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NEWS: M’sian home improvement market growing

Duopharma Biotech Berhad has recently partnered with RenalWorks Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Singapore-based RenalWorks Pte Ltd, to enhance dialysis services through the provision of the proprietary RenalGenie Electronic Health Record (EHR) dialysis software.

The RenalGenie software focuses on streamlining data flows and strengthening patient care and compliance while ensuring that healthcare facilities can provide the highest standards of service with optimised operational efficiency, said Duopharma in a statement.

Duopharma Biotech partners with RenalWorks to enhance dialysis services in Malaysia

Five local mobile network operators (MNOs) finally executed the share subscription agreements (SSAs) to take up equity stakes in Digital Nasional Bhd’s (DNB) 5G network.

Telcos ink deals to take up 14% stakes in DNB; Putrajaya to retain 30% stake plus special share

Bursa Malaysia ended the week marginally higher due to late buying, particularly in telecommunications and banking stocks, a dealer said.

Bursa ends marginally higher

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday hinted at a Cabinet reshuffle this month.

Anwar hints at Cabinet reshuffle this month

PUTRAJAYA (Dec 1): Minister of Communication and Digital Fahmi Fadzil assured the public on Friday that personal data protection and cyber security will always be under control in the implementation of the National Digital Identity, or Digital ID programme.

Digital ID: Public assured of data protection and cyber security — Fahmi

The ringgit is expected to recover along with other emerging-market currencies once central banks in developed economies are done raising interest rates, according to Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

BNM chief sees ringgit reprieve as rates peak

Chinese President Xi Jinping appears set to postpone a party meeting held every five years to chart his nation’s long-term reform agenda, the latest example of the Chinese leader disregarding decades-old norms.

China’s Xi seen delaying key economic plenum, defying norms

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 1): A total of 132,404 applications have been received for the People’s Income Initiative (IPR) as of Nov 21, 2023, the Ministry of Economy said.

132,404 People’s Income Initiative applications received until Nov 21 — ministry

Bitcoin’s chances of hitting US$40,000 (RM187,260) are top of mind for crypto speculators, as they head into the final stretch of a year during which the largest digital asset more than doubled in price.

Bitcoin brings US$40,000 into view after more than doubling in a chaotic year

Officials and investors are starting to worry that the world is sliding toward a new era of great-power conflict, as the number of flashpoints multiplies from West Africa through Ukraine to the Middle East.

Fears of a new world war prey on hedge fund titans and policymakers alike

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Pfizer Inc&nbsp;for allegedly misrepresenting the effectiveness of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine.

Texas sues Pfizer over Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness claims

After ditching the airasia Superapp name and rebranding as Move in September, Capital A Bhd’s digital arm wants to become an established and widely recognised online travel agency in Southeast Asia.&nbsp;

Move CEO wants travel brand recognition in post-AirAsia era

Billionaires minted in the latest year accumulated more wealth through inheritance than entrepreneurship for the first time since UBS started tracking the fortunes of the world’s richest almost a decade ago, said CNN.

CNN: New billionaire heirs overtake self-made ones, with US$5.2 trillion wealth transfer over next 20 years

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday registered with the National Digital Identity or Digital ID, making him the first person in the country to have&nbsp;the Digital ID facility.

Anwar first to have Digital ID in Malaysia

Banking and financial services stocks were among the top gainers in early morning trade on Friday, after they concluded the latest earnings reporting season with mostly encouraging&nbsp;results.

Banking stocks among top gainers in early trade

TikTok chief executive officer Shou Chew and other top executives met recently with 40 influential leaders, including many from the tech industry, who were pushing for more moderation of antisemitic content and questioning why pro-Palestine videos were so popular on the short-video app.

TikTok CEO challenged by tech leaders on pro-Palestine posts

The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s second SRC International Sdn Bhd case on Friday applied for the former prime minister to be given a discharge not amounting to acquittal in the ongoing money-laundering case, as the attorney general had not made a decision over the representation letter submitted in July.

