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Stellantis extends reduced hours scheme at historic Italian Turin plant

ROME (Aug 29): Automaker Stellantis on Thursday signed a deal with unions to extend for five months ...

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RHB Bank, TNB, Genting, GENM, IOI Corp, Hap Seng Consolidated, Inari, Capital A, Mah Sing, KPJ Healthcare, MBM Resources, Chin Hin Group, Chin Hin Group Property, Bumi Armada, Axiata, IJM, QL Resources

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that ...

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OSK Holdings’ 2Q net profit rises 10%, pays 2.5 sen dividend

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): OSK Holdings Bhd's (KL:OSK) second-quarter net profit rose 10.33% to RM142.0 ...

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Axed TH Plantations CEO Mohamed Zainurin to appeal termination

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Former TH Plantations Bhd (KL:THPLANT) CEO Mohamed Zainurin Mohamed Zain has ...

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Malaysia aims to be in top 20 AI economies by 2030 — Chang

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Malaysia aims to be among the world’s top 20 artificial intelligence (AI) eco...

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NexG logs record profit fuelled by investment fair value gains

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): NexG Bhd (KL:NEXG), which provides identity solutions, digital trust ID and f...

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Kretam posts first quarterly loss in nearly three years

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Kretam Holdings Bhd (KL:KRETAM) slipped into red in the second quarter with a...

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Jaya Tiasa posts first quarterly loss in four years, dragged by fair value losses

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Oil palm and timber outfit Jaya Tiasa Holdings Bhd (KL:JTIASA) incurred its f...

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Nasdaq opens slightly higher after Nvidia results

(Aug 28): The tech-heavy Nasdaq index opened slightly higher on Thursday, as investors weighed the a...

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Genting's 2Q profit edges up 1.6% to RM244 mil on asset disposals, turnaround in JVs

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Genting Bhd (KL:GENTING) reported a slight 1.6% increase in its second-quarte...

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Capital A’s continuing operations posts wider net loss; forex gains saves it from the blushes

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Capital A Bhd (KL:CAPITALA) posted a net profit of RM1.45 billion for the sec...

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Kawan Food expects domestic market recovery in 2H, as 2Q profit falls 59%

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Kawan Food Bhd (KL:KAWAN), which produces frozen food, expects a recovery in ...

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China's major airlines stay in red in first half on oversupply, low fares

BEIJING/SEOUL (Aug 28): China's two largest airlines narrowed their first-half losses but remained f...

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Eversendai's 2Q profit jumps as it logs record revenue

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Eversendai Corp Bhd's (KL:SENDAI) net profit jumped exponentially in the seco...

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Inta Bina secures RM68 mil residential construction job in Cyberjaya

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Inta Bina Group Bhd (KL:INTA) clinched a RM67.79 million contract on Thursday...

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Genting Malaysia’s 2Q profit jumps fivefold as quarterly revenue hits record high

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Genting Malaysia Bhd (KL:GENM) reported a surge in net profit to RM416.75 mil...

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Inari, Malaysia's biggest semiconductor firm, takes hits from broad volume fall

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Malaysia’s biggest listed semiconductor services firm said on Thursday its ne...

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Chin Hin’s 2Q profit halves amid higher administrative expenses

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Builder cum developer Chin Hin Group Bhd's (KL:CHINHIN) net profit for the se...

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JD.com seeking loan for €2.2b bid to buy Germany’s Ceconomy, Bloomberg reports

(Aug 28): Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com Inc is in talks with banks to raise a euro-denominated loan...

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Lysaght bags RM57m contract from Singaporean traffic engineering contractor

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Lysaght Galvanized Steel Bhd (KL:LYSAGHT) has secured a contract worth S$17.3...

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Tenaga maintains 25 sen dividend for RM1.5b payout as 2Q profit slips

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Tenaga Nasional Bhd's (KL:TENAGA) net profit slipped to RM1.16 billion in the...

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Didi posts 2Q loss of US$350m lawsuit provision, despite revenue growth

BEIJING (Aug 28): Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global reported on Thursday a second-quarter net l...

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IOI Corp net profit rises 26% in 4Q, finishes FY2025 strongly as palm oil prices gain

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): IOI Corporation Bhd (KL:IOICORP) said on Thursday its fourth-quarter net prof...

