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Kospi Crashes 406.27 Points As Iran Fears, Chip Rout...

Business Today Editorial - July 25, 2026

South Korean stocks suffered a bruising sell-off on July 24 as escalating Middle East tensions and doubts over the semiconductor rally crushed risk appetite. The benchmark Kospi plunged 406.27 points,...

Markets

Hong Kong Stocks Sink Below 25,000 As Oil, Tariff...

Business Today Editorial - July 25, 2026

Hong Kong stocks retreated on July 24 as escalating Middle East tensions, volatile oil prices and fresh US tariffs dampened appetite for risk across Asian markets. The benchmark Hang Seng...

Markets

Singapore Stocks Edge Higher As STI Recovers From Weak...

Business Today Editorial - July 25, 2026

Singapore shares eked out a modest gain on July 24, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) recovering from a weaker opening to finish in positive territory. The STI rose...

Markets

Wall Street Ends Mixed As AI Spending Fears Slam...

Business Today Editorial - July 25, 2026

Wall Street ended mixed on July 24 as renewed concerns over the enormous cost of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure triggered a semiconductor sell-off, while falling oil prices helped the...

Markets

Blue-Chip Support Cushions Market As Semiconductor Counters Slide

Business Today Editorial - July 24, 2026

The stock market ended the trading session on a mixed note, with selective buying in plantation and blue-chip counters offset by weakness in semiconductor, consumer, and industrial stocks. At the...

Property

News

IOI Properties Raises REIT Asset Valuation To RM7.6 Billion...

Editor - July 25, 2026

IOI Properties Group Berhad has announced an upward revision in the valuation of the assets earmarked for its planned real estate investment trust (REIT), with the portfolio now valued...

News

Lagenda Properties Establishes RM1.5 Billion Sukuk To Fund Affordable...

Editor - July 25, 2026

Lagenda Properties Berhad has established a RM1.5 billion Islamic medium-term notes (Sukuk Wakalah) programme to strengthen its funding capacity and support the continued expansion of its affordable housing developments...

News

Parkson Exit Dents Pavilion REIT Otherwise Stellar Occupancy Levels

Editor - July 24, 2026

Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (Pavilion REIT) delivered first-half financial results that met market expectations, supported by contributions from its newly acquired hospitality assets and lower electricity costs, according...

News

MyIPO And WIPO Launch Creative Economy Data Model Aimed At Supporting Policy Formulation

Editor - July 25, 2026

The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has launched the Creative Economy Data Model (CEDM)...

Global

Gulf Crude Exports Fall 82% From January Baseline, Wood Mackenzie Data

Editor - July 25, 2026

Saudi Arabia redirected virtually all crude exports through its East-West Petroline to Yanbu on the Red Sea following the closure of the Strait of...

News

EITA Contracts Offers Earnings Visibility Through FY2029, M+Global

Editor - July 25, 2026

EITA Resources Bhd announced that it has secured three contracts worth a combined RM12 million to supply and install elevator systems for development projects...

Global

Japan Records Fifth Consecutive Blisteringly Hot Day, Temperature Hits 40°C

Editor - July 25, 2026

Japan recorded its fifth consecutive "cruelly hot day" on Saturday (Jul 25), a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense...

Commentaries

Why The ‘Change Management’ Model Didn’t Always Work

Editor - July 25, 2026

By Professor Dato Dr Ahmad Ibrahim All must have felt it. That dreaded “reorganisation” email. The new software nobody asked for. The merger that promises...

News

MOHE Hails POLYCC’s 14-Medal Triumph At FIRA RoboWorld Cup

Business Today Editorial - July 25, 2026

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has congratulated the POLYCC Malaysia contingent for its impressive showing at the 31st FIRA RoboWorld Cup & Summit...

News

JPPM Allocates RM600,000 For Village, School Upgrades In Sarawak

Business Today Editorial - July 25, 2026

The Department of Societies Malaysia (JPPM) will allocate RM600,000 to upgrade community facilities and school infrastructure in Kampung Pendam, Sadong Jaya, Sarawak, under its 2026 adopted...

News

Parliament Launches Nationwide Fitness Drive After 600 Join Inaugural Cergas Run

Business Today Editorial - July 25, 2026

Parliament Malaysia has launched a nationwide fitness initiative after more than 600 participants joined the inaugural Larian Cergas Parlimen 2026, marking a new chapter in...