KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Malaysia’s ringgit, already one of the best performing currencies in Asia, could get a further boost from US monetary policy easing, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Finance Ministry sees ringgit gaining more ground

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said that the upcoming Capital Market Master Plan 4 (CMP4) will facilitate capital mobilisation for a just transition, climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience.

Capital Market Master Plan 4 to drive just transition, climate mitigation, says MOF

The government is making a big cut to its agriculture allocation, as it shifts development focus to areas with higher economic impact. Allocations are also cut for education and training, albeit at smaller degrees, as well as security.

Agriculture takes backseat as Malaysia shifts focus to high impact sectors

Malaysia will take a “prudent yet expansionary” approach to Budget 2026, aiming to rebuild its financial strength while supporting the economy, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

Malaysia plans 'prudent yet expansionary' Budget 2026 to rebuild fiscal buffers

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Malaysia is counting on stronger revenue collection and steady economic growth to shrink the budget gap, as the government plans to raise spending further next year.

Malaysia to further rein in overspending in Budget 2026

Imported fully-assembled electric vehicles (EV) will no longer be duty-free starting next year, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

Excise duty exemptions on completely-built-up (CBU) EVs will be removed beginning 2026, the MOF said in its Fiscal Outlook and Federal Government Revenue Estimates report.

No more tax holiday for imported fully-assembled EVs from 2026, says MOF

The government’s debt service charges (DSC), which are the second-largest part of its spending, are expected to grow more slowly next year due to reduced borrowing, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

Malaysia’s debt service charges to grow slower in 2026

Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow between 4% and 4.5% in 2026, supported by strong domestic demand, a healthy job market and government reforms, according to the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) Economic Outlook 2026 report.

Malaysia’s economy set to stay strong in 2026 with 4%-4.5% growth, despite tariff risks

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Malaysia’s debt service charges (DSC) are expected to rise at a slower pace of 7.6% in 2025 to RM54.3 billion, according to the Ministry of Finance’s Fiscal Outlook 2026 report.

Debt service charges rise at slower pace in 2025 as long maturities, domestic funding keep risks in check

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Under the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (12MP), the government has set a target for the compensation of employees (CE) to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio to reach 40% by 2025. While progress has been made, the share still lags behind the target, highlighting the ongoing challenge of ensuring that economic gains are more evenly distributed among workers.

Labour market stays robust, but labour income shares need more meaningful boost

Weaker earnings from government-linked companies (GLCs), driven by reduced global oil and gas prices, are expected to compound the financial challenges for the wider public sector, which is estimated to record a larger overall deficit in 2025.

Weaker oil prices to drag overall GLC earnings in 2025

Malaysia expects revenue measures introduced since last year to deliver a boost to the government’s coffers in 2026, even as the growth in receipts will still trail the broader economy.

Govt expects revenue boost in 2026, still trails economic growth on narrow tax base

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): The federal government anticipates that growth in emoluments expenditure, which consistently makes up the largest part of its operating expenditure (opex), will remain high next year due to the upcoming phase of the civil service salary hike.

Civil service salary hikes to keep emoluments growth elevated

Malaysia’s debt ratio could surge to almost 97% of gross domestic product (GDP) if government-linked guarantees materialise, according to stress tests in the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) Fiscal Outlook 2026 report, although baseline projections show a gradual improvement in the country’s debt trajectory.

MOF’s stress tests show Malaysia’s debt could hit 97% of GDP if govt guarantees materialise 

Malaysia must accelerate the modernisation of its agricultural sector and improve production efficiency to strengthen food security amid growing challenges, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

Agricultural modernisation key to strengthening food security — Mohamad Sabu

Anthropic PBC’s initial public offering (IPO) plans ran into a punishing post-election selloff, prompting a rethink among prospective investors of the company’s expected valuation.

Anthropic IPO buyers see valuation as low as US$1.1 tril

A seafarer on a Greek-owned oil tanker was killed in an apparent missile attack in the Gulf, its owner said on Friday.

Company says sailor killed in Gulf tanker attack

Monster Beverage Corp shares fell as much as 8.2% on Friday, the biggest decline in over two years, after the energy drink giant’s weaker-than-expected margins underscored the impact of soaring costs in the beverage industry.

Monster shares fall as weaker margins highlight cost burden

Pakatan Harapan's (PH) track record as a key component of the federal government should serve as a yardstick for Melaka voters to assess the coalition's capabilities ahead of the 16th Melaka state election on Nov 14, said Pasir Gudang Member of Parliament Hassan Abdul Karim.

Melaka voters urged to judge PH by federal govt's performance — Hassan Karim

Collaboration between plantation companies and oil palm smallholders to increase both parties’ yields and income will be raised at the Cabinet meeting next week, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Plantation companies-oil palm smallholders collaboration to be raised in Cabinet next week — Anwar

US consumer sentiment rose in November to a three-month high, bolstered by modest improvements in Americans' views of their personal finances and the economic outlook.

US consumer sentiment unexpectedly rises, fuelled by independents

The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose on Friday as chip stocks bounced off heavy losses posted in the previous session on fears that a Democratic-led Congress could result in tougher artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, even as the jobs report raised interest-rate hike concerns.

