<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): KJTS Group Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/0293" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">KJTS</a>) has secured a contract worth RM23.75 million for sub-contract work for a data centre in Sedenak Tech Park, Johor.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a bourse filing, the building support services provider said its wholly-owned subsidiary, KJ Technical Services Sdn Bhd, had accepted the Letter of Award from Sunway Engie DC Sdn Bhd.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>It involves the commissioning and comprehensive maintenance of air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation pipework for the data centre.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The contract, which commenced on July 26, is slated for completion by Oct 31, 2025.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Shares in KJTS closed unchanged at 66.5 sen on Monday for a market capitalisation of RM458 million.</p></div>


KJTS Group Bhd (KL:KJTS) has secured a contract worth RM23.75 million for sub-contract work for a data centre in Sedenak Tech Park, Johor.

In a bourse filing, the building support services provider said its wholly-owned subsidiary, KJ Technical Services Sdn Bhd, had accepted the Letter of Award from Sunway Engie DC Sdn Bhd.

KJTS bags RM24 mil data centre job in Johor

Stock markets moved sideways and an uneasy calm settled over currencies and bonds, as investors waited for the US to choose a new leader on Tuesday, with polls showing the contest on a knife edge.

Stocks, dollar on tenterhooks with all eyes on US election day

(Nov 4): KPMG will lay off 4%, or about 330 people, of its audit workforce in the United States, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Besides KPMG, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers make up the Big Four of accounting firms.

"The actions refl...

KPMG to lay off 4% of US audit workforce, source says

(Nov 5): China’s service activity expanded at the fastest pace since July, a private survey showed, a sign that consumer demand may be on the mend after Beijing’s recent barrage of stimulus measures to shore up growth.

China services growth picks up more than expected after stimulus

(Nov 5): Thailand will press ahead with a plan to restart talks with Cambodia to jointly explore petroleum reserves worth an estimated US$300 billion (RM1.31 trillion) in a disputed offshore area, disregarding opposition from some political groups and activists.

Thailand to pursue gas field talks with Cambodia despite domestic backlash

BENGALURU/TORONTO (Nov 4): Sun Life reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Monday, as Canada’s second-largest life insurer benefitted from robust growth in its domestic and US businesses.

Sun Life profit beats expectation on strength in Canada, US

Several industrial firms in China are eyeing investment opportunities in Labuan, particularly within the island's financial and development sectors. 

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa emphasised the significance of these interests, underscoring Labuan’s potential as a viable economic hub in Asia.

Chinese industrial firms interested in Labuan, says Zaliha

The public have been reminded to be vigilant with the dissemination of invitations for a meeting on the implementation of a 5G tower project and the Jendela 2 project in Sabah, which will allegedly take place at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday.

MCMC warns about fake invitations for 5G tower and Jendela 2 projects

SEATTLE/MONTREAL (Nov 4): Boeing’s US West Coast factory workers were voting on an improved contract offer on Monday, that could end a seven-week strike and restart most jet production at the troubled planemaker.

Boeing workers vote on wage deal that could end strike

ON Tuesday, Nov 5, Americans will go to the polls to elect their 47th president. Incumbent Joe Biden’s four-year term of office ends at noon on Jan 20 next year, when a new president will be sworn in. Since mid-July when Biden, 82, announced that he would not seek re-election, the race has litera...

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Melaka plans to set up a consortium to develop idle farming land for paddy farming to increase its paddy production, said State Rural Development, Agriculture and Food Security Committee chairman Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh.

Melaka plans to set up consortium to develop abandoned land for paddy farming

<p>WHILE equity analysts are mixed on the possible outcome of the much-anticipated US presidential election on Tuesday (Nov 5), they observe that investors are taking a wait-and-see approach since a Democratic or Republican victory will have a different impact on market sentiments and performance.</p>


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<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to invite China’s President Xi Jinping to attend the Asean Summit and the Asean-GCC Summit next year.</p>

<p>This invitation corresponds with Malaysia’s role as the Asean chair for 2025.</p>


Anwar to extend invitation to Xi Jinping for 2025 Asean Summit

<p>Stock&nbsp;markets&nbsp;moved sideways and an uneasy calm settled over currencies and bonds, as investors waited for the US to choose a new leader on Tuesday, with polls showing the contest on a knife edge.</p>


