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US Stocks Advance Ahead Of Big Tech Earnings, Nasdaq...

Editor - July 20, 2026

US stocks rose on Monday morning, with chip stocks advancing ahead of Big Tech earnings this week, while oil prices eased after touching $90 a barrel amid tit-for-tat attacks...

Markets

Oil Retreats To US$87 After Comments From Iran On...

Editor - July 20, 2026

Oil prices reversed early gains on Monday after Iran's foreign ministry said negotiations with the U.S. could be pursued based on national interests. Benchmark prices had earlier touched more than...

Markets

Gulf Markets Split As US-Iran Conflict Escalates

Business Today Editorial - July 20, 2026

Major Gulf stock markets traded mixed on July 20 as escalating US-Iran hostilities rattled sentiment. Reuters reported that Dubai’s benchmark index fell 1%, dragged lower by Emaar Properties and Air...

Markets

MPI Leads Gainers As Nestlé Tops Losers On Bursa...

Business Today Editorial - July 20, 2026

Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd (MPI) led Bursa Malaysia's gainers on Monday, rising RM1.46 to RM44.66. ViTrox Corporation Bhd gained 41 sen to RM7.69, followed by Westports Holdings Bhd, which advanced...

Markets

FBM KLCI Ends Lower As Investors Turn To Selected...

Business Today Editorial - July 20, 2026

Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipping 9.16 points, or 0.53%, to 1,722.29, as selling pressure weighed on blue-chip counters. Broader...

Property

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ECM Libra Secures RM130 Million RHB Financing For Desaru...

Editor - July 20, 2026

ECM Libra Group Bhd (ECMLG) has secured banking facilities of up to RM130 million from RHB Bank Bhd to finance the development of a new beachfront hotel in Desaru,...

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MUI Sells Springhill Industrial Land To Medical Device Manufacturer...

Editor - July 20, 2026

MUI Properties Bhd (MUIP) is disposing of a parcel of industrial land within its Bandar Springhill township in Negeri Sembilan for approximately RM18.73 million, as it continues to strengthen...

News

LSH Capital Seeks Main Market Transfer After Surpassing RM1.5...

Editor - July 20, 2026

Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd (LSH Capital) has proposed transferring its listing from the ACE Market to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd, marking another milestone in...

News

Pan Borneo Final Stretch On Track For September Completion, Says Nanta

Editor - July 20, 2026

The final stretch of Sabah's Pan Borneo Highway Phase 1B under Work Package 11 (WP11) remains on track for completion by the end of...

News

ECM Libra Secures RM130 Million RHB Financing For Desaru Hotel Project

Editor - July 20, 2026

ECM Libra Group Bhd (ECMLG) has secured banking facilities of up to RM130 million from RHB Bank Bhd to finance the development of a...

News

Thailand Anutin Held Talks With Chinese Premier, Touching On Taiwan, Cross Border Crime

Editor - July 20, 2026

Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul in Beijing on Monday. Noting China and Thailand are...

News

MUI Sells Springhill Industrial Land To Medical Device Manufacturer For RM18 Million

Editor - July 20, 2026

MUI Properties Bhd (MUIP) is disposing of a parcel of industrial land within its Bandar Springhill township in Negeri Sembilan for approximately RM18.73 million,...

News

PRG Files Winding Up Petition Against Picasso Developer Seeking To Recover RM64 Million Debt

Editor - July 20, 2026

PRG Holdings Bhd's construction subsidiary has initiated winding-up proceedings against the developer of the Picasso Residence project in Kuala Lumpur, seeking to recover RM64.24...

News

LSH Capital Seeks Main Market Transfer After Surpassing RM1.5 Billion Market Cap

Editor - July 20, 2026

Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd (LSH Capital) has proposed transferring its listing from the ACE Market to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities...

News

AirBorneo Regrets Disruption To Kuala Lumpur, Kuching Flight, Says Due To Technical Issue

Editor - July 20, 2026

AirBorneo has apologised to passengers following a delay involving Flight MY5004 from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching, attributing the disruption to a technical issue that...

News

Ministry Of Digital Extends Awanbiru, Google Cloud Framework Agreement To June 2027

Editor - July 20, 2026

Awanbiru Technology Bhd has secured a further extension of its Cloud Framework Agreement (CFA 1.0) with the Government of Malaysia and Google Cloud Malaysia...