A plantation company with its own mill and storage can hold crude palm oil in a tank for a while. A farmer with three hectares and a lorry coming on Thursday has to sell on Thursday at whatever the dealer offers. That difference matters more than ever this week.

Opinion: When palm oil prices fall, smallholders feel it first

Malaysia has a talent problem, but it may not be quite the one employers think. Hays found that 64% of organisations in Malaysia experienced moderate-to-extreme skills shortages, slightly above the 62% recorded across the Asian markets it surveyed.

Opinion: The expert trap — Why Asia needs to rethink who gets promoted to manager

IN an era where artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies dictate global market dominance, physical assets are rapidly losing their undisputed crown. Today, proprietary ideas, machine learning algorithms, and software patents have become the true currencies of a thriving digital economy.

Opinion — Funding the future: Why IP financing is the missing link for Malaysia's AI ambitions

CONSIDER a Malaysian entrepreneur with a problem that looks like a good one to have. She has built a real business. There are customers, revenues and employees. She sees an opportunity to expand, perhaps from Penang into Johor, perhaps into Indonesia or Vietnam, and knows how much capital she needs.

Opinion: Malaysia does not need more venture capital; it needs capital willing to take different risks

THERE was a time when international espionage involved trench coats, microfilm, secret rendezvous and mysterious women who invariably disappeared before breakfast.

Opinion: Sex, spies and silicon: Why Penang may be outsmarting the superpowers

We refer to the return of Datuk Seri Najib Razak to his house on Tuesday night to serve the sentence of house arrest, following the conditional pardon granted on Sept 18, 2026.

Opinion: Govt must accept responsibility for Najib’s house arrest and review cases of all other ordinary prisoners suitable for house arrest

ORLANDO, Florida (Nov 10): US stocks bucked the global trend and fell on Tuesday, after another bout of surprisingly hot US inflation sparked a surge in bond yields and stoked expectations that interest rates might rise more quickly than envisaged.

This offset the ​decline in oil prices...

Opinion: US rate outlook trumps everything

The Nvidia CEO’s advocacy for selling AI chips to China could be previously explained by self-interest, but things have become a lot murkier, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.


TOKYO (Nov 11): No American argued harder for selling artif...

Opinion: Everything Jensen Huang said about China is out the window

Large, growing budget deficits and rising public debt-to-GDP ratios in advanced economies are rattling markets. With interest rates on government debt having gone from near zero (and even negative, in some cases) to much higher levels, rising short- and long-term bond yields have cast doubt on th...

After the Storm: Can Bond Vigilantes Prevent the Next Debt Crisis?

Brazil has an unfortunate habit of disappointing. Despite the country’s exceptional natural-resource endowment, its growth trajectory resembles what Brazilians call the flight of a chicken (voo de galinha): a brief flutter followed by an inevitable fall back down to Earth. President Luiz Inácio L...

The New Global Economy: Another Crash Landing for Brazil’s Economy?

YES, the Republicans have lost, and lost decisively. The defeat was so overwhelming that even Donald Trump, who has repeatedly challenged election results in the past, broke with precedent by publicly declaring almost immediately that he would accept the outcome. The margin of victory was simply too wide for any challenge to stand a chance.

Opinion — Pain, despair and fear: The political tsunami behind Trump's Republican defeat and its implications for the world

MALAYSIA’S proposed RM2,000 minimum wage is a welcome commitment to better living standards. Its success will depend on whether smaller firms can sustain better pay and whether employees have a credible path beyond the minimum. Both deserve as much attention as the headline rate.

Opinion: Malaysia needs a wage ladder

I refer to the meeting between Malaysian and Singapore leaders on the latest update on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) which took place on Nov 2, 2026, in Singapore.

Opinion: JS-SEZ — More initiatives needed ahead of December Leaders Retreat

THE proposed increase in the general minimum wage to RM2,000 and the starting wage for fresh graduates to RM2,500 brings into focus the issue of wage compression. While raising the wage floor can improve the incomes of lower-paid workers, it also raises questions about the returns to higher education. For young people weighing the cost of a degree against their future earnings prospects, a  relatively small wage differential at the point of entry into the workforce may make the investment appear less worthwhile.

