<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): MyPower Corp chief executive officer Siti Safinah Salleh has been appointed as the new CEO of the Energy Commission, sources told <em>The Edge</em>.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Siti Safinah takes over the position from Datuk Razib Dawood, who left the electricity industry regulator on Jan 31 after helming it for three terms across five years and a half. He now serves as the news executive director at the Asean Centre for Energy.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Siti Safinah has been the CEO of MyPower Corp, an agency set up to coordinate the implementation of Malaysia's electricity supply industry reform initiatives, for four years since February 2021.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Prior to MyPower, she was attached to sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd, where she last served as the director for governance, risk and compliance.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Siti Safinah also held stints at Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (Mdec) and VCAP Asset Managers Sdn Bhd, a licensed asset management subsidiary of state-owned investment fund ValueCAP.</p></div>


MyPower Corp chief executive officer Siti Safinah Salleh has been appointed as the new CEO of the Energy Commission, sources told The Edge.

MyPower's Siti Safinah appointed Energy Commission CEO — sources

Thailand may turn to shorter-term instruments to meet the government’s borrowing needs in the fiscal year starting Oct 1, a top official said, as rising US Treasury yields drive turbulence across global bond markets.

Thailand eyes pivot to short-term debt as bond volatility rises

US President Donald Trump will host a meeting Tuesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson and tech executives like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Anthropic's Dario Amodei to discuss AI, as calls ramp up for more regulation of the fast-developing technology.

Trump to host Zuckerberg, Anthropic's Amodei and other AI titans Tuesday 

Confectioner Apollo Food Holdings Bhd (KL:APOLLO) posted a 9.5% increase in net profit for its first quarter as stronger sales helped offset higher costs.

Apollo Food 1Q profit up nearly 10% on strong sales 

Anthropic said it expects to spend at least US$518 billion (RM2.1 trillion) over a decade building AI infrastructure with six partners, according to a confidential IPO prospectus seen by Reuters — a plan that ranks among the largest AI buildout commitments on record.

Anthropic's US$518b AI buildout hinges largely on deals that cannot be cancelled, filing shows

Palm oil could trade at a premium to soyoil in 2027 as El Niño threatens production and rising biodiesel demand in top exporter Indonesia tightens supplies, a senior industry official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Palm oil may gain premium over soyoil in 2027 on supply risks, says industry official

Gamuda Bhd (KL:GAMUDA) closed its financial year ended July 31, 2026 (FY2026) with a net profit topping RM1 billion for the second straight year, as its construction order book reached a record high.

Gamuda's annual net profit tops RM1b for second straight year, order book hits RM61b

A total of 36 areas nationwide recorded air pollutant index (API) readings in the unhealthy range as of 4.30pm on Tuesday.

Haze: Unhealthy air in 36 areas nationwide, Selangor's Johan Setia worst hit

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara is planning to open an investment office in Hong Kong, as it steps up allocations at home and abroad.

Danantara said to open office in Hong Kong, plans hiring

Airbus SE flew its new A350 freighter for the first time on Tuesday morning, an important milestone in the European planemaker’s quest to gain a bigger slice of the growing cargo business long dominated by Boeing Co.

Airbus freighter takes first flight to challenge Boeing’s 777

Supermax Corp Bhd (KL:SUPERMX) co-founders Datuk Seri Stanley Thai and wife Datuk Wira Cheryl Tan Bee Geok have resolved the legal wrangle over their company that holds their interests in the glove manufacturer.

Supermax co-founders agree to wind up holding firm, to hold stakes directly  

<p>Gamuda Bhd (KL:GAMUDA) said its consortium has inked an agreement with a US-based technology company for a proposed 680-megawatt renewable energy project in Perak.</p>


Gamuda-SD Guthrie consortium to build solar plant in Perak for US tech firm

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Trading in the shares of integrated high-precision engineering and manufacturing firm UMS Integration Ltd (KL:UMSINT) was suspended on Tuesday pending an announcement.</p>


UMS Integration shares suspended on Bursa pending announcement

<p>Kenanga Research has issued the most bullish call yet on ACE Market-bound EcoSys (Malaysia) Bhd, setting a fair value of 54 sen per share — double its initial public offering (IPO) price of 27 sen.</p>


Kenanga most bullish on EcoSys, sets fair value at double IPO price

<p>Visitors walking through Kuala Lumpur International Airport's Terminal 2 (KLIA T2) will notice hoardings — temporary boards and barricades put up around shops that are empty or under renovation — at several areas of its retail section.</p>


KLIA T2 retail occupancy holds steady despite airline capacity cuts

<p>Mohd Zaid Abdul Jalil, a former chief executive officer of Felda Investment Corp Sdn Bhd (FIC), has been charged with two counts of cheating the board of the state-owned company. &nbsp;</p>


Felda Investment Corp’s ex-CEO charged with cheating, claims trial

<p>OVER the past couple of weeks, homegrown accounting firm TGS TW PLT has resigned as external auditor of as many as 18 companies listed on Bursa Malaysia’s Main, ACE and LEAP markets — mostly small-capitalisation and recently listed companies.</p>

<p>Only two — HE Group Bhd (KL:HEGROUP) and Exc...

