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Big shift in AI stock trade drives hunt for new stars in Asia

(Dec 5): The hunt is on for new Asian equity winners from the artificial intelligence trade, as a te...

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Geohan Corp slips below IPO price on first Main Market day

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 5): Geohan Corp Bhd (KL:GEOHAN) started its first day on the Main Market on a weak...

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China's Nvidia-like Moore Threads set for trading debut after US$1.1 bil IPO

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Dec 5): Moore Threads Technology Co, dubbed by analysts as "China's Nvidia", is ex...

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Senators seek to block Nvidia from selling top AI chips to China

(Dec 5) : Nvidia Corp. would be barred from shipping advanced artificial intelligence chips to China...

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S&P 500 wavers on the brink of its all-time highs

(Dec 5): A rally that put the stock market within a striking distance of its all-time highs struggle...

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DRB-Hicom, APB Resources, Pharmaniaga, Al-Aqar REIT, Paragon Globe, Haily, VS Industry, Jentayu, Destini, Mulpha International

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that m...

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Meta’s Zuckerberg plans deep cuts for metaverse efforts

(Dec 4): Meta Platforms Inc’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building...

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DRB-Hicom revises purchase price for Spirit AeroSystems Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): DRB-Hicom Bhd (KL:DRBHCOM) said on Thursday that it has revised the purchase p...

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Mulpha International begins CEO search following retirement of Gregory Shaw

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Property developer and hospitality group Mulpha International Bhd (KL:MULPHA) ...

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DRB-Hicom proposes buying Spirit Aerosystems Malaysia at higher price of US$110.6m

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): DRB-Hicom Bhd (KL:DRBHCOM) has proposed to purchase the entire equity interest...

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EU reviews removing tariffs on VW EVs built in China

BRUSSELS (Dec 4): The European Commission has started a review of the anti-subsidy tariffs on Volksw...

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Singapore-based data centre operator DayOne eyeing US$2b in upsized deal — Bloomberg

(Dec 4): DayOne Data Centers Ltd is in advanced talks to raise more than US$2 billion (RM8.22 billio...

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Microsoft helped Israel hide illegal tracking, activists say

(Dec 3): An activist group has filed a complaint accusing Microsoft Corp of violating the European U...

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APB Resources files arbitration claim against BASF PETRONAS Chemicals over alleged unpaid amounts

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): APB Resources Bhd (KL:APB) said its wholly owned subsidiary has filed a claim ...

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BMS Holdings posts 1Q net profit of RM5.39m ahead of ACE Market debut

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): BMS Holdings Bhd, slated to debut on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on Dec 8...

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No changes to FBM KLCI in latest review; Mid 70 and Hijrah Shariah indices see new constituents

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): FTSE Russell and Bursa Malaysia Bhd (KL:BURSA) said there will be no changes t...

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Destini appoints former MRT Corp CEO Shahril Mokhtar as executive director, adds two independent directors

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Destini Bhd (KL:DESTINI) has appointed former MRT Corp chief executive officer...

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Ekuinas-owned Orkim reports RM13.3 mil quarterly profit ahead of Main Market debut

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Orkim Bhd, an oil and gas shipping operator owned by Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekui...

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Taiwan's UMC in pact with Polar to explore US production of eight-inch chip wafer

TAIPEI (Dec 4): Taiwan chip maker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) said on Thursday it had signed ...

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Alphabet’s AI chips are a potential US$900b ‘secret sauce’

(Dec 4): Alphabet Inc investors are growing increasingly confident that the company’s semiconductors...

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Paragon Globe unit to sell land in Johor worth RM64.47 mil

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Paragon Globe Bhd‘s (KL:PGLOBE) wholly-owned unit PGB Landmark Sdn Bhd plans t...

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Pharmaniaga buys Kota Kinabalu industrial facility for RM26m to boost Sabah distribution capacity

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Pharmaniaga Bhd (KL:PHARMA) has announced the acquisition of an industrial fac...

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Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS — report

(Dec 4): Amazon is planning to end its long-standing partnership with the US Postal Service as the e...

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Haily bags landed property construction contract worth over RM42m

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Haily Group Bhd (KL:HAILY) has secured a RM42.85 million contract to construct...

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German watchdog warns banks of AI industry concentration risks

(Dec 4): Germany’s financial watchdog warned the country’s banks that they face risks from the incre...

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Taiwan to ban China's Xiaohongshu app for one year on fraud concerns

TAIPEI (Dec 4): Taiwan's interior ministry said on Thursday it would suspend access to Instagram-lik...

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Cambricon aims to triple chip output to replace Nvidia in China — Bloomberg

(Dec 4): Cambricon Technologies Corp plans to more than triple its production of AI chips in 2026, a...

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Jentayu’s major shareholders reject acquisition of solar firm linked to MD at EGM

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Major shareholders of Jentayu Sustainables Bhd (KL:JSB) have rejected the comp...

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Eco Business Park 7 secures early buyers, China collaboration; Business Ascend Forum underscores investment momentum

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Eco Business Park VII (EBP7), Eco World Development Group Bhd's (KL:ECOWLD) la...

