Corporate News

Sunway Property and Engie expand pact

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Bhd's property arm Sunway Property has strengthened its collaboration with low-carbon energy and services provider Engie with the expansion of the Sunway Square district cooling system (DCS) partnership via their joint venture Engie-Sunway DCS Sdn Bhd.

Letters

Limitations in funding could hamper TVET 

From DR R. MUNISWARAN RAJOO CEO, Kolej YKP/Kolej Kemahiran Segatronic, Bukit Mertajam.

Markets

Capital market outlook strengthens

PETALING JAYA: Political stability as well as recent positive regulatory changes have boosted the capital market outlook in Malaysia.

Nation

Swollen river hampers search for missing man

KUALA LUMPUR: Search and rescue (SAR) teams are facing challenging conditions in the search for a man swept away by a sudden surge in the Klang River near the Saloma Link on Monday, as the water level has risen to nearly six metres following a downpour yesterday morning.

Economy

Wood exporters turn barriers into advantages

HO CHI MINH CITY: The tariff and non-tariff trade barriers in major markets such as the United States and the European Union (EU) do not faze Vietnamese wood exporters, who are turning them into opportunities by accelerating transformation, strengthening compliance and moving up the value chain to build long-term competitiveness.

Sabah & Sarawak

Tok Mat: Vote for strong party to ensure stable govt

KOTA KINABALU: As the Sabah polls enter their first week of campaigning, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has stressed the importance of voting for a strong party that could form a stable government.

Markets

PMW targets expansion in Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR: PMW International Bhd is set to accelerate its expansion in Sarawak following its ACE Market listing, driven by the group's confidence in strengthening its manufacturing and infrastructure capabilities.

Corporate News

Workboat disposal favourable to Keyfield

PETALING JAYA: The move by Keyfield International Bhd to dispose of its six-year old dynamic positioning two accommodation workboat (DP2 AWB), Keyfield Compassion (CPS), is a favourable one as it shows strong demand for its AWB vessels despite weakness in upstream demand, says Kenanga Research.

Nation

Zoo Negara welcomes new fluffy ambassadors

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has welcomed two new giant "ambassadors of friendship", Chen Xing and Xiao Yue.

Nation

135 youth HIV cases reported last year

KUALA LUMPUR: Of the 3,185 new HIV cases recorded last year, 4.2% or 135 cases involved adolescents aged between 10 and 19, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Corporate News

MFM posts jump in 3Q profit to RM36mil

PETALING JAYA: Malayan Flour Mills Bhd's (MFM) says that its net profit surged almost fivefold to RM35.8mil in the third quarter of this year (3Q25) compared with RM7.34mil a year earlier.

Nation

Championing responsible growth

PETALING JAYA: Environ­mental, social and governance (ESG) must evolve from a non-core agenda to becoming part of businesses' DNA, said Star Media Group (SMG) group chief executive officer Chan Seng Fatt.

Banking

Public Bank keeps target of 6% loan growth

PETALING JAYA: Public Bank Bhd's results for the third quarter of this year (3Q25) came in within analysts' expectations but several research houses trimmed their earnings targets for the bank marginally.

Corporate News

Promising outlook for TH Plantations

PETALING JAYA: Analysts are positive on TH Plantations Bhd's prospects following the planter's latest third-quarter financial year 2025 (3Q25) earnings, which improved on higher crude palm oil (CPO) average selling prices (ASPs).

Sabah & Sarawak

‘Don’t be sidetracked by regionalism’

KOTA KINABALU: Kiulu has seen substantial progress over the past decade, and locals must not be sidetracked by excessive regionalism that could derail ambitions to transform the sleepy village into an economically thri­ving tourist destination, says Datuk Joniston Bangkuai.

Nation

Boy stuck in washing machine freed by firefighters

AN 11-year-old boy in Guizhou province, China, got stuck after trying to take a bath inside a washing machine, forcing firefighters to dismantle the machine to free him.

Corporate News

IOIPG eyes REIT listings in Malaysia, Singapore

SINGAPORE: IOI Properties Group Bhd (IOIPG) is exploring two real estate investment trust (REIT) listings in Malaysia and Singapore, with a combined asset value of up to US$8bil (RM33bil), two sources with knowledge of the matter say.

Corporate News

HE Group likely to go through softer sequential quarter

PETALING JAYA: HE Group Bhd can expect a softer sequential fourth quarter 2025 (4Q25) earnings as newly secured projects are still in the early execution stages, with ramp-up in progress billings expected in the first half of 2026.

Corporate News

AWC’s Singapore momentum picking up

PETALING JAYA: Engineering services outfit AWC Bhd's securing of a second pneumatic waste conveyance system (PWCS) project in Singapore valued at RM14.8mil further solidifies the company's position as a trusted partner for the country's Housing and Development Board (HDB), says Apex Securities.

Corporate News

Speeding towards higher earnings

PETALING JAYA: 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd is expected to extend its growth trajectory into 2026 as structural demand drivers, government support schemes and an expanding store footprint strengthen its position.