Nasdaq pares losses as chips recover, rate-hike fears linger

Treasuries dipped after an unexpected surge in US job growth led traders to add to wagers that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates when officials next meet in December.

US Treasuries stumble as strong jobs data backs Fed-hike bets

TikTok moved one step closer to a new European Union fine after regulators found its video-recommendation algorithm pushes users down “rabbit holes” of potentially harmful content, escalating an almost three-year probe into the video-sharing app.

EU escalates TikTok probe over algorithmic ‘rabbit holes’

The implementation of the conditional pardon granted to Datuk Seri Najib Razak, allowing the former prime minister to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, must be respected in keeping with the principles of constitutional monarchy and the rule of law.

King: Najib’s conditional pardon order must be respected

Real estate developers SKS Group and MB World Group Bhd have acquired the hotel block and four residential blocks situated above Capital City Mall in Tampoi, Johor Bahru, for approximately RM50 million, according to a press statement and supplementary comments on Friday.

SKS Group and MB World acquire hotel and serviced apartments above Capital City Mall in Johor for RM50m

While the public were focused on the plantation sector’s culpability in causing the haze hanging over the region in the last three months, Malaysian planters have been struggling with tight labour conditions in their estates, along with a high level of palm oil inventories.

Double cover: Malaysian planters brace for migrant worker shortage + Hong Leong Bank closes in on industry leadership across key metrics

The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has denied challenging the validity of the conditional royal pardon granted to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, stressing that it is merely seeking legal clarity on the implementation of the pardon alongside existing court orders.

AGC denies defying King in clarifying Najib's conditional pardon

The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) on Saturday announced the transfer of 19 senior officers to several strategic positions at the state, departmental, and force levels.

PDRM shuffles 19 senior officers in major leadership changes

The country's online banking system and financial transactions remain secure despite attempted cyberattacks by non-state actors, including a recent hacking incident involving Bank Rakyat's website, Communications Minister and government spokesperson Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said.

Online banking secure in Malaysia despite Bank Rakyat hacking incident — Fahmi

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar to seek an audience with the King, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar,&nbsp;immediately to clarify issues surrounding the implementation of the conditional pardon order involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Anwar directs AG to seek King’s audience over Najib’s conditional pardon order

Wall Street equities mostly rallied on Friday, reversing course after trillions of dollars of world stock market value were wiped out over fears that Democratic election victories this week would bring tighter US regulations for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

US stocks rally after heavy AI-related sell-off; oil steady

US intelligence officials told the Trump administration that a woman who had become close to Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang was working for a Chinese spy agency, which recruited her to collect information on him, The New York Times reported on Friday.&nbsp;

US believes woman close to Nvidia CEO a China spy — report

Months of unease over Wall Street’s artificial-intelligence (AI) boom erupted into a global market convulsion this week, opening a dangerous new chapter for the investment frenzy that has helped power stock prices, corporate spending and economic growth.

Wall Street grapples with US$5.7 tril rout as AI bets unwind

Schroders plc is planning to sell off some of its real estate assets in Singapore, having appointed a pair of brokers to raise around S$220 million (US$172 million or RM697 million) from the sale of a mall, according to people familiar with the matter.

Schroders said to seek mall sale in bid to offload Singapore properties

The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties ranging from 4.41% to 35.06% on imports of flat-rolled products&nbsp;from China, Taiwan and Vietnam, effective Saturday.

Miti imposes anti-dumping duties on flat-rolled imports from China, Taiwan, Vietnam

Bank Rakyat assures customers that its banking systems and operations continue to function as usual, with personal data, banking information, and deposits remaining safe and unaffected despite temporary access disruptions.

Access disruptions: Bank Rakyat assures customer information and savings safe

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is considering broadening its business to include advanced memory chip manufacturing, The Information reported, a move that would give the world’s largest chipmaker an even bigger share of the artificial intelligence (AI) hardware supply chain.

TSMC said to mull making advanced AI memory chips

The Gig Workers Tribunal (TPG) has ruled on three disputes involving e-hailing drivers and GrabCar Sdn Bhd, including awarding RM2,000 in compensation to one driver while upholding the deactivation of another driver's account over misconduct involving passengers.

HR Ministry: Gig Workers Tribunal has ruled on three disputes involving GrabCar

Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar has sought an audience with the King, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, to seek forgiveness and affirm his commitment to complying with the royal decree on the conditional pardon order involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case.

Najib's conditional pardon: AG seeks audience with King

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has taken enforcement action against Najmuldin Exchanger and Nusantara Global Network over suspected contraventions of the Financial Services Act 2013 (FSA).

Foreign currency services: BNM takes action against two entities for unapproved advertising

The flood situation in Selangor and Perak continued to worsen, with the number of evacuees at temporary relief centres (PPS) rising to 4,068 on Saturday afternoon from 1,404 in the morning.

Over 4,000 evacuees at relief centres in Selangor and Perak as flood situation worsens

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is weighing whether to leave the Trump administration, people familiar with the matter said, as he considers his next moves following Republicans’ midterm elections wipeout this week.

Rubio said to weigh leaving administration after Republicans' midterm loss

Much of the world has been bemused by US President Donald Trump’s expectation of the Nobel Peace Prize. While aggressive towards most of the world, friend and foe alike, he has treated hostile nuclear powers more respectfully.

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