KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): Renewable energy stocks climbed on early session on Wednesday, led by Samaiden Group Bhd (KL:SAMAIDEN) following the recent announcement of the CRESS Acceleration Package.

Renewable energy stocks gain amid CRESS surcharge reduction

Palm oil prices dropped to the lowest since early August as peaking production and flagging demand prompted worries over swollen inventories in the world’s second-biggest grower Malaysia.

Palm oil drops to seven-week low on worries over ample reserves

We all make mistakes” was Greg Norman’s response to a question about the 2018 murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Kashoggi. Norman was promoting LIV Golf, funded by Saudi Arabia, which was blamed for the killing. He went on “… and you just want to learn by (sic) those mistakes and how you can correct them going forward.” Now that LIV Golf has filed for bankruptcy after wasting US$5 billion (RM20.4 billion) on golf’s civil war, the sport can only wish that Norman had learned from his.

Business of Sports: LIV and let die — a colossal waste of money over a grudge

(Sept 23): Hong Kong will focus on enhancing its core strengths rather than entering a race to outbid Singapore with generous tax breaks, as the rival Asian finance hubs compete for wealthy investors and global talent, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said.

Hong Kong’s Paul Chan rejects ‘race to bottom’ with Singapore

NEW YORK (Sept 22): US President Donald Trump met Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez late on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, their first meeting since American forces captured then-President Nicolas Maduro in a January raid.

Trump meets Venezuela's Rodriguez for first time since Maduro's capture

Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group Corp kicked off what’s set to be one of the largest corporate junk bond sales ever as the Japanese conglomerate offers record yields to entice investors into helping fund its unprecedented investments in artificial intelligence (AI).

SoftBank offers record yields on jumbo junk bonds in AI push — Bloomberg

PHNOM PENH (Sept 23): Cambodia’s prime minister said the country would not be a haven for transnational scam syndicates as he opened a global conference on cyberfraud on Wednesday, where the government is keen to showcase its crackdown on the multibillion-dollar scam industry.

Cambodia no 'safe haven' for scams, prime minister tells anti-fraud summit

Industrial metals fell, with copper retreating from near-record levels, as traders weighed the outlook for US interest rates amid shifting oil prices and comments from Federal Reserve (Fed) officials.

Copper retreats from near record as traders weigh Fed outlook

SHANGHAI (Sept 23): Malaysia underscored its regional leadership in skills development and green workforce readiness at the WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 Conference, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to elevating technical and vocational excellence.

Malaysia champions regional green jobs and technical excellence at Worldskills Shanghai

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): EcoSys (Malaysia) Bhd, a Penang-based semiconductor services firm, is offering its shares at 27 sen a piece for its ACE Market listing.

EcoSys offers shares at 27 sen apiece, ACE Market IPO aims to raise over RM39 mil

Banking stocks in FBM KLCI may see a gross selling of over RM200 million from passive funds tracking the benchmark index being expanded, an analyst said.

Banking stocks may see over RM200 mil selldown due to KLCI expansion — analyst

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (KL:TENAGA) said the extra subsidy earmarked for households is a one-off measure, and the national electric utility is mulling tweaks to its charges to better shield consumers.

Tenaga Nasional tells analysts extra subsidy is one-off, mulls permanent solutions

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): Renewable energy stocks climbed on early session on Wednesday, led by Samaiden Group Bhd (KL:SAMAIDEN) following the recent announcement of the CRESS Acceleration Package.

PERTH (Sept 23): Oil prices drifted lower on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia began restoring crude supply on a critical pipeline to the Red Sea and on hopes for a diplomatic solution to the US-Iran war through talks at the UN in New York.

Oil falls on increased Gulf supply and hopes for US-Iran talks

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised its 2026 and 2027 economic growth forecasts for Malaysia on robust technology exports, while revising up its 2027 inflation projection as El Niño is expected to keep prices elevated.

ADB raises Malaysia's GDP forecasts on robust tech exports; lifts 2027 inflation outlook on El Niño

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

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Sept 23, 2026 

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham discussed bringing up the detention of Hong Kong tycoon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai when the US leader meets China’s Xi Jinping later this week.&nbsp;

Trump, Burnham discussed bringing up Jimmy Lai with China’s Xi

Asian shares were aiming for a sixth session of gains on Wednesday as signs of consumer demand for AI apps continued to buoy tech stocks, while oil prices faltered on reports of increased supply out of the Middle East.

Asia stocks ride tech wave higher, oil stays subdued

Apple Inc is developing a screenless health and fitness tracker similar to Whoop Inc’s wrist-worn device, part of an effort to rethink its smartwatch lineup and add new wearable technologies.

Apple developing new fitness tracker aimed at rivalling Whoop — Bloomberg

Sustainability hasn’t retreated, but its progress has fractured into winners and laggards, and CEOs must build conviction rather than assume uniform momentum, according to Bain and Company’s 2026 CEO Sustainability Report.

US$2.4 tril in green investment, yet most sectors are being left behind

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): EcoSys (Malaysia) Bhd, a Penang-based semiconductor services firm, is offering its shares at 27 sen a piece for its ACE Market listing.

Cypark Resources Bhd (KL:CYPARK) rose to a one-month high in early trading on Wednesday after the renewable energy firm returned to profit in its first quarter ended July 31, 2026 (1QFY2027).

Cypark rises after returning to profitability in 1Q

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had on Wednesday settled his 2023 defamation suit against Pendang member of Parliament Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim of PAS.

Anwar settles defamation suit against Pendang MP

A renewed rally in chipmakers drove the Nasdaq 100 toward its first record since June, with the stock market also bolstered by hopes for diplomatic efforts to end the war in Iran.

Nasdaq 100 eyes peak, oil falls on US-Iran talks

UNITED NATIONS (Sept 22): France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's claims of having secured peace in Gaza, saying not a single humanitarian corridor had been reopened in the enclave despite the proclaimed peace.

In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 23): Malaysia and China are strengthening strategic cooperation in the transport sector through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on transport cooperation, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) said.

Malaysia, China sign MOU to strengthen strategic transport cooperation

UNITED NATIONS (Sept 22): US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that he could annihilate Iran if there is no deal to end the war, but also suggested an agreement could come soon amid a diplomatic push at the United Nations.

"I have a big decision ...

Trump threatens to annihilate Iran as diplomats push for deal at UN

Singaporeans are among the most open to allowing an artificial intelligence agent to shop for them but they also want the strictest guardrails, research shows.

Singapore wants AI to shop but with strict limits, study shows

(Sept 23):&nbsp;China’s push for global AI supremacy is increasingly benefitting companies that supply the rest of the world, with investors favouring such stocks as fierce competition hurts their domestically focused peers.

China’s AI trade favours global winners over local champions

(Sept 23):&nbsp;Alibaba Group Holding Ltd&nbsp;is accelerating its data centre expansion in Europe and the Middle East, propelling its 20-gigawatt global infrastructure buildout during China’s escalating competition in AI chips and models with the US.

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