Malaysia will fortify its position as a centre of competitive trade, finance, and technology amid global changes, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Malaysia to fortify position as centre of competitive trade, finance and technology — Anwar

The legal practitioner arrested over corruption related to birth registration is suspected of processing birth certificate applications after receiving payment from applicants.

According to a source, applicants were required to make a payment before the legal practitioner processed documents related to birth certificate applications.

Op Birth: Detained legal practitioner assisted syndicate in registering birth

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has opened two investigation papers on the alleged bribery and misappropriation of funds involving Sapura Energy Bhd.

MACC opens two investigation papers involving Sapura Energy

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer had two choices as the clock ticked down to the government funding deadline: drop his threat to block the Republican bill or force a disruptive March 15 shutdown.

Schumer retreats on shutdown threat, enhancing bill’s prospects

US stocks rose on Friday after a broad selloff on Wall Street during the week as investors assessed the fallout of tariff policies on economic growth, while new data signalled deteriorating consumer sentiment and a surge in inflation expectations.

Wall St climbs after string of sharp losses as investors weigh tariff impact

US consumer sentiment fell to a more than two-year low and long-term inflation expectations jumped by the most since 1993, illustrating growing apprehension about the economic impact from tariffs.

US consumer sentiment drops, price expectations soar on tariffs

US President Donald Trump appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops he said were in a “very bad and vulnerable position” and avoid what he said would be a massacre unlike anything since World War II.

Trump asks Russia to spare Ukrainian troops in ceasefire push

Here is a brief recap of some corporate announcements that made news on Friday.

Pertama Digital, MAG, Axiata, HHRG, KJTS, TT Vision, Catcha Digital

President Donald Trump's administration is expected on Friday to move ahead with a second wave of mass firings and budget cuts across the US federal government even as two federal judges ordered it to reinstate thousands of federal workers.

Trump looks to press ahead with more lay-offs even as courts order some reinstatements

Tin prices extended gains to hit the highest in more than two years, as a halt to production at a major mine in Africa that’s threatened by insurgents continues to fan this year’s biggest rally on the London Metal Exchange (LME).

Tin extends LME’s biggest rally as Congo halt deepens shortage

(March 14): Malaysia’s Petronas is evaluating a sale of its shale oil asset in Argentina, a move that would complete its exit from the country’s booming Vaca Muerta fields as several international drillers also look to divest from the region.

Petronas has begun a process that may result...

Petronas evaluating exit from Argentina shale oil venture, Bloomberg reports

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): GXBank Bhd and Grab Malaysia have shortlisted eight startup companies to participate in a six-month-long TeXnovasi Accelerator Programme, aimed at driving innovation within Malaysia’s fintech ecosystem.

GXBank, Grab Malaysia shortlist eight startups to drive fintech innovation

Khazanah Nasional Bhd-backed TT Vision Holdings Bhd (KL:TTVHB) said it is not aware of any reason for the sharp rise in the price and volume of its shares which led to an unusual market activity query by Bursa Malaysia on Friday.

Khazanah-backed TT Vision Holdings says not aware of reason for unusual market activity

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing has raised Beijing’s ire by agreeing to sell its control over ports in Panama to appease President Donald Trump. But there may be little the Chinese authorities can do to punish him for it.

Li Ka-shing has little to lose as China threatens Panama deal

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Malaysia’s stock market valuation remains attractive despite global economic uncertainties stemming from escalating trade tensions and US tariff threats, said Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd head of research Kenny Yee Shen Pin.

Malaysia’s stock market valuation remains attractive amid Trump-driven global uncertainties — Rakuten

HHRG Bhd’s largest substantial shareholders, Ch’ng Chen Mong and Tan Poh Cheng, have disposed of their entire 17.77% stake in the Penang-based biomass material manufacturer at a steep discount.

HHRG’s largest shareholders dispose of entire stake at a steep 94% discount

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) neither denied nor confirmed news that it is evaluating the sale of its shale oil asset in Argentina, but said that it continuously reviews its business portfolio in all countries where it has investments.

Petronas keeps mum on news of its possible exit from Argentina

Government e-services provider Pertama Digital Bhd (KL:PERTAMA) plans to acquire 80% stakes in two companies, D-Ron Singapore Pte Ltd (D-Ron SG) and D-Ron Malaysia Sdn Bhd (D-Ron MY), for RM106.12 million in cash.

Pertama Digital acquires 80% stakes in two companies for RM106m as part of its regularisation plan

Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City will have a dedicated 25km fibre trunk linking it to Cyberjaya, enhancing regional data centre connectivity and reinforcing its status as a key digital infrastructure hub.

Dedicated fibre trunk to link Mah Sing DC Hub@Southville City and Cyberjaya

Tesla will make a lower-cost version of its best-selling Model Y in Shanghai, three people with knowledge of the matter said, aiming to regain ground lost during a price war in its second-largest market.

Tesla plans Model Y costing at least 20% less to produce to defend China share — Reuters 

The slump in US stocks is a technical correction rather than the beginning of a new bear market as it’s likely to prompt policy intervention, according to Bank of America Corp’s Michael Hartnett.

BofA says US stocks rout is correction, not start of bear market

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported a 13% drop in fourth-quarter profit as weak performance in its consumer electronics division offset strength in its AI server segment business.

World's top electronics maker Foxconn 4Q profit drops 13%

Malaysia’s central bank on Friday announced the appointment of Aznan Abdul Aziz as deputy governor following the retirement of Jessica Chew Cheng Lian.

BNM names Aznan Abdul Aziz as deputy governor as Jessica Chew retires

BENGALURU (March 14): The US&nbsp;and Israel have contacted officials of three East African countries to discuss using their territories for resettling Palestinians from Gaza, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Friday, citing US and Israeli officials.

US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza, AP reports

A full-scale global trade war would hurt the United States in particular and could re-energise Europe's push towards unity, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said on Friday.

Trump's trade war a 'wake-up call' for Europe, Lagarde says

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): BRDB has acquired land at Wisma Damansara, Kuala Lumpur&nbsp;for a mixed-use development and will partner with British design firm Heatherwick Studio to design the integrated residential, retail and community spaces project that will promote a people-centred living environment.

BRDB, Heatherwick Studio partner on community-centric development in Damansara Heights

A retiree was left devastated after losing RM2.3 million to a bogus investment scheme that promised lucrative returns.

Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar said police received a report on the scam from the 62-year-old man on Thursday.

Retiree loses RM2.3 mil to share investment scam

Below is a summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Friday.

FBM KLCI up 0.14% to 1,512.15 on March 14, 2025

Here is a brief recap of some corporate announcements that made news on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March): Bursa Malaysia Bhd (KL:BURSA) and its subsidiaries will be closed next&nbsp;Tuesday, March 18, for the Nuzul Al-Quran public holiday, which is observed in several Malaysian states and federal territories. &nbsp;

Bursa Malaysia to close on March 18 for Nuzul Al-Quran public holiday

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...

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