Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PetDag) reported a 16% increase in its net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 (2QFY2023) to RM275.71 million or 27.80 sen per share, from RM237.68 million or 23.90 sen per share a year ago.

PetDag 2Q net profit rises 16%, declares 18 sen dividend

Gets Global Bhd, whose share price spiked 167% within a month, said its largest shareholder Datuk Che Azizuddin Che Ismail disposed of a 24% stake in the express bus service company today. 

The stake, comprising 30.24 million shares, was held by him through Arca Company Sdn Bhd.

Che Azizuddin sells 24% stake in Gets Global; Teong Lian Aik emerges as largest shareholder

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Businessman Tan Chean Suan has emerged as a substantial shareholder of Censof Holdings Bhd, after acquiring a 5.35% stake in the tech company. 

A filing by the company with Bursa Malaysia said Tan bought the stake, comprising 26.82 million shares, in the open market yesterday.

Businessman Tan Chean Suan buys 5.35% stake in Censof

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Fitters Diversified Bhd saw Datuk Ho Shu Keong, its independent non-executive director appointed in July 2019, emerge as substantial shareholder in the fire-fighting systems specialist, after he acquired 10 million shares representing a 2.3% stake on March 20.

Fitters Diversified, PRG

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of Sapura Energy Bhd, a Bursa Malaysia filing showed today.

In the filing, it said EPF had ceased to be a substantial shareholder on May 8, after it disposed of 10 million shares at RM1 ...

EPF ceases to be Sapura Energy's substantial shareholder

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): Berjaya Corp Bhd founder and executive chairman Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun has emerged as a substantial shareholder of T7 Global Bhd with the acquisition of 21 million shares or a 5.04% stake.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, T7 Global said the tycoon ha...

Vincent Tan emerges as T7 Global's substantial shareholder

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Canadian institutional investor British Columbia Investment Management Corp has emerged as a substantial shareholder of Red Sena Bhd, a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC looking to buy assets in the processed food and beverage industry.

According to Bursa...

British Columbia Investment Management now a substantial shareholder in Red Sena

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 28): Penang property magnate Tan Sri Ooi Kee Liang has emerged as the third largest shareholder in steelmaker Tatt Giap Group Bhd after acquiring a 7.62% stake from its founder and executive chairman, Datuk Siah Kok Poay.

Ooi, who is executive chairman of Ideal Propert...

Ideal Property chairman emerges substantial shareholder in Tatt Giap

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29): Loss-making Sterling Progress Bhd saw 12.29 million shares cross off-market today, representing a 4.4% stake in the company.

According to Bloomberg data, the shares were transacted in one block and worth a total of RM2.21 million. The transaction was carried out a...

Sterling Progress sees 4.4% stake traded off-market

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) saw some 53.76 million shares, representing a 7.44% stake, cross off-market today.

According to Bloomberg data, the shares crossed in two blocks at 52 sen apiece — a 4.59% discount to the last traded price of the s...

Kenanga Investment Bank sees 7.44% stake traded off-market

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): Loss-making China-based shoes and garments manufacturer Maxwell International Holdings Bhd saw some 17 million shares, representing a 4.26% stake, traded off market today. 

Bloomberg data showed the shares were crossed in a single trade at two sen ap...

4.26% stake in Maxwell traded off-market

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): Ceramic tiles maker Johan Holdings Bhd, which is controlled by its chairman and chief executive Tan Sri Tan Kay Hock — who also controls George Kent (M) Bhd — saw 144.51 million shares cross off-market today, representing a 23.2% stake of its overall outstanding shares of 6...

Johan Holdings saw 23% shares cross off-market

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): Boon Koon Group Bhd saw 25.04 million shares, representing 8.74% stake in the company, crossed off-market today.

Bloomberg data showed the shares were traded in a single block at 33.5 sen per share – a 31.6% discount to its closing price of 49 sen on the open...

8.7% stake in Boon Koon traded off-market

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 6): The sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, has further raised his stake in 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd to 15.52% on Nov 16, from 9.84%.

A filing with Bursa Malaysia today showed Sultan Ibrahim acquired 63.08 million shares, bringing his t...

Johor ruler further raises stake in 7-Eleven to 15.52%

Australia’s flagship carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. is the top-performing airline stock in Asia over the past year, and is seen as set to extend its climb with help from declining fuel prices.

