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Why are Japan and Korea in a trade war?

AirAsia has carried over 45 million passengers year-to-date (YTD), maintaining a high load factor of 90%, said Capital A Bhd (KL:CAPITALA).

AirAsia carried over 45 million passengers YTD, says Capital A

The government reaffirmed that it will not allow withdrawals from the primary Account 1 of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for the haj pilgrimage, and does not intend to change the policy.

Govt maintains no withdrawal for haj pilgrimage from EPF Account 1

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Frozen food distributor Supreme Consolidated Resources Bhd (KL:SUPREME) has set its initial public offering (IPO) price at 25 sen per share, according to its prospectus launched on Monday.

Supreme Consolidated sets IPO price at 25 sen, applications to close on Nov 15

In July, there was heavy newsflow on Human Resource Development Corp (HRD Corp). The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) confirmed it was looking into the government agency and its CEO Datuk Shahul Hameed Dawood offered to go on garden leave to facilitate investigations.

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Mah Sing Group Bhd (KL:MAHSING) has signed a second partnership with Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a company wholly owned by Bain Capital, to expand a joint-venture (JV) data centre project named Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City at the Southville City township in Bangi, Selangor.

Mah Sing, Bridge Data Centres to expand data centre project in Southville City, Selangor

During his Budget 2025 speech two weeks ago, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim did not read out an important paragraph that touched on the government’s drafting of a new law to allow for home detention as an alternative to a custodial jail sentence.

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Logistics provider DHL Express has invested €60 million (RM300 million) in its fully automated sorting system, located at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which it claimed to be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia to speed up cross-border shipping capacity.

DHL Express unveils RM300m new facility with automated sorting system

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Oct 28): Japanese stocks rose strongly on Monday, as the yen careened to a three-month low after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing in Sunday's election, raising uncertainty over the path for policy and the economy.

Japan stocks rally as yen tumbles after coalition drubbing

Occupying the top three floors of an unremarkable office building in northern Mumbai, there’s little to distinguish Shreya Life Sciences from the many other commercial businesses that keep the Andheri neighbourhood of India’s largest metropolis humming throughout the day.

Indian pharma firm shipping Nvidia AI chips from Malaysia to Russia — Bloomberg

Sorento Capital Bhd (KL:SORENTO) staged a muted Monday debut on ACE Market following the bathroom ware firm’s initial public offering (IPO) that raised&nbsp;some RM85 million.&nbsp;

Sorento Capital stages muted debut on ACE Market

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): BlackBerry Ltd has chosen Cyberjaya,&nbsp;Selangor as headquarters for its cybersecurity operations in the Asia-Pacific (Apac), according to a press release on Monday. &nbsp;

Blackberry picks Cyberjaya as HQ for Asia-Pacific cybersecurity ops

The yen hit a three-month low on Monday, as Japan's ruling party lost its parliamentary majority, while oil tumbled after Israel's weekend strike on Iran bypassed oil or nuclear targets.

Oil slides on Mideast respite; yen down as Japan's govt loses majority

Logistics provider DHL Express has invested €60 million (RM300 million) in its fully automated sorting system, located at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which it claimed to be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia to speed up cross-border shipping capacity.

Japan faces political instability after a gamble by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to call a snap election backfired with the ruling coalition failing to win a majority in Parliament for the first time since 2009.&nbsp;

Japan faces political upheaval as LDP coalition loses majority

Local digital games which have received funding from the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), and the latest status of five Light Rail Transit Line 3&nbsp;(LRT3) stations, are among the key issues to be discussed at Monday’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

MDEC-funded digital games, status of five LRT3 stations in focus for the day

Sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were utilities (RM266.9 million), technology (RM50.9 million), and telecommunications and&nbsp;media (RM45.7 million).

Foreign investors reverted to net selling at RM196.2m last week — MIDF

The US bond market, already stung by the worst selloff in six months, now heads into a crucial two-week stretch that will likely chart its course for the rest of the year.

A 10-day test is coming for bond market battered by selloff

Mah Sing Group Bhd (KL:MAHSING) has signed a second partnership with Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a company wholly owned by Bain Capital, to expand a joint-venture (JV) data centre project named Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City at the Southville City township in Bangi, Selangor.

Frozen food distributor Supreme Consolidated Resources Bhd (KL:SUPREME) has set its initial public offering (IPO) price at 25 sen per share, according to its prospectus launched on Monday.

Boeing Co&nbsp;is planning to launch a capital raise as early as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, in an offering that would help the beleaguered airplane maker boost its liquidity.

Boeing plans over US$15 billion capital hike as soon as Monday

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): Tropicana Corp Bhd’s (KL:TROP) Avisa Residences phase 1 at Tropicana Alam — its first township in Puncak Alam, Kuala Selangor&nbsp;— has achieved a 70% take-up since its launch in March 2024.

Tropicana Corp’s Avisa Residences achieves 70% take-up rate, unveils green-certified phase 2

The opposition Social Democrats (SD) claimed victory in Lithuania's parliamentary election on Sunday, which was dominated by frustration with the cost of living and worries over potential threats from neighbouring Russia.

Lithuania leftist opposition win election, eyes coalition

OMS&nbsp;Group, a KKR-backed Malaysian subsea digital infrastructure company, said on Monday it had signed a contract with Dutch maritime firm Royal IHC for the construction of a series of cable-laying vessels.

KKR-backed OMS signs contract for cable-laying vessels with Dutch firm

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) shaved its global growth forecast for next year, citing accelerating risks from wars and trade protectionism.

Meantime, the Bank of Canada stepped up the pace of interest-rate cuts and signalled that the post-pandemic era of high inflation is over. Policymakers lowered the benchmark overnight rate by 50 basis points, the most since March 2020, to 3.75%.

Charting the global economy: IMF lowers global growth forecast

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Oil tumbled more than 5% in early Asian trading after Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend avoided the Opec member’s crude facilities.

Oil price slumps 5% as Israel limits strike on Iran to military targets

Sluggish demand for electric vehicles (EVs) haunted South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd, dragging its profits down by almost 40% from a year earlier.&nbsp;

LG Energy profit tumbles 40% on slow battery-power car sales

Chinese commodities producers centred on the old economy are still bearing the brunt of the nation’s economic slowdown, with steelmakers and crude oil processors in particular continuing to rack up losses.