News Analytics
Sentiments
Sentiment
BYD stakes growth on batteries, charging with China sales slowing
(March 6): China’s BYD Co unveiled more powerful batteries and faster charging capabilities, along w...
Sentiment
NexG, BAT, Paramount, Sunview, Magma, InNature, EPB, Ireka, Genetec & Poh Huat
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that...
Sentiment
Timberwell takeover offer by largest shareholder turns unconditional
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Timberwell Bhd (KL:TIMWELL) said the mandatory takeover offer by its largest...
Sentiment
KPJ Healthcare Launches First Neuroscience and Stroke Centre of Excellence at DSH2 under KPJ Health System
Kuala Lumpur, 5 March 2026 - KPJ Healthcare Berhad (“KPJ Healthcare” or “the Group”) today launched ...
Sentiment
Ireka to be delisted on March 10
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Ireka Corp Bhd (KL:IREKA) is set to be delisted from the Main Market of Burs...
Sentiment
Boardroom tussle erupts at NexG after Ishak Ismail emerges as largest shareholder
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): A boardroom tussle has erupted at NexG Bhd (KL:NEXG) — which holds RM2.46 bi...
Sentiment
Magma to acquire LUMA Hotel in Kota Kinabalu for RM61m in cash-and-shares deal
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Magma Group Bhd (KL:MAGMA) said on Thursday it plans to acquire the LUMA Hot...
Sentiment
China's Estun Automation to price HK listing at bottom of range, seeking US$191 million
(March 5): China's Estun Automation will set the price of its listing in Hong Kong at the bottom end...
Sentiment
Jati Tinggi to buy 51% stake in polyethylene pipe manufacturer
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Jati Tinggi Group Bhd (JTGROUP) said it is acquiring a 51% stake in a polyet...
Sentiment
Poh Huat shareholder submits proposal for independent non-exec directors to be partially paid in shares
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Poh Huat Resources Holdings Bhd (KL:POHUAT) said a substantial shareholder h...
Sentiment
BAT Malaysia MD Nedal Salem to step down on Aug 1, Daniel Hsu to take over as GM
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd (KL:BAT) announced on Thursday that ...
Sentiment
KJTS to acquire 70.67% stake in energy services firm iHandal for RM10.1 mil
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): KJTS Group Bhd (KL:KJTS) has proposed to acquire a 70.67% equity interest in...
Sentiment
British American Tobacco faces UK shareholders' lawsuit over North Korea sanctions breaches
LONDON (March 5): British American Tobacco is facing a London lawsuit from shareholders over allegat...
Sentiment
Genetec co-founder Aaron Chen emerges as substantial shareholder in Sunzen
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Genetic Technology Bhd (KL:GENETEC) co-founder Aaron Chen Khai Voon has emer...
Sentiment
InNature seals deal to distribute Yves Rocher products in Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): InNature Bhd (KL:INNATURE), the operator of The Body Shop stores in Malaysia...
Sentiment
China's JD.com misses quarterly revenue estimates
(March 5): China's JD.com missed market estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, in a sign that ...
Sentiment
Food packaging machinery firm EPB plans transfer to Main Market
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): EPB Group Bhd (KL:EPB), which debuted on the ACE Market in August 2024, has ...
Sentiment
West River bags RM11.3m Pavilion Bukit Jalil electrical contract
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): West River Bhd (KL:WESTRVR) has secured an electrical services contract wort...
Sentiment
Driverless tech firm Momenta said to have filed for IPO in Hong Kong — Bloomberg
(March 5): Beijing Momenta Technology Co has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IP...
Sentiment
ACE Market-bound AMS Advanced Material inks underwriting agreement with M&A Securities
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Aluminium supplier AMS Advanced Material Bhd has inked a retail underwriting...
Sentiment
AirAsia X dives in active trade amid selldown in global airlines
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): AirAsia X Bhd (KL:AAX) fell on Thursday amid a global selldown in airline st...
Sentiment
Paramount targets higher sales for 2026, confident margins will withstand cost pressures
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Paramount Corp Bhd (KL:PARAMON) is aiming for higher property sales this yea...
