The returning beat

Director: M Night Shyamalan

Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Ed Oxenbould, Olivia DeJonge

Rating: 3 out of 5

Length: 94 minutes

Opening: Now playing

The Visit

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Rise of the Awkward Heroes 

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Weekend By Numbers 180915 to 200915

FOLLOWING an extensive 18-month renovation, The Lanesborough hotel in London opened its doors and welcomes a new culinary era with a fabulous new restaurant: Céleste. The latest masterpiece hotel of Oetker Collection, The Lanesborough’s sparkling new gastronomical gem will serve French-inspired c...

Dining: London’s new culinary gem

Celebrating Oktoberfest

INSPIRATION, Bonia’s autumn/winter 2015 collection features an inspired line of the artistic wanderer. From the footprints of the arts to the lives of people around the world, this collection infuses the magnificence of nature and the uniqueness of culture. Creative director Pepe Torres is well-k...

Bonia, Inspired

EMBELLISHED garments are almost always associated with grand dinner parties, at times worn only once — and Farah Khan’s autumn/winter 2015 collection is determined to alter this general perception. It aims to promote an appreciation for beaded and sequined clothing by showing that they can indeed...

Everyday glam

Changing cities explored in Berlin show

LEGENDARY singer Billie Holiday will return to the New York stage...

Music: Billie Holiday in hologram in concert

QILIN Group is not your typical musical ensemble. In fact, a visit to their YouTube channel a...

Free Jazz

AS cinemas prepare to show M Night Shyamalan’s latest film, remote family h...

The Visit — Four things to consider ahead of Shyamalan’s return

weekend by numbers 11.09.15 to 13.09.15

IT might be a tale as old as time, but the Mid-Autumn Festival is annually celebrated with co...

Treats: A mooncake bazaar

DO you recall being reminded to finish your juice at breakfast when you were a child? Well, the juicing trend seems to have caught on in recent years and if the number of juice bars and wide range of juices are any indication, it is most likely here to stay.

Juice up

President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s ready for talks with the US on the war in Ukraine as he offered congratulations to incoming President Donald Trump on his inauguration.

“We congratulate the US president-elect on taking office,” Putin said on Monday at a televised meeting of his security council ahead of the inauguration in Washington.

Putin says Russia is open to dialogue on Ukraine with Trump

Malaysia and the European Union (EU) have not set any time frame to conclude their negotiations for the Malaysia-EU Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA).

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, however, said both parties agreed to accelerate the negotiations.

No time frame set to conclude Malaysia-EU free trade talks — PM

In a significant call to action, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urged the European Union (EU) to deepen its support for Southeast Asia through increased climate financing, green investments, technical assistance, and capacity-building initiatives. 

Like the EU, Malaysia recognises that the climate crisis is a defining challenge of our time.

Malaysia calls on EU for enhanced support in climate financing, green initiatives

US President Joe Biden granted preemptive pardons to leading government officials that president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to punish, fending off potential retribution by his successor against those he has labelled as political enemies.

Biden pardons Milley, Fauci, Cheney and other Trump targets

Germany met Nato's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government said on Monday, though well short of incoming US President Donald Trump's call for as much as 5%.

Under Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left government, Germany has ramped up military spending since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, both to supply weapons to Kyiv and revamp its own armed forces.

Germany says it met Nato 2% defence spending target in 2024, short of Trump's demand

Southeast Asian cell tower firm EdgePoint Infrastructure is looking to expand its portfolio to over 20,000 towers in two to three years from around 15,000 currently, its chief executive told Reuters.

CEO and co-founder Suresh Sidhu said on Monday that the company, which is backed by US-listed DigitalBridge, would expand in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, markets where it already has a presence.

DigitalBridge-backed EdgePoint aiming to add more than 5,000 telco towers

Donald Trump’s tariff threats stand to hurt American economic interests because they would disturb automotive supply chains where the US is strong and drive up consumer prices, said the head of General Motors Co’s Canadian unit.

Trump tariffs would harm major US auto buyer, says GM Canada chief 

Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Monday.

MAHB, 7-Eleven, Fajarbaru, Datasonic, Scanwolf, UUE, SkyWorld, Mieco, Maxland 

It is a “matter of time” before the privatisation of the country's biggest airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd or MAHB (KL:AIRPORT), is completed after multiple delays, Khazanah Nasional Bhd managing director Datuk Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir said.

Khazanah MD says MAHB buyout completion a ‘matter of time’

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government has allocated RM642 million for the construction of 3,574 units of People’s Housing Project (PPR) homes in Kelantan.

Housing Ministry allocated RM642m for 3,574 PPR units in Kelantan — deputy minister

Convenience store chain operator 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:SEM), in which Berjaya Group founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan&nbsp;Chee Yioun owns a 28.07% stake, said on Monday it is setting up 100 original cash recycling machines (CRMs)&nbsp;at its outlets across Malaysia.

7-Eleven Malaysia to set up 100 Seven Bank cash recycling machines at its outlets

WHILE it’s hard to say if the worst is over for a number of beaten-down blue chips, market experts believe it is a matter of time before things look up on the back of strong investment flows.