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IndiGo's third day of mass cancellations throws Indian airports into disarray

BENGALURU (Dec 4): Thousands of IndiGo passengers were stranded by flight cancellations on Thursday ...

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Finance Ministry to study proposal to defer e-invoicing for MSMEs

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): The government, through the Ministry of Finance, will study the proposal to po...

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Berjaya Land launches RM398 mil Bayu Timur Residences in Shah Alam

SHAH ALAM (Dec 4): Berjaya Land Bhd (KL:BJLAND) has officially launched its RM398 million Bayu Timur...

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US seeks big investment from Taiwan while Lai hints at issues

(Dec 4): Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the US is expecting a large investment pledge f...

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Cover Story: Raising the bar for independent directors

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on November 24, 2025 - November 30, 2025 INI...

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Intel shelves plans to sell networking division after review

(Dec 4): Intel Corp said it’s shelving plans to spin off or sell a stake in its networking division,...

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OpenAI agrees to acquire Neptune to improve AI model training

(Dec 4): OpenAI agreed to buy Neptune, a start-up that makes tools for analysing progress during art...

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EU to begin probe into WhatsApp AI features rollout, FT says

(Dec 4): The European Union plans to start an investigation into how Meta Platforms Inc built AI fea...

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Trump wants Asia’s ‘cute’ Kei cars to be made and sold in US

(Dec 4): President Donald Trump, apparently enamoured by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his r...

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E-invoicing: Wholesale, retail trade sector poses highest risk of revenue leakage, says deputy finance minister

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): The wholesale and retail trade sector has been identified as the sector with t...

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Malaysia Smelting shares hit three-year high as mining resumes after three-week suspension over Sungai Perak discolouration

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Tin smelter Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd (KL:MSC) hit a more than three-year hig...

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Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens

SYDNEY (Dec 4): Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domin...

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Majestic Gen acquires RM75 mil George Town site for high-rise project

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Majestic Gen has acquired three adjoining parcels of freehold land along Jalan...

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Data centre giant Vantage completes final facility at first Cyberjaya data centre campus

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Vantage Data Centers has finished its four-building, six-acre campus in Cyberj...

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Spritzer gets first ‘sell’ in six years as MBSB Research flags stretched valuations

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Spritzer Bhd (KL:SPRITZER) on Thursday received its first “sell” call in six y...

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Bitcoin miners hunted after stealing US$1b of electricity from Malaysia grid

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): In Malaysia’s illegal crypto mining hotspots, the hunt begins in the sky. Dron...

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PSP Energy slips after flat debut on ACE Market

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): PSP Energy Bhd (KL:PSP) fell on its first ever day on the ACE Market, after a ...

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Wasco rises to highest in one-year after contract win

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Wasco Bhd (KL:WASCO) on Thursday rose to its highest in more than 10 months fo...

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Alibaba Cloud, Ryt Bank and PRO-NET partner to deliver digital transformation

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Alibaba Cloud Intelligence announced its collaboration with AI-driven digital ...

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EU to curb exports of recyclable battery, rare earth waste to cut China reliance

BRUSSELS (Dec 3): The European Commission plans to restrict exports of rare earth waste and battery ...

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Tesla's UK car sales fall in November, New Automotive data shows

(Dec 4): Tesla's UK car registrations fell by 19% in November, preliminary data from research group ...

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Nvidia’s CEO Huang unsure whether China would accept H200 AI chips

(Dec 4): Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said he’s unsure whether China would acce...

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HALAL IN ONE: POWERING SME GROWTH IN THE HALAL ECONOMY

The size of Malaysia’s halal market is expected to reach US$113 billion by 2030, and businesses are ...

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Cracks appear in entrenched weak dollar outlook: Reuters poll

BENGALURU (Dec 3): FX strategists largely stuck to forecasts for a weaker U.S. dollar over the comin...

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Plan in place for BNM to pare down shareholding in PayNet, says MOF

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has drawn up a long-term plan to gradually reduce i...

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Microsoft lowers AI software sales quota as customers resist new products — report

(Dec 3): Multiple divisions at Microsoft have lowered sales growth targets for certain artificial in...

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TikTok to invest more than US$37 bil in Brazil data centre

(Dec 3): ByteDance Ltd’s TikTok will invest more than 200 billion reais (US$37.7 billion or RM155.66...

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Wasco, Gabungan AQRS, DXN, Advancecon, Bina Puri, SumiSaujana, Muar Ban Lee, Tafi Industries, Magni-Tech, Sapura Resources

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that m...

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Delta Air sees US$200 mil fallout in 4Q from US govt shutdown

(Dec 3): Delta Air Lines Inc expects to take a US$200 million (RM825.8 million) profit hit in the fi...

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Morgan Stanley exits as substantial shareholder in Cheetah, Focus Dynamics and NetX

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Morgan Stanley & Co International plc has ceased to be a substantial sharehold...

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Analysis: Tech is getting left behind in S&P 500’s latest rebound

(Dec 3): The S&P 500 is back within spitting distance of an all-time high, and this time Big Tech is...

