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Creating desirability with Usamah Zaid Yasin

SKS Airways Sdn Bhd’s plans to become the first operator of the Embraer E195-E2 out of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Selangor (Subang Airport) appear to have hit a bump. The commercial airline under Johor-based SKS Group — which engages in property development, hospitality and credit ...

SKS Airways in limbo as jet flight plans stall

Carlsberg has agreed to buy British soft drinks maker Britvic for £3.3 billion (US$4.23 billion or RM19.9 billion) and buy out UK pub group Marston's from its joint venture with the Danish brewer.

Carlsberg to buy Britvic for US$4.2b and take over Marston's joint venture

COACH, a US-based fashion house specialising in bags, is teaming up with A Place Where (APW), an event and retail space in Bangsar, to set up what is believed to be a standalone multi-concept store that is expected to be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Sources tell The Edge tha...

Coach teams up with APW to create new concept store 

Ten crew members, including the captain of cargo ship MV Kumjin, ​​survived after the vessel sank 2.1 nautical miles west of Tanjung Rhu, Sepang near here, Monday morning.

Ten rescued as cargo ship sinks off Sepang 

SARAWAK’s plan to acquire a substantial stake in Affin Bank Bhd from key shareholders is still on the cards, with a formal agreement likely to be inked this month, sources say.

“The parties are working on a July timeline to close the deal,” a source familiar with the matter tells The Ed...

Affin Bank-Sarawak deal is on, likely to close this month, say sources

SHARES of Malayan Flour Mills Bhd or MFM (KL:MFLOUR) have risen by 35% year to date as its financials improved while investor forum chatter has revolved around the possibility of a corporate exercise.

When asked if the flour miller may have found a strategic partner for its flour busine...

MFM sees investor interest on back of lower wheat costs, corporate exercise chatter

Raiz Invest Ltd, an Australian financial technology company and publicly listed entity on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), has announced that it is ceasing its Malaysian business.

Raiz to exit Malaysia 

Boeing Co has agreed to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy to defraud the US after the Justice Department concluded the planemaker failed to adhere to an earlier settlement stemming from two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jetliner.

Boeing to plead guilty to fraud for violating deal over 737 Max crashes

Hurricane Beryl strengthened as it neared the Texas coast on Sunday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, forcing the closure of major oil ports, flight cancellations and a warning it would be a deadly storm for communities hit.

Hurricane Beryl intensifying as it nears Houston, warning of 'deadly storm'

Samsung Electronics workers began a three-day strike for better pay on Monday, with their union pointing to action should South Korea's biggest conglomerate continue to fall short of its demands.

Samsung Electronics workers strike as union voice grows in South Korea

Citigroup Inc’s workforce in Singapore has shrunk by about 500 people amid a global restructuring planned by the Wall Street giant, the Straits Times reported Monday.

Citi’s Singapore workforce shrinks by 500 amid global restructuring — ST 

Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on Monday said it would add three energy-efficient liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels to its North American operations.

Petronas adds three new LNG vessels ahead of LNG Canada start-up

Raiz Invest Ltd, an Australian financial technology company and publicly listed entity on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), has announced that it is ceasing its Malaysian business.&nbsp;

Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto wants to give school children free meals, but the plan and his pledge to be 'daring' on spending have the country's debt and currency markets on edge.

Prabowo's free-meal plan stirs investor fears about Indonesia's finances

Japanese workers’ base salaries rose the most since 1993, a jump that supports the case for the Bank of Japan to consider raising interest rates even as real wages continue to fall.

Japan base wages jump most since 1993 after large pay deals

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co rose to a record intraday high in Taipei after Morgan Stanley joined a list of brokers boosting price targets on the chipmaker before its earnings.

TSMC shares soar to record on expectations of tight 2025 supply

Asian stocks inched higher on Monday as investors grew more confident about a September US rate cut, while the euro grappled with political uncertainty as French elections pointed to a hung parliament.

Asian shares firm, euro dogged by French political deadlock

Boeing Co has agreed to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy to defraud the US after the Justice Department concluded the planemaker failed to adhere to an earlier settlement stemming from two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jetliner.

American farmers are hoarding corn like it’s 1988. Investor bets that European natural gas prices will keep climbing are signalling that markets expect supplies to tighten in the coming months. And Hurricane Beryl’s rare strength so early in the Atlantic heralds the possibility of a super-charged storm season ahead.

Five key charts to watch in global commodity markets this week

China's central bank said on Monday it would start conducting temporary bond repurchase agreements or reverse repos to make open market operations more efficient and keep banking system liquidity ample.

PBOC tweaks liquidity operations amid strong bond demand

Six companies are set to start trading in Hong Kong this week after raising a combined HK$4.31 billion (US$551 million or RM2.6 billion) in the busiest week this year for IPO debuts.

Hong Kong set for busiest IPO week this year with six listings

Hurricane Beryl strengthened as it neared the Texas coast on Sunday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, forcing the closure of major oil ports, flight cancellations and a warning it would be a deadly storm for communities hit.

Samsung Electronics workers began a three-day strike for better pay on Monday, with their union pointing to action should South Korea's biggest conglomerate continue to fall short of its demands.

Paramount Global’s board of directors Sunday approved a deal to merge with Skydance Media, opening a new chapter for one of Hollywood's oldest studios.

Paramount and Skydance agree to merger, ending Redstone era

SARAWAK’s plan to acquire a substantial stake in Affin Bank Bhd from key shareholders is still on the cards, with a formal agreement likely to be inked this month, sources say.

“The parties are working on a July timeline to close the deal,” a source familiar with the matter tells The Ed...

SHARES of Malayan Flour Mills Bhd or MFM (KL:MFLOUR) have risen by 35% year to date as its financials improved while investor forum chatter has revolved around the possibility of a corporate exercise.

When asked if the flour miller may have found a strategic partner for its flour busine...

Ten crew members, including the captain of cargo ship MV Kumjin, ​​survived after the vessel sank 2.1 nautical miles west of Tanjung Rhu, Sepang near here, Monday morning.

Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded year.

2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records

Oil prices dipped on Monday after rising for four weeks, as the prospect of a ceasefire deal in Gaza eased geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while investors assessed potential disruption to US energy supplies from Tropical Storm Beryl.

Oil dips as Gaza talks ease supply disruption woes; Storm Beryl in focus

COACH, a US-based fashion house specialising in bags, is teaming up with A Place Where (APW), an event and retail space in Bangsar, to set up what is believed to be a standalone multi-concept store that is expected to be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Sources tell The Edge tha...