KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Bhd will be included for the first time in three of the FTSE4Good indices, which are the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index, FTSE4Good ASEAN 5 Index, and FTSE4Good Emerging Index, with the inclusion taking effect on Dec 22, 2025.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — The ringgit bounced to the 4.10 level against the US dollar at Thursday’s close, hitt...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — Bursa Malaysia’s key index closed higher today, supported by bargain hunting followin...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Guan Huat Seng Holdings Bhd (GHS Holdings), a Melaka-based distributor, retailer and flavouring products manufacturer, has signed an underwriting agreement with TA Securities Holdings Bhd for its initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE M...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit bounced to the 4.10 level against the US dollar at Thursday's close, hitting a new high in four years and six months after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) cut interest rates for the third time this year, which weighed on the gree...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Oasis Harvest Corp Bhd has proposed to acquire an 80% stake in Contagious (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for RM900,000 cash.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Financial Action Task Force's move to upgrade Malaysia's status to "Regular Follow-Up" status, the highest category under the mutual evaluation process, reflects a whole-of-nation commitment and efforts, Bank Negara Malaysia Governor ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: AGX Group Bhd has proposed a bonus issue of up to 108.22 million warrants on the basis of one warrant for every four existing shares held.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has recorded significant asset recovery through clear emphasis at policy and operational levels, resulting in a 15-fold increase since the 2015 mutual evaluation report, totalling RM37.63bil in assets, says global financial crime...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Critical Holdings Bhd's wholly owned subsidiary, Critical M&E Engineering Sdn Bhd, has secured a RM40.8mil contract for mechanical engineering works at a data centre project in Bukit Jalil, Selangor.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Global financial crime watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) in a report published today, revealed that Malaysia has further strengthened its defences against illicit finance sin...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI rallied to its intraday high on Thursday, outperforming regional peers on improved investor appetite.

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IPOH: Upscale supermarket Cold Storage has returned to Perak with the official opening of its new outlet at Sentra Mall Ipoh today, marking a renewed commitment to strengthening its presence within local communities.

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SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased on Thursday as investors shifted focus back to Russia-Ukraine peace talks and monitored potential fallout from a U.S. seizure of a sanctioned tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The complex money laundering investigations related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) are a significant achievement and demonstrate enhanced coordination between various law enforcement agencies (LEAs), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the F...

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ASIAN equities witnessed their largest monthly foreign outflows in nearly six years in November, driven by a selloff in high-flying technology stocks as concerns over stretched valuations prompted investors to cut exposure.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Ambest Group Bhd, an engineering support services provider specialising in precision machining, has signed an underwriting agreement with Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market of Bursa...

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EMERGING Asian equity markets traded mixed on Thursday, while currencies held steady as market participants digested less-hawkish-than-feared comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after a widely expected interest rate cut.

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SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Thursday and bitcoin fell back below the $90,000 threshold in a renewed signal of market jitters as fresh concerns about artificial intelligence profits weighed on technology stocks.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production rose 11.4 per cent to 29,673 tonnes in October 2025 from 26,647 tonnes in September, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said on Thursday.

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CHINA's consumer inflation accelerated to its highest level in nearly two years in November, official data showed on Wednesday, reinforcing signs of a gradual recovery in domestic demand as policy support continued to filter through the broader economy.

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CHINESE telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp may pay more than $1 billion to the U.S. government to resolve years-old allegations of foreign bribery, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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SINGAPORE: The dollar fell out of favour on Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered a less hawkish outlook than some had anticipated, giving investors confidence to short the currency as they bet on two more rate cuts next year.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Analysts have expected Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to maintain the benchmark rate at 2.75 per cent in 2026 despite the United States central bank's latest rate cut.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI climbed at midday as investors digested the US Federal Reserve's rate cut and firmer regional signals.

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