<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>SINGAPORE (Feb 24): Singapore's Ministry of Digital Development and Information will table legislation in Parliament later this year to mandate stricter energy-efficiency and cybersecurity standards for data centres and major cloud service providers, according to Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>The proposed Digital Infrastructure Act will require all data centres operating locally, including existing facilities and future developments, to meet specified power usage effectiveness standards.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>Singapore hosts more than 1.4 gigawatts of installed data centre capacity, and demand is expected to climb as artificial intelligence workloads expand<a href="https://www.theedgesingapore.com/digitaledge/digital-economy/singapore-plans-legislation-impose-energy-cybersecurity-standards-data" target="_blank">...(click here for the full story on theedgesingapore.com).</a></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

Singapore's Ministry of Digital Development and Information will table legislation in Parliament later this year to mandate stricter energy-efficiency and cybersecurity standards for data centres and major cloud service providers, according to Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How.

Singapore plans legislation to impose energy, cybersecurity standards on data centres and major cloud providers

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) on Monday announced the resignation of its external auditor, TGS TW PLT.

Zetrix AI announces resignation of TGS TW as external auditor 

Two state-run Indian companies have withdrawn plans to raise US$688 million (RM2.81 billion) through rupee bonds as an expected interest-rate increase and the central bank’s move to drain surplus cash drive borrowing costs higher.

India state firms pull US$688 mil of bond sales as yields rise

E5: Evocom falters on its maiden trading day

Property developer AYER Holdings Bhd (KL:AYER) has proposed to acquire for RM138 million cash two parcels of contiguous freehold land along Jalan Kuchai Lama here, with a combined area of 9.11 acres, for future development projects.

AYER Holdings to acquire Jalan Kuchai Lama land for RM138m cash

Saudi Arabia has started exporting oil using a key cross-country pipeline after the link was repaired following drone strikes earlier this month, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Saudi Arabia’s key oil pipeline starts exports after repairs

Water levels in the Rhine River plummeted to record lows over the weekend, threatening transport on a key shipping corridor for energy and industrial commodities across central Europe.

Rhine drops below shipping threshold as freight costs rise

Nvidia bolstered its share buyback authorisation by US$150 billion (RM612.7 billion), surpassing Apple's US$110 billion approval in 2024 to mark the biggest-ever increase in a stock repurchase programme.

Nvidia boosts share buyback by record US$150b as AI boom fuels growth

American Express said on Monday its credit cards can now be used at over 190 million merchant locations worldwide, with acceptance outside the US having more than doubled over the past four years.

AmEx widens global reach as card acceptance tops 190 mil merchant locations

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged more Malaysian companies to expand their presence in Saudi Arabia and pursue collaborations that benefit both countries.

PM urges Malaysian companies to expand in Saudi Arabia

Malaysia is seeing higher cargo flows and exports amid disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb, but some of these gains could reverse if shipping routes normalise, according to Penaga Research and Consultancy.

Malaysia needs to turn temporary shipping gains into structural advantage — Penaga

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): Tun Dr Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, died at the National Heart Institute (IJN) at the age of 100, on Monday morning.

Tun Dr Hasmah, wife of former PM Mahathir, dies at 100

When Japan-based Ajinomoto Co Inc proposed a selective capital repayment scheme to take Ajinomoto Malaysia Bhd (KL:AJI) private at RM20 per share, it might not have expected it to be an uphill task as it would only need to deal with 30.17 million shares.

But it would not have been plain...

Frankly Speaking: Ajinomoto Japan was proven right, after all

SHAREHOLDERS of Zetrix AI Bhd ­(KL:ZETRIX) must be a nervous lot, as questions as to what is going on at the digital services and technology company abound.

Last Friday, it announced that a substantial shareholder of the company had been granted an injunction by the High Court on Sept 1...

More drama at Zetrix AI

Evocom Bhd (KL:EVOCOM) fell over 28% in its trading debut on Monday as weak market conditions weighed on the flexible staffing firm.

Evocom falls over 28% in ACE Market trading debut

Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd (KL:HAPSENG) said it plans to sell its Singapore-listed building materials unit for about S$140 million (RM447 million) following a takeover offer.