The shares have risen 68% in the past 12 months, beating all Asian peers in a Bloomberg gauge.

Qantas tops Asian airline stocks on cheap fuel, rival’s demise

Nvidia Corp. assured investors that its new product lineup will continue to fuel an artificial intelligence-driven growth run, while also signaling that the rush to get chips out the door is proving costlier than expected. 

Speaking after the release of quarterly results, Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said that Nvidia’s highly anticipated Blackwell products will ship this quarter amid “very strong” demand.

Nvidia says new chip remains on track, helping soothe investors

Stocks ended the day higher as traders contemplated a new US administration keen on deregulation. Bitcoin blew past $98,000 while the dollar gained and Treasury yields rose.

The S&P 500 advanced 0.5% after a choppy morning session spurred by swings in Nvidia Corp. and angst about the war in Ukraine.

Trump trade boosts stocks, Bitcoin run at $100,000

Reddit was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, a day after the social media company said it had fixed a software bug.

Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including users, showed more than 14,000 reports of outages.

Reddit down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows

The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) will continue to enforce compliance through audits and investigations to detect any non-compliance among taxpayers in Malaysia.

LHDN deputy chief executive officer (Compliance) Datuk Hisham Rusli said that all actions are carried out in accordance with the laws set forth.

IRB committed to improving tax compliance via  audits, probes

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza, adding to pressure on the country’s leadership over the conduct of its military campaign against Hamas.

ICC issues arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu on Gaza ‘war crimes’

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

Petron, DRB-Hicom, Dayang Enterprise, AEON, 7-Eleven, MSM, Hap Seng Consolidated, SunCon, UEM Sunrise, Mega First, Oriental, Heitech Padu, Can-One, Atlan, Maxim, Thong Guan, Globetronics

Thailand is taking steps to attract more foreign investment to accelerate economic growth while preparing to adjust its policies to cope with potential changes to world trade under a Trump presidency, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.

Thailand seeks foreign investment as PM plans for Trump era

Volkswagen AG faces a growing threat of widespread walkouts as executives and unionists dig in over how to restructure Europe’s biggest automaker.

Labour leaders are offering €1.5 billion (RM7.08 billion) in additional cost cuts — including foregoing some bonuses — to keep factories open, after management dangled the idea of closures.

VW lurches closer to walkouts after talks with union deadlocked

Baidu Inc recorded its biggest revenue drop in more than two years after China’s economic malaise undermined its push into generative AI.

Chinese AI pioneer Baidu posts biggest sales fall since 2022

Globetronics Technology Bhd (KL:GTRONIC) has inked an agreement valued at RM145 million to provide integrated circuit (IC) product packaging, testing and backend services to Taiwan-based ChipMOS Technologies Inc.

Globetronics secures RM145 mil contract to provide assembly and test services to Taiwan’s ChipMOS

Atlan Holdings Bhd's (KL:ATLAN) Singapore-listed subsidiary Duty Free International Ltd (DFIL), which plans to challenge the compulsory acquisition of two plots of land in Kedah by the Malaysian government, announced on Thursday that it had received RM69.6 million as compensation for the land.

The sum was received from the Home Affairs Ministry, which is force-buying the plot from DFIL's wholly-owned Cergasjaya Sdn Bhd and Cergasjaya Properties Sdn Bhd, on Monday (Nov 18).&nbsp; DFIL itself is 75.53% owned by Atlan.

Home Affairs Ministry pays Atlan RM69.6 mil for compulsory purchase of its Kedah plot

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday that about 70% to 80% of the costs of his official trips to five countries over the past two weeks were paid by private companies.

Private firms paid up to 80% of costs for recent official trips abroad, Anwar tells Dewan Rakyat

Thong Guan Industries Bhd (KL:TGUAN) has proposed a seven sen per share special dividend from proceeds of the sale of its food and beverage (F&amp;B) business to its largest shareholder Foremost Equals Sdn Bhd for RM60 million.

Thong Guan proposes seven sen dividend from proceeds of sale of F&B business to major shareholder for RM60m

Sugar producer MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:MSM) continued to record losses for the second consecutive quarter, after the group reported a RM49.75 million net loss for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2024 (3QFY2024).