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AME Elite 1Q earnings more than double on stronger property, construction segments

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): AME Elite Consortium Bhd (KL:AME) reported on Thursday that its net profit mo...

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Hap Seng Consolidated 2Q net profit slips 15.5% to RM143.7 mil

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd (KL:HAPSENG) has reported a 15.5% decline in net pr...

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MBM Resources posts higher 2Q profit amid strong vehicle sales, declares 22 sen dividend

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Automotive company MBM Resources Bhd's (KL:MBMR) second-quarter net profit ro...

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KPJ profit rebounds as patient count rises, declares 1.05 sen dividend

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): KPJ Healthcare Bhd's (KL:KPJ) net profit rebounded to RM82.06 million in the ...

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Mercedes says delays to EU-US tariff deal hurting carmakers

(Aug 28): Mercedes-Benz Group AG chief technology officer Markus Schäfer urged the US and European ...

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Loke wants MAHB's report in 24 hours after power outage at KLIA Terminal 2

SEPANG (Aug 28): Terminal 2 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was struck by a power b...

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FamilyMart to improve product mix amid rising costs, add more stores in Malaysia

SHAH ALAM (Aug 28): FamilyMart stores will see changes in product mix and a larger footprint in Mala...

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Adani Group adds women leaders by tapping founders’ inner circle

(Aug 28): Indian tycoon Gautam Adani is adding more women leaders to his ports-to-power conglomerate...

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JD.com tops list of China’s 500 largest private firms

SHENYANG (Aug 28): China on Thursday unveiled the latest rankings of its 500 largest private enterpr...

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Axiata flags delay in monetisation exercise to help pare down debts

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIATA) on Thursday flagged a possible delay in monetisi...

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RHB sharpens focus on fee income, liability management to counter margin pressures

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): RHB Bank Bhd (KL:RHBBANK) is sharpening its focus on growing its fee income, ...

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Nvidia CEO says AI boom far from over

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug 28): Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday dismissed concern about an end to a spe...

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American Bitcoin, backed by Trump's sons, aims to start trading in September

HONG KONG (Aug 28): American Bitcoin, the bitcoin miner backed by US President Donald Trump's two so...

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Meituan’s loss warning spurs US$27b China internet rout

(Aug 28): Meituan’s shares dropped the most since April after warning of losses this quarter from a ...

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QL Resources raises egg prices to protect margins after removal of govt subsidy

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): QL Resources Bhd (KL:QL) said on Thursday it has raised egg prices by five se...

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JS Solar starts accepting applications for ACE Market IPO at 31 sen per share

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): JS Solar Holding Bhd, which builds and installs solar panels, is pricing its ...

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Tokyo Electron says it has no organisational role in TSMC trade secret case

TOKYO (Aug 28): Tokyo Electron has not confirmed any organisational involvement following the indict...

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Mulpha’s 2Q profit jumps on Aveo stake sale, key divisions drag down revenue

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Mulpha International Bhd’s (KL:MULPHA) net profit surged to RM270.9 million i...

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IJM CEO confirms bid for PNB’s highway assets

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Construction and property developer conglomerate IJM Corp Bhd (KL:IJM) on Thu...

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IHH Healthcare rebrands with new identity

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): IHH Healthcare Bhd (KL:IHH) has unveiled a new corporate identity as part of ...

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South Korea fines SK Telecom US$97m over major data leak

SEOUL (Aug 28): South Korea's SK Telecom was fined on Thursday about 134 billion won (US$96.53 milli...

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Toyota's monthly sales up for seventh month in July on strong demand in North America, China

TOKYO (Aug 28): Toyota Motor's global sales rose in July for a seventh consecutive month, anchored b...

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Chery near Hong Kong listing as billion-dollar IPOs return to city — Bloomberg

(Aug 28): Chery Automobile Co is planning a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) that may raise a...

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Duopharma Biotech appoints Wan Amir-Jeffery as new group CEO

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Duopharma Biotech Bhd (KL:DPHARMA) has appointed Wan Amir-Jeffery Wan Abdul M...

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Cover Story: Frequent and confusing name changes of penny stocks

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on August 18, 2025 - August 24, 2025 A compa...

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Bumi Armada’s net profit declines 70% in 2Q on lower Kraken charter rates

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Bumi Armada Bhd (KL:ARMADA) posted a net profit decline of 70% in the second ...