Defence applies to discharge Najib in second SRC case

BEIJING (Dec 1): Malaysia&nbsp;has invited China’s President Xi Jingping to visit, its ambassador to Beijing said on Friday, as the Southeast Asian country also seeks to boost the number of Chinese tourists to five million a year, to fuel economic growth.

Malaysia invites China’s Xi to visit, ramps up tourism target

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and its petroleum arrangement contractors have recorded 19 exploration discoveries and two exploration-appraisal successes, contributing over one billion barrels of oil equivalent (bboe) of new resources for Malaysia in 2023.

Petronas finds over 1 bil barrels of oil equivalent exploration discoveries in 2023

November saw further moderation in the Malaysian manufacturing sector, as demand conditions remained subdued. That said, there were some tentative signs of improvement, resulting in less pronounced slowdowns in new orders, output and employment, while business confidence reached a seven-month high.

M'sian manufacturing PMI at seven-month high amid softer moderation in new orders

Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) has maintained its “buy” call on IHH Healthcare Bhd, with a target price of RM7.62, as it continued to favour IHH for its resilience in a defensive sector and positioning to benefit from global megatrends, such as an ageing population.

IHH Healthcare poised to benefit from megatrends such as ageing population, says HLIB

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday stressed that the people's concerns&nbsp;over the implementation of the National Digital Identity or&nbsp;Digital ID, such as personal and banking records being leaked and chips implanted into the bodies of individuals, are completely unfounded.

Digital ID concerns such as personal data leaks and chip implants unfounded, says Anwar

Global commercial real estate and investment management company JLL has announced the retirement of JLL Property Services (Malaysia) chairperson YY Lau, and a new strategic partnership with Appraisal Malaysia, a domestic real estate firm with over 50 years of valuations, consultancy and advisory services expertise, according to a press release issued on Friday.

JLL announces retirement of country head YY Lau, new partnership with Appraisal Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 1): Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session flat&nbsp;on Friday, as buying interest in selected heavyweight stocks&nbsp;was offset by selling in the mid- and lower liners, while worries over China’s economy further dampened sentiment,&nbsp;a dealer said.&nbsp;

Bursa Malaysia flat at midday break as China worries weigh on sentiment

A client of Malaysia’s biggest bank recently discovered that her bank balance had mysteriously increased to more than US$86 million (RM404 million).

Woman discovers over RM404m mistakenly deposited in Maybank account

Bursa Malaysia Bhd on Friday launched the IR4U programme, a comprehensive programme to support and enhance the standards and capabilities of investor relations (IR) practices&nbsp;to raise the visibility and investability of Malaysian&nbsp;listed companies.

Bursa launches IR4U programme to support, enhance investor relations practices

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd received a rare downgrade from Wall Street on the same day it lost its crown as China’s most valuable e-commerce firm to one of its main rivals.

Morgan Stanley cut its rating on Alibaba’s American depositary receipts to equal-weight from overweight, lowering its price target to US$90 (RM420.93) from US$110.

Alibaba gets rare Wall Street downgrade as rival gains traction

A media statement by Dr&nbsp;Ong Kian Ming, a former deputy international trade and industry minister, on Dec 1, 2023.

Public interest must not be sacrificed in DNB shareholder agreement, says Ong Kian Ming

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its highest level since January 2022 as investors crossed the finish line of a banner month for stocks and viewed cooling inflation data as a harbinger of easing Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy.

Dow rallies to year's highest close, caps blockbuster month

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 1): RHB Investment Bank Research&nbsp;(RHB IB) has upgraded its rating on IJM Corp&nbsp;Bhd&nbsp;(IJM) to “buy”, with a higher target price of RM2.21 (previously RM1.99) based on sum-of-the-parts valuation, following the group’s better-than-expected financial performance in the first half of&nbsp;financial year&nbsp;ended Sept 30, 2023 (1HFY2024).&nbsp;