Investors could take comfort that the benchmark index has not performed as badly as during GE12

Malaysia baru One Year on: Policy uncertainties dampen investing appetite

The country’s economic growth so far is still deemed commendable, as it is still pacing between 4% and 5%, despite growing slower than the previous year.

While both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have projected a slower global growth of 2.9% and 3.3% in 2019 re...

Steady growth but cautious sentiment prevails

May 2018

May 9

Pakatan Harapan wins the 14th general election (GE14).

Malaysia baru One Year on - Timeline

KUALA LUMPUR: A year on, the Pakatan Harapan government has been accused as one without a “Malay-Muslim soul”, a rhetoric promoted by none other than the Umno-PAS alliance. In the face of this, various groups and individuals have called for a new narrative to unite the people.

In respon...

‘Making sure everybody is more or less satisfied’

Over time, people will appreciate the government’s anti-graft fight — Dr M

Pakatan’s way is to change how people make money

Much water has flowed under the bridge in Malaysia since the regime change on May 9, 2018. Ironically, it turned out to be a double whammy for the new government, now that it is not only saddled with huge inherited problems, but also daunted by the explosive expectations of the voters who demand ...

Fixing the economy: Troubling signals on Putrajaya’s economic focus

Sabah and Sarawak assumed a critical political status for over a decade from the 2008 general election, as their parliamentary seats became indispensable for the formation of the federal government, which at the time was commanded by the longstanding Barisan Nasional coalition.

The poli...

Malaysia Agreement 1963: Restoration of state rights a priority for Sabah

One year after our momentous change of government, I am breathing much more easily. This country is not going to implode in the sense that I felt in the years running up to 2018.

Where civil liberties are concerned, we certainly see much more freedoms than before. The Attorney-General’s...

Civil liberties: Show political courage to do the right thing

What happened on May 9, 2018, was a peaceful uprising through the ballot box; it was a regime change.

The nation’s old and new leaders, royalty, the civil service, the armed forces, the police and other institutions should be congratulated for the sense of normalcy that prevailed very q...

Political stability: Five challenges for our new democracy

On May 9, 2018, Malaysians voted for one thing: Change.

Much of the focus thus far has been on corruption and while we applaud the government for this, we must not forget that it is business as usual for Corporate Malaysia.

One year on, people are still anxious. The economy mu...

Moving at a painfully slow pace

Almost a year has gone by under the rule of a new government over what is now called “Malaysia Baru”. My primary concern would be the economic state that we are in and how far we have regressed.

Malaysia still lacks a central economic narrative to guide businesses and investors on the f...

Driving growth: New ideas to stimulate economy lacking

That Malaysia’s stock market remains depressed, down nearly 12% a year after Pakatan Harapan’s historic win in the 14th general election says a lot, foremost of which is that investors still need convincing.

The extent of corruption and debt left by the previous Barisan Nasional governm...

Time to revive waning stock market interest

The Pakatan Harapan government is one without a Malay-Muslim soul.” This is a very harsh and unfair assessment, just a year into its rule, after a change in the federal government for the first time in 61 years. But this is the rhetoric that has been promoted by some in Umno, its newly found part...

Politics: Get the Malay-Muslim agenda right

To assess the significant achievements of the new government after one year in office, one has to reflect on why there was a change of government after 61 years in the first place. I am tempted to attribute it to economic reasons, which certainly contributed to the change but, in my view, the mai...

Steering the economy: A right move and not-so-right ones

YTL Corp bets on teamwork and hard training to win

No stranger to The Edge Kuala Lumpur Rat Race, the YTL Corp Bhd (KL:YTL) team is excited to show its teamwork and support each other through each kilometre for the win.

Each member has bee...

Bursa Bull Charge x The Edge Kuala Lumpur Rat Race: Gearing up for the race 

(Nov 13): ByteDance Ltd plans to buy back up to US$6 billion of shares from investors at a valuation of about US$400 billion, marking a 20% uptick from a similar programme a year ago, according to people who’ve reviewed the proposal.

ByteDance plans US$6 bil buyback at US$400 bil valuation — Bloomberg

NEW DELHI/PERTH (Nov 13): Oil prices inched down on Friday and were headed for a second weekly decline as a continued US blockade of Iran eased fears of renewed fighting in the Middle East, though shipping attacks remained a supply risk.

Oil prices set for second weekly decline as Trump sticks with Iran blockade

Taiwan stocks rallied on Friday and were set for their best weekly performance in 24 years, recovering from Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang's exit that unsettled artificial intelligence (AI) stocks and cast wider uncertainty over the future of the chip sector that his firm helped build.

Taiwan shares set for best week in two decades, brush off Huang exit jitters

Investors dumped shares in Chinese AI models and hardware suppliers to the US on Friday, worried the resignation of Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO could usher in an even deeper technological divide between the world's two biggest economies.

AI model stocks Z.AI Co and MiniMax Group fell sharply on worries of reduced access to advanced AI chips, while data centre suppliers Zhongji Innolight and Eoptolink Technology, whose businesses are heavily reliant on US markets, slumped.

Chinese AI shares tumble after Nvidia's Huang resigns

Thousands of hectares of land on palm oil and pulpwood concessions run by large listed firms were burnt during Indonesia's worst fire season in years, highlighting the role of deforestation and land clearing, a study showed on Friday.

Indonesia's forest fires caused a spike in respiratory illness at home and triggered air pollution warnings and school closures across the region, with fire emissions surging to three times the seasonal average.

