EVOLVING from an import company selling leather bags for travel and daily use to its current position as a travel lifestyle brand offering more than 325 design and utility patents in goods ranging from accessories to women’s bags and travel bags, Tumi has, undoubtedly, come a long way since its i...

Packing on with pride

NEARING the end of 2013, YouTube went abuzz with yet another viral sensation — a video that garnered 17 million views in just three days. As of today, views for Volvo’s “Epic Split” Live Test ad video featuring Belgian action star Jean Claude Van Damme has hit over 77 million views on YouTube — a...

The science of going viral

Enter the Titan

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD agency Creative Republic Sdn Bhd lives and breathes its “Citizens of Thought” tagline. What better way to do this than to have leaders who uphold the meaning and values of creativity within the advertising and marketing industry.

Fresh from winning the Auto Bavaria Mala...

Honouring the essence of creativity

Mum knows best

Energizer together with Hamleys Malaysia — a renowned toy brand from the United Kingdom — brought some Christmas cheer to underprivileged children from Kiwanis Malaysia. Through Energizer’s “Power of Giving” campaign, the two companies pledged to give over RM20,000 in educational and fun battery-...

Energizer powers up the holiday season

WHAT HAPPENS when an established chocolate brand joins forces with a top biscuit manufacturer? It marks an iconic culinary union with six new...

A baked mixture of love

Agency accolades

IT’S often easier to spot someone glued to his or her smartphone trawling the social media websites than coming upon people engaging in conversation.

For what seems like ages now, we have bid goodbye to SMS and said hello to Facebook, WhatsApp, WeChat and Line. People are relying m...

Trends in networking

HAVING developed and maintained its brand for quality and experience in the Asian region successfully over the past three y...

A Californian experience beckons

CONSUMER spending during America’s Thanksgiving weekend dropped compared with last year, but the decline can be attributed to an improving economy and changing shopping habits, a survey found on Sunday.

Typically Black Friday is often considered to be the United States’ top shopping “ho...

Growth in online shopping

IT is all about the fans — firstly, as a means of thanking them for their support and secondly, to reward them for their loyalty to the club. Such is the gratitude of the Liverpool Football Club (LFC) that it decided to open its first official retail store outside the United Kingdom (UK) in Kuala...

Kop in town

LEE CHING WEI was your typical high-flying Malaysian graduate working in Melbourne. Holding an enviable position as a financial adviser and investment consultant in an investment bank there, Lee spent eight years in Australia, lavishing in the laidback lifestyle.

In early 2012 however, ...

Understanding iMoney

The KFC Bombay Fiery Crunch two-piece c...

Spicy Bombay treat from KFC Tasty Travels

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): The country’s halal industry players are advised not to be too open about sharing knowledge, strategies and marketing tactics with other countries, to maintain Malaysia as the world’s leading halal product certification and production leader, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Ahmad Zahid: Avoid exposing too much halal strategy to keep Malaysia’s domination

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 20): The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has not received any complaints regarding Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holding’s (GISBH) products being sold on social media platforms, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

Fahmi: MCMC has not received complaints on GISBH products on social media

The key witness in Lim Guan Eng’s undersea tunnel trial on Friday told the Sessions Court that the former Penang chief minister agreed on businessman G Gnanaraja being chosen as an intermediary for the politician to receive purported bribe money for the project.

Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd director Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli said when he got the go-ahead from Lim on Aug 17, 2017, he related the matter to Gnanaraja via a WhatsApp call, and the businessman, via a Whatsapp message, replied, “fantastic Penang CM done”.

Witness claims Lim was agreeable to Gnanaraja being used as intermediary

(Sept 20): GIC Pte Ltd group chief investment officer (CIO) Jeffrey Jaensubhakij has warned that the market exuberance following Wednesday’s outsized interest-rate cut could be short-lived amid the risk of rising inflation.

GIC’s Jeffrey Jaensubhakij warns of rising inflation risks after Fed cuts

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 20): The National Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Governance and Ethics (AIGE) were launched on Friday to establish a robust framework for users, policymakers, and AI technology providers to ensure adherence to the highest ethical standards.

Fadillah: Guidelines on AI governance and ethics proves govt committed to creating safe, ethical tech ecosystem

The Malaysian government on Friday announced incentives to jumpstart the Forest City special financial zone that include special corporate income tax rates and 0% tax rate for family offices.

