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Singapore Stocks Fall 0.7% As AI Fears Trigger Midweek...

Business Today Editorial - September 20, 2026

Singapore stocks ended lower for a second straight week, with the Straits Times Index (STI) falling 39.82 points or 0.70% to 5,652.11 for the week ended Sept 18 as...

Finance

Hang Seng Slips 0.3% After Volatile Week Of AI,...

Business Today Editorial - September 20, 2026

Hong Kong stocks ended slightly lower for the week ended Sept 18, with the Hang Seng Index (HSI) falling 66.82 points or 0.27% to 24,750.78 as concerns over US...

Finance

Bitcoin, Ethereum End Volatile Week Higher As Crypto Rebounds...

Business Today Editorial - September 20, 2026

Bitcoin and Ethereum finished a volatile week firmly higher, staging sharp rebounds on Sept 18 as investors moved past a US regulatory setback and the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) first...

Finance

Bursa’s Big Movers: MPI Rebounds, Nestlé Bears The Brunt

Business Today Editorial - September 20, 2026

Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd (MPI) emerged as the strongest weekly mover among the leading counters listed in Bursa Malaysia’s daily gainers and losers data for the week ended Sept...

Finance

Kospi Ends Volatile Week Nearly Flat As AI Chip...

Business Today Editorial - September 20, 2026

South Korean stocks ended a turbulent week almost unchanged, as a powerful rebound in semiconductor shares and returning foreign buying helped the Kospi recover from an early-week sell-off driven...

TSR Capital Wins RM158 Million Building Works Contract From...

Editor - September 20, 2026

TSR Capital Bhd has secured a construction contract worth approximately RM158 million from Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) for building works in Selangor. The company said its wholly owned subsidiary,...

News

Paramount Completes RM113 Million Acquisition Of 48 Acre Bukit...

Editor - September 20, 2026

Paramount Corporation Bhd has completed its acquisition of three contiguous parcels of leasehold land measuring approximately 48.49 acres in Bukit Raja, Selangor, for RM113.5 million cash. In a filing with...

News

Ecobuilt Unit’s Creditor Files For Scheme Of Arrangement For...

Editor - September 18, 2026

Ecobuilt Holdings Bhd said a creditor of its wholly owned subsidiary, Rexallent Construction Sdn Bhd, has filed a court application for a proposed scheme of arrangement to restructure and...

News

MMIS Plans RM50 Million Fundraising In Proposed Transfer To ACE Market

Editor - September 20, 2026

Precision engineering manufacturer MMIS Bhd is proposing to raise up to RM50.32 million through a public issue as part of its planned transfer from...

News

TSR Capital Wins RM158 Million Building Works Contract From PKNS

Editor - September 20, 2026

TSR Capital Bhd has secured a construction contract worth approximately RM158 million from Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) for building works in Selangor. The company...

Global

China’s Tax Revenue Climbs 5.9% In First Eight Months

Editor - September 20, 2026

China's tax revenue rose 5.9 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2026, data from the State Taxation Administration showed on...

News

PM To Meet Transport Minister Anthony Loke Over Resignation

BusinessToday - September 20, 2026

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke to hear his views before deciding whether to accept his offer to...

Commentaries

Preparing Students For What Comes After The Examination Hall

BusinessToday - September 20, 2026

By Bazlin Zulkifli, Elmi Azri Mat Jamial Through a pre-test, the teacher designed a series of activities using games, matching exercises and mind maps to...

News

Rafizi Questions Country’s First House Arrest Decision Despite Law That Does Not Exist

BusinessToday - September 20, 2026

Rafizi Ramli has questioned Malaysia’s decision to allow former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest,...

News

DOSM Sees Unverified Data And AI As A Challenge To Deliver Credible Statistics

BusinessToday - September 20, 2026

The surge of unverified data on social media and the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) are among the key challenges facing the Department...

News

Haze Situation Expands To 27 Locations, APIMS

BusinessToday - September 20, 2026

The haze situation has expanded to 27 locations nationwide, with air quality reaching unhealthy levels as of 4 pm today, according to the Malaysian...