Opinion: Minimum wage, education premia and technological change 

The major US stock indices fell on Friday as fresh concerns about Nvidia reignited a selloff in technology shares, while softer October producer prices data offered little relief.

Wall St slides as Nvidia overhang weighs on tech

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president Susan Collins said additional interest-rate increases will be needed soon as price pressures are broadening.

Fed’s Collins says higher rates are appropriate ‘soon’

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s movement outside his residence for nearly eight hours on Friday was to attend to several matters, including a medical check-up, Friday prayers and rehabilitation programmes, according to the Malaysian Prisons Department.

Najib’s eight-hour movement outside home complied with house arrest SOP — Prisons Dept

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the people of Melaka to use their ballots in the state election on Saturday to reject those who exploit religion for political gain, as well as individuals involved in corruption.

Anwar urges Melaka voters to reject exploiters of religion, corrupt individuals

Malaysian manufacturers should take the ongoing Microsoft services disruption as a reminder to strengthen their digital resilience, said the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM).

Take Microsoft outage as reminder to beef up manufacturing sector resilience, says FMM

Heitech Padu Bhd (KL:HTPADU) said it is exploring potential opportunities to participate in Myanmar’s Yadanapon Cyber City project.

HeiTech Padu eyes opportunities in Myanmar’s Yadanapon Cyber City project

Fallout from Jensen Huang’s ouster as Nvidia Corp chief executive officer is reaching deep into Washington, where Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is confronting accusations that his department didn’t do enough to keep the company’s prized artificial intelligence (AI) chips out of China’s hands.

Lutnick under fire as Bessent blames Commerce Secretary in Nvidia crisis

Bersih chairman Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz, in an appeal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Malay rulers on Friday, said consideration of a royal pardon for Datuk Seri Najib Razak should have been deferred until the conclusion of his outstanding court proceedings.

In letter to Malay rulers, Bersih chairman says Najib's clemency should be deferred

Asda avoided a quarterly drop in sales for the first time in more than two years — though just barely — as the struggling grocer drew more shoppers online with the help of its loyalty programme.

Asda’s flat sales end losing streak as new CEO joins UK grocer

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made headlines on Friday:

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) admitted that it is unable to repay the entire RM2 billion outstanding under its sukuk programme and has proposed amen...

Zetrix AI, BCB, Berjaya Property, Destini, Magma, DXN, WCT, Alam Maritim, MyMBN

Financially troubled Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) on Friday admitted that it is currently unable to repay the entire RM2 billion outstanding under its sukuk programme. The company also said that the suspension of its services as a collection agent for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) is expected to reduce its revenue by about 15%.

Zetrix AI says unable to repay RM2 bil sukuk now, expects 15% revenue hit from JPJ suspension

Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK) has appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) group managing director and airline group chief executive officer Datuk Captain Izham Ismail as an independent non-executive director.

Maybank appoints former MAG CEO Izham Ismail as independent director

Billionaire investor and Nvidia Corp shareholder Leo KoGuan expressed support for Jensen Huang on Friday and said he won’t increase his stake in the tech company with someone else at the helm.

Billionaire KoGuan vows to stop buying Nvidia after Huang exit

Palm oil prices are expected to recover in the coming months with the impact of El Niño-induced drought on production expected to materialise in the first quarter of 2027, mainly in top producer Indonesia, leading industry analysts said on Friday.

Palm oil prices set to recover in coming months as production tightens, analysts say

Property firm BCB Bhd (KL:BCB) has signed agreements to acquire four adjoining parcels of freehold golf course land in Batu Pahat, Johor, for RM110.91 million from a company linked to Berjaya Property Bhd (KL:BPROP).&nbsp;

BCB to buy 64.4ha of golf course land from Berjaya-linked unit for RM111m

Malaysian companies have taken the global disruption to Microsoft 365 services in stride by pivoting to alternative communications channels.

