<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Below is a summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Thursday:</div>

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A summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Thursday.

FBM KLCI edges down 0.17% to 1,611.16 on Oct 29, 2026

Alphabet Inc’s shares fell about 10% in early trading, setting the stock up for its biggest-ever market value wipeout, after the company reported disappointing search and advertising sales that reinforced investor concerns about artificial intelligence’s (AI) threat to its core business.

Google shares drop after 3Q sales miss reignites fears over AI

The government is prioritising the Rural Roads Programme (JALB) project financing with the total allocation for 2026 rising to RM3.1 billion from the original allocation of RM2.11 billion, according to the Finance Ministry (MOF).

Rural Roads Programme prioritised, allocation increased to RM3.1b for 2026 — Amir Hamzah

The Dewan Rakyat passed the Supply Bill 2027, or Budget 2027, at the policy stage on Thursday after it received majority support from Members of Parliament in a voice vote.

Dewan Rakyat passes Budget 2027 at policy stage

Indonesian police are investigating 97 corporations, including 22 foreign-linked companies, over forest and land fire cases across the country, with 20 companies already named as suspects.

Indonesian police probing 97 corporations over forest fires, 20 named as suspects

CTOS Digital Bhd (KL:CTOS) rose on Thursday, extending a rebound from record lows, after the credit reporting firm’s latest results even as analysts warned of a weaker quarter ahead.

CTOS rises after results, analysts warn of weaker quarter ahead

Mega Fortris Bhd (KL:MEGAFB) on Thursday lost over half a billion in market capitalisation after its share price fell more than 20% from the previous day's close.

Mega Fortris loses about RM600 million in market cap after shares plunge over 20%   

Chin Teck Plantations Bhd (KL:CHINTEK) reported a 68.58% drop in net profit for its fourth financial quarter, dragged down by lower palm product sales and the absence of a sizeable land disposal gain recorded by its associate a year earlier.

Chin Teck Plantations' 4Q net profit falls 69% on lower sales, absence of disposal gain

The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) recorded a revenue collection of RM70.15 billion as of Sept 30, an increase of 23.06% or RM13.145 billion compared to the same period last year.

Customs Dept's revenue collection up 23% to RM70.15 bil in first nine months of year

North Korea fired around 10 ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, as tensions run high ahead of Pyongyang's end-of-month deadline to activate propaganda loudspeakers along the heavily armed border.

North Korea fires around 10 ballistic missiles towards sea off east coast, says Seoul 

The federal government will continue to implement the sales and service tax (SST), as the goods and services tax (GST) will not be considered due to the ongoing burden of the cost of living.

SST retained as GST not an option amid high cost of living, says Amir Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Pharmacy chains operator Big Caring Group Bhd is looking to raise RM2.03 billion in Malaysia's second-largest listing this year.

Big Caring sets Main Market IPO at RM1.08 apiece, shareholders to pocket RM1.4 bil

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has been warned that resisting the enforcement of RM67.5 million in damages awarded to a Lebanese jeweller is tantamount to contempt of court.

Dodging RM67.5 mil payout to jeweller amounts to contempt of court, Rosmah told

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): The federal government paid RM155 million in compensation to Borneo Highway PDP Sdn Bhd (BHPSB) following the termination of its project delivery partner (PDP) agreement for the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway project seven years ago.

Govt compensates former Sabah Pan Borneo project partner RM155m over terminated agreement — Nanta

The Court of Appeal (COA) has reversed a High Court decision and granted leave (permission) for lawyer Rosli Dahlan to challenge the Police and the Public Prosecutor's move to seize his four Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB) accounts under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds from Unlawful Activities Act (AMLA).&nbsp;

Court of Appeal gives green light for lawyer Rosli Dahlan to challenge Public Prosecutor's move to seize his ASNB accounts

Joint management bodies (JMBs) and management corporations (MCs) cannot completely block owners who default on maintenance fees from accessing their own units, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said.

Strata managers cannot completely deny defaulters access to their units, says Nga

GENTING Bhd (KL:GENTING) made a cash call on Oct 9 to raise RM1.25 billion — 53 years after its first one.

The conglomerate, which was listed in 1971, called for a rights issue in 1973.

At that time, Genting’s call for more cash from shareholders was acceptable. It was a perio...

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Pandu Sjahrir, the prominent Indonesian wealth fund executive who has publicly supported MSCI Inc’s scrutiny of the nation’s stock market, is the co-owner of a brokerage sanctioned in connection with a stock-market manipulation probe.

Indonesia’s wealth fund chief investment officer owns stake in sanctioned brokerage

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A total of 13 members of Parliament, including former prime minister and Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Muda’s Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, signed a confidence-and-supply agreement (CSA) with the federal government on Thursday, strengthening Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s position in Parliament.

Govt signs confidence-and-supply deal with 13 MPs, including Muhyiddin and Syed Saddiq, strengthening support for Anwar 

The Home Ministry has decided to redeploy Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain to the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), where he previously served.

Mohd Shuhaily to return to police force, says Saifuddin Nasution

BENGALURU (Oct 29): Australia's Lynas Rare Earths posted a 55% jump in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, helped by record realised prices, while warning that planned shutdowns at its Malaysia and Kalgoorlie facilities would weigh on current-quarter production.

Lynas posts 55% revenue jump on record prices, flags plant shutdowns

CTOS Digital Bhd (KL:CTOS) rose on Thursday, extending a rebound from record lows, after the credit reporting firm’s latest results&nbsp;even as analysts warned of a weaker quarter ahead.

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Property developer Parkland Bhd has secured approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia for its proposed listing on the Main Market.

Parkland: Regulator green-lights Main Market IPO

FROM a single casino in Genting Highlands, established by the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong in the 1960s, the Genting group has grown into a diversified conglomerate with interests spanning gaming, hospitality, leisure and property. It now has gaming operations in multiple markets worldwide.

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Cover Story: As the group expanded, so too did its debt burden 

(Oct 28):&nbsp;China's CXMT plans to start production of HBM3E, ​an advanced type of high-bandwidth memory chip used with AI processors, despite as little as 20% of the chips it makes being usable, ‌two people familiar with the matter said.

The decision highlights China's intense shorta...

China's CXMT to start advanced AI memory production

Alphabet Inc’s search and advertising sales disappointed in the most recent quarter, reinforcing investors’ fears that Google is losing ground to artificial intelligence (AI) rivals despite pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the technology.

Alphabet’s revenue miss reignites fears over AI spending binge

SEOUL (Oct 29): Samsung Electronics&nbsp;posted a 15-fold jump in quarterly chip profit on Thursday, powered by the AI boom, but its shares tumbled as investors balked at a lack of fresh shareholder-return plans and an outlook that lagged rival SK Hynix's.

Samsung sees AI chip shortage worsening, keeps investors in suspense on returns

SINGAPORE (Oct 29): Keppel says overall net profit in its 3QFY2026 was up 20% year-on-year, but 9MFY2026 was 40% down, due to impairments and other holding costs.

Keppel's 3QFY2026 earnings up 20% y-o-y; 'New Keppel' up 'close to' 15%

Big Caring Group Bhd, Malaysia’s biggest pharmacy chain operator en route to the Main Market, said it is aiming to add up to 50 stores annually over the next five years.