“Shame on you! My family in India are dying from drought because of you.”

Opinion: The cloud comes down to earth

This year’s federal budget is being prepared under a deepening election shadow. The results of state elections in Johor and Negeri Sembilan, together with shifting coalition dynamics raise questions about the diverging interests within the Madani government. This could be the final budget before a federal election and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim doubtless hopes that it can strengthen the electoral prospects of Pakatan Harapan.

Opinion: Malaysia needs a sustainable budget, not a sugar hit

Malaysia is preparing to host the Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 at Sunway University from Oct 12 to 15 — the first time the conference is being held in Asia. The gathering is built around a powerful idea: systems can appear stable while pressure accumulates beneath the surface. Then a threshold is crossed and change accelerates, and becomes harder to reverse. We usually apply this logic to climate, coral reefs, ice sheets or forests. We must start applying it to ourselves.

Opinion: We are entering a hybrid tipping zone — And our ability to choose may decide which way we tip

LONDON (Oct 5): Time is running out for the European Union to deliver the economic reforms set out by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi two years ago. If the bloc fails, it faces the prospect of long-term comparative decline, becoming an also-ran on the world stage.

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Opinion: EU risks becoming sick man of the world if it doesn’t reform quickly

The board reviewed its top risks: Market exposure; cyber; regulatory; talent. Attrition was tracked. Succession was reviewed. Cost per hire was on the page. Every category had an owner, a mitigation, a residual exposure accepted at the level the board had  approved.

Opinion: What the employee report does not say 

MALAYSIA’s debate over natural resources often begins with entitlement: how much should the producing state receive, and how much should remain with the federation? It is a legitimate question. But another is equally consequential: when the resource has been extracted and the revenue spent, what remains?

Opinion: The wealth beneath the ground

Over the past decade, scholars and journalists have been writing about what the march of digital technology means for humanity with a mixture of hope and anxiety: hope because of the rise in living standards that the digital revolution has made possible, and anxiety because it has deepened social...

Real World Economics: How to Stop the AI-pocalypse

When President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington last week, AI governance was expected to be at the top of the agenda. The United States and China have been racing to develop increasingly powerful AI systems, and neither has shown much appetite for slowing down. But ...

Sinonomics: Preventing an AI World War

The prime minister’s pre-Budget 2027 remarks have put practical support for smallholders and agro-commodity businesses in the spotlight. The government is considering RM425.65 million for agro-commodity initiatives, including RM280.03 million for oil palm smallholder replanting, RM100 million for farm roads, RM28.57 million for disaster and disease control, and RM17.05 million for downstream agro-commodity entrepreneurs. These are proposals under consideration, not confirmed Budget allocations.

Opinion: Budgeting beyond the harvest

Malaysia has spent years laying the foundations for a modern industrial economy. Budget 2027 should now focus on a different challenge: lifting productivity across the economy.

Opinion: Malaysia needs greater productivity, not more programmes

Based on the government’s pre-budget statement, recent comments from the finance minister and current tax-industry expectations, the following areas would be most closely watched, in all likelihood.

SST reform — probably the biggest tax story

The government has explicitly sa...

Opinion: Budget 2027 expectations 

ORLANDO, Florida (Oct 1): Wednesday closed the books on an extraordinary quarter. A 40% rebound in Brent crude oil, record-high diesel prices, bond yields at 20-year highs and AI's threat to wipe out

Opinion: If a bruising third quarter can’t halt Wall Street, what can?

In his second administration, Donald Trump has injected the federal government deep into private markets and undermined the independence of government agencies and institutions. Most notably, he repeatedly and publicly pressured the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. In a sharp departure fr...

Making Globalisation Work: Trump’s 21st-Century Mercantilism

ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) recommends. The board approves. Liability stays human.

Opinion: Directors’ fiduciary duty of care redefined in the age of AI

The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's order forfeiting RM4,084,729 belonging to Ammeltz Marketing Sdn Bhd to the government.

Appellate court upholds RM4.08m forfeiture of Ammeltz Marketing funds 

U Mobile Sdn Bhd has achieved 90% coverage of populated areas (CoPA) nationwide, nine months ahead of schedule, said Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.

Fahmi: U Mobile 5G coverage hits 90%, nine months ahead of schedule

The monsoon transition phase is expected to begin on Friday, Oct 9, and continue until late October, marking the end of the Southwest Monsoon, which began on May 14.

Monsoon transition phase starting Friday expected to bring heavy rain, gradually diminish haze

Indonesia said on Tuesday it will halt a project to raze several million hectares of forest to clear land for rice production, saying it had reached self-sufficiency levels of the staple grain.

Indonesia says will halt forest destruction for rice paddies

Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) solution provider SCA Solutions Bhd has inked an underwriting agreement with Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd for its planned ACE Market listing, targeted for the fourth quarter this year.

ACE Market-bound SCA Solutions inks underwriting deal with Malacca Securities

TOKYO (Oct 6): All 7-Eleven convenience stores in India shut down in September, according to its Japanese parent company on Tuesday, as media reported the retail giant struggled to compete with local rivals.

7-Eleven is a global chain of convenience stores best known for quick grab-and-...

7-Eleven exits India amid mounting competition

Jio Platforms Ltd is likely to seek a valuation of about 11 trillion rupees (RM466.27 billion) in its planned initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, falling short of earlier expectations for what may still be the country’s largest-ever listing.