TGS TW drops 18 Bursa-listed clients as senior auditors depart

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): LNG Canada, a massive liquefied natural gas project backed by Malaysia’s PETRONAS, is expected to see an expansion costing RM86 billion, according to a news report.</p>


PETRONAS-backed LNG Canada project to see RM86 bil expansion — report

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): KLK Land Sdn Bhd's newly soft-opened Coalfields Retail Park in Sungai Buloh is scheduled to achieve 100% occupancy by 1Q2027, according to a press statement issued on Tuesday.</p>


KLK Land's Coalfields Retail Park scheduled to reach 100% occupancy by 1Q2027

<p>Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said he will quit Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Cabinet once jailed former PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak begins serving his house arrest granted under a conditional royal pardon.&nbsp;</p>


Loke vows to quit when Najib begins house arrest

<p>Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob's defence team will study all documents from the prosecution before deciding if they will challenge the validity of the charge.</p>


Ismail Sabri case: Defence wants to study all documents before making any potential applications

<p>A former senior executive of a corporation will be charged in court on Thursday in connection with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation into losses incurred by UiTM Holdings Sdn Bhd, including allegations of abuse of power regarding operational expense payments to several companies totalling about&nbsp;RM42 million.</p>


UITM Holdings losses: Former top executive of a corporation to be charged on Thursday

<p>SINGAPORE/BENGALURU (Sept 29): Oil prices rose and bond yields were pinned at multi-year highs on Tuesday, leaving equities in a tricky spot, as investors braced for an era where short-term borrowing costs settle at their highest levels in years.</p>


Elevated yields, higher oil prices test global stocks as rate fears persist

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Malaysia’s data centre boom has brought a fresh wave of foreign capital into the country, with global technology giants committing billions of ringgit to expand their digital infrastructure.</p>


Powering past the data centre boom: How Malaysia must build, not just host

<p>Perak has confirmed that several automotive companies are interested in investing in KLK TechPark in Tanjong Malim, potentially replacing Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD Company Ltd, which previously withdrew from the project.</p>


New automotive investors could replace BYD in Tanjong Malim — Perak MB

<p>The planned National Ageing White Paper in 2027 must translate Malaysia’s National Ageing Blueprint 2025-2045 into coordinated and measurable action, according to Prime Minister&nbsp;Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.&nbsp;</p>


Ageing White Paper must turn blueprint into measurable action — PM

<h2>Notable filings</h2>

<p>During the week of Sept 7 to 11, notable changes in shareholding at Bursa Malaysia-listed companies included those at IT company <strong>Cuscapi Bhd</strong> (KL:CUSCAPI), where Datin Seri Lee Lan Moi and Jessie Lim Me Xian ceased to be substantial shareholders.</p>
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Insider Moves: Cuscapi Bhd, Zetrix AI Bhd, Excel Force MSC Bhd, Formosa Prosonic Industries Bhd, MyMBN Bhd, RHB Bank Bhd, Gamuda Bhd

<p>AIRASIA Group Bhd (KL:AAGB), which is seeking to raise up to US$1 billion (RM4.08 billion) on the international debt market, has dismissed concerns about its liquidity, with co-founder and adviser Tan Sri Tony Fernandes insisting that the low-cost carrier remains financially resilient.</p>

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AirAsia needs no bailout, says Fernandes, as fuel shock puts liquidity under scrutiny

<p>NWE Resources Group Bhd began taking orders from investors for the consumer product company’s ACE Market listing at 20 sen per share.</p>


NWE Resources begins taking applications for ACE Market IPO at 20 sen per share

<p>Vantris Energy Bhd (KL:VANTNRG) remained in the black for a fourth consecutive quarter, helped by lower foreign exchange losses and finance costs following the completion of its restructuring exercise, as well as the absence of a favourable insurance claim recorded a year earlier.</p>


Vantris Energy stays in the black in 2Q on lower forex losses, finance costs

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): S&amp;P Global Ratings maintained Malaysia’s sovereign rating at A- with a stable outlook on expectations of steady fiscal performance over the next two to three years.</p>
