BENGALURU (May 14): Melinda French Gates is stepping down as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world's biggest private charitable foundations that she co-founded with her former spouse more than 20 years ago, she said on Monday ...

(May 14): Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she hopes China won’t mount major retaliation against any steps Washington takes to safeguard investments in critical new industries, while emphasising the US cannot allow these emerging sectors to be “wiped ...

DOHA (May 14): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s discussion with two prominent Qatar government leaders on Monday was rooted primarily on the Palestine-Israel conflict and touched on the current development in Gaza. Anwar in a statement via X said ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): YNH Property Bhd’s (KL: YNHPROP) proposed sale of a 5.098-acre freehold land in Desa Sri Hartamas to Sunway Bhd (KL:SUNWAY) for RM170 million has been extended for a fifth time, stretching the deadline by another year to May 12, ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Monday: PTT Synergy Group Bhd (KL:PTT) has secured two contracts worth a total of RM169.85 million from Sime Darby Property Bhd (KL: ...

DOHA (May 14): Estithmar Holding and Baladna are among Qatar's largest companies by market capitalisation that attended a roundtable meeting hosted by Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti). Established in 2014, Baladna, which is a ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): A police patrol car escorting Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusof's convoy was among 10 vehicles damaged by trees which fell in various parts of the city during a heavy downpour on Monday. In an incident on Jalan Pinang, ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Life and general insurance provider Allianz Malaysia Bhd (KL:ALLIANZ) has declared a first interim dividend of 26.5 sen per share for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2024 (FY2024). This is five sen lower than the 31.5 sen per ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Police arrested another man on Sunday on suspicion of being involved in the petrol bomb attack at an entertainment centre here on Thursday (May 9) morning. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the arrest of the 28- ...

PUTRAJAYA(May 13): The government has approved the administration of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP) vaccination to pregnant mothers, which will begin at year end, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said. He added that the ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Eversendai Corp Bhd (KL:SENDAI) said it is not aware of any corporate development that caused the unusual market activity (UMA) in its shares which climbed to a five-year high on Monday. In a bourse filing, the steel structure and ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Mulpha International Bhd (KL:MULPHA) on Monday said its indirect wholly-owned Australian subsidiary Mulpha Norwest Pty Ltd had accepted a cash advance facility of A$100 million (equivalent to approximately RM313.07 million) from ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Telecommunication services provider Silver Ridge Holdings Bhd (KL:SRIDGE) on Monday said its 80%-owned subsidiary, Centropia Technologies One Sdn Bhd (CTO), had secured a RM17 million contract to provide recruitment services for two ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Recently, the Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani announced that Malaysia aims to introduce “Orangutan Diplomacy” to palm oil trading countries, as a show of concern towards biodiversity conservation. ...

(May 13): GameStop Corp shares surged as speculation swirled around a return to social media by Keith Gill, who drove the meme-stock mania of 2021 under the moniker 'Roaring Kitty'. The account’s post on X showed a man leaning forward with what looked ...

(May 13): Booking Holdings Inc’s travel services platform became the latest technology business to be targeted by the European Union’s (EU) crackdown on technology firms’ market power. The move means the firm has six months to make sure it complies with a ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Construction group Southern Score Builders Bhd is acquiring a 51% equity stake in electrical contractor SJEE Engineering Sdn Bhd for RM22.95 million cash as the group looks to tap into new market segments within the construction ...

KOTA BHARU (May 13): The government has agreed to extend the runway at the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (LTSIP) from 2,400 metres (m) to 2,800m for it to become an international airport. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the decision was made ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): PA Resources Bhd's (KL:PA) net profit for the third financial quarter ended March 31, 2024 (3QFY2024) leaped by more than 51 times year-on-year, mostly contributed by its main extrusion and fabrication segment. The aluminium ...

KAPIT (May 13): Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi hopes the government will consider appointing a Sarawakian to succeed the late Datuk Mutang Tagal as senate president. “If we remember, Tun Dr Wan Junaidi ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Building materials maker Ajiya Bhd (KL:AJIYA) said its Thai unit is disposing of a 13,544 sq m land in Thailand's Chonburi province, together with office buildings and a factory, for RM26.79 million. Thai Ajiya Safety Glass Co Ltd ( ...