In fact, some fund managers and analysts are of the view that some of the stocks’ undemanding v...

Better days ahead for beaten-down big caps on Bursa 

Turnkey contractor Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd (KL:FAJAR) has signed the master purchase and development agreement&nbsp;with Penang Development Corp (PDC) for the first phase of the Penang Medi-City project in Batu Kawan, set to position the state as a regional medical tourism hub.

Fajarbaru Builder to lead Medi-City project in Penang

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd or MAHB&nbsp;(KL:AIRPORT),&nbsp;which&nbsp;is in the midst of&nbsp;a privatisation exercise, said that the group is “almost there” for the resumption of its aerotrain services at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), following a near two-year suspension.

‘We are almost there’ for aerotrain op resumption, says MAHB amid delays

Jendela Pinggiran Sdn Bhd (JPSB) — a subsidiary of SRC International Sdn Bhd allegedly set up to carry out corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and received RM43.96 million of SRC funds in 2015 — was used as former Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s “slush fund”, the High Court heard on Monday.

SRC's sham CSR subsidiary used as Najib’s RM43.96 mil slush fund, court hears

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): The US’ restriction on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports is expected to have a limited impact on Malaysia’s semiconductor companies, which are primarily involved in assembly and testing, according to Nomura Asset Management Malaysia managing director and country head Leslie Yap.

Impact of US chip curbs on Malaysia’s semicon sector minimal, says Nomura’s country head

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): ACE Market-bound Northern Solar Holdings Bhd is expected to continue delivering its above-average net profit margin on lower global solar-panel prices, said PublicInvest Research.

ACE Market-bound Northern Solar’s fair value at RM1, margins above average — PublicInvest

CBH Engineering Holdings Bhd, a mechanical and electrical (M&amp;E) engineering services provider for substations, is expected to make its debut this Thursday (Jan16), which would make it the second company to list on Bursa Malaysia this year.

The ACE Market-bound company's initial publ...

IPO Watch: CBH Engineering rides on data centre boom, IPO to raise RM83 mil

Dialog Group Bhd’s (KL:DIALOG) proposed subscription of a 27.78% stake in Regas Terminal Sdn Bhd (RGTP), which has an air separation unit (ASU) project in Pengerang, is expected to raise its associate contribution by RM5 million to RM10 million a year, said Maybank Research.

Dialog to see up to RM10m in annual earnings from Pengerang ASU venture — Maybank

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that he did not intimidate KPMG’s ex-managing partner Datuk Johan Idris to close the pending audit of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) in 2013.

1MDB-Tanore: Najib says didn't intimidate KPMG auditor

It is a “matter of time” before the privatisation of the country's biggest airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd or MAHB (KL:AIRPORT), is completed after multiple delays, Khazanah Nasional Bhd managing director Datuk Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir said.

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak testified in court that he didn't report the purportedly forged signatures on documents related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Najib agrees no report lodged on purportedly fake signatures on 1MDB documents

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak reiterated in court on Monday that he did not take instructions from fugitive Low Taek Jho (Jho Low).

Najib says he did not follow Jho Low's instructions

A vehicle linked to Scanwolf Corp Bhd (KL:SCNWOLF) managing director Eddy Seah Ley Hong has triggered a mandatory takeover offer to acquire all the remaining shares it does not own in the plastic extrusion maker at 54 sen per share.

Scanwolf MD-linked vehicle triggers mandatory takeover offer, intends to maintain listing

SEREMBAN (Jan 20): The previously terminated high-speed rail (HSR) project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore can only proceed with full participation from the private sector and minimal government funding, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook reiterated on Monday.

Minimal govt funding for HSR, revival hinges on private participation, says Loke

Malaysian companies, especially those in the logistics sector, should go regional with a whole-of-government approach to create Malaysian global champions in services, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.

Chin Tong urges Malaysian logistics companies to go regional

EPE Power Corp Bhd, a private holding company with businesses in distributing switchgears and transformers, is among the potential bidders for the proposed Johor Bahru light rail transit (LRT) project.

According to sources privy to the matter, EPE Power will be collaborating with Lion P...

EPE Power–Lion Pacific among bidders for Johor Bahru LRT, say sources

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Monday denied that funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), meant for the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX City) project, were instead used to help fund Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN), and to maintain his hold on Umno to win the general election in 2013.

Najib denies using 1MDB funds meant for TRX City to support Umno, BN

The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) expects crude palm oil (CPO) prices to trade between RM4,250 and RM4,550 per tonne in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q2025), underpinned by low inventory, stable demand, and constrained supply of other edible oils.&nbsp;

CPO prices seen at RM4,250-RM4,550 a tonne in 1Q on supply-demand tightness, says MPOC

SkyWorld Development Bhd (KL:SKYWLD) has proposed to diversify into manufacturing prefabricated and prefinished modular systems, which it plans to employ in its affordable housing project in Penang. &nbsp;

The new business, which the group says could potentially contribute a quarter of its net profit, will be undertaken via a collaboration with Singapore-based prefabricated and prefinished modular systems maker Teambuild Holdings (S) Pte Ltd, according to the property developer’s bourse filing on Monday.

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