Lewis Hamilton believes that life can begin again at 40 — even in the fastest of lanes. The seven-time world champion’s arrival at Ferrari is not only fulfilling a lifelong dream of a gallop on the Prancing Horse, it rekindles his hopes of becoming the first driver in Formula 1 history to claim e...

Business Of Sports: A rejuvenated Hamilton can make history at Ferrari

LIEW Chin Tong’s latest book is a policymaking offering to the nation, a blueprint for development that shows how we can lift the economy to a second round of healthy growth that recalls the excitement of the first spurt, from 1986-1997, when Malaysia was in the company of Asia’s tiger economies....

Book Review: A blueprint for Malaysia’s second chance to shine

THE Employees Provident Fund is set to declare its highest ever dividend payout on March 1 for 2024, with the dividend rate likely beating 2023’s 5.5% for conventional savings and 5.4% for shariah savings. Yet in the run-up to the stellar showing, EPF’s equity traders’ decision to sell close to 1...

Cover Story 2: EPF cites insider trading rules on MAHB share trades as critics decry missed profits

MALAYSIA’s ambition to unlock RM747 billion (according to government estimates) worth of rare earth elements (REE) embedded in the country’s hills and soil, has recently come under the spotlight — and for good reason.

China’s ongoing public consultation on new regulations designed to pr...

Cover Story 1: Can Malaysia unlock potential of its rare earth deposits?

Just six weeks into its term, the Trump administration has shaken the global political and trade order to its foundations. So far, Asean countries have been spared direct assaults but it is only a matter of time before some countries in this region are specifically targeted. Eventually, as the da...

My Say: How Asean countries can mitigate against a turbulent world

THE battle for dominance in Malaysia’s lucrative coffee industry continues to intensify, with brands competing aggressively through pricing strategies and brand loyalty and by offering convenience.

Major players are accelerating their expansion efforts to strengthen their foothold amid ...

Coffee battle brews amid aggressive expansion plans

DESPITE the difficulties some Malaysian companies have faced in the continent, Bidco Africa chairman Vimal Shah believes Malaysian palm oil players should consider expanding in Africa, given the scarcity of land for oil palm planting Malaysia, where the cap on the land allotted for the crop has b...

Revisiting Africa as an option for Malaysian oil palm expansion

Shayher Group’s latest development, The Skies Kuala Lumpur, will debut this month.

Located diagonally across from Sunway Medical Centre Velocity on Jalan Cheras, the RM193 million leasehold serviced apartment project is a joint venture between Shayher Group’s subsidiary Warisan Tra...

Shayher Group to launch new serviced apartment project on Jalan Cheras

THE two statements issued by City Development’s (CDL) executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng “do not present the full picture”, says his son Sherman Kwek.

The elder Kwek issued statements on Feb 26, first accusing his son, Philip Lee, Wong Ai Ai and a group of directors acting with them of t...

Primary reason behind CDL’s dispute is related to M&C board adviser Catherine Wu, says Sherman Kwek 

FOR most of Feb 26, the court papers filed by City Developments’ (CDL) executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng — seeking legal advice to set things right, including replacing group CEO Sherman Kwek with nephew Kwek Eik Sheng — held Singapore’s investing community in thrall. Was the father-son spat abou...

Generational shift at City Developments

PENANG-based automated test equipment (ATE) maker and automation house Pentamaster Corp Bhd (KL:PENTA) is in the process of privatising its Hong Kong-listed, 63.9%-owned subsidiary, Pentamaster International Ltd (PIL) with partners.

And if everything goes according to plan, PIL will be ...

Pentamaster has big plans with Taiwanese partners after privatising Hong Kong unit 

My family was attending a destination wedding in majestic Borobudur, Indonesia, last week when I chanced upon an education adviser to the country’s former minister of education, culture, research and technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim. 

I became curious as to what reforms Nadiem had p...

Edunation: Nadiem’s legacy to education

Advancements in technology and the rise of  digital platforms have led to the exponential increase in independent workers or self-employed individuals who do not hold full-time jobs.

The rise of the gig economy

Malaysia’s property market, which experienced positive growth across all sectors in 2024, is expected to maintain steady growth in 2025, according to speakers at the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) 17th Malays...

