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29 Apr 2020, 08:00 am

Local players up in arms over Wenan steel project in Sarawak IT may not be the most important issue right now but when the Covid-19 crisis ends, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) will have to decide whether or not to approve the controversial Wenan steel project in Bintulu, Sarawak. With an estimated production capacity of 1...

By Liew Jia Teng / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

29 Apr 2020, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

07 Jul 2021, 08:00 am

The Hedgehog And The Fox: Vitamins, the middle class and economic recoveryOne of the strategies employed by private-equity investors to gauge the growth trajectory of an emerging market is to count the number of outlets selling diet supplements in a shopping mall. It is an obscure approach to investing, but in private market investment and more so in less-dev...

By Nazim Rahman / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

07 Jul 2021, 08:00 am

City & Country

13 Oct 2020, 08:00 am

Cover Story: ‘Creating a place where people want to be’Stepping onto the highest floor of the 33-storey Sumurwang Tower in i-City, one is greeted by unobstructed views of Shah Alam and Klang. This is also where the brand-new office of Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong, chairman of i-City developer i-Bhd, is located. The Grade A office tower employs fac...

By Racheal Lee / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

13 Oct 2020, 08:00 am

Highlight

23 Aug 2020, 08:00 am

The Edge says: Imposing a tax on unsold and vacant properties will be a disasterIT was recently reported that a vacancy tax on unsold properties may be imposed on property developers to reduce the overhang. A tax on the inventory of overhang properties is better described as an “unsold property tax”, rather than a vacancy tax. As far as we know, the only country that implements an unsold property tax is Singapore, which imposes an ABSD (additional buyer’s stamp duty) of 30% (5% non-remittable upon stamping) on unsold properties after five years from the date of acquisition of the land.

By The Edge / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

23 Aug 2020, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

11 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Politics and Policy: Legal route to challenge ‘sacking’ may be Mahathir’s best optionTUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the four Bersatu leaders aligned to him are staying firm in Bersatu, making an already difficult situation more difficult for party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Bersatu quintet have rejected the termination letters issued to them by the party, sign...

By Mohsin Abdullah / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

11 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

11 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Politics and Policy: An internal affair for some, an assault on rights for othersTHE international community has expressed grave concern over China’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong. They see it as a “comprehensive assault on Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms” which “cannot be tolerated”. That is the message of an international memorandum against China’s ...

By Mohsin Abdullah / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

11 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

11 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Cover Story: Next KLCI review could see Telekom in, MAHB and AMMB out TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd and either the KLCCP Stapled Group or QL Resources Bhd could be added to the KLCI in the next semi-annual review of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series on June 4. On the other hand, analysts say, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and AMMB Holdings Bhd could be ...

By Supriya Surendran and Lee Weng Khuen / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

11 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

11 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Cover Story: Market charges ahead despite dismal 1Q earningsTHE FBM KLCI hit a low of 1,219.72 points on March 19 after a sell-off triggered by the oil price slump and fears over the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy. Just over two months later, the local bourse is entering bull market territory after rebounding 20.9%, led by gains in ...

By Supriya Surendran and Lee Weng Khuen / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

11 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

10 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

‘How Stanley Ho changed my business mindset forever’THE year was 1996. Casino slot machine distributor RGB International Bhd — then known as RGB Sdn Bhd — was in its 10th year of operations, having begun as a humble business in Penang. Although the company was already fairly established, with customers in Singapore, Cambodia and the Phil...

By Liew Jia Teng / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

10 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

10 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

My Say: Is this the end of Hong Kong as we know it? IN June 1995, exactly two years before Hong Kong’s handover, I was in my small, windowless office in the territory’s Causeway Bay district, when a colleague plonked a Fortune magazine with the cover story, “The Death of Hong Kong”, on my desk. The piece by the magazine’s then Asia editor, the lat...

By Assif Shameen / The Edge Malaysia Weekly

10 Jun 2020, 08:00 am

Musk’s xAI start-up swallows up X social network in surprise deal

Zelenskiy cautious about new minerals deal but says past US aid not a loan

Seeking opportunities in a risk-off market

World Economic Forum highlights EPF as model for sustainable retirement reform

Stocks lose ground amid inflation, trade war worries; gold at record high

South Korea's ex-president Moon summoned for graft questioning, Yonhap reports

US FCC chairman orders DEI investigation into Disney, ABC

Airbus wins £150m contract to land European rover on Mars

Wobbly Wall Street faces test with tariffs, jobs data

Govt striving to restore pig farming after African Swine Fever outbreak, says Mat Sabu

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