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Cover Story: Mind-boggling investment decisions

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on August 18, 2025 - August 24, 2025 NexG Bh...

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Former PBOC chief Zhou pushes back against China stablecoin idea

(Aug 28): China’s former central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan issued a warning about the potential dang...

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Samaiden bags RM290m job to build 95MW solar power plant in Hilir Perak

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Samaiden Group Bhd (KL:SAMAIDEN) won a RM290 million contract from Unique HEB...

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Johor data centres' operating capacity can reach up to 5,000MW in 2029, says Fitch Ratings

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings foresees tremendous growth in data centres...

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Axiata 2Q earnings more than double on forex gains, declares five sen dividend

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIATA) said on Thursday its net profit more than double...

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Mah Sing's 2Q net profit gains 9.6%

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Mah Sing Group Bhd's (KL:MAHSING) net profit gained 9.6% in the second quarte...

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Analysts upgrade outlook on Sime Darby after its final-quarter results beat expectations

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Analysts upgraded their outlook on Sime Darby Bhd (KL:SIME), after its fourth...

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Guan Chong falls to 17-month low as 2Q results disappoint

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Guan Chong Bhd (KL:GCB) fell to its lowest in 17 months in active trade after...

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Thai Airways may halt flight expansion plans on aircraft shortages — CEO

(Aug 28): Thai Airways International Pcl may delay its flight and route expansion plans because the ...

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Singapore’s UOB seeks more yuan as Southeast Asia usage soars

(Aug 28): The Chinese yuan’s limited offshore supply is posing operational challenges for United Ove...

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Chinese carmakers resist Beijing’s call to end brutal price war

(Aug 28): China’s campaign to stamp out a ferocious electric vehicle (EV) price war seems to be havi...

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HP’s profit forecast suggests it can withstand tariff hit

(Aug 28): HP Inc gave a profit outlook for the current quarter that was in line with expectations, b...

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Spritzer's shares break record high as 2Q results beat expectations

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Spritzer Bhd (KL:SPRITZER) climbed to a new record high on Thursday after the...

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Padini hits five month low after posting weakest fourth-quarter profit in 16 years

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Shares of Padini Holdings Bhd (KL:PADINI) fell to its five-month low in early...

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Nvidia forecasts higher revenue as China clouds future

(Aug 28) : Nvidia forecast third-quarter revenue above market estimates on Wednesday, helped by robu...

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Japan's Mitsubishi Motors cuts full-year operating profit forecast by 30%

TOKYO (Aug 27): Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors cut its operating profit forecast for the curre...

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HLFG, Hong Leong Bank, IGB, Sime Darby, Sunway, PPB, Batu Kawan, KLK, IJM, Padini, Farm Fresh, NationGate, EG Industries

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Here is a brief recap of the key business news and corporate announcements on...

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M&A Equity to place out 14.3% of shares to comply with Bumiputera equity requirement

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): M&A Equity Holdings Bhd (KL:M&A) has proposed a special Bumiputera share issu...

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Pestec ex-group CEO, ex-chairman stepped down from board

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Pestec International Bhd (KL:PESTEC) said its former group CEO Paul Lim Pay C...

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UEM Edgenta returns to profit in 2Q, but slips from last year

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Asset management and infrastructure solutions group UEM Edgenta Bhd (KL:EDGEN...

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MRCB sees 70% drop in 2Q profit on lower billings

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Construction and property group Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (KL:MRCB) posted...

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TikTok owner ByteDance sets valuation at over US$330b as revenue grows — Reuters

HONG KONG (Aug 27): ByteDance, the owner of short-video app TikTok, is set to launch a new employee ...

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Batu Kawan, KLK ride higher palm product prices to double-digit profit growth

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Integrated plantation group Batu Kawan Bhd’s (KL:BKAWAN) third-quarter net pr...

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Asset impairment drags Kobay Technology into the red in 4Q

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Kobay Technology Bhd (KL:KOBAY) slipped into the red in the fourth quarter en...

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UPS outsources forecasting operation to weather channel owner

(Aug 27): United Parcel Service Inc has outsourced its proprietary weather-forecasting operations, a...

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Spritzer’s 2Q net profit hits all-time high on strong sales

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Spritzer Bhd (KL:SPRITZER) posted RM22.72 million in net profit for the quart...