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Muar Ban Lee buys RM9.5m industrial lands, buildings in Muar to expand capacity

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Palm kernel expeller manufacturer Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd (KL:MBL) has acquired...

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Sapura Resources posts net loss in 3Q due to absence of one-off gains

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Sapura Resources Bhd (KL:SAPRES) reported a net loss of RM801,000 for its thir...

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The 26-minute, 51% wipeout that deepened Trump family's crypto woes

(Dec 3): The crash on Tuesday in crypto miner American Bitcoin Corp was instantaneous. At 9.31am on ...

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Bina Puri hit with sixth winding-up petition of 2025, third filed by IRB

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Bina Puri Holdings Bhd’s (KL:BPURI) has received its sixth winding-up petition...

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Gabungan AQRS partners Bangi landowner to undertake mix development with RM600 mil GDV

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Gabungan AQRS Bhd (KL:GBGAQRS) has entered into an agreement with the owner of...

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Magni-Tech's 2Q net profit up 24% on higher forex gains, declares three sen dividend

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Magni-Tech Industries Bhd (KL:MAGNI) reported on Wednesday a 24% increase in n...

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Wasco bags modules construction job with expected revenue of up to RM826 mil

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Energy services firm Wasco Bhd (KL:WASCO) has secured a contract for the fabri...

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Advancecon secures RM3.33m adjudication award in second ECRL payment dispute against CCC

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Advancecon Holdings Bhd (KL:ADVCON) has secured a second favourable adjudicati...

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Mitsubishi Power sees Sarawak as key as it mulls SEA expansion

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on November 24, 2025 - November 30, 2025 MIT...

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Bitcoin hits two-week high but crypto sentiment remains fragile

(Dec 3): Bitcoin extended a tentative rebound on Wednesday, hitting a two-week high as the wider cry...

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BMW, VW supplier’s surging debt costs a warning to industry

(Dec 3): ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a maker of gearboxes and other components for BMW AG and Volkswagen ...

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Axis REIT’s landmark Seberang Perai deal underscores confidence in Northern industrial properties

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on November 24, 2025 - November 30, 2025 AXI...

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Airbus cuts delivery target after troubles with most popular jet

(Dec 3): Airbus SE lowered its aircraft delivery target for the year by 3.7%, after problems with it...

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Amazon rushes out latest AI chip to take on Nvidia, Google

(Dec 3): Amazon.com Inc’s cloud unit raced to get the latest version of its artificial intelligence ...

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Genting Malaysia’s shares continue to fall as ratings worries overshadow New York casino progress optimism

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Genting Malaysia Bhd’s (KL:GENM) share price extended its decline on Wednesday...

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Winstar confident that earnings growth will outpace dilution

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on November 24, 2025 - November 30, 2025 LES...

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MBSB offers free Navigator Global access to all SME customers to boost exports

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): MBSB Bhd (KL:MBSB) has partnered with Santander Group’s Navigator Global to pr...

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Opportunities aplenty for digital banks but no threat to incumbent banks — yet

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on November 24, 2025 - November 30, 2025 ALL...

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SumiSaujana bags three-year catalyst chemicals supply contract with Pengerang Refining

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): SumiSaujana Group Bhd (KL:SUMI) has secured a three-year supply contract to pr...

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Retailers to face higher costs, expanded SST as Sara aid, festive spending in 1H2026 partly offset impact — analysts

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Retailers are bracing for a profit margin squeeze, pressured by rising input a...

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CreditSights: High debt, weak cash flow put Genting, Genting Malaysia at downgrade risk

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Genting Bhd (KL:GENTING) and Genting Malaysia Bhd (KL:GENM) are facing increas...

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Battery storage to be required in next bidding round for large-scale solar projects, says deputy minister

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): The government is set to require the next round of bidding for large-scale sol...

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Dutch politician in Nexperia dispute cancels December visit to China

AMSTERDAM (Dec 2): The Netherlands' economic affairs minister said on Tuesday he has canceled a visi...

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CelcomDigi and Maxis face earnings risks from DNB stake — analysts

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): CelcomDigi Bhd (KL:CDB) and Maxis Bhd (KL:MAXIS) may see earnings volatility a...

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UltraGreen.ai's IPO, 13.6 times subscribed, opens at US$1.51 on SGX

SINGAPORE (Dec 3): UltraGreen.ai debuted on the Singapore Exchange at US$1.51 (RM6.23), a slight gai...

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Malaysia to resume deep-sea search for MH370

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): The Government of Malaysia said the deep-sea search for missing Malaysia Airli...

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Malaysian REITs’ appeal to take a hit if withholding tax relief lapses — Maybank IB

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Malaysia’s real estate investment trust (M-REIT) sector could lose its appeal ...

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Banking sector to navigate tighter liquidity in 2026 after strong finish this year — analysts

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): The Malaysian banking sector is poised for tightening liquidity and heightened...

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Adani Group plans US$15b India airports expansion by 2030 — Bloomberg

(Dec 3): The Adani Group plans to invest US$15 billion (RM61.93 billion) to boost passenger capacity...

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