<p>US stock indexes were trading flat to lower on Monday, as investors braced for a pivotal week for global markets in which Americans will elect a new president and the Federal Reserve is likely to cut its benchmark policy rate.</p>


Wall Street struggles for direction as uncertainty around US election grows

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The method for determining the T15 group, the search efforts for flight MH370 and measures taken by&nbsp;the government&nbsp;to address delays in&nbsp;flood mitigation projects&nbsp;will be&nbsp;among highlights of Tuesday’s&nbsp;Dewan Rakyat sitting.</p>


MH370 search efforts, T15 determination method among highlights of Parliament on Tuesday

<p>IHH Healthcare Bhd (KL:IHH) has completed the acquisition of Island Hospital, a 600-bed facility in Penang, for an equity consideration of approximately RM3.9 billion.</p>


IHH Healthcare completes acquisition of Island Hospital in Penang for RM3.9 bil

<p>SEATTLE/MONTREAL (Nov 4): Boeing’s US West Coast factory workers were voting on an improved contract offer on Monday, that could end a seven-week strike and restart most jet production at the troubled planemaker.</p>


<p>Chile’s economic activity posted its biggest monthly plunge since July 2022 in September, prompting the government to scrap its growth forecast for this year and stoking bets on more interest rate cuts.</p>


Chile economic activity plunges most since 2022 in ‘appalling’ report

<p>Escalating tensions in the Middle East and US relations with China pose the greatest concerns for Big Oil, according to some of the industry’s top executives.</p>

<p>“The conflict in the Middle East is probably the top risk of all right now,” BP plc chief executive officer Murray Auchincloss said during panel discussion at the Adipec summit in Abu Dhabi. “We operate across five or six countries in the region — we are worried obviously about the security of our people and the security of energy supplies.”</p>


Big Oil chiefs see Middle East conflict, China as top concerns

<p>Stocks failed to gain traction and bonds climbed, with polls continuing to depict a tight race in the US presidential election ahead of the Federal Reserve (Fed) rate decision.</p>


Wall Street shuns risk before coin-toss election

<p>New orders for US-manufactured goods fell for a second straight month in September, and business spending on equipment appears to have pulled back in the third quarter.</p>


US factory orders fall a second straight month in September

<p>A late season tropical storm predicted to intensify into a category 2 hurricane in the US&nbsp;Gulf of Mexico this week could reduce US&nbsp;oil production by about four million barrels, researchers said.</p>


Late season storm could disrupt four million barrels of US oil output, researchers say

<p>A security fence rings a Las Vegas building where Nevada tabulates votes. An Arizona sheriff has his department on high alert to guard against potential violence with drones and snipers on standby. Governors of at least three states have called for National Guard troops to help maintain the peace.</p>


US states worried about election unrest take security precautions

<p>The public have been reminded to be vigilant with the dissemination of invitations for a meeting on the implementation of a 5G tower project and the Jendela 2 project in Sabah, which will allegedly take place at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday.</p>


<p>ON Tuesday, Nov 5, Americans will go to the polls to elect their 47th president. Incumbent Joe Biden’s four-year term of office ends at noon on Jan 20 next year, when a new president will be sworn in. Since mid-July when Biden, 82, announced that he would not seek re-election, the race has litera...

<p>North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile towards the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday.</p>


South Korean military detects ballistic missile fired by North

<p>NEW YORK (Nov 4): A consortium of financial technology and cryptocurrency companies including Robinhood, Kraken and Galaxy Digital&nbsp;introduced a joint stablecoin pegged to the US dollar on Monday.</p>


Crypto firms including Robinhood, Kraken launch global stablecoin network

<p>Several industrial firms in China are eyeing investment opportunities in Labuan, particularly within the island's financial and development sectors.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa emphasised the significance of these interests, underscoring Labuan’s potential as a viable economic hub in Asia.</p>


<p>CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced on Tuesday that it had secured S$261 million (RM865.14 million) capital commitment from a new Japanese capital partner, Mitsui OSK&nbsp;Lines, for its Southeast Asia and India private funds.</p>


CapitaLand Investment raises S$261m for Southeast Asia and India funds

<p>Melaka plans to set up a consortium to develop idle farming land for paddy farming to increase its paddy production, said State Rural Development, Agriculture and Food Security Committee chairman Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh.</p>
