The founders of SmartPeep began looking for a technology-based solution to assist seniors at home after they experienced the stress that occurs when an elderly family member gets into an accident or falls sick.

“Four years ago, our CEO Lim Meng Hui’s grandmother fell when she was at hom...

Ageing in the tech era

With Malaysia set to become an ageing nation in the coming decade, demand for senior-friendly properties is expected to increase. This will have implications on the way homebuyers choose their properties, and how property developers design and plan their projects to cater for the growing silver-h...

Property developers’ initiatives to help seniors age in place

Many today still find it difficult to talk about mental health, despite an increase in societal awareness on the matter. This is true particularly among the senior community who struggle to overcome long-held personal and cultural beliefs.

Support for senior mental health still lacking

While most folks in their sixties are enjoying a leisurely life, 68-year-old Vanaja Dhanan is busy marketing her latest children’s book, conducting energy healing courses and working three days a week for the National Stroke Association of Malaysia (Nasam).

The changing nature of ageing

The 60+ generation is ageing radically differently than previous generations, says the Global Wellness Trends Report in its The Future Wellness Trends Report published recently.

Retirees are starting businesses, running marathons and travelling widely, it points out.

“With inc...

A market waiting to be tapped

Dr Sharon Choo Yoke Ling was just eight years old when she began to notice the local doctor visiting her home at regular intervals. Her grandfather was terminally ill and living out the remainder of his life at home. Needless to say, he was in a lot of pain and discomfort and required frequent ho...

Improving palliative care

An outcome of the Movement Control Order (MCO) in March is that many senior citizens have become more digitally savvy.

While younger people can get their day-to-day necessities as and when needed, some places do not allow those above and below certain ages to enter their premises, espec...

Seniors becoming digitally savvy during pandemic

The retirement landscape today looks vastly different from a decade ago. While Malaysians tend to retire from their full-time jobs in their sixties, many find themselves back in the workforce shortly after, be it for financial reasons or just to keep themselves occupied.

Seniors typical...

Seniors valued in the corporate world

Retirees who rely on fixed deposits (FDs) to sustain their retirement needs may see their funds depleted sooner than expected owing to the current low-interest-rate environment. To mitigate this situation, investment experts believe that this group needs to rethink their strategy and consider alt...

A different approach to retirement investing

Strata Sense Part 5: Defusing the Capex Time Bomb

Singapore has identified seven companies it says were involved in wildfires in Indonesia that are choking the city-state with haze, and plans to issue notices requiring them to take preventive measures, the Business Times reported.

Singapore identifies seven companies for haze-causing fires — report

All educational institutions, including schools and childcare centres (taska), must be closed if the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading exceeds 200, following the prolonged haze affecting several areas, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).

MOH: School must close, public gatherings halted if API exceeds 200 

CoreWeave's shares and bonds were headed for steep weekly losses on Friday, as investors grew uneasy about the debt financing behind the AI build-out in the face of rising borrowing costs.

CoreWeave shares, bonds headed for steep weekly losses as AI borrowing concerns mount

PETRONAS and Vietnam National Industry–Energy Group (Petrovietnam) have signed a strategic alliance agreement to strengthen their 35-year partnership and advance energy security, sustainability and long-term growth.

PETRONAS, Petrovietnam sign strategic alliance to deepen 35-year energy partnership

China proposed adding advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to its export-control list, potentially restricting overseas transfers of AI models and chip designs in an effort to keep closer control over homegrown advancements in a strategically important sector.

China plans AI tech export curbs to manage security risks

Five Malaysians arrested for concealing 5kg of cocaine in their shoe soles at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct 10 are believed to be drug mules paid RM8,000 each.

Malaysian drug mules paid RM8,000 each to smuggle cocaine in shoes to Japan — police

A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing four people including three children, before being killed by an armed member of the community who had pursued the assailant into the school, police said.

Shooter kills four at Oregon elementary school before being shot dead by community member

Indonesia's stock market is no longer worthy of "emerging market" status, MSCI said on Friday, laying out a plan to remove it from a suite of indices tracked by funds, a shock move that sparked the steepest one-day drop in Jakarta shares since 1998.

Indonesia gets 'wake-up call' as MSCI prepares to expel it from global indices

EGH International Bhd (KL:ECOGRP) fell in its ACE Market trading debut on Friday amid relatively weak demand for the interior fit-out firm’s shares.

EGH International stumbles in ACE Market debut

The Johor Bahru High Court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a Maybank customer who lost nearly RM60,000 in allegedly&nbsp;unauthorised online transfers after scanning a third-party QR code, ruling that the dispute must proceed to a full trial.

