<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (May 20): Singapore will launch its first large-scale public robotics testbed in the Punggol Digital District (PDD), where robots from multiple operators will be tested across deliveries, cleaning and security patrols in a mixed-use urban area.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The testbed, due later in 2026, will bring together the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), JTC, the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and eight industry partners.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>It is designed to support several robot services at the same site, instead of trials run separately by individual operators<a href="https://www.theedgesingapore.com/digitaledge/digital-economy/singapore-launch-multi-operator-robot-testbed-punggol-digital-district" target="_blank"><em>...(click here for the full story on theedgesingapore.com).</em></a></p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>


Singapore will launch its first large-scale public robotics testbed in the Punggol Digital District (PDD), where robots from multiple operators will be tested across deliveries, cleaning and security patrols in a mixed-use urban area.

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Flows into US-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds have swung positive for the year as a recovery in the largest cryptocurrency revives investor demand.

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Destini Bhd (KL:DESTINI) said on Wednesday that it will collaborate with transit and rail technology company Siemens Mobility Sdn Bhd to realise its ambition of becoming a digitally enabled railway maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider.

Destini signs two-year pact with Siemens Mobility for digital railway MRO

Pakatan Harapan (PH) is expected to announce its candidates for the Melaka state election one to two weeks before the nomination day, said the prime minister’s political secretary Datuk Azman Abidin.

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DAP secretary general Anthony Loke said he remains firm in his decision to resign as transport minister.

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The teenage boy acquitted of murdering a female student at a secondary school in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, was found to be suffering from very early-onset schizophrenia that had developed when he was nine and progressed over five years.

Teen's early-onset schizophrenia went untreated for five years before school killing

Aneka Jaringan Holdings Bhd (KL:ANEKA) has won a RM26.2 million contract for the foundation works for a 53‑storey serviced apartment project at Jalan Yap Kwan Seng here.

Aneka Jaringan secures RM26m foundation works contract for 53‑storey KL serviced apartment

A total of 13 areas in Sarawak recorded unhealthy air pollution index (API) readings as of 5pm on Wednesday, with the Serian district police headquarters (IPD) recording the highest reading at 197.

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Brussels is facing pressure to reassess its approach to its landmark banking competitiveness proposal, amid fresh political calls for the bloc to prioritise some elements of the package.

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South Korean prosecutors asked an appellate court on Wednesday to sentence Kakao Corp founder Kim Beom-su to 15 years in jail on stock manipulation charges linked to the acquisition of a K-pop agency, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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Gold prices fell in range-bound trade on Wednesday, pressured by a stronger dollar and hawkish remarks from US Federal Reserve (Fed) officials that reinforced expectations of tighter monetary policy.

Gold retreats as hawkish Fed comments reinforce policy tightening bets

<p>Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor must pay RM67.5 million to Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL for more than 40 pieces of jewellery allegedly missing after a 2018 police raid.</p>


Rosmah must deposit RM67.5 mill with stakeholder over missing jewellery after losing stay appeal — lawyers vow will resist enforcement

<p>THE present impasse in Negeri Sembilan must begin with one fundamental fact: Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir was duly elected, installed and recognised as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.</p>


Opinion: Constitutional legitimacy cannot be displaced without due process

<p>Tenaga Nasional Bhd (KL:TENAGA) said the extra subsidy earmarked for households is a one-off measure, and the national electric utility is mulling tweaks to its charges to better shield consumers.</p>


Tenaga Nasional tells analysts extra subsidy is one-off, mulls permanent solutions

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): EcoSys (Malaysia) Bhd, a Penang-based semiconductor services firm, is offering its shares at 27 sen a piece for its ACE Market listing.</p>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): Renewable energy stocks climbed on early session on Wednesday, led by Samaiden Group Bhd (KL:SAMAIDEN) following the recent announcement of the CRESS Acceleration Package.</p>


Renewable energy stocks gain amid CRESS surcharge reduction

<p>Pappajack Bhd (KL:PPJACK) jumped more than 20% on Wednesday to chart a new all-time high since the pawnbroker’s listing in 2022.</p>


Pappajack jumps more than 20% to new record high

<p>Palm oil prices dropped to the lowest since early August as peaking production and flagging demand prompted worries over swollen inventories in the world’s second-biggest grower Malaysia.&nbsp;</p>


Palm oil drops to seven-week low on worries over ample reserves

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): A large majority of developers are delaying property launches in the remaining months of 2026 as rising construction costs squeeze margins and take-up remains soft.</p>


Most developers delaying launches amid margins squeeze, unsold units

<p>CTOS Digital Bhd (KL:CTOS) said on Wednesday that its cybersecurity system recently detected unauthorised access to an environment supporting its consumer business.</p>


CTOS detects cyber breach, limited consumer data accessed

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised its 2026 and 2027 economic growth forecasts for Malaysia on robust technology exports, while revising up its 2027 inflation projection as El Niño is expected to keep prices elevated.</p>


ADB raises Malaysia's GDP forecasts on robust tech exports; lifts 2027 inflation outlook on El Niño

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): theedgemalaysia.com highlighted no stocks with positive momentum and 10 stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon close on Wednesday.</p>

<h3>The stocks with negative momentum were:</h3>

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	<li>OCK Group Bhd (KL:OCK) — up two and a half sen or 5...

Stocks with momentum on Sept 23, 2026: OCK, Kinergy, Samaiden, WTEC, Cypark, Skyechip, Bintai Kinden, Chuan Huat, Tek Seng, RGT

<p>Two directors of a direct sales company pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Wednesday to two charges relating to a pyramid scheme and a breach of direct sales licence conditions between September 2024 and June last year.</p>


Direct selling company directors charged with promoting pyramid scheme

<p><a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/819099" target="_blank">https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/819099</a>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he will not rush into deciding on DAP secretary general Anthony Loke’s offer to resign as transport minister, saying he wants to hear Loke’s explanation first.</p>


Anwar says won’t rush decision on Loke’s resignation, urges DAP not to bow to external pressure 

<p>Cypark Resources Bhd (KL:CYPARK) rose to a one-month high in early trading on Wednesday after the renewable energy firm returned to profit in its first quarter ended July 31, 2026 (1QFY2027).</p>


Cypark rises after returning to profitability in 1Q

<p>(Sept 23):&nbsp;Hong Kong will focus on enhancing its core strengths rather than entering a race to outbid Singapore with generous tax breaks, as the rival Asian finance hubs compete for wealthy investors and global talent, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said.&nbsp;</p>


Hong Kong’s Paul Chan rejects ‘race to bottom’ with Singapore

<p>ELECTRICAL engineering services firm HE Group Bhd (KL:HEGROUP) expects to set a new record high order book of RM400 million by the end of the current financial year ending Dec 31, 2026 (FY2026) as a beneficiary of the data centre (DC) boom.</p>

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HE Group rides data centre boom towards RM400 mil order book, seeks recurring income

<p>The first shuttle talks between the US and Iran for months raised hopes on Wednesday that the adversaries could make some progress towards ending the Middle East war, although neither side spelled out any change in their positions.</p>


Hope for progress after US, Iran hold first shuttle talks in months

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had on Wednesday settled his 2023 defamation suit against Pendang member of Parliament Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim of PAS.</p>


Anwar settles defamation suit against Pendang MP

<p>Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.</p>
