by US-led retaliatory tariffs. That is despite a consensus still fir...

The State of the Nation: Ringgit watchers weigh odds of Fed rate and OPR cuts in 2025 

CoreNet Global, a US-based non-profit association for corporate real estate professionals headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has appointed a new CEO to lead the organisation. CoreNet Global represents nearly 10,000 members in 50 countries, including Malaysia, with strategic responsibility for the...

CoreNet Global’s new CEO aims to drive digital transformation, growth

HOLIDAY Villa Hotels & Resorts Sdn Bhd recently purchased Crown Regency Serviced Suites Kuala Lumpur, sources say. The Edge has been given to understand that Holiday Villa acquired 82% of the strata units within the 31-storey building for an undisclosed amount from a sole vendor who has not b...

Holiday Villa buys Crown Regency serviced suites, say sources

COMPETITION for the contract to develop and operate the Johor Bahru (JB) elevated autonomous rapid transit (e-ART) is set to heighten as another consortium is said to be throwing its hat into the ring.

SMH Rail Sdn Bhd, a producer of train locomotives in Malaysia, is believed to have pa...

Bidding for Johor Bahru’s e-ART intensifies with SMH Rail poised to join the fray

A pro-Beijing Hong Kong newspaper&nbsp;stepped up criticism of CK&nbsp;Hutchison's deal to sell its Panama ports to a BlackRock-led group, sending its shares lower on Monday, as sources said the transaction, due to be signed&nbsp;by Wednesday, would be delayed.

A company auditor lost RM1.29 million after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme offered via WhatsApp, said Pahang police chief&nbsp;Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman.

Company auditor loses RM1.29m to investment scam

Thai police on Sunday arrested four Chinese nationals for unlawfully entering the site of an under construction building that collapsed after a powerful earthquake in the Chatuchak district&nbsp;here, in an attempt to retrieve documents.

Four Chinese nationals detained for illegally entering Bangkok disaster zone to 'retrieve documents'

Volvo Car AB tapped its long-time chief executive officer Hakan Samuelsson to retake the helm, as the Swedish automaker tries to navigate its way out of a malaise worsened by looming US tariffs.

Volvo Car brings back Samuelsson as CEO to steer turnaround

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra topped the list of the citizens’ choice for running the country as most locals support the ruling Pheu Thai Party’s policies, according to an opinion poll.

Thai PM Paetongtarn’s support climbs to 30.9% in poll

US President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, telling NBC News in a phone interview on Sunday that “there are methods” that would&nbsp;allow him to do so.&nbsp;

Trump won’t rule out seeking third term as US president, says there are ways

US President Donald Trump said he plans to start his reciprocal tariff push with “all countries”, tamping down speculation that he could limit the initial scope of tariffs set to be unveiled on Wednesday, April 2.&nbsp;

Trump says reciprocal tariffs set to start with all countries

Human Resources Minister&nbsp;Steven Sim Chee Keong has never appointed any individual as his adviser.

Sim denies having adviser with 'Tan Sri' title

Gold started the week with a fresh record high, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected latest tariff barrage that’s heightened concern of a global trade war.

Gold rises to record as trade-war concerns drive haven demand

Asian leaders face tough decisions as US President Donald Trump’s&nbsp;reciprocal tariffs&nbsp;pose a generational challenge to a region whose economies were built around exports to the US and a world of low trade barriers.

Asia braces for historic test of export model from Trump tariffs

World share&nbsp;markets&nbsp;fell sharply on Monday and gold surged to another new record after US&nbsp;President Donald Trump said&nbsp;tariffs&nbsp;would essentially cover all countries, stoking worries a&nbsp;global&nbsp;trade war could lead to a recession.

Perak has emerged as Malaysia’s number one producer of sweet corn for two years, with a production of 17,716 metric tons in 2023, Perak Agriculture Department director Norsiyenti Othman said.

Perak emerges as Malaysia's No 1 sweet corn producer

US&nbsp;President Donald Trump said he is considering “secondary tariffs” on Russian oil if Vladimir Putin refuses a ceasefire with Ukraine, while saying he doesn’t think the Russian president will “go back on his word”.

Trump threatens Russian oil penalties in bid to persuade Putin to accept ceasefire

Goldman Sachs Group Inc&nbsp;economists now expect the Federal Reserve (Fed) will cut interest rates three times this year as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs weigh on economic growth and drive up unemployment.

Goldman sees more Fed cuts this year as tariffs dent growth

GLOBAL financial markets have not been in a good shape since the start of the year. And for more than five months now, foreigners have been net sellers of equities on Asian emerging markets. Last week, a sudden sharp fall in Indonesian stocks raised the alarm about the faltering economic outlook ...

Weak regional sentiment to linger amid Indonesian and Thai market rout, say analysts

BURSA Malaysia Securities Bhd will be bustling this week, with delegations from three companies making their debut, starting with Wawasan Dengkil Holdings Bhd on Tuesday (March 25), followed by Chemlite Innovation Bhd the following day and HI Mobility Bhd on Friday (March 28).

Wawasan D...

IPO Watch: A busy week for Bursa with three IPOs lined up

The King, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, and&nbsp;the Queen,&nbsp;Raja Zarith Sofiah, performed Aidilfitri prayers at the Federal Territory Mosque in Kuala Lumpur&nbsp;on Monday, in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri&nbsp;1446H/2025M celebrations.

King, Queen perform Aidilfitri prayers at Federal Territory Mosque

As South Korea prepares to lift a 17-month ban on short selling, market watchers are expressing confidence that long-term benefits from the resumption of the popular trading practice will far outweigh any near-term volatility.

South Korea's short-selling resumption set to entice global funds

US President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on Saturday, April 5.

Trump says TikTok sale deal to come before April 5 deadline

An anti-corruption watchdog had flagged irregularities in the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed in an earthquake last week and killed at least 11 people, the head of the monitoring group told Reuters.

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