High Court reinstates customer's suit against Maybank over funds allegedly siphoned after QR scan

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) failed to obtain a stay on the High Court’s April decision ordering it and the wound-up developer, Fame Modulation Sdn Bhd, to pay RM1.3 million in damages to two former civil servants. 
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DBKL fails to halt RM1.3 mil payment order over structural damage to Cheras retired civil servants’ home 

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) acknowledged a potential breach of a sukuk's clause that requires the digital services firm’s managing director to remain as its single-largest shareholder.

Zetrix AI acknowledges potential breach of sukuk covenant

Malaysia-China cooperation in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) has secured thousands of training opportunities for Malaysians, with the partnership now focusing on developing skilled talent for high-value jobs in emerging technologies.

Malaysia-China cooperation to prepare talent for higher-value jobs, says Zahid

China’s campaign to promote the global use of the yuan appears to be accelerating as the authorities seek to build a more comprehensive financial ecosystem for the currency beyond just trade settlement.

China’s plan to make yuan a global currency enters faster phase

The High Court has given more time to Tan Sri Shahrir Samad and Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to iron out settlement terms in the former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) chairman's malicious-prosecution suit against the former attorney general.

Shahrir Samad, ex-AG Tommy Thomas to update court on Nov 11 of possible settlement in malicious-prosecution suit

Malaysia’s economy expanded faster than expected in the third quarter as growth of manufacturing and services sectors offset a contraction in mining activities, official flash estimates showed.

Malaysia’s economy outperforms with 5.3% expansion in 3Q, official flash estimates show

Kepong Member of Parliament Lim Lip Eng has called on the Prisons Department to disclose the conditions governing convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest.

Kepong MP calls for public disclosure of Najib’s house arrest terms

EGH International Bhd (KL:ECOGRP) fell in its ACE Market trading debut on Friday amid relatively weak demand for the interior fit-out firm’s shares.

UBB Amanah Bhd has said that there would be delays in its trust income and maturity payments for October, due to "temporary liquidity constraints arising from delayed repayments by certain investee companies".

UBB Amanah defers October trust payouts amid ‘temporary liquidity constraints’

Eligible renewable energy developers under the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) Acceleration Package (CAP) will benefit from a fixed system access charge (SAC) of 14 sen per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for 10 years, while green consumers will be subject to a separate charge of four sen/kWh.

CRESS charges fixed at 14 sen/kWh for developers, four sen for green consumers — Energy Commission

Genting Property Sdn Bhd, the property division of Genting Plantations Bhd (KL:GENP), has entered into a strategic partnership with Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to master-plan Johor Tech Smart City (JTSC), including its flagship 430-acre smart campus within the Knowledge AI Campus.

Genting Property partners Huawei to master-plan 430-acre smart campus at Johor Tech Smart City

A local assembly operation by Chinese carmaker BYD&nbsp;will offer incremental upside to Sime Darby Bhd (KL:SIME) which controls the plant, an analyst said. 
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BYD local assembly offers incremental upside to Sime Darby — analyst

Malaysian banking stocks could see some stability towards the end of 2026 as declining global bond yields provide an opportunity for banks to recover investment losses, said MBSB Research.

Banks eye year-end stability on lower bond yields; dividends 'too attractive to ignore' — MBSB

The Sessions Court here was told on Friday that local fashion company&nbsp;FashionValet Sdn Bhd&nbsp;received investment funds totalling nearly RM40 million from Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) eight years ago.

FashionValet received investment of almost RM40 mil from Khazanah, PNB, says witness

Ormond Group, the hospitality arm of ECM Libra Group Bhd (KL:ECM), broke ground for the 396-key Ormond Desaru resort in Johor on Friday.&nbsp; 
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Ormond Group breaks ground for Ormond Desaru resort

Malaysia’s six homegrown semiconductor innovations developed under the Semiconductor IC Design Park have an estimated combined sales potential of RM300 million, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir. However, he did not specify when the sales target could be achieved.

Six chips developed under Semiconductor IC Design Park have RM300m sales potential, says minister

The upfront costs incurred by CelcomDigi Bhd (KL:CDB) and Maxis Bhd (KL:MAXIS) for the latest spectrum awards are expected to be offset by capital expenditure savings and lower network costs, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB).

CelcomDigi, Maxis spectrum costs to be offset by capex and network savings — HLIB

Singapore has identified seven companies it says were involved in wildfires in Indonesia that are choking the city-state with haze, and plans to issue notices requiring them to take preventive measures, the Business Times reported.&nbsp;

(Oct 15): Is an October Fed hike back on the table? The release of hot headline and core September US inflation figures sent markets into a tailspin on Wednesday, with futures markets at one point showing as much as a ​50-50 chance that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates again this mont...

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