Sentiment
Honda to boost Japan lineup by importing cars from US, China
(March 5): Honda Motor Co will import cars from the US and China to sell in its home market as the J...
Sentiment
Paramount open to consider other food franchises, says CEO as offerors line up
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Paramount Corp Bhd (KL:PARAMON) is open to considering other food-and-bevera...
Sentiment
TPG said to consider sale or IPO of Asia OneHealthcare — Bloomberg
(March 5): TPG Inc is considering options for Asia OneHealthcare Sdn Bhd, including a sale or initia...
Sentiment
Sunview unit bags RM289.7 mil Sarawak solar EPCC job from Malakoff
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Sunview Group Bhd (KL:SUNVIEW)’s unit has secured a RM289.71 million fixed c...
Sentiment
Matrix Concepts tops out RM523 mil Levia Residence KL in Cheras
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Seremban-based developer Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd (KL:MATRIX) topped out...
Sentiment
Nvidia halts China-bound H200 output, shifts TSMC capacity to Vera Rubin, FT reports
BENGALURU (March 5): Nvidia has stopped production of its second-most advanced artificial intelligen...
Sentiment
A 900% fare hike shows Asian carriers can weather Iran war chaos
(March 5): Asian carriers like Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd and Singapore Airlines Ltd are among the b...
Sentiment
Grid upgrade, data centres to sustain MN Holdings’ growth — Maybank IB
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Ongoing electricity grid upgrades and vibrant data centre projects are expec...
Sentiment
CIMB Securities highlights dividend appeals in telco sector, reaffirms TM as top pick
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): The telecommunications sector is poised to continue offering attractive divi...
Sentiment
Broadcom CEO sees AI chip sales topping US$100 bil in 2027
(March 5): Broadcom Inc chief executive officer Hock Tan said the company expects its artificial int...
Sentiment
China’s US$600 bil tech stock rout risks deepening on AI costs
(March 5): The ongoing selloff in China’s megacap technology stocks shows little sign of easing, as ...
Sentiment
Amazon cuts more jobs; this time in robotics unit
SAN FRANCISCO (March 4): Amazon on Tuesday confirmed it laid off staff across its robotics unit, wit...
Sentiment
Tesla's UK sales plummet in February, New Automotive data shows
(March 4): Tesla's UK sales fell sharply in February, data from New Automotive showed on Wednesday...
Sentiment
EG Industries wins more analysts' ratings amid shift to AI, data centres
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): EG Industries Bhd (KL:EG) received more analysts' ratings after the group ev...
Sentiment
South Korean chip industry worried Iran crisis to affect Middle East data centre plans
SEOUL (March 5): South Korea's chip industry has raised concerns that a prolonged Iranian crisis may...
Sentiment
Bedi buys 8.7-acre land in Sabah for future projects
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Property developer Bedi Bhd (KL:BEDI), which was known as WMG Holdings Bhd u...
Sentiment
Apple launches US$599 MacBook Neo, threatening Windows PC market
(March 4): Apple Inc rolled out the US$599 (RM2,358) MacBook Neo in its biggest push yet into low-en...
Sentiment
IJM, Sunway, NexG, Jati Tinggi, Velesto, Wasco, Exsim Hospitality
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that...
Sentiment
Kraken wins access to Fed's core payments system — report
(March 4): Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's banking unit has won access to the Federal Reserve's cor...
Sentiment
Moderna to pay about US$1 bil to settle Arbutus litigation
(March 4): Moderna Inc agreed to pay US$950 million (RM3.75 billion) to settle litigation related to...
Sentiment
Urusharta Jamaah ceases to be substantial shareholder in Wasco
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd, a special purpose vehicle under the Ministry of Fi...
Sentiment
Raya Airways parent now NexG’s biggest shareholder after taking over two exec-linked firms
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Raya Aviation Holdings, parent of cargo carrier Raya Airways, becomes NexG B...
Sentiment
Jati Tinggi bags RM80 mil TNB contract to lay cables for data centre connection
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Jati Tinggi Group Bhd (KL:JTGROUP) has bagged a contract worth RM79.86 milli...
