SINGAPORE (March 24): A pullback overnight on Wall Street and a period of national mourning for former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away on Monday, may sap appetite for Singapore shares.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1% to 18,116.04, the Nasdaq Composite gave up ...

Singapore shares seen sluggish; US stocks end tad lower

Director: Marc Lawrence
Cast: Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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The Rewrite

Director: Paul King

Cast: Ben Whishaw, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Peter Capaldi

Rating: ***

Length: 90 minutes

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Paddington

Director: Francis Lawrence

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam...

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

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Love, Rosie

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The Purge: Anarchy

It’s Liam Neeson once again, playing a man with his own brand of vigilante justice, hunting down a bunch of sadistic kidnappers. It all unfortunately sounds too familiar. From Taken and Taken 2, we should be familiar with the drill, if only somewhat vaguely.

A Walk Among the Tombstones

The Boxtrolls raise orphaned boy — Eggs (voiced by Hempstead-Wright) — since infancy as their own. However, when they are targeted by the villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Kingsley), who is hell-bent on eradicating them to gain entry into Cheesebridge’s upper class society, the green-coloured but very kind-hearted band of tinkerers is forced to turn to their adopted charge and an adventurous rich girl, Winifred (Fanning) for survival.

Boxtrolls

Money manager Mario Gabelli is asking a judge to make the film and TV company Paramount Global hand over files about its merger with Skydance Media so investors can tell what controlling stockholder Shari Redstone is getting in the deal and whether it’s fair.

Gabelli pushes Paramount for files in fight over Skydance deal

Carzo Holdings Bhd, a fruit supplier listed on the LEAP Market, said its wholly-owned subsidiary Carzo Import (M) Sdn Bhd and its director have been sued by a China-based supplier over an outstanding payment of US$117,470.50 for fruits supplied to Carzo Import.

Fruit supplier Carzo sued by China-based supplier over unsettled debt

Global air cargo markets saw robust growth in demand in November 2024, with cargo tonne-kilometres surging by 8.2% compared to a year earlier, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

This marked the 16th consecutive month of growth, it said in a statement on Thursday.

Global air cargo and passenger demand up by over 8% in November — IATA

New York's top court rejected on Thursday US President-elect Donald Trump's request to halt his sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, court papers showed.

New York's top court denies Trump's bid to halt sentencing

India’s Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) reported earnings that missed analysts’ estimates, signalling overseas clients are still cautious in betting big on information technology (IT) projects.

Tata Consultancy Services misses estimates in sign IT spending yet to pick up

Senior political secretary to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin has urged all parties to stop politicising the issue of an additional document regarding Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s purported house arrest.

Shamsul Iskandar urges all parties not to politicise issue of additional document

UBS is set to pay a minimum of hundreds of millions of dollars to settle Credit Suisse's violations of an earlier agreement with the US Department of Justice over customers in the US who evaded tax, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

UBS nears settlement over Credit Suisse tax evasion case — report

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad on Thursday stressed the need for the government to invest more in preventive measures and focus on social determinants of health (SDH) to create a healthier population in Malaysia.

Govt need to invest more in preventive measures, social determinants of health — Dzulkefly

EVENING 5: Public Bank’s MGO for LPI Capital falls short of 50% acceptance level

EVENING 5: Five things you need to know today

Public Bank Bhd's (KL:PBBANK) conditional mandatory takeover offer for the remaining shares of insurer LPI Capital Bhd (KL:LPI) that it does not own has lapsed, as it did not secure sufficient acceptances by the close of the offer on Thursday.

Public Bank's MGO for LPI Capital closes without fulfilling 50% acceptance level

Here is a brief recap of some corporate announcements that made the news on Thursday.

Public Bank, LPI Capital, Dialog, Yinson, T7 Global, Hibiscus Petroleum, NPC Resources, MPHB Capital, Pos Malaysia, SMI

MPHB Capital Bhd (KL:MPHBCAP), which is involved in the credit services and property businesses, said that its shares will be suspended, effective from Jan 22, to facilitate the company’s selective capital reduction before it is taken private.

