Supriya Surendran

Friday 28 Mar 2025

16 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

The State of the Nation: Covid-19 and the spectre of recession AT the time of writing, the 2019 novel coronavirus (Covid-19) had affected 100,257 people across the globe and claimed 3,408 lives. In Malaysia alone, the number of cases had risen from 22 to 83 last week. China, the world’s second-largest economy and the origin of the outbreak, has the...

By Supriya Surendran and Liew Jia Teng / theedgemarkets.com

16 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

21 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Cover Story 2: More concessionaires likely to monetise highways AFTER Gamuda Bhd and Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd (Litrak) announced a proposal that would see the companies monetise their investments in four highways in the city, the spotlight is now on other concessionaires. Heading the list is IJM Corp Bhd, which has two highways operating in...

By Supriya Surendran, Adam Aziz and M Shanmugam / The Edge Malaysia

21 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

21 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Cover Story 2: A reboot for toll highways IT was not a secret that a corporate exercise involving highways under Gamuda Bhd was in the offing. Nevertheless, the timing and the structure of the corporate exercise that was put in place caught the market by surprise. Until early last Monday, nobody knew of the existence of an enti...

By Supriya Surendran, Adam Aziz and M Shanmugam / The Edge Malaysia

21 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

13 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Perpetual bonds: The good and the badWHILE perpetual bonds are hybrid in nature, sharing both the characteristics of bonds and equities, more often than not, they are classified as a type of equity rather than debt on the balance sheet of issuers. As there is no contractual obligation from the issuer to redeem the instrume...

By Supriya Surendran / The Edge Malaysia

13 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

12 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

MISC’s Brazil FPSO project closely watchedMISC Bhd’s maiden foray into the deep-water floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) segment of the oil and gas (O&G) industry in Brazil will be closely watched this year. According to S&P Global Ratings, any potential delays and cost overruns on the Mero 3 FPSO projec...

By Supriya Surendran / The Edge Malaysia

12 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

06 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Ta Win scouts for viable opportunities in global EV spaceGIVEN the worldwide interest in electric vehicles (EV), Bursa Malaysia-listed Ta Win Holdings Bhd is scouting for opportunities in the EV space by leveraging on the capabilities of its subsidiary, Cyprium Wire Technology Sdn Bhd (CWT). Ta Win group managing director Datuk Seri Ngu Tieng...

By Supriya Surendran / The Edge Malaysia

06 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

05 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Insider Moves: BSL Corp Bhd, Fitters Diversified Bhd, Jerasia Capital Bhd, Wong Engineering Corp Bhd, TWL Holdings Bhd, Pertama Digital Bhd, Country Heights Holdings Bhd Notable filings For the week of March 14 to 18, notable shareholding changes at Bursa Malaysia-listed companies included those at electronics contract manufacturer BSL Corp Bhd. On March 4, Arena Evolusi Sdn Bhd acquired 28.99 million BSL shares, representin...

By Supriya Surendran / The Edge Malaysia

05 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

04 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Coffee Break: Things I will not miss about the pandemicOn April 1, Malaysia entered a new phase and transitioned to the endemic phase of Covid-19, where we all can pretty much return to an almost-normal life after two years of living with the pandemic. Of course, this is a great relief, as the economy can fire up again, and our healthcare s...

By Supriya Surendran / The Edge Malaysia

04 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

04 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

The State of the Nation: Malaysia’s ratification of ILO Protocol of 2014 a good start in combating forced labourMALAYSIA’s ratification of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention 1930 (No 29) is a good start in the road to combating forced labour in the country, say labour industry experts. Malaysia became the 58th country in the world and th...

By Supriya Surendran / The Edge Malaysia

04 Apr 2022, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

21 Mar 2022, 08:00 am

IHH ready for ‘heavy lifting’ with five growth enginesIHH Healthcare Bhd managing director and CEO Dr Kelvin Loh Chi-Keon is clearly striking while the iron is hot. Fresh from delivering strong numbers for financial year 2021, the company is looking to build on the momentum by revving up what Loh calls five growth engines — recovering from Covid-19;...

By Supriya Surendran / The Edge Malaysia

21 Mar 2022, 08:00 am

CK Hutchison will not sign deal to sell strategic Panama ports next week — Reuters

Powerful quake in Southeast Asia kills several, 81 trapped in Bangkok building rubble

Foreign investors shifting to safer Malaysian assets amid market volatility — analyst

Businessman who assaulted bodyguards for fasting sentenced to six years and 10 months' jail

Govt sets guidelines for rooftop solar leasing, landed households set to benefit

Greenland's new prime minister takes office facing challenge from Trump

Apple, Meta face modest fines as EU seeks to avoid US spat

Smoother air travel this Aidilfitri, no complaints over flight tickets — Loke

Slow traffic flow, vehicle numbers expected to increase on major expressways

Loke assures thorough probe into Kluang fatal crash

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