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Hip fractures to triple by 2050

PETALING JAYA: With the ageing population increasing in the country, so are hip fractures caused by falls.

Corporate News

Solid order book to continue bolstering Yinson

Energy infrastructure company Yinson Holdings Bhd is expected to focus on execution as it has already achieved an order book of more than US$19bil or about RM76.9bil for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels.

Insight

If I were an oil palm pollinating weevil

When people think of oil palm, they picture tall trees, heavy fruit bunches, harvesters wielding long poles, and tankers hauling golden oil.

Insight

Can you really price global regime change?

United States President Donald Trump's latest foreign policy and trade war salvos are upsetting global markets, but the question is whether these ructions will escalate or fade away, as was the case during the last 12 months.

Economy

Beijing defends its growth model at Davos

Chinese vice-premier He Lifeng stepped up a defense of his country's economic track record, dangling the prospect of greater access to its domestic market to reduce imbalances in trade.

Corporate News

Sony cedes control of Bravia TVs to China’s TCL Electronics

Sony Group Corp is spinning off control of its home entertainment business, including the flagship Bravia television brand, to Chinese rival TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd, the latest Japanese company to cut exposure in the low-margin segment.

Corporate News

Ancom Nylex on earnings recovery trajectory

Ancom Nylex Bhd's earnings are expected to recover sequentially in the second half of financial year 2026 (2H26), after its recent softer 1H26 results, says Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.

Economy

Vietnam’s seafood industry targets stability

Vietnam's seafood exports in 2025 were a record US$11.3bil, but experts say the industry needs long-term strategies to ensure sustainable growth.

Support Line

SupportLine

GREATECH Technology Bhd has mantained its rally past the 200-day simple moving average (SMA), underpinned by growing momentum.

Nation

Parents: Give us more time to gauge readiness of our kids

IPOH: Parents of five-year-olds are torn over whether to send their kids to Year One next year.

Focus

Bound by blood, buried by the storm

THE hillside hamlet was built around a matriarch's stubborn, scandalous love.

Corporate News

Netflix ups ante with all-cash Warner Bros bid

Netflix Inc reached an amended, all-cash agreement to buy Warner Bros Discovery Inc's studio and streaming business as it battles Paramount Skydance Corp to acquire one of Hollywood's most iconic entertainment companies.

Property

Real estate credit hits US$79bil in 4Q

Outstanding credit for real estate in Vietnam rose to about two quadrillion dong (US$78.5bil) in the fourth quarter of 2025, up nearly 28% from a year earlier, as lending rebounded sharply and regulators moved to rein in risks, official data show.

Food News

Xin-tillating spread of festive specialties for Year of the Horse

Gather family, friends and business associates to celebrate Chinese New Year over an exquisite selection of traditional favourites and refined festive specialties.

Corporate News

Bank Islam’s CEO hunt may spark top-level exit

The digital banking space could see the exit of another top executive, depending on the outcome of Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd's hunt for a new group chief executive officer (CEO).

Auto

Stiff competition to reshape auto landscape

After a record-breaking year, analysts expect the automotive sector momentum to cool as cost pressures, regulatory changes and intensifying competition reshape the landscape.

Economy

Inflation likely to be at a manageable level  

Economists are expecting headline inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), to be in the manageable range of between 1.5% and 2% for this year.

Corporate News

Binastra unit in RM743mil deal in Johor

Binastra Corp Bhd says its wholly-owned subsidiary, Binastra Builders Sdn Bhd, has accepted a contract from Maxim Pelangi Sdn Bhd for main building works of a 72-storey serviced apartment in Plentong, Johor.

Corporate News

High Court approves Capital A’s capital-reduction plan

Capital A Bhd has received the High Court of Malaya's approval on capital reduction of RM5.51bil, marking the completion of all major steps required under Capital A's regularisation plan.

Corporate News

Steel Hawk unit secures Sabah contract

Steel Hawk Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Steel Hawk Engineering Sdn Bhd, has secured a subcontract from Eternity Mode Sdn Bhd for the procurement, construction and commissioning of fire rated doors in Sabah.