<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>(July 18): Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been warded at the National Heart Institute since Monday, according to his spokesman.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>The 99-year-old was admitted for coughing, his spokesman, Sufi Yusoff, told Bloomberg News on Thursday. Mahathir has been in and out of hospitals over the past few years and suffered heart attacks. He was last&nbsp;warded&nbsp;in February.</div>

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Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been warded at the National Heart Institute since Monday, according to his spokesman.

Dr M hospitalised since Monday for coughing, says spokesman

ALOR SETAR (Sept 16): Dozens of Malaysian holiday-goers wishing to go to Thailand over the long weekend had their dreams crashed at the border gate due to passport issues, income tax arrears, customs tax, and unresolved old criminal cases.

Dozens of Malaysian holiday-goers can’t cross to Thailand due to passport issues, tax arrears — Kedah Immigration director

(Sept 16): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday, after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump safe after new assassination attempt thwarted at Florida golf course

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 16): The report on the proposal for mandatory halal certification is nearing completion and is set to be presented to the Cabinet this Wednesday, according to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar.

Halal certification report to be presented to Cabinet this Wednesday — minister

SINCE 2021, Malaysia has experienced a significant surge in total approved investments, mainly driven by foreign direct investment (FDI).

The escalation of the US-China trade war and shifts in the global supply chain have positioned Malaysia as a strategic hub, attracting increasing lev...

The State of the Nation: After a strong start, can Malaysia keep the investment flowing in 2H2024?

Recent rumours of buyers being required to sign sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) at the land office are just that, rumours. According to property consultants, there is no such requirement and SPAs can continue to be signed as per the normal practice.

Nevertheless, for property — inc...

No requirement to sign SPA at land office

JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 16): Forest City’s special financial zone (SFZ) will be launched this Friday (Sept 20), with various incentives and packages to stimulate investment, growth and economic activities in Johor.

Forest City’s special financial zone to be launched on Friday, incentives to be introduced — Johor state exco

AFTER four years of serving on the boards of directors of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) and its parent Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAG), Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin is retiring as non-executive group chairman, people familiar with the matter say. He is leaving the group as early as the middl...

Wan Zulkiflee said to be retiring as Malaysia Airlines chairman in mid-September 

BENGALURU (Sept 16): Gold prices surged to record highs on Monday, driven by a softer dollar and expectations of a larger interest rate reduction by the US Federal Reserve this week.

Gold prices at all-time highs as traders eye deeper US rate cut

JAPAN’s Mitsui & Co Ltd, together with local institutional shareholders and a private equity fund, are said to be exploring an option to strengthen their grip on IHH Healthcare Bhd (KL:IHH) in a move to carve out better value for the healthcare group.

Sources say Mitsui, which holds...

IHH’s major shareholders mull corporate exercise to consolidate position

SYDNEY (Sept 16): Asian stocks dithered and the dollar slipped on Monday in a week that is almost certain to see the start of an easing cycle in the United States, with investors flirting with the chance of an outsized move.

Stocks firm, dollar subdued as market flirts with outsized Fed cut

(Sept 16): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday, after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

SHANGHAI (Sept 16): Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning as a Category 1 storm, the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades.

Typhoon Bebinca lands in Shanghai, strongest storm to hit city since 1949

KUCHING (Sept 16): The formation of Malaysia in 1963 is rooted in the constitutional documents which are already enshrined in the Federal Constitution and should remain undisputed, said Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

Wan Junaidi: Don’t dispute constitutional documents that led to Malaysia’s formation

JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 16): Forest City’s special financial zone (SFZ) will be launched this Friday (Sept 20), with various incentives and packages to stimulate investment, growth and economic activities in Johor.

COME Monday, Sept 9, Bursa Malaysia will see the listing of 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd (KL:99SMART) on the Main Market. The initial public offering (IPO) is the largest on the local bourse in seven years.

Priced at a finalised RM1.65 a share, the IPO exercise entails the public i...

IPO Watch: Minimarket chain 99 Speed Mart’s IPO anything but small

BENGALURU (Sept 16): Gold prices surged to record highs on Monday, driven by a softer dollar and expectations of a larger interest rate reduction by the US&nbsp;Federal Reserve this week.

TO investors who have not followed the growth story of Padini Holdings Bhd (KL:PADINI), it may come as a surprise that the garment manufacturer’s current market capitalisation stands at above the RM2 billion mark, putting it in the same league as big-cap heavy industry players like WCE Holdings B...

Market contemplates Padini’s position as ‘value investment’

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has successfully mapped around 70% of independent smallholders, as part of its project to chart oil palm plantation coverage across the country.

MPOB achieves 70% mapping of oil palm smallholders in nationwide plantation coverage project

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 16): His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim King of Malaysia, and Her Majesty Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah are attending the 2024/1446H national-level Maulidur Rasul celebration at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) here.

King, Queen grace Maulidur Rasul celebration

JAPAN’s Mitsui &amp; Co Ltd, together with local institutional shareholders and a private equity fund, are said to be exploring an option to strengthen their grip on IHH Healthcare Bhd (KL:IHH) in a move to carve out better value for the healthcare group.

Sources say Mitsui, which holds...

HONG KONG (Sept 16): PwC is making "tangible investments" to ensure the Big Four firm has high quality and sustainable business in China, it said in a memo to staff after Chinese regulators on Friday hit the company's mainland unit with a record penalty.

PwC invests in 'high quality' business in China after record fine, internal memo says

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, on the occasion of Malaysia Day on Monday, called on Malaysians to embrace the true meaning of an independent and free Malaysia, while rejecting division and hostility.&nbsp;

Anwar: Uphold unity to unlock country’s full potential

(Sept 16): Most Asian currencies and equities rose on Monday in holiday-thinned trading, with a focus on this week's US Federal Reserve policy meeting, where it is almost certain that the central bank will cut its key interest rate, the only question being by how much.&nbsp;

Asian equities, currencies gain, focus shifts to Fed's policy meeting

SYDNEY (Sept 16): Asian stocks dithered and the dollar slipped on Monday in a week that is almost certain to see the start of an easing cycle in the United States, with investors flirting with the chance of an outsized move.

SINCE 2021, Malaysia has experienced a significant surge in total approved investments, mainly driven by foreign direct investment (FDI).

The escalation of the US-China trade war and shifts in the global supply chain have positioned Malaysia as a strategic hub, attracting increasing lev...

AFTER four years of serving on the boards of directors of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) and its parent Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAG), Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin is retiring as non-executive group chairman, people familiar with the matter say. He is leaving the group as early as the middl...

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): The King and Queen of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, extended Happy Malaysia Day greetings to all Malaysians on Monday.

King, Queen extend Malaysia Day greetings

WHILE the local bourse continues to see a strong inflow of foreign funds, leading to the FBM KLCI gaining about 15% year to date (YTD), lower liners have yielded relatively lower returns for investors.

During the same period, the FBM Small Cap Index has only risen 6.8%, while the FBM AC...

Lower liners taking a back seat in two-tier market

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 16): The report on the proposal for mandatory halal certification is nearing completion and is set to be presented to the Cabinet this Wednesday, according to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar.

Recent rumours of buyers being required to sign sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) at the land office are just that, rumours. According to property consultants, there is no such requirement and SPAs can continue to be signed as per the normal practice.

Nevertheless, for property — inc...