Following the tabling of the RM421 billion Budget 2025 in parliament last Friday, the Supply Bill will be debated at the policy stage for eight days starting from Monday (Oct 21).

The Week Ahead: Supply Bill debate and 3Q advanced GDP estimates in focus

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): At a whopping RM421 billion, Budget 2025, which was unveiled on Friday, Oct 18, is 3.3% higher than the revised Budget 2024’s estimate of RM407.5 billion, and marks the second time the federal government’s budget has breached RM400 billion.

Budget 2025: More but not bold reforms

No longer a sporting nation? Anyone who thought Malaysia had dropped off the radar after recent disappointments might be pleasantly surprised if they were in Langkawi last Saturday (Oct 12). Injecting much-needed life back into the once “happening” tourist hub is one of world sport’s genuine epic...

Business Of Sports: Langkawi shows anything is possible as Ironman host with the most

MOST analysts anticipate further upside to the share price of Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK) but are keeping a close watch on whether the country’s largest banking group can sustain a recent improvement in second-quarter net interest margin (NIM) after six straight quarters of sequential drops....

Cover Story 2: Upside seen for Maybank shares but interest margin, dividends under scrutiny

THE 38th floor of Menara Maybank is abuzz with activity during The Edge’s recent visit to the 51-­storey building to interview Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK) president and group CEO Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli.

Taking us on a tour of the floor, known internally as the M25+ Agile Space, K...

Cover Story 2: Maybank making good headway towards key targets despite challenges

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MALAYSIA’s Budget 2025, themed “Madani Economy: Negara Makmur, Rakyat Sejahtera” to be tabled on Oct 18, was originally slated for a week earlier on Oct 11, the day Prime Minist...

The State of the Nation: What Anwar’s Budget 2025 could look like

THE palm oil industry, which generates export earnings of about RM100 billion annually, has been the backbone of Malaysia’s economy for the last 50-odd years. In recent years, it has been overshadowed by developments in other sectors such as electrical and electronics,...

Cover Story 1: A survey of the palm oil sector

THE tables have certainly turned for Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, who less than a decade ago was deputy finance minister and then minister of finance II in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s administration.

In September, he disclosed that he had submitted ...

Cover Story 1: Taxing issues for palm oil sector

Asean is projected to sustain a positive economic trajectory in the near term, with regional real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.7% in 2024 and 4.8% in 2025. For comparison, the International Monetary Fund forecasts Malaysia’s growth at 4.4% in both 2024 and 2025.

Unctad’s Wor...

My Say: Regional taxation trends and Malaysia’s policy options

October is usually an active month in Malaysia as we anticipate the national budget proposals to be announced. For Budget 2025, it is expected that the government will unveil updated incentives and reliefs that aim to alleviate taxpayers’ burdens. For certain, there will be ongoing restructuring ...

My Say: Reforming the personal income tax system

THREE or four mornings every week, I am on a treadmill or a stationary bike in my condominium’s gym with music from Spotify, or occasionally Apple Music, streaming into my AirPods.

I am a premium subscriber of Spotify and I get Apple Music through my subscription to the Apple One bundle...

Tech: Spotify’s rebound is music to investors’ ears

A year into her high-profile role as director-general (DG) of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD), Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin continues to move at full speed, effecting changes and reforms she thinks will make for a more efficient and effective department, caring little for the cri...

Bringing about change in Customs Department

PROPERTY developer Glomac Bhd (KL:GLOMAC) is aware it has been in a “slumber” over the past few years but it is now “waking up” and ready to take on more opportunities, not just in property development but perhaps also in green energy, according to its group managing director and CEO Datuk Seri F...

Glomac readies RM3 bil sukuk-boosted war chest for new opportunities 

Have you ever wondered where your social media “reels” are stored? An accurate answer will require some technical jargon but suffice to say that data centres are at the core of that process. They are essentially physical spaces that house the IT infrastructure critical for running the digital app...

Trust In Resilience: Budget 2025: The centre of opportunity for Malaysia’s data boom

(Oct 18): The US securities regulator has granted "accelerated approval" to 11 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to list and trade options tied to spot bitcoin prices on the New York Stock Exchange NYSE), according to a regulatory filing.

US SEC gives green light to 11  ETFs to list, trade options tied to spot bitcoin prices on NYSE

LIMA (Oct 18): Peru's massive Chancay port, which authorities hope will become a major shipping hub for South America-Asia trade, will ship two container ships a week beginning late next month, an executive for port operator Cosco Shipping said on Friday.

Peru's Chinese-built mega port to soft launch in late November with Shanghai route 

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): The measures in Budget 2025 are set to ensure that the capital market can facilitate greater and more broad-based wealth creation, said Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).