Thousands of hectares burnt on land owned by listed Indonesian firms, study shows 

Malaysia is weighing how to support AirAsia without risking public funds and will not simply pump money into the private airline, said Anthony Loke, who resigned this week as the nation's transport minister.

Malaysia weighing how to aid AirAsia without risking public funds, ex-minister says

theedgemalaysia.com highlighted two stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon close on Friday.

Stocks with Momentum on Nov 13, 2026: Citaglobal, OCB

The high cost and limited availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) remain major barriers to the aviation industry's decarbonisation efforts, said Association of Asia Pacific Airlines director general Wong Hong.

Green fuel affordability remains key hurdle for aviation decarbonisation, says airlines body

Malaysian consumer spending appeared to have picked up pace in September as both wholesale trade and retail sales accelerated, official data on Friday showed.

Malaysian consumer spending accelerates in September, official data show

Microsoft Corp is struggling to restore access to some of its flagship software more than nine hours after an outage began, leaving users unable to use email and chat services in one of the tech giant’s most severe disruptions in recent memory.

Microsoft tries to fix Outlook and Copilot hours into outage

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) said on Friday that it has never cleared Singapore-based Megaspeed International Pte Ltd or its Malaysian affiliate Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd.

Miti says never cleared Megaspeed or Malaysian affiliate Speedmatrix

(Nov 13):&nbsp;Earlier this year, Malaysia’s Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) was preparing to list its artificial intelligence unit on Nasdaq and had even built an AI avatar of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Now the onetime digital infrastructure star has lost more than 90% of its market value, is mired in debt and risks defaulting on its Islamic bonds.

Ex-Malaysia digital star that built PM’s avatar is mired in debt

Singapore charged a fifth person in relation to an AI server fraud case linked to the export of computer servers that might contain Nvidia Corp chips to Malaysia, according to a report by the Straits Times.

Singapore charges fifth person linked to Nvidia case, Straits Times says

SINGAPORE (Nov 13): Stocks in Asia were on steadier footing on Friday after a turbulent week dominated by revelations of extramarital affairs involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that culminated in his resignation, in a blow to the global AI boom he helped advance.

Stocks recover from Nvidia whiplash, dollar climbs with US yields

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim faces his third electoral test this year when the state of Melaka goes to the polls on Saturday, after a frantic week in which a key minister quit over the controversial transfer of jailed former PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak to house arrest.

Anwar faces voter test after turbulent week in Malaysia politics

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): PIE Industrial Bhd (KL:PIE) jumped on Friday after the electronic manufacturing services firm reported a stronger than expected quarter.

PIE Industrial surges after better than expected results

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Malaysia Airlines has held no discussions with the government about absorbing AirAsia Group Bhd’s (KL:AAGB) domestic market share or taking over its aircraft, amid reports of efforts to the budget carrier's financial pressures.

Malaysia Airlines: No talks with govt taking over AirAsia’s routes or aircraft

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BENGALURU (Nov 13): Shares in Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) gained the most in three months after posting a 10% rise in first-half underlying net profit on Friday, and raising its forecast for annual operating earnings from its core units.

Singtel posts biggest gain since August on 1H profit rise, upgraded annual outlook

The US budget gap widened to US$404 billion in October, up 42% from the same period a year earlier, Treasury Department data showed Thursday.&nbsp;

US logs US$404 bil deficit in first month of fiscal year

The higher average selling prices (ASPs) that lifted Hartalega Holdings Bhd's (KL:HARTA) second-quarter earnings may be difficult to sustain in the coming quarter, as easing crude oil prices threaten to reverse the recent improvement in the rubber glove maker's margins, according to analysts.

Hartalega's average selling price-driven 2Q boost is difficult to sustain — analysts

A leadership crisis at Nvidia Corp. curbed the appetite for riskier corners on Wall Street, with stocks also declining as a rally in oil prices lifted Treasury yields.

Stocks fall on Nvidia rout as oil jump sinks bonds

Delays in aircraft deliveries could disrupt Malaysia Airlines’ expansion plans and weigh on its future earnings, said its president and group chief executive officer Captain Nasaruddin A Bakar.

Aircraft delivery delays could weigh on Malaysia Airlines’ earnings, expansion plans — CEO

Malaysia is weighing how to support AirAsia without risking public funds and will not simply pump money into the private airline, said Anthony Loke, who resigned this week as the nation's transport minister.

(Nov 12): Agile Robots has raised $500 million ‌in a funding round led by SoftBank, valuing the German robotics company ​at $8.5 billion, it said on ​Thursday. Nvidia&nbsp;and Hitachi&nbsp;also ⁠took part.

The Munich-based maker of ​humanoid robots and robotic arms said ​it would use th...

SoftBank, Nvidia back Germany's Agile Robots at $8.5 billion valuation

WASHINGTON (Nov 12): US Senate Banking Committee chairman Tim Scott sent letters on Thursday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Nvidia's&nbsp;former CEO Jensen Huang, asking them to testify over recent developments at the company.

US Senate Banking Committee chair calls on Jensen Huang, Lutnick to testify

From Income to Wellbeing: The State of Households 2026 (SOH 2026) is the sixth flagship report by the Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) on how Malaysian households have fared.

MY Say: Money is not everything, certainly not well-being

PUTRAJAYA (Nov 13): The Federal Court will hear on Feb 25 next year an application by Shaariibuu Setev for permission (leave) to appeal a Court of Appeal (COA) ruling made earlier this year.&nbsp;

Federal Court to hear Altantuya’s father’s leave application on Feb 25

New World Development Co is considering a rights issue to help shore up its finances after Bain Capital decided against investing in the property company, according to people familiar with the situation.

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