The auditor general has cleared the federal government's financial statements for 2025, issuing an unmodified opinion with "other matters" paragraphs.

Auditor general clears fed government's 2025 financial statements; flags weakness in receivables management

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): The first phase of Pan Borneo Highway Sabah’s (LPB Sabah Project Phase 1) project costs increased by RM1.05 billion, or 6%, as the project remains incomplete after a decade, according to the Auditor General's report released on Monday.

Pan Borneo Sabah Phase 1 costs escalate by over RM1 bil, remains incomplete after a decade — AG's report

The federal government's statutory guarantees rose by 9.8% to RM1.921 trillion as at Dec 31, 2025, from RM1.749 trillion a year earlier, according to the latest Audit General’s report on Monday.

Govt statutory guarantees up by 9.8% to RM1.92 tril in 2025

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Malaysia’s littoral combat ship project faces another delay as its contractor proposed to push the first vessel’s handover to April 2027.

Littoral combat ship project faces fresh delay, first delivery now April 2027 — AG

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): The federal government's subsidy spending fell 40.1% to RM23.43 billion in 2025 from RM39.10 billion a year earlier, mainly because of a drop in petroleum subsidies, according to the latest Auditor General’s report released on Monday.

AG's report: Govt’s 2025 subsidy spending down 40% on petroleum subsidy cuts; welfare grants quadruple

The federal government received RM39.55 billion in dividends from its investments in 2025, up by 1.4% from RM39.01 billion a year earlier, as higher payouts from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Khazanah Nasional Bhd outweighed lower receipts from other entities.

Govt dividend receipts up 1.4% to RM39.55b in 2025 on higher BNM, Khazanah payouts — AG’s report

Malaysia’s auditor general has flagged weak recovery of federal government loans, with only 5% of RM9.273 billion in arrears collected in 2025.

Auditor general flags poor recovery of federal loan arrears

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) has proposed changes to Malaysia’s innovation targets after the country fell short of its 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) goals, citing the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic slowdown as major factors.

Mosti looks to adjust innovation targets after audit flags missed goals

Malaysia’s push to become a high-tech, knowledge-based economy is slowed by delays, weak oversight and low completion rates in government research and development (R&D), commercialisation and innovation projects, says the latest Auditor General's Report.

AG's Report says most government R&D projects unfinished despite RM3.56 bil funding

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): The federal government has been urged to strengthen oversight of government-linked companies after dozens of profitable entities failed to declare dividends in 2022 and 2023.

AG Report: Dozens of govt-linked firms did not pay out dividends despite being profitable

An audit into Mimos Bhd has revealed that the agency spent RM28.13 million between December 2023 and March 2025 without prior approval from the relevant project committees.

Mimos is the national applied research and development centre under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti).

Mimos spent RM28 mil without relevant approvals — AG's Report

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): Malaysia’s auditor general raised concerns over the 2024 financial statements of 15 federal government agencies in the latest report released on Monday.

Malaysia’s auditor general flags concerns in 15 federal agencies’ 2024 financial statements

eJamin, an online bail payment system operated by Pertama Digital Bhd (KL:PERTAMA), ran for five years without a formal contract, the Public Accounts Committee found.

Pertama Digital ran eJamin for five years without formal contract, invested bail funds without approval — PAC

The ringgit is expected to outperform most Asian currencies in the final quarter of 2026, supported by Malaysia’s strong electronics exports despite pressure from higher oil prices, according to MUFG Bank. It also expects Bank Negara Malaysia to maintain the overnight policy rate at 2.75% until the third quarter of next year as inflation remains contained.

MUFG sees ringgit dipping below RM4 against US dollar by 3Q 2027

BENGALURU (Oct 5): Shares of HDFC Bank gave up early gains to trade lower on Monday, as investors weighed the impact of Anup Bagchi's appointment as CEO at India's biggest private lender.

India's HDFC Bank slips as investors weigh impact of outsider CEO pick

ALMOST two years into operations, the 36-storey Holiday Inn & Suites Penang Prai is said to be on the market, industry observers tell The Edge.

The freehold property opened in early 2025 in Juru Sentral, an integrated mixed-use development in Seberang Perai that also comprises a con...

Holiday Inn & Suites Penang Prai on the market, sources say

NEW YORK/GDANSK (Oct 5): France's Schneider Electric  struck its biggest deal ever on Monday, agreeing to buy PTC in an all-cash deal valuing the US software company's equity at around US$22.6 billion, it said in a statement.

Schneider Electric to buy US software firm PTC in US$22.6 bil deal

The board reviewed its top risks: Market exposure; cyber; regulatory; talent. Attrition was tracked. Succession was reviewed. Cost per hire was on the page. Every category had an owner, a mitigation, a residual exposure accepted at the level the board had  approved.

Opinion: What the employee report does not say 

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): The Food Bill 2026 has been tabled for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday.

Food Bill 2026 tabled for first reading

Denmark suffered a major data breach that gave unauthorised individuals access to names, addresses and personal identification numbers belonging to about 8.8 million people registered in the country’s central population database.