Sentiment
National 5G coverage target not affected by TM-DNB contract issue — Fahmi
PUTRAJAYA (March 4): The dispute over the termination of the contract between Telekom Malaysia Bhd (...
Sentiment
Rafizi’s ex-aide denies wrongdoing, says MACC’s search notice an attempt to paint him as a fugitive
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): James Chai Jin Shern, former aide to Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, denied allegat...
Sentiment
ASM’s sales outlook beats estimates as China demand rebounds
(March 4): ASM International NV forecasted revenue for the first quarter that beat analysts’ estimat...
Sentiment
Exsim Hospitality partners with Majestic Gen to expand managed accommodation pipeline
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Exsim Hospitality Bhd (KL:EXSIMHB) announced the partnership with developer ...
Sentiment
OGX IPO oversubscribed 10.1 times ahead of ACE Market listing
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): OGX Group Bhd, which provides infrastructure solutions for IT system integr...
Sentiment
Farm Fresh director killed in Philippine chopper crash
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Farm Fresh Bhd (KL:FFB) announced that its farm director Jacob Mathan was th...
Sentiment
Mah Sing to launch M Aurora in 2Q2026
From left: FLP Realty founder and CEO Fallon Loo, Mah Sing general manager of sales and marketing Ad...
Sentiment
CIMB refutes claims of data breach involving 1.2 mil records
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) has given assurance that claims circulatin...
Sentiment
OpenAI looking at contract with Nato — Reuters
BENGALURU (March 3): OpenAI is considering a contract to deploy its AI technology on North Atlantic ...
Sentiment
Sunway's ongoing takeover offer for IJM under MACC investigation, says Azam Baki
PUTRAJAYA (March 4): Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said it has opened an investigation paper linked t...
Sentiment
Meta Bright wins concrete supply contract for Sabah ore terminal project from China's CCCC
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Meta Bright Group Bhd (KL:MBRIGHT) said its 70%-owned subsidiary Expogaya Sd...
Sentiment
Analysts back premium valuation for Sunway Healthcare ahead of IPO
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Analysts say one of Malaysia’s largest hospital groups, Sunway Healthcare Ho...
Sentiment
Contractors, material firms face cost pressures amid Middle East conflict, CIMB Securities flags
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Malaysian contractors and building materials companies may face margin press...
Sentiment
Global funds unwind hottest AI trades as oil supply fears mount
(March 4): Foreigners are fleeing from Asia’s hottest markets this year, as exuberance in the artifi...
Sentiment
Velesto secures multi-year maintenance contracts from Sabah Shell Petroleum
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Velesto Energy Bhd (KL:VELESTO), via its wholly owned subsidiary Velesto Wor...
Sentiment
AWC could be hit by Middle East tensions, Hong Leong Investment flags
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): AWC Bhd (KL:AWC) could take a hit from escalating tensions in the Middle Eas...
Sentiment
'Made in EU' auto rules risk backlash from friends and rivals
LONDON/PARIS/BRUSSELS (March 3): The European Union is treading a fine line with plans to introduce ...
Sentiment
Trump says US will escort, insure oil tankers amid the Iran war
(March 4): President Donald Trump said the US will provide insurance guarantees and naval escorts to...
Sentiment
Malaysian energy stocks test 13-month high as oil prices extend gain
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Malaysian energy stocks rose on Wednesday, bucking broader market decline, a...
Sentiment
Asian stocks set to slip after oil extends rally
(March 4): Asian stocks are poised to track Wall Street lower after a late rebound trimmed a broader...
Sentiment
Zuckerberg breaks Miami record with US$170 mil mansion
(March 4): Meta Platforms Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, purchased a US$1...
Sentiment
Apple raises computer prices with new MacBook Pro and Air lines
(March 4): Apple Inc updated its two main laptop computer lines, adding faster processors to the Mac...
Daily Sentiments
67 News articles
17
Positive
35
Neutral
15
Negative
67 News articles
Positive
17
Neutral
35
Negative
15