Hap Seng Consolidated to sell Singapore listed unit Hafary for S$140 mil

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): TSH Resources Bhd (KL:TSH) extended its decline on Monday after the plantation firm’s Indonesian subsidiary was slapped with a RM42 million administrative fine.

TSH extends decline to over one-month lows after unit fined RM42 mil by Indonesia

City Developments Ltd (CDL), controlled by one of Singapore’s wealthiest families, saw its shares slide after it unveiled a hotly anticipated business overhaul that included plans to invest S$5 billion (US$3.9 billion or RM16 billion) in countries such as China and Japan, largely offsetting a divestment drive elsewhere.

CDL shares fall in Singapore after it maps out new strategy

Perak is in discussions with several local and foreign investors who have expressed their interest in investing in the automotive ecosystem at the Automotive High-Tech Valley (AHTV) in Tanjong Malim.

Perak in talks with investors keen on Tanjong Malim automotive ecosystem — exco

Those rejoicing over the Ministry of Education’s recent announcement that the requirement for private education institutions, including tuition centres, to maintain at least 30% bumiputera equity ownership will be dropped should perhaps hold off on their celebrations for now.

The announ...

Frankly Speaking: A case of misplaced priority

IT has been a volatile year for investors on Bursa Malaysia as the benchmark index made little headway, with swings in sentiment both ways. The FBM KLCI closed at 1,679.21 points last Tuesday, almost unchanged from 2025’s end of 1,680.11.

“When capital gains are harder to come by, divid...

Higher dividends offer some relief in a volatile market

The High Court has set Jan 7, 2027, to hear and decide on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), its subsidiaries, and SRC International Sdn Bhd's Mareva injunction (asset-freezing order) against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, to bar her from disposing of any of her assets amounting to nearly US$350 million (RM1.6 billion).

Jan 7 hearing, decision on 1MDB's bid to freeze Rosmah's assets in luxury goods lawsuit

GoTo Group shares tumbled after Indonesia’s stock exchange eliminated its 50-rupiah (1.1 sen) price floor, unleashing pent-up selling pressure from investors who had been unable to exit at the mandated minimum price.

GoTo shares plunge after Indonesia's stock exchange removes price floor

RedPlanet Bhd has launched its initial public offering (IPO) at 19 sen per share as part of the information technology services firm’s listing transfer from the LEAP Market.

RedPlanet opens applications for ACE Market IPO at 19 sen apiece

Gamuda Bhd (KL:GAMUDA) said on Monday it secured an A$790 million (RM2.28 billion) engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract in Australia to develop the first stage of the Mortlake Energy Hub.

Gamuda bags RM2.3b Australian renewable energy hub contract

The era of cheap debt is over and rising global bond yields will squeeze earnings, pushing some corporates towards bank loans, BIMB Securities said.

Era of cheap debt is over as corporates face tightening credits — BIMB Securities

TSH Resources Bhd (KL:TSH) on Monday clarified that its RM42 million fine in Indonesia involves 1,228.89 hectares of plantations outside the licensed area of its Indonesian subsidiary PT Sarana Prima Multi Niaga (PT SPMN), and does not require it to surrender productive land as feared by analysts.

TSH says RM42 mil Indonesian fine involves land outside reported planted area

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 28): Former human resources minister Datuk Seri M&nbsp;Saravanan arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here on Monday morning with his wife and two children to receive notices requiring them to declare their assets under Section 36 of the MACC Act 2009.

Saravanan, family arrive at MACC to receive asset declaration notices

THE country’s major private healthcare operators are heading into the second half of 2026 with a stronger earnings outlook, as rising patient volumes, higher bed utilisation and ongoing hospital expansions provide fresh support for growth.

Analysts expect KPJ Healthcare Bhd (KL:KPJ), IH...

Healthcare stocks enter 2H with strong earnings, but limited upside ahead

China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs imposed on US$60 billion (RM245 billion) worth of goods imported from each other, on an array of products ranging from US corn to cosmetics, and from Chinese household appliances to toys.

China, US agree tariff cuts on US$60b of goods including agriculture, household items

TAN Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid, a veteran of the country’s aviation industry, has stepped down from the boards of Malaysia Airlines Bhd and its parent Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAG) after completing a two-year term as a non-executive director. He joined the boards in August 2024.

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