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Bank Indonesia projecting 5.3% economic growth for next year
JAKARTA: Bank Indonesia (BI) has projected Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by around 5.3% year-on-year in 2026, supported by rising consumption and investment. Read full story Date: 2 […]
Manufacturers get meme makeovers to woo Gen Z
SEOUL: South Korea’s traditional manufacturing giants are reinventing themselves online, rolling out memes, characters and humorous videos to win over millennials and Generation Z – a demographic increasingly shaped by […]
Weaker RF loadings expected to hit Inari’s earnings
PETALING JAYA: Given the weaker-than-expected results, earnings forecasts for outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (Osat) player Inari Amertron Bhd for financial year 2025 (FY25), FY26 and FY27 have been cut […]
Power struggle over nickle and palm oil
JAKARTA: Indonesia is reluctant to join a European Union (EU) push to use a stopgap appeal mechanism to resolve their World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes, a standoff experts say reflects […]
Japanese firms scale back investment as tariff headwinds bite
TOKYO: Japanese businesses trimmed capital spending over the summer after five straight quarters of gains, in a sign of cooling corporate sentiment as higher US tariffs take a toll on […]
GPP Resources acquires land in Johor for RM5mil
PETALING JAYA: GPP Resources Bhd is acquiring a piece of freehold land measuring 0.387 hectare in Johor Baru from Mewajohor Sdn Bhd for RM5mil. Read full story Date: 1 December, […]
Genting raises stake in GenM to 73.13% as takeover offer closes
KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Bhd now holds 73.13% of Genting Malaysia Bhd (GenM) following the closure of its unconditional takeover offer on Dec 1, 2025. Read full story Date: 1 December, […]
CapitaLand Investment gains on Johor mall announcement; 2 new IPOs launched
SINGAPORE: Shares of CapitaLand Investment (CLI) rose last week, after the Singapore-headquartered asset manager and Malaysian developer Coronade Properties announced a mall project in Johor on Nov 24. Read full […]
FBG adds RM132.5mil work package to Australian defence contract
KUALA LUMPUR: FBG Holdings Bhd has signed a third amendment to its contract with the Australian Department of Defence, adding a new RM132.51 million work package to the Butterworth infrastructure project […]
Intel announces additional RM860mil investment to make Malaysia its assembly operations hub
KUALA LUMPUR: Intel Corporation has announced an additional investment worth RM860 million to make Malaysia its assembly and test operations hub, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full […]