Budget 2025 to facilitate more broad-based wealth creation in capital market — industry players

SHAH ALAM (Oct 19): The 2025 Budget, tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (Oct 18),  has a significant impact on Selangor, particularly on the economic sector, infrastructure development and the well-being of the people.

MB: Budget 2025 has significant impact on Selangor’s economic growth, infrastructure

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): The increase in the threshold value of the windfall profit levy (WPL) gives plantation companies room to operate more efficiently, especially to face the competitive global vegetable oil market, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) director general Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir said.

MPOB: Increase in windfall profit levy threshold allows plantation firms to plan long-term investments

(Oct 19): Singapore’s push to foster a digital-asset hub jumped back into the spotlight this week, when Nansen Pte Ltd chief executive officer Alex Svanevik revealed that his application for permanent residence there had been rejected.

Crypto CEO denied Singapore PR mulls relocating

(Oct 18): Malaysia’s retailers and tourism-related firms are poised to benefit from the national spending plan for next year, as the government increases cash handouts and incentives to mitigate the impact of some subsidy removals.

The winners and losers of Budget 2025’s spending plan

The United States has adopted increasingly protectionist policies over the past few years, raising tariffs, revising or withdrawing from free-trade agreements, and restricting trade with countries considered strategic threats. While these measures aim to exert pressure on perceived adversaries li...

Making Globalisation Work: America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring

(Oct 19): An oil terminal Iran built to bypass the vital strait of Hormuz appears to have partially filled with crude — offering Tehran a means to get a little of its oil into the world without using the waterway.

Iran oil terminal that bypasses Strait of Hormuz is filling up

(Oct 18): Fuji Soft Inc is standing by KKR & Co’s tender for its shares, despite receiving a higher bid from Bain Capital that’s won the support of the Japanese software developer’s founder.

Fuji Soft sticks with KKR despite higher takeover offer from Bain

(Oct 18):&nbsp;Malaysia’s retailers and tourism-related firms are poised to benefit from the national spending plan for next year, as the government increases cash handouts and incentives to mitigate the impact of some subsidy removals.&nbsp;

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): At a whopping RM421 billion, Budget 2025, which was unveiled on Friday, Oct 18, is 3.3% higher than the revised Budget 2024’s estimate of RM407.5 billion, and marks the second time the federal government’s budget has breached RM400 billion.

(Oct 19):&nbsp;An oil terminal Iran built to bypass the vital strait of Hormuz appears to have partially filled with crude — offering Tehran a means to get a little of its oil into the world without using the waterway.

(Oct 19):&nbsp;Singapore’s push to foster a&nbsp;digital-asset hub&nbsp;jumped back into the spotlight this week, when Nansen Pte Ltd chief executive officer&nbsp;Alex Svanevik&nbsp;revealed that his application for permanent residence there had been rejected.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): Malaysia’s smaller budget deficit for 2025 reflects the government’s continued commitment to gradual fiscal consolidation, S&amp;P Global Ratings said on Saturday.

Malaysia’s smaller budget deficit reflects govt’s commitment to gradual consolidation — S&P

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): The measures in Budget 2025 are set to ensure that the capital market can facilitate greater and more broad-based wealth creation, said Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): The increase in the threshold value of the windfall profit levy (WPL) gives plantation companies room to operate more efficiently, especially to face the competitive global vegetable oil market, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)&nbsp;director general&nbsp;Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir said.

Following the tabling of the RM421 billion Budget 2025 in parliament last Friday, the Supply Bill will be debated at the policy stage for eight days starting from Monday (Oct 21).

(Oct 18):&nbsp;Fuji Soft Inc&nbsp;is standing by KKR &amp; Co’s tender for its shares, despite receiving a higher bid from Bain Capital that’s won the support of the Japanese software developer’s founder.

SHAH ALAM (Oct 19): The 2025 Budget, tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (Oct 18), &nbsp;has a significant impact on Selangor, particularly on the economic sector, infrastructure development and the well-being of the people.

(Oct 18): The US&nbsp;securities regulator has granted "accelerated approval" to 11 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to list and trade options tied to spot bitcoin prices on the New York Stock Exchange NYSE), according to a regulatory filing.

The United States has adopted increasingly protectionist policies over the past few years, raising tariffs, revising or withdrawing from free-trade agreements, and restricting trade with countries considered strategic threats. While these measures aim to exert pressure on perceived adversaries li...

LIMA (Oct 18): Peru's massive Chancay port, which authorities hope will become a major shipping hub for South America-Asia trade, will ship two container ships a week beginning late next month, an executive for port operator Cosco Shipping said on Friday.

MACHANG (Oct 19): A&nbsp;new bill for house arrest is expected to be tabled in Parliament in 2025, announced Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

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