Friday, 17 April 2026

Category: Business

Bursa Malaysia to trade cautiously

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia is likely to trade in a cautious mode, with the key index tending to skew higher at between 1,560 and 1,610 points influenced by external

Fosun buys Thomas Cook brand

BEIJING: Chinese conglomerate Fosun has snapped up the Thomas Cook brand for £11 million, weeks after the renowned British travel group went bust and left

Market awaits news on trade talks

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) will likely trade at between US$16,400 and US$16,600 per tonne next week, without probable catalyst as the market awaits

e-hailing gig economy

KUALA LUMPUR: In today’s digital age, e-hailing does not only stand as a transportation solution, but it acts in a larger landscape including seamless payment and

CPO price set to continue rising

PETALING JAYA: The increase in crude palm oil (CPO) price which is hovering near RM2,500 per tonne is an indication that the price will continue to

SCIB secures five EPCC contracts

KUCHING: Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has secured five engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contracts worth a total of RM175.4 million. Two of the contracts

Asean must speak with one voice

BANGKOK: For Asean to emerge as a more prominent organisation and assert its position as an economic power, it must stand together and speak with

Shin Yang buys two container vessels

KUCHING: Shin Yang Shipping Corporation Bhd (Syscorp) has boosted the transportation capacity of its containerised shipping with the acquisition of two container vessels. The two

SCIB eyes property development

KUCHING: Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad (SCIB) intends to diversify into property development. The company, whose core business is precast concrete manufacturing, is currently exploring and