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Apple makes radio push amid tough music streaming competition — report

(Aug 27): Apple will distribute its curated radio stations on a global network of home speakers and ...

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Willowglen MSC wins RM86.5m contract from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Willowglen MSC Bhd (KL:WILLOW) has secured a RM86.5 million contract from Sin...

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Guan Chong's 2Q profit skids to lowest in nearly two years, dragged by higher finance, taxes

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Guan Chong Bhd (KL:GCB)’s second-quarter net profit fell 28.05% year-on-year,...

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Berjaya Food posts record losses, hit by Starbucks impairments

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Berjaya Food Bhd (KL:BJFOOD) ended its 2025 financial year with its worst qua...

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Tropicana’s 2Q net profit falls on lower recurring income; RM6.5b projects in pipeline

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Tropicana Corp Bhd’s (KL:TROP) net profit for the second quarter was down 97....

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Taiwan prosecutors indict trio for stealing TSMC trade secrets to help its supplier Tokyo Electron

TAIPEI (Aug 27): Taiwan prosecutors said on Wednesday that they indicted three people for theft of t...

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US not eyeing stake in Nvidia, Treasury Secretary Bessent says

WASHINGTON (Aug 27): A US stake in chipmaker Nvidia is "not on the table" Treasury Secretary Scott B...

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QL's 1Q profit slips as weaker prices, opex rise offset green energy boost

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): QL Resources Bhd's (KL:QL) net profit slipped 6.36% year-on-year in the first...

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Lagenda logs record quarterly property sales; profit down 6.5% on higher admin expenses

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Property developer Lagenda Properties Bhd (KL:LAGENDA) logged record quarterl...

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Padini posts 16-year low 4Q profit on weak same-store sales

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Garment manufacturer Padini Holdings Bhd (KL:PADINI) posted a 73.5% year-on-y...

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EG Industries' 4Q profit jumps 53% on stronger product sales, forex gains

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Electronics manufacturing services company EG Industries Bhd's (KL:EG) net pr...

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Farm Fresh stays upbeat after record 1Q profit as expansion churns out returns

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Farm Fresh Bhd (KL:FFB) started its new financial year with record-high quart...

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Sunway’s 2Q net profit flat despite revenue surge

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Sunway Bhd (KL:SUNWAY) reported a modest 0.9% increase in net profit to RM272...

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Malakoff declares 1.5 sen dividend as 2Q profit falls, sees coal prices trending higher

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Malakoff Corp Bhd's (KL:MALAKOF) net profit fell nearly one-third year-on-yea...

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Higher share of losses from associate shaves Taliworks’ net profit by one-fifth; 0.5 sen dividend declared

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Taliworks Corp Bhd’s (KL:TALIWRK) second-quarter net profit fell 20.85% year-...

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PPB Group’s 2Q net profit slips 9% on lower Wilmar contribution; core segments show resilience

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): PPB Group Bhd (KL:PPB) reported a 9.4% decline in its second-quarter net prof...

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China aims to triple AI chip output, reducing Nvidia dependency — report

(Aug 27): China's chipmakers are seeking to triple the country's output of artificial intelligence c...

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E-commerce revenue at RM625b in first half of 2025 — ministry

PETALING JAYA (Aug 27): Malaysia’s e-commerce sector recorded RM625 billion in revenue in the first ...

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IGB plans major Johor project to rival Mid Valley City in RM215m land deal

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): IGB Bhd (KL:IGBB) IGB Bhd is partnering with the Johor state-owned enterprise...

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Malaysia explores nuclear, wind and gas solutions in energy transition talks with South Korea

BUSAN (Aug 27): Malaysia is actively exploring best practices and the capabilities of clean energy a...

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KLCCP Stapled Group’s 2Q profit rises on retail strength, declares 9.2 sen dividend

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): KLCCP Stapled Group (KL:KLCC) said its second quarter net profit rose 4.9% to...

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Gig Workers Bill 2025 to be tabled for second reading on Thursday, says HR minister

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): The Gig Workers Bill 2025, aimed at providing protection and recognising the ...

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TIME dotCom reports steady 2Q earnings with record revenue

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): TIME dotCom Bhd (KL:TIMECOM) reported a record quarterly revenue for the seco...

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Nvidia investors grapple with China risks ahead of earnings

(Aug 27): Nvidia Corp’s China sales have taken on new levels of complexity, and investors will be ho...

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