Handal Energy Bhd has been without a substantial shareholder since Aug 9. The company has seen boardroom changes, however, and proposed a placement that would result in its existing shareholding rising 40% and the issuance of warrants.

Frankly Speaking: Who is in control at Handal?

The country has been rocked by yet another situation where the price of a food item — this time, it’s rice — has shot up. This problem is a multi-layered one and must be unpacked properly in order for us to understand and eliminate the threat that comes with it.

In the case of the sharp...

My Say: What we can do about escalating rice prices

Last week, Penang-based Ewein Bhd announced that it was buying a 3.9ha piece of vacant freehold land in Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang, from two individuals, Tan Hong Soon and Tan Kean Hock, for RM39.77 million, which works out to about RM94 psf.

Frankly Speaking: Ewein’s purchase needs clarity

Opcom Holdings Bhd’s purchase of an 18.03% stake in Binasat Communications Bhd seems to suggest that there could be more to what has been announced.

Frankly Speaking: Opcom’s baffling buy into Binasat

Malaysia today is filled with the sound and fury of a trapped tiger. The unravelling of its economic dynamism following the Asian financial crisis (AFC) has eroded political stability by reducing the amount of patronage power available, and worsened social polarisation by reducing opportunities f...

My Say: Release the trapped tiger economy by allowing SMEs better access to capital

Indonesia’s parliament approved a US$216 billion budget for 2024 last week — the last budget under President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), who is stepping down next year after two terms in power.

Frankly Speaking: Petrol subsidy cuts: If others can, why can’t we?

Last Tuesday, Dataprep Holdings Bhd and five of its directors were reprimanded for breaching listing requirements over the company’s reply to an unusual market activity (UMA) query in March 2021.

Frankly Speaking: Bursa disclosures are a serious matter

To the dismay of many economists, US President Joe Biden’s administration has retained most of its predecessor’s tariffs and trade barriers. In fact, contrary to most analysts’ expectations, the US has imposed additional protectionist measures, such as Biden’s “buy American” policies, resulting i...

Making globalisation work: From trade war to subsidy war

It may come as a surprise to learn that the world’s third-largest sporting event (after football’s World Cup and the Olympics) kicked off in the early hours of Sept 9 in the sort of Paris suburb where you might feel safer if you had a rugby player by your side.

There were plenty among t...

Business of Sports: How rugby went from elite colonial sport to mega event

Combating financial crime and money laundering is a cornerstone of a broader agenda to fight organised and serious crime by depriving criminals of their ill-gotten gains. Apart from prosecuting those who assist in the laundering of such proceeds, a number of strategies can be employed to recover ...

my Say: The evolution of money laundering; staying one step ahead

The flurry of diplomatic activities in the past few months is reflective of a kind of shaky equilibrium that is forming in the contestation between the US and China. In this evolving landscape of big power frictions that fall short of outright military clashes, Southeast Asia’s leaders will have ...

my Say: Southeast Asia learns to cope with Big Power contention

The steady fall of Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) from power, stretching from 2008 to 2018, and its ability to remain in government thereafter in one role or another tells an incredible tale that could not have been predicted and that still leaves most pundits confounded.

Some of the im...

Picking on the present: Malaysia locked in a historical search for sufficient unity

The launch of “Mobilising Investments for Clean Energy in Malaysia: Community Report” is an important milestone not only for sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s framework for its own investment strategies, given its significance across the government-linked investment company (GLIC)/government...

my Say: Mobilising investments for the green transition

Apart from a love of food and the ability to speak in more than one language, what makes Malaysians Malaysian?

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