Datasonic Group Bhd’s (KL:DATASONIC) decision to terminate its proposed acquisition of an industrial property in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, raises questions about its expansion plans and the circumstances surrounding the failed deal.

Frankly Speaking: Datasonic’s aborted property deal raises questions

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): The government must balance fiscal constraints with the need to sustain national development and rakyat protection, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

Balance fiscal constraints with development — Akmal Nasrullah

China on Monday placed sanctions on Paraguay's communications minister as well as the foreign minister of Belize, over their countries' ties with Taiwan which Beijing claims as its own territory.

China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, on Monday called for leadership willing to act before consensus is complete, bear short-term costs for long-term good, and build coalitions that outlast any single mandate to address planetary boundaries and environmental crises.

Sultan Nazrin: Act ahead of consensus to tackle environmental crises

A UN global poverty index has risen for the first time since its creation in 2010, bringing the number of people affected to 1.2 billion, the United Nations Development Programme reported Monday.

Global poverty index rises for first time since its 2010 creation

Malaysia’s Budget 2027, announced by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Oct 9, contains several welcome tax measures aimed at strengthening compliance, encouraging technological adoption and accelerating the transition towards a greener economy. However, while the Budget offers practical incentives for businesses and individuals, it also misses an important opportunity to undertake a more fundamental reform of Malaysia’s tax framework: simplifying our outdated and unnecessarily complex stamp duty legislation.

Opinion — Budget 2027: Welcome tax reforms, but missed opportunity on stamp duty simplification 

JAKARTA (Oct 12): Indonesian energy company PT Medco Energi Internasional has reached an agreement with Italian explorer Eni to take a 10% participating interest in four oil and gas blocks in the Kutai Basin, East Kalimantan, Medco said on Monday.

Medco Energi to take 10% stake in four Eni oil and gas blocks in Indonesia

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 12): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is in talks with Deutsche Bank to settle their legal dispute, the court heard on Monday.

1MDB in settlement talks with Deutsche Bank

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): The National Climate Change Bill will be tabled in the current parliamentary sitting, said Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh.

Preparations for the proposed legislation are ongoing and further stakeholder engag...

National Climate Change Bill to be tabled in current Parliament sitting, says deputy minister

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): The Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA) has urged the government to give further consideration to its four key Budget 2027 proposals to bolster the long-term competitiveness and resilience of the Malaysian real estate investment trust (M-REIT) market.

Budget 2027: MRMA calls for policy tweaks to support M-REIT market growth

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): Genting Bhd (KL:GENTING) fell to its lowest in nearly two decades after the gaming conglomerate announced a RM1.25 billion cash call to pare down borrowings.

Genting falls 17% to 2007 lows after over RM1 bil cash call 

AirAsia (KL:AAGB) co-founder Tan Sri Tony Fernandes met with officials from Malaysia's Finance Ministry two weeks ago to discuss potential government support for Southeast Asia's largest low-cost airline, said three people with knowledge of the matter.

AirAsia in talks with govt over potential funding support — Reuters

KYIV/WASHINGTON (Oct 11): US President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday that he said was "effective immediately", but Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was still waiting to see details of the deal.

Trump announces Ukraine energy ceasefire with Russia, surprising Zelenskiy

The market is repricing the risks around investments related to the buildup of artificial intelligence that could lead to more discipline in financing, according to DBS Group Holdings Ltd chief executive officer Tan Su Shan.

DBS CEO Tan says market repricing risks on AI financing

SYDNEY (Oct 12): Stock markets got off to an erratic start on Monday as earnings season loomed, while oil slipped amid confusion over whether Russia would, or could, increase energy exports.ulf.

Shares seesaw in Asia as earnings loom, oil skids

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): The High Court on Monday fixed June 14 next year for case management over the Malaysian Bar’s legal challenge against the Attorney General’s decision to drop its investigation against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in the Yayasan Akalbudi case.

Bar's challenge to AG’s decision to drop Zahid probe on hold pending apex court ruling

RHB Research sees value emerging in Malaysian property stocks after the recent sell-off, with the sector now trading at a 60% discount to their revalued net asset value (RNAV), wider than the 50% in May.

RHB sees value in battered property stocks, now at a 60% discount to asset value

US President Donald Trump’s Libe­ration Day tariffs, first unveiled in April 2025, triggered a barrage of near-uniform criticisms from economists and trade experts.

Tong's Portfolio - Trump’s tariffs: Why the inflation shock never came

Two startling pieces of news surfaced last week about private companies that collect money on behalf of the government.

Frankly Speaking: When suspension is not good enough

Bond markets are starting to do some of the lifting for central banks around the world by pushing up borrowing costs themselves, potentially reducing the number of benchmark interest-rate hikes needed to get inflation under control.

Bond selloff may mean fewer rate hikes from global central banks

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

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Oct 12, 2026 

DUBAI/RIYADH (Oct 11): One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.

One dead in new attack on Saudi airport, a day after Houthi strike kills 13

SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Oil prices slipped on Monday on expectations of more Russian supplies after US President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt attacks on each other's energy facilities following a US diesel-supply deal with Moscow.

Oil falls on hopes Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire will boost supplies

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia,&nbsp;attended a state welcoming ceremony at Istana Negara on Monday, marking the start of King Abdullah II of Jordan's two-day state visit to Malaysia, which began on Sunday (Oct 11).

Sultan Ibrahim attends state welcoming ceremony for Jordan’s King Abdullah II

Bond traders are looking to the latest consumer-price inflation figures and a planned appearance by Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh for insight into how quickly the central bank will continue raising interest rates.&nbsp;

US bond traders await CPI, Warsh for insight on Fed’s rate path

（吉隆坡12日讯）云顶（Genting Bhd）（KL:GENTING）宣布拟发行附加股筹集12亿5000万令吉以偿还债务后，周一跌至近20年来最低。

拟发股筹逾10亿 云顶挫17%至2007年低位

Consumer and property stocks could emerge as among the main beneficiaries of Budget 2027, although analysts see limited upside for the broader equity market.

Consumer, property stocks poised to gain from Budget 2027 measures — analysts

Our small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are in real danger of being gutted by their hyper-competitive counterparts from China whose overcapacity is being exported to our domestic markets. They create very little domestic employment and value-add, bringing in an en bloc shipment of labour and over...

My Say: The SME crisis: How China’s exported over-capacity is gutting Malaysia’s private sector

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 12): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is in talks with Deutsche Bank to settle their legal dispute, the court heard on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): Local institutions extended their net buying on Bursa Malaysia to three&nbsp;consecutive weeks, recording net inflows of RM99.9&nbsp;million last week, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).

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