（吉隆坡2日讯）塑料制品制造商Ekonusa Bhd冀通过在大马交易所创业板上市，为新工厂建设筹集资金。

塑料制品制造商Ekonusa寻求上市创业板 筹资建新厂

The Royal Malaysian Police’s (PDRM) anti-money laundering investigation team has frozen RM4.3 billion in funds and seized RM1 billion in assets linked to alleged corporate mafia activities between late 2022 and September 2026.

Anwar: RM4.3 bil frozen, RM1 bil seized since late 2022 over alleged corporate mafia activities

(Oct 20): Japan’s 20-year government bond auction Tuesday saw the strongest demand on record as elevated yields underpinned buying.

Japan’s 20-year bond sale sees strongest demand on record

SINGAPORE (Oct 20): Singapore-headquartered tech conglomerate Sea Ltd is planning a public listing for its financial services arm Monee and will also launch an AI enterprise platform business, according to an internal memo sent on Tuesday.

Sea plans IPO for financial services arm Monee, memo says

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will be issuing a strategy paper and exposure draft on the shariah contract framework this year.

BNM to issue strategy paper, exposure draft on shariah contract framework this year

PARK CITY, Kansas (Oct 19): US President Donald Trump on Monday used violent unrest in France as an argument against Democrats in his battle to defend a Kansas Senate seat long held by Republicans but in danger of falling to his political opponents.

Trump warns Kansans that US will 'burn' like France if Democrats win

The government is finalising the State-owned Enterprises Bill to tighten the regulation, governance and financial management of government bodies and agencies, with the aim of having it tabled and passed in the Dewan Rakyat this year.

State-Owned Enterprises Bill targeted for tabling and approval this year — PM

(Oct 20): Australia’s government is set to sue Facebook, TikTok and other major digital platforms for alleged non-compliance with a nationwide social media ban for under-16s, Communications Minister Anika Wells said in an interview.

Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok for alleged breaches of ban

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Malaysia aims to spearhead the transition towards greater use of Islamic finance to drive cross-border investment, supported by stronger ties with emerging markets, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

Fadillah: Malaysia seeks to lead Islamic finance transition, boost investment

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Sunway Group has officially launched the RM200 million Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre (JCPAC) at Sunway Square in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, Selangor.

Sunway Group unveils RM200 mil performing arts centre at Sunway Square

Nscale Ltd, the artificial intelligence (AI) cloud computing firm, is in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic PBC in a deal that could be worth about US$45 billion (RM184 billion), according to people familiar with the negotiations.

Nscale, Anthropic in talks for US$45 bil cloud computing deal — Bloomberg

The Registrar of Societies on Tuesday decided to deregister Perikatan Nasional, citing the coalition’s inadequate response to a show-cause notice issued last month.

Registrar of Societies deregisters Perikatan Nasional

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Malaysia is considering a waiver of export tax on crude palm oil as a way to boost shipments and whittle down record-high inventories, Bloomberg reported.

Malaysia considers waiving palm oil export taxes to clear glut — Bloomberg

BENGALURU (Oct 20): Oil prices fell on Tuesday as markets weighed an executive order from US President Donald Trump that waived some sanctions and tariffs tied to Russian energy exports, while attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen kept fears of Middle East supply disruptions in view.

Oil eases as markets assess potential waiver on Russian energy, Middle East supply risks

Asian stocks dropped on Tuesday, breaking with a chip-led rally on Wall Street that helped the Nasdaq 100 recover from its worst week since the tariff turmoil of April 2025.

Asian stocks decline in break from US chip rally

The government is finalising the State-owned Enterprises Bill to tighten the regulation, governance and financial management of government bodies and agencies, with the aim of having it tabled and passed in the Dewan Rakyat this year.

French protests largely died down after authorities rolled out tougher security measures, including targeted curfews, following cost-of-living protests over the weekend that degenerated into violence, vandalism and looting.

French unrest tapers off after tougher security measures

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG) on Tuesday denied allegations that its subsidiaries or employees caused forest and land fires in Indonesia.

SD Guthrie denies its estates cause fires in Indonesia

JAKARTA (Oct 20): Indonesia's market operator further tightened stock selling restrictions on Tuesday as authorities race to contain a record-breaking rout triggered by MSCI threatening to strip the country of "emerging market" status and expel it from global indexes.

Indonesia bourse further tightens stock selling restrictions

(Oct 19): CoreWeave's&nbsp;mounting debt is raising fresh concerns about the AI boom, as investors question whether demand can justify the billions being borrowed to build data centres.

Why CoreWeave's troubles are rattling the AI boom

A rebound in chipmakers buoyed the stock market as dip buyers emerged on bets the artificial-intelligence (AI) investment boom will continue to support solid earnings.

Nasdaq 100 climbs on AI trade revival after rout

Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Oct 20, 2026 

(Oct 20): Data-centre infrastructure company Elice Inc&nbsp;plunged in its trading debut in South Korea, dragged down by swirling concern about the outlook for the industry.

Data centre firm Elice plunges 33% in debut sunk by AI worry

A total of 30 areas nationwide recorded unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings as of 9am on Tuesday, with Batu Muda in Kuala Lumpur and Johan Setia in Selangor recording the highest readings at 172 each.

Haze: Unhealthy air in 30 areas nationwide, led by Batu Muda, Johan Setia in Klang Valley

The Royal Malaysian Police’s (PDRM) anti-money laundering investigation team has frozen RM4.3 billion in funds and seized RM1 billion in assets linked to alleged corporate mafia activities between late 2022 and September 2026.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Sunway Group has officially launched the RM200 million Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre (JCPAC) at Sunway Square in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, Selangor.

Peak&nbsp;electricity demand from the data centre industry in Peninsular Malaysia is projected&nbsp;to reach 8.39 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, based on the current electricity supply planning estimates, according to the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra).

Data centre industry's peak electricity demand to hit 8.39GW by 2030 — ministry

NEW YORK (Oct 19): OpenAI is racing to secure investor commitments before rival Anthropic's expected public market debut in mid-November, in an unusually fast fundraising that could value the ChatGPT maker at over US$1.4 trillion, according to two ​people familiar with the matter.

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OpenAI seeks to accelerate fundraising ahead of Anthropic IPO — Reuters

TAIPEI (Oct 20): A union representing Micron Technology workers in Taoyuan, Taiwan, said it would launch a strike on Thursday to coincide with a mediation meeting between the US chipmaker and another collective representing workers at its Taichung operations, escalating a dispute over employee bonuses.

Micron union in Taiwan to launch strike as bonus dispute escalates

(Oct 20):&nbsp;Two former JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co&nbsp;wealth management partners have left the bank to launch their own firm managing US$18.6 billion in client assets, instantly making it one of the country’s biggest registered investment advisers.&nbsp;

JPMorgan wealth advisers create firm overseeing US$18.6 bil

SYDNEY/BENGALURU (Oct 20): National Australia Bank Ltd&nbsp;said on Tuesday that it will shed up to 2,500 jobs, or about 6% of its workforce, in the next year to simplify its operations and cut costs while the nation's credit growth remains under pressure.

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