Govt announces incentives to jumpstart Forest City special financial zone

I wrote a speculative article in 2000 on what I called “the political trilemma of the world economy.” My claim was that advanced forms of globalization, the nation-state, and mass politics could not coexist. Societies would eventually settle on (at most) two out of three.

I suggested th...

Roads To Prosperity: A New Trilemma Haunts the World Economy

(Sept 20): Ninja Van is halting operations at a Vietnam unit, as it seeks to settle matters over delayed salary and social insurance payments to employees there, local daily the Straits Times (ST) reported.

Ninja Van suspends operations at Vietnam unit, ST reports

The upcoming guideline for the national grid's third-party access mechanism, which allows renewable energy plants to be developed upon securing offtake from commercial end-users, is effective on Friday, said the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra).

National grid third-party access guideline effective Friday, says Energy Ministry

The Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA) has announced that Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trusts (M-REITs) in 2024 has achieved a 7% increase year-to-date on the Bursa Malaysia REIT Index. This was announced in a statement on Thursday (Sept 19) at the MRMA's fourth REIT Forum held recently.

Malaysian REITs achieve 7% increase year-to-date on Bursa's REIT index, says MRMA

The Malaysian government on Friday announced incentives to jumpstart the Forest City special financial zone that include special corporate income tax rates and 0% tax rate for family offices.

Malaysia has formally ratified the UK's accession into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Malaysia formally ratifies UK's accession into trans-Pacific trade deal

Asian shares extended their rally on Friday, bathing in the afterglow of an outsized interest rate cut in the United States, while the yen was jittery ahead of a monetary policy decision in Japan as traders look for clues about future tightening.

Asian shares bathed in Fed afterglow, yen jittery ahead of BOJ

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): RHB Research has maintained its “overweight” call on the Malaysian property sector, forecasting strong capital inflows and renewed buying interest as global interest rates begin to decline.

Rate cuts to see more capital flow into Malaysian property sector, says RHB

Malaysia’s automotive market is expected to see “business as usual” for the affordable segment, while the mid-market segment could be dragged by the roll-out of e-invoicing and potential fuel subsidy rationalisation, said Kenanga Research.

Malaysia auto sales to M40 group could drag, says Kenanga Research

Shares of Eco World Development Group Bhd (KL:ECOWLD) rose on Friday to their highest in seven weeks after the property developer reported better-than-expected third-quarter results.

Eco World shares climb to seven-week high after 3Q results beat estimates

Private credit more than doubled in size from 2019 thanks to interest rate hikes that made its floating-rate debt more attractive to investors. Now, a Federal Reserve (Fed) interest-rate cut is adding to the headwinds hampering the breakneck growth of the US$1.7 trillion (RM7.11 trillion) industry.

Private credit is being threatened by a cocktail of risks

Thailand’s baht is on course for its biggest quarterly gain since the Asian financial crisis, threatening to derail a recovery in the nation’s key tourism and export industries.

Baht’s biggest rally since 1998 threatens Thailand’s tourism, exports

China unexpectedly left benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Friday, confounding market expectations that were primed for a move after the Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered an outsized interest rate cut earlier this week.

China unexpectedly leaves lending rates steady; markets expect cuts soon

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 20): The National Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Governance and Ethics (AIGE) were launched on Friday&nbsp;to establish&nbsp;a robust framework for users, policymakers, and AI technology providers to ensure adherence to the highest ethical standards.

Malaysia’s king is planning to seek funding from Chinese investors for a multibillion dollar high-speed rail project between the Southeast Asian country and Singapore, according to people familiar with the matter.

Malaysia’s King to seek funds for high-speed rail on China visit — Bloomberg

（吉隆坡20日讯）第三季业绩优于预期，绿盛世（Eco World Development Group Bhd）（KL:ECOWLD）攀升至7周高位。

第三季业绩优预期 绿盛世攀至7周高位

Intesa Sanpaolo&nbsp;is planning to offer to up to 3,000 of its workers the option to retire early, union sources said on Thursday, after a meeting where they discussed the incentive scheme with representatives from Italy's biggest bank.

Intesa plans up to 3,000 voluntary early staff exits, unions say

Wall Street traders betting the Federal Reserve (Fed) will be able to engineer a soft landing spurred a rally in riskier corners of the market, with stocks hitting all-time highs.

S&P 500 hits record high buoyed by economic hopes

Warner Music Group&nbsp;said on Thursday it would lay off about 150 employees, in addition to its earlier job cuts this year, totaling to about 13% of its workforce as part of a revised strategic restructuring plan to free up funds.

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