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What Comes After A November Rally?

By Rajat Bhattacharya, Standard Chartered- Markets are consolidating after a stellar November for equities, bonds and non-USD currencies. Volatility in US stocks has dropped close to pre-pandemic lows. The...

Legal Fraternity Welcomes The Passing Of Human Rights Commission...

The Malaysian Bar said it welcomes the progressive step taken towards the enhancement of human rights in Malaysia through the passing of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Amendment)...

Madani Malaysia And The Social Contract

As part of our nation’s (tanahair, watan) ritual and ceremonial life (or even “extra-liturgical”, i.e., bordering or resembling a pan-community religious procession except that it’s an expression of the...

Top Workplace Trends For 2024: 5-Day Office Week Is...

2023 was the year when companies fully left the pandemic behind and deliberated what working model made sense for them for the future. While many went hybrid, others mandated...

We’re Number 3 Now. What’s Next?

I’d like to respond to The Star’s brief summary of the EF English Proficiency Index 2023 scores published on the 30th November 2023.  Firstly, I am extremely proud to see...

Property

Avaland CEO, Teh Heng Chong Resigns

Formerly MCT, Avalnad has announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer Mr. Teh Heng Chong effective 1 December 2023. He was appointed to our Board as an Executive...

Sunway, Equalbase To Build RM8 Billion Commercial Zone In...

Equalbase, a Singapore-headquartered real estate group specialising in sustainable commercial and industrial logistics facilities, and Sunway, have jointly held a groundbreaking ceremony for a RM 8 billion (S$2.28 billion)...

Lotus’s Breaks Ground: Transforming IJM Rimbayu’s Commercial Hub

IJM Land is pleased to announce the groundbreaking ceremony of Lotus’s, a familiar hypermarket operator that is poised to enhance the retail and commercial landscape at the fast-growing integrated...

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COP28: Maybank Launches Malaysia’s First Transition Finance Framework

Banking giant, Maybank has launched its Transition Finance Framework, the first by a Malaysian bank at COP28 Dubai, which is the funding of greening...

Covid-19 Cases Rises 57% To 3,626

Ministry of Health has noted a rise in Covid-19 cases with a total of 3,626 cases reported during the 47th epidemiology week from November...

UEM Edgenta Sees 60% Stake In Tech-Enabled Property Management Services Firm In UAE

UEM Edgenta Berhad (UEM Edgenta), a leading provider of Asset Management and Infrastructure Solutions across the region, proudly announces its strategic  partnership of a...

‘Dropee’ Rebrands To ‘Borong’ To Help 1 Million MSMEs Thrive, Eyeing Regional Presence

Behind the success of integrated ecommerce platform Borong, formerly known as Dropee, it was a slow climb for three young co-founders Lennise Ng (pic),...

Next 25 Days Critical For DNB

The Share Sale Agreement between Digital Nasional Berhad and mobile network operators has been finalized. The new contract differs significantly from the previous agreement...

Risks On Market Against Cautious Central Banks: MARC

Malaysia posted a firmer gross domestic product (GDP) print of 3.3% in 3Q2023 (2Q2023: 2.9%) MARC says in line with the advanced estimate, bolstered...

Digital ID, Govt’s Aid Distribution Verification Tool

The implementation of the National Digital Identity or Digital ID among Malaysians will facilitate the verification and distribution of aid during crises or natural disasters,...

Malaysia Looking To Early Coal Phase-Out, Keen On JETP Adopted By Vietnam

COP28: Malaysia could be looking into a early coal phase-out as its actively considering the Request for Information (RFI) mechanisms for coal carbon reduction...

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Malaysia’s Growth Momentum Expected To Spill Into 2024: MIDF

Growth prospects are expected to improve given the slower contraction in Malaysia’s Leading Index,...

A Week Of Weakening Dollar Awaits For The Ringgit

ASEAN-5 peers against the USD on a Thursday-to-Thursday basis. This could be partly due...

BNM International Reserve At US$ 108 Billion In October

The Central Bank released its International Reserves standing as of October with overall reserves...

BNM’s Financial Updates For September

Bank Negara released its monthly financial updates for September, with headline inflation moderating to...

Malaysia’s Total Trade Dips In October To RM239.5 Billion:...

The Department Of Statistics Malaysia released the latest trade figures for October with the...

Ringgit Continues Upward Trend As USD Weakens

The ringgit extended yesterday’s gains to open higher against the US dollar on Tuesday...

CME: Asean Should Adopt Free Currency System

Countries within the Asean community should remove any restrictions on the free use of...

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