MSM Malaysia continues to bleed for the second consecutive quarter

Oil company Petron Malaysia Refining &amp; Marketing Bhd (KL:PETRONM) suffered a 94.3% drop in its third-quarter net profit, on lower sales volume due to a correction in domestic fuel demand following the implementation of the retail diesel targeted subsidy in June this year.

Petron Malaysia's 3Q net profit down 94% on lower sales volume, oil prices

Heitech Padu Bhd (KL:HTPADU) recorded a net profit of RM6.58 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2024 (3QFY2024), compared with a net loss of RM1.4 million in the corresponding quarter, thanks to a one-off gain on disposal of land and building.

Heitech Padu posts 3Q profit on land, building disposal gain

AEON Co (M) Bhd (KL:AEON), a general merchandise store and supermarket chain operator, saw its net profit rise 35.4% to RM18.79 million in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2024 (3QFY2024) from RM13.88 million a year earlier on higher revenue.

AEON Co 3Q net profit up 35% with growth across all segments

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

Oil and gas services provider Dayang Enterprise Holdings Bhd (KL:DAYANG) said it will continue to deliver outstanding performance after posting a record high net profit for its third quarter, which surged 76.67% year-on-year.

Dayang says will continue delivering outstanding performance after 3Q profit hits record

DRB-Hicom Bhd (KL:DRBHCOM) saw a net loss of RM5.29 million in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2024 (3QFY2024), compared with a net profit of RM70.8 million in the same quarter last year.

DRB-Hicom records net loss in 3Q amid automotive and postal sector weakness

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) posted a 32.71% jump in its net profit for its third quarter on the accelerated progress of its data centre projects.

Net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2024 (3QFY2024) rose to RM46.47 million from RM35.01 million in 3QFY2023, as revenue rose 28.48% to RM865.33 million from RM673.51 million, its Thursday bourse filing showed.

SunCon's 3Q profit jumps 32.71% on accelerated data centre progress

Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd (KL:HAPSENG) posted a three-fold jump in net profit for its third quarter from a year ago, on improved contributions from the diversified group’s plantation, property and credit financing divisions.

Hap Seng 3Q net profit more than triples, declares 10 sen dividend

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani,&nbsp;indicted in New York&nbsp;over a US$265 million (RM1.18 billion) bribery scheme, is a first-generation tycoon whose phenomenal rise has been accompanied by a series of damaging controversies at home and abroad.

Who is Gautam Adani, controversial Indian tycoon charged with bribery in US?

Kucingko Bhd (KL:KUCINGKO), a 2D animation production company, has decided to discontinue the services of its external auditor Messrs Russell Bedford LC PLT over a disagreement on audit fees.

Kucingko drops Russell Bedford as auditor over fee dispute

Oriental Holdings Bhd (KL:ORIENT) saw the diversified group’s net profit for the third quarter fall 70.12% year on year to RM88.87 million, from RM297.42 million on the absence of one-off gains recognised in the corresponding quarter in 2023.

Oriental 3Q net profit down 70% on absence of one-off gains

After two years, property developer Maxim Global Bhd (KL:MAXIM) has decided not to pursue further action against the revocation of plantation concession licences issued by Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry in January 2022 in relation to assets owned by its 90%-owned subsidiaries — PT Trimegah Karya Utama (PT TKU) and PT Manunggal Sukses Mandiri (PT MSM) — in Papua, Indonesia.

Maxim Global gives up plantation concession permits in Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): Human Resources Minister Steven Sim has confirmed that the chief executive officer of Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp), Datuk Shahul Hameed Dawood, has returned to work.

According to Sim, Shahul had been on administrative leave since July 18 to a...

Sim confirms HRD Corp CEO has returned to work despite ongoing MACC probe on agency

Wall Street's main stock indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Thursday as Alphabet weighed on the market, while investors also focussed on AI-heavyweight Nvidia's upbeat quarterly results and forecast.

Wall Street mixed after Nvidia results; Alphabet weighs

Boustead Singapore has announced that its engineering and construction (E&amp;C) business, under Boustead Projects’ real estate solutions division, has secured an E&amp;C contract in Malaysia valued at RM300 million (S$90 million).&nbsp;

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