MPHB Capital shares to be suspended from Jan 22 until delisting

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has denied that his defence team's recent challenge of the charges against him was a last-minute attempt to mount a technical challenge, in the face of overwhelming evidence, to have the charges dismissed.

1MDB-Tanore: Najib denies making last-ditch attempt to dismiss his case on a technicality in face of overwhelming evidence against him

Technology company Green Packet Bhd (KL:GPACKET) said its wholly owned Packet Interactive Sdn Bhd (PISB) has obtained a digital lending licence from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.

Green Packet secures digital lending licence from Housing and Local Govt Ministry

Dialog Group Bhd (KL:DIALOG) announced on Thursday that it has secured the final investment decision (FID) for the field development and abandonment plan under the Baram Junior Cluster Small Field Asset Production Sharing Contract (PSC), amounting to US$235 million (RM1.02 billion).

Dialog secures US$235m final investment decision for Baram Junior Cluster Small Field Asset PSC

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As tensions between the US and China escalate, experts are urging Malaysia and other Asean nations to explore new trade partnerships.

Elina Noor, senior fellow of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Asia Programme, said there is a need for Asean to diversify its collaborations, citing the growing concerns of the Global South.

Malaysia urged to diversify trade partners as US-China tension escalates

Carzo Holdings Bhd, a fruit supplier listed on the LEAP Market, said its wholly-owned subsidiary Carzo Import (M) Sdn Bhd and its director have been sued by a China-based supplier over an outstanding payment of US$117,470.50 for fruits supplied to Carzo Import.

Opportunities arising from the nation's shift towards higher value industries make this the ideal time for Malaysian technology talent abroad to return, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang.

Now’s the best time for Malaysian tech talent abroad to return, says minister

Kenanga Research has downgraded its sector call on real estate investment trusts (REITs) to “neutral” from “overweight”.

Kenanga Research downgrades sector call on REITs to ‘neutral’

The government will not disclose details of the minutes of the Pardon Board meeting of the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya that discussed the pardon of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to the public.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa, who is also a member of the Pardons Board, said the minutes of the meeting were confidential.

Govt cannot reveal minutes of Pardons Board meeting — Zaliha

Target 1 Sdn Bhd, South Malaysia Industries Bhd’s (KL:SMI) largest shareholder with a 30.67% stake, announced on Thursday that the company’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) proceeded as scheduled on Thursday, with the resolutions to appoint six new directors, including former Perak police chief Datuk Pahlawan Mior Faridalathrash Wahid, being passed.

SMI’s EGM proceeds with resolutions to appoint six new directors passed — Target 1

SWA Shipping Sdn Bhd is facing a deadline of February 25 as Pos Logistics Bhd is considering terminating the RM123.21 million deal for the acquisition of PNSL Bhd.

The deadline marks the point at which SWA Shipping has failed to meet its obligations under the sales and purchase agreement (SPA), said Pos Malaysia Bhd in a filing with Bursa Malaysia on Thursday.

SWA Shipping faces Feb 25 deadline as Pos Logistics may terminate RM123.21 mil PNSL acquisition deal

The Ministry&nbsp;of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability is in the midst of improving the Strata Titles Act 1985 (Act 318) to address issues related to strata housing, particularly for low- and medium-low-cost units.

Govt strengthening Strata Titles Act, says Nik Nazmi

Parkson Holdings Bhd (KL:PARKSON) announced that its unit, Liupanshui Parkson Retail Co Ltd, has signed a 10-year tenancy agreement for its department store operations in the city of Liupanshui, Guizhou province, China.

Parkson unit inks 10-year lease deal in Guizhou, China

Details of the new investment incentive scorecard, aimed to ensure investments that bring broader economic benefit to the rakyat, is expected to be announced in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q2025), according to Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade &amp; Industry Liew Chin Tong.

Details on new investment incentive scorecard to be announced in 2Q — deputy minister

Senior political secretary to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin has urged all parties to stop politicising the issue of an additional document regarding Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s purported house arrest.

Dubai property billionaire Hussain Sajwani — who this week stood alongside US President-elect Donald Trump to pledge a US$20 billion (RM90&nbsp;billion) investment in US data centres — is likely to lean heavily on banks and other financial institutions for much of that investment.&nbsp;

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