Ambani’s Jio said to seek about US$114 bil valuation in IPO in India

AMD plans to substantially increase chip supply in 2027 as the US chipmaker races to meet booming demand from artificial intelligence, CEO Lisa Su said on Tuesday.

AMD plans to substantially increase supply in 2027, CEO says

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Sevenco Sdn Bhd, via its subsidiary Sevenco Synergy Sdn Bhd, broke ground for its maiden Klang Valley project named Maison Sungai Besi in Taman Castlefield, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.

Sevenco breaks ground for RM360 mil Maison Sungai Besi serviced apartment

The Kedah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained three individuals, including a senior officer from a government agency, on suspicion of giving and receiving bribes amounting to approximately RM155,000.

Kedah MACC arrests govt agency's senior officer over suspected graft

THE ongoing issues at digital services and technology infrastructure provider Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) could be a long-drawn affair, with managing director Wong Thean Soon, better known as TS Wong, likely to seek legal recourse after recent developments at the company ravaged its share price.</p...

TS Wong could seek legal recourse over issues at Zetrix

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) faces uncertainty over its revenue collection business after the Ministry of Transport (MOT) suspended its services as a collection agent for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) over unremitted government funds totalling RM314 million.

Zetrix AI's business continuity uncertain after JPJ suspension — MBSB Research

Top Glove Corporation Bhd (KL:TOPGLOV) said it is confident of weathering industry headwinds ahead after earnings jumped nearly five times in the recently ended quarter.

Ray Dalio warns China, Japan may pull back from US Treasuries

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Malaysian banks are working towards introducing fraud alert capabilities that can flag potential risks before a transaction is completed.

BNM: Banks working towards fraud alert before transaction is completed

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Seven years after Malaysians were made aware of the problems confronting the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), the institution is once again at a crossroads.

Felda’s road ahead in the spotlight

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): SLGC Bhd (KL:SLG) opened flat before dipping on the construction firm’s first day of listing on the ACE Market.

Construction firm SLGC opens flat then dips in ACE Market debut

Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Oct 6, 2026 

The World Bank has flagged the risk of a slowdown from a correction in global artificial intelligence (AI)-related activity, even as it raised Malaysia's 2026 growth outlook to 5.1% from 4.4% previously, driven by surging AI-related spending.&nbsp;

World Bank flags AI correction risk as it lifts Malaysia's 2026 growth outlook to 5.1%

<h2>Notable filings</h2>

During the week of Sept 14 to 18, notable shareholding changes among Bursa Malaysia-listed companies included those at D&amp;O Green Technologies Bhd (KL:D&amp;O), where pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) ceased to be a substan...

Insider Moves: D&O Green Technologies Bhd, EI Power Bhd, MQ Technology Bhd, Sealink International Bhd, Zetrix AI Bhd

Scientex Bhd (KL:SCIENTX) is acquiring 503 acres of land in Pulai, Johor, for RM580 million to boost the property developer’s land bank.

Scientex to acquire 503-acre land in Johor for RM580 mil

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Rapidus Corporation has roped in Malaysian firms — GreatAsic Technology Sdn Bhd, Infinecs Systems Sdn Bhd, Oppstar Bhd's (KL:OPPSTAR) Oppstar Technology Sdn Bhd&nbsp;and SkyeChip Bhd (KL:SKYECHIP) — as design solution associates to support the development of its global chip ecosystem framework.

Rapidus taps four Malaysian firms as design solution associates for CORE ecosystem

The World Bank has agreed that certain elements of the goods and services tax (GST) should be implemented into Malaysia’s sales and services tax (SST) to address its distortionary features.

World Bank supports Malaysia’s possible integration of GST elements into SST 

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Five of the nine technology drivers identified under the National Technology Sovereignty Framework (NTSF) have been deemed critical to national sovereignty and possess strong commercial potential.

Mosti: Five technology drivers identified as critical to Malaysia's sovereignty

Outstanding repayments for loans issued by the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), the country's main tertiary education loan provider, stood at RM10.7 billion as at Aug 31.

PTPTN loan arrears hit RM10.7b as at Aug 31 — minister

SYDNEY (Oct 6): Asian stocks rose on Tuesday after a tech-fuelled rally lifted the Nasdaq to a record close, with a retreat in oil prices offering further support even as longer-dated Treasury yields hovered near multi-decade highs.

Asian shares track Wall Street higher, Treasury yields near multi-decade highs

United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia) chief executive officer Datuk Ng Wei Wei&nbsp;climbed 10 rungs to 85th place in this year's Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia ranking. &nbsp;&nbsp;

UOB Malaysia CEO Ng Wei Wei climbs 10 rungs in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia ranking

BENGALURU/SINGAPORE (Oct 6): Oil prices made slight gains on Tuesday as security concerns in the Middle East kept a geopolitical risk premium in the market, even as resilient regional crude exports and a G7 emergency stockpile release eased supply concerns.

Oil gains as traders weigh Gulf tensions against strong Mideast exports

BENGALURU (Oct 5): Data centre operator DayOne Data Centers filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States on Monday, testing investor appetite for data-centre listings amid challenging market conditions.

Data centre operator DayOne reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing

CHINA’s National Food Safety Standard, which includes the Code for the Control of 3-MCPD Esters and Glycidyl Esters in Foods, came into effect on Sept 2, a year after it was issued. According to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), the standard is not expected to have an immediate impact on Mal...

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