Real estate market to see steady growth ahead

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has cautioned against any attempts to challenge the government by organising protests against the Urban Renewal Bill (URA).

PM warns against leveraging Malay identities to disrupt urban renewal efforts

South Koreans gathered in huge numbers in the capital Seoul on Saturday to support or oppose impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol before a court decides whether his short-lived declaration of martial law disqualifies him from office.

Supporters, protestors rally across South Korea ahead of President Yoon's impeachment ruling

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Western nations to ramp up pressure on Vladimir Putin, saying Russia’s president will “sooner or later” have to engage in serious discussions over a ceasefire in Ukraine.

UK urges pressure on Russia if Putin balks at truce, calls for 'coalition of the willing' to support Ukraine

The US announced visa restrictions on current and former Thai officials involved in the return of 40 Uyghurs to China last month, a setback for the Southeast Asian nation striving to strike a balance between its two largest trade partners.

US slaps visa curbs on Thai officials for Uyghur deportation to China

Thailand aims to slash electricity costs by more than 25% by next year to emerge as a hub for data centres and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, according to Thaksin Shinawatra, the de facto chief of the ruling Pheu Thai Party.

Thaksin vows cheaper power to turn Thailand into data centre hub

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Friday that Starship is set to depart for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Tesla humanoid bot Optimus.

Starship, carrying Tesla's bot, set for Mars by end-2026, says Musk

National energy firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) said on Saturday it is continuing discussions with multiple stakeholders, following a report that negotiations over the ongoing gas aggregator role with Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) have reached a deadlock.

Petronas says still in talks with Sarawak over gas aggregator role after media report on deadlock

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday launched the Mara Madani Waqf, aimed at strengthening the Malay and Bumiputera agenda in the country.

PM launches Mara Madani Waqf aimed at strengthening Malay, Bumiputera agenda

The Electric Train Service (ETS) has achieved another milestone in its effort to expand the country’s rail network, with the launch of operations between the Butterworth, Padang Besar and Segamat stations on Saturday.

KTMB launches ETS service to Segamat

The 46th Asean Summit is scheduled to take place from May 26 to 27, while the Asean Summit with Dialogue Partners is set for late October, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

Tok Mat: 46th Asean Summit in May, Summit with Dialogue Partners in October

Chin Hin Group Property Bhd (KL:CHGP) has big plans this&nbsp;year. It aims to achieve a sales target of RM2 billion and expand into Melaka and Johor this year. In this week's cover story, &nbsp;Chiau Haw Choon, the group managing director of its parent company, Chin Hin Group Bhd (KL:CHINHIN), talks about the encouraging sales of RM1.3 billion last year and his target this year.&nbsp;Of the RM2 billion sales target, RM1.4 billion will come from existing projects and the remaining RM600 million from new launches. In addition, he unveils the developer’s plan to venture overseas after establishing a firm foundation in the domestic market.

Upping its game

SHAH ALAM (March 16): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim&nbsp;attended the 18th DAP National Congress held at Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) here on Sunday, to elect the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC).

PM attends 18th DAP National Congress

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida/WASHINGTON: (March 15): More than 1,300 Voice of America (VOA) employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two US news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, one day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the government-funded media outlet's parent and six other federal agencies.

Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'

HONG KONG/BEIJING (March 16): China's Baidu said on Sunday that it has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) models, the multimodal ERNIE 4.5 and a new reasoning-focused model called X1, as it vies to stand out in a fiercely competitive AI race.

China's Baidu launches two new AI models as industry competition heats up

Those who spent a lot of time in the UK or have a soft spot for its produce allsorts would be well familiar with Vimto, the Mancunian mixed soft fruit drink that has ingrained itself in — pun fully intended — British pop culture.

Top of the pop

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): While the Democratic Action Party (DAP) is a firm ally of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, party chairman Lim Guan Eng emphasised that it will never be a "yes-man" party.

DAP won’t be a ‘yes-man’ party, says Guan Eng

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Democratic Action Party (DAP), the largest party in the country’s ruling coalition, has pledged its support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to remain in office after the 16th General Election (GE16).

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