Denmark data breach exposes 8.8 mil people’s personal data

Oil prices fell on Monday as rising Middle East crude exports and a release of oil stocks by the Group of Seven nations boosted supplies, offsetting concerns about further damage to Gulf oil infrastructure as the US-Israeli war on Iran drags on.

Oil falls as Middle East crude exports rise, G7 to release stocks

A framework for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to cooperate with Asian countries on oil stockpiling is set to be launched, with Japan supporting the initiative through financial assistance and stockpiling expertise, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.

Saudi, UAE to cooperate in building crude stockpile in Asia — report

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) said it is in talks to resolve Road Transport Department services suspension.

Zetrix AI in talks to resolve JPJ service suspension

<a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/820509" target="_blank">https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/820509</a>PUTRAJAYA (Oct 5): Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) owes the Road Transport Department some RM314 million as it failed to remit collections from May to September this year.

Zetrix owes JPJ RM314m from May to September this year, says Loke

As tourists step off the pier on Thailand’s Koh Phangan island, they’re greeted by a sales pitch tailored to outsiders — billboards touting luxury beachfront plots or clifftop villas as high-yield investments, a message repeated along the palm-fringed roads winding up into the hills.

As Thailand cracks down on foreigners, a tourist paradise reconsiders its welcome

SINGAPORE (Oct 5): Asian stocks made brisk gains on Monday as investors pared back expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, while the euro sank to a 17-month low on concerns over France's deteriorating fiscal position.

Euro pummelled by France's debt burden; stocks mixed

SEREMBAN (Oct 4): The Negeri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) has once again reaffirmed that Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir remains the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

DKU reaffirms Tuanku Muhriz remains Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

AkzoNobel said on Monday it has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian decorative paints business to Nippon Paint for US$1.35 billion (RM5.5 billion), completing a review of its Asian decorative paints portfolio.

AkzoNobel to sell Southeast Asia paints business to Nippon Paint for US$1.35b

The auditor general has cleared the federal government's financial statements for 2025, issuing an unmodified opinion with "other matters" paragraphs.&nbsp;

It has been a couple of months since Bank Negara Malaysia rolled out its MediAsas pilot programme, previously called the Base MHIT (medical and health insurance/takaful) Plan. The pilot — involving staff of selected statutory bodies, government-linked companies, and small and medium enterprises, six of the largest insurers and takaful operators in the country as well as 10 preferred in-network hospitals in the Klang Valley — began at end-July and will end this month. Nationwide launch is slated for January 2027.

Tong's Portfolio - Fixing medical cost inflation: Change the rules, change the behaviour

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Malaysia could widen its corporate tax base by reviewing special and double deductions that have been in place for two to three decades, and remove deductions that no longer serve their original purpose, said CIMB Investment Bank.

CIMB IB says Malaysia could widen corporate tax base for Budget 2027, cut old deductions

Shares of Singapore Exchange Ltd slipped on Monday, extending a slump that’s erased about US$4.2 billion (RM17.1 billion) in market value since an August peak on rising concern over lofty valuations.

SGX loses US$4.2 bil in value as analysts balk at valuation

The Road Transport Department, also known as JPJ, is able to provide services without the use of middlemen such as collection agents, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.

No need for middlemen for JPJ services, says Loke

The Social Security Organisation, officially Perkeso, said Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) is not involved in collection of contributions on behalf of employees or employers.

Perkeso says Zetrix not involved in collection of contributions

(Oct 5) :&nbsp;The UK is preparing to impose levies on the import of Chinese electric vehicles, meeting a key demand from the European Union, the Times of London reported Sunday.&nbsp;

UK expected to follow EU with tariffs on Chinese EVs, Times says

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): The first phase of Pan Borneo Highway Sabah’s (LPB Sabah Project Phase 1) project costs increased by RM1.05 billion, or 6%, as the project remains incomplete after a decade, according to the Auditor General's report released on Monday.

Privately held Supermax Holdings Sdn Bhd, which holds 40.3% in glove manufacturer, Supermax Corp Bhd (KL:SUPERMX), is no ordinary company.

It has assets in the form of fixed deposits and holds the controlling block of shares in Supermax, which has manufacturing plants in Malaysia and th...

Frankly Speaking: Control of Supermax enters a new phase

Southeast Asia plus China, Japan and South Korea are more at risk than most economies to any potential collapse in the artificial-intelligence boom, which could trigger shocks across financial markets and the real economy.

Asia among most vulnerable to AI correction, Asean unit warns

The federal government received RM39.55 billion in dividends from its investments in 2025, up by 1.4% from RM39.01 billion a year earlier, as higher payouts from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Khazanah Nasional Bhd outweighed lower receipts from other entities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): The federal government's subsidy spending fell 40.1% to RM23.43 billion in 2025 from RM39.10 billion a year earlier, mainly because of a drop in petroleum subsidies, according to the latest Auditor General’s report released on Monday.&nbsp;

China’s mutual funds are closing at the fastest pace in eight years as weak returns and investor redemptions leave hundreds of products too small to survive.

China fund closures head for eight-year high as demand fades

NEW YORK/GDANSK (Oct 5): France's Schneider Electric&nbsp; struck its biggest deal ever on Monday, agreeing to buy PTC in an all-cash deal valuing the US software company's equity at around US$22.6 billion, it said in a statement.

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