SINGAPORE: Economists have raised their forecasts for Singapore's growth in 2025 but see the pace moderating next year, with monetary policy expected to be held steady at a review next month, a survey of forecasters by the Monetary Authority of Singapo...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Continued selling activities in selected heavyweights, mainly the financial counters, have pushed Bursa Malaysia lower at midday today, despite regional peers gaining momentum.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Gamuda Bhd said TasVic Greenlink JV - a joint venture between the company's wholly-owned Australian subsidiary DT Infrastructure Pty Ltd and Samsung C&T Corporation - has been awarded the contract for the Marinus Link balance of works (BO...

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SHANGHAI, Dec 17 — Shares in China’s MetaX, a maker of high-end chips used to power artificial intelligence...

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The projection is similar to the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s (MTI) economic growth forecast of about 4 per cent for 2025, and slightly lower than the 4.4 per cent growth recorded last year.

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HONG KONG, Dec 17 — Asian equities fluctuated todayas mixed US jobs data did little to boost expectations fo...

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KUALA LUMPUR: UWC Bhd emerged among the top gainers at early trade today, following a strong performance in the first quarter ended Oct 31, 2025 (1Q 2026).

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 —Bursa Malaysia started lower on Wednesday on mild profit-taking in early trade,...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, extending its r...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, extending its recent gains to hover around the 4.07 level, its strongest showing in nearly five years, underpinned by firmer domestic and external sentiment.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI started slightly lower on Wednesday after a four-day rally, which took the index to its highest closing so far this year.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia.

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Oil futures settled at their lowest level since February 2021 on Tuesday amid ongoing jitters surrounding oversupply and as the prospect of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal appeared to strengthen, raising expectations sanctions could be eased.

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The Nasdaq recovered on Tuesday to close higher while the S&P 500 and the Dow closed lower, impacted by declines in healthcare and energy stocks.

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LONDON, Dec 17 —For decades, Arctic Snowplows has sold its Canadian-made galvanized steel products to &ldquo...

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Apollo Food Holdings Bhd is optimistic its strategic direction is progressing on the right track, noting that with the groundwork for its domestic Route-to-Market transition largely completed, the group is moving past the anticipated transitional impac...

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France's TotalEnergies has signed a 21-year power supply deal with Alphabet's Google, pledging to supply one terawatt hour of renewable energy to support its data centres or DCs in Malaysia.

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Carimin Petroleum Bhd has accepted a letter of award (LoA) from PETRONAS Gas Bhd or PetGas for the provision of procurement, construction and commissioning of permanent pipeline replacement at Putra Heights, Selangor worth RM33.98mil.

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PTT Synergy Group Bhd has accepted a letter of award (LoA) from Sime Darby Property (BBR Business Park) Sdn Bhd in respect of the proposed construction and completion of earthworks and ancillary works for Phase 1 Package 3 (i30-1, i30-2 & i30-5), Banda...

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Steel products producer Hiap Teck Venture Bhd (HTVB) believes policy developments will continue to shape the manufacturing sector's outlook with the Steel Industry Roadmap 2035 providing clearer direction on capacity rationalisation, compliance and the...

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Velesto Energy Bhd has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with PT Indonesia Drilling Energy for the sale of its jack-up drilling rig, Naga 3, for RM258.4mil.

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UWC Bhd is maintaining an optimistic outlook towards both its business and the industries in which it operates in for the coming years, while observing signs of recovery.

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Marine & General Bhd (M&G) posted a 13.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in its net profit for the six months ended Oct 31, 2025, to RM28.4mil, in tandem with turnover which also grew by 7.3% to RM197.8mil.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim moved to plug a leadership gap at the centre of Malaysia's growth agenda, appointing a close ally of former economy minister Rafizi Ramli to take over the Economy Ministry and naming a tycoon-cum-politician to le...

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