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Smart city can’t beat the traffic
Klang Valley’s traffic was the talk of Chinese New Year reunions, and it is not hard to see why. Read full story Date: 21 February, 2026 8:00 am Source: thestar.com.my
Powering a new reinvestment cycle as demand surges
Even as the government accelerates the rollout of renewable energy, the gas-fired power sector is entering what could be its most significant reinvestment cycle in over a decade, driven by […]
Watts from water
Nestled amid oil palm estates in Bestari Jaya, Kuala Selangor, a vast former tin mining pond is being transformed into one of South-East Asia’s largest floating solar facilities. Read full […]
Jinhua – a trading hub without borders
In Jinhua, an inland prefecture-level city in East China’s Zhejiang province, traders like to say the air smells of orders. Read full story Date: 21 February, 2026 7:00 am Source: […]
Dubai luxe property keeps booming
Shahab Lutfi just sold a Dubai penthouse for more than US$100mil, and he’s betting that the boom in the city’s ultra-luxury property market will continue. Read full story Date: 21 […]
Chow Tai Fook courts the young
China’s largest jewellery retailer, Chow Tai Fook, which competes with Tiffany and Cartier and is in the middle of its biggest makeover in decades, is introducing new products and store […]
Singapore’s financial sector a big winner
Liquidity will lead the charge in Singapore’s equity market. Read full story Date: 21 February, 2026 7:00 am Source: thestar.com.my
US LNG exporters lead in gas use
US exporters of liquified natural gas (LNG) consumed more natural gas than both households and commercial businesses last year, tightening US gas supplies and putting the LNG export boom squarely […]
Private equity hits a sixer
Global private equity (PE) investors like KKR and Blackstone have a new investment hotspot in India: cricket. Read full story Date: 21 February, 2026 6:00 am Source: thestar.com.my
AI disruption fears rock markets
The stock market turmoil unleashed by the artificial intelligence (AI) industry reflects two fears that are increasingly at odds. Read full story Date: 21 February, 2026 6:00 am Source: thestar.com.my