Malaysian firms use alternative comms amid global Microsoft outage   

Southeast Asia's chip and data centre industries expect greater scrutiny after news of former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese spy put the spotlight on Singapore and Malaysia, executives and analysts said.

US lawmakers from both parties are pushing for tougher restrictions on China's access to advanced artificial intelligence chips after the Huang scandal increased scrutiny of Nvidia's role in US national security.

Nvidia fallout throws spotlight on AI boom in Malaysia and Singapore 

Nvidia has said US export controls have effectively shut it out of China's AI data-centre market, but a Reuters review has identified more than US$3 billion (RM12.3 billion) in Chinese computing projects built around the American chipmaker's restricted processors.

Huang exit and US scrutiny imperil US$3b in Chinese AI projects reliant on Nvidia

Bersih chairman Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz, in an appeal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Malay rulers on Friday, said consideration of a royal pardon for Datuk Seri Najib Razak should have been deferred until the conclusion of his outstanding court proceedings.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made headlines on Friday:

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) admitted that it is unable to repay the entire RM2 billion outstanding under its sukuk programme and has proposed amen...

Global oil markets will swing to a supply surplus for the first time since the start of the Iran war as Persian Gulf exports recover despite the ongoing conflict, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.

Global oil market swings to surplus on Gulf exports, IEA says

Mobbed on trips to his birthplace Taiwan by excited fans, Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang was for many Taiwanese more than a hero — he helped the diplomatically isolated island feel seen by the rest of the world and instilled a sense of immense pride.

His departure from Nvidia has left many reflecting on the loss of a charismatic champion who helped put Taiwan at the centre of the AI revolution, while raising questions about whether his successor can maintain the same close ties with its technology industry.

Jensen Huang's tech superstar status made Taiwanese feel special

A summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Friday.

FBM KLCI falls 0.21% to fresh 14-month low of 1,582.59 on Nov 13, 2026

WCT Holdings Bhd (KL:WCT) has appointed Lai Cheng Yee as its new group managing director, replacing Datuk Lee Tuck Fook, who has been redesignated as executive vice-chairman, effective Friday.

WCT Holdings names Lai Cheng Yee group MD, redesignates Lee Tuck Fook as executive vice-chairman

A Chinese company founded by Alice Huang, the alleged spy for Beijing at the center of the scandal surrounding Nvidia, obtained banned AI chips, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

Chinese company linked to Alice Huang obtained banned Nvidia chips — report

Colette Kress spent years as the one Nvidia executive willing to check CEO Jensen Huang’s enormous, often risky ambitions. As he drove the chipmaker deeper into multibillion-dollar AI investments, she pushed back, according to two people familiar with the matter on Thursday.

Colette Kress, the CFO who challenged Huang's bets, is Nvidia's interim CEO

DXN Holdings Bhd (KL:DXN) is exploring opportunities to source raw materials and expand its agribusiness operations in Venezuela through a collaboration with the country's La Guaira Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

The health and wellness products manufacturer and direct seller entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with La Guaira SEZ to explore cooperation in sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, agro-processing and manufacturing, as well as halal ecosystem development in Venezuela, according to a bourse filing on Friday.

DXN eyes raw material sourcing, halal opportunities in Venezuela to support Latin American operations

Hugo Boss AG chief executive officer Daniel Grieder is stepping down and will be replaced by an executive from Frasers Group Plc, leaving the British retailer fully in control of the German apparel brand.

Hugo Boss CEO to leave brand as Frasers cements control

Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) said PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang's remark that "even the worst Muslim ruler is less oppressive than a non-Muslim ruler" was an insult to the country's non-Muslim community.

PKR youth wing condemns Hadi Awang's remarks as insulting to non-Muslims in Malaysia

The major US stock indices fell on Friday as fresh concerns about Nvidia reignited a selloff in technology shares, while softer October producer prices data offered little relief.

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