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Corporate News
Weaker FFB weighs on Johor Plantations earnings
Analysts are adjusting downwards Johor Plantations Group Bhd's earnings for the financial year 2026 (FY26), FY27 and FY28 to reflect lower fresh fruit bunch (FFB) growth, lower average selling price premium over Malaysian Palm Oil Board's reference price and potential downstream segment losses.
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Markets
FBM KLCI set to retain positive trend trajectory
Malaysia's equity market is likely to retain its positive medium-term trajectory, supported by resilient economic growth, improving corporate earnings and valuations that remain below their long-term average.
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Corporate News
Upcoming 4Q to temper Duopharma growth
Despite a strong first half, many are expecting the second half of 2026 (2H26) to taper down for Duopharma Biotech Bhd.
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Commodities
Global oil shock sparks rebalancing calls
The recent oil shock has exposed a less visible vulnerability in Malaysia's energy balance.
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Auto
National brands gain share as others slide
Malaysia's automotive sector is expected to maintain its resilience through the rest of 2026, supported by sustained demand for affordable models, strong order backlogs and a pipeline of new launches, although intensifying price competition is likely to pressure margins.
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Economy
S. Korea lifts 2026 growth forecast
South Korea's state-run think tank raises its growth forecast for this year, surpassing the government's already bullish projection as a stronger-than-expected global semiconductor boom, fuelled by artificial intelligence (AI), drives exports and investment.
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Corporate News
UEM Sunrise first-half sales rise 126%
UEM Sunrise Bhd has maintained its full-year sales target of RM1.3bil despite exceeding it by 13% in the first half ended June 30, 2026 (1H26), with unbilled sales providing further upside.
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Banking
Review finds fraud at major Australian banks
Australia's financial crimes agency identifies coordinated mortgage fraud that could reach into the hundreds of millions of dollars following a review of the country's major banks.
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Corporate News
Solarvest eyes RM5bil order book as Malaysia enters new Bess era
As Malaysia's solar and battery energy storage system (Bess) ecosystem continues to grow, Solarvest Holdings Bhd is aiming to convert nearly half of its existing order book into revenue in financial year 2027 (FY27).
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Corporate News
CBH bags RM246mil DC job in Johor
CBH Engineering Holding Bhd has secured a letter of award from Company A to undertake the proposed supply and/or taking delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of high- voltage transformers and associated equipment of a 275-kilovolt substation for a data centre in Johor, worth RM246mil.
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Corporate News
Productivity gains to bolster TSH Resources
TSH Resources Bhd will remain focused on driving estate and mill productivity, as well as enhancing oil yields, as the group seeks to strengthen operational performance and support growth ahead.
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Corporate News
Bintai Kinden wins tender for Ayer Keroh land
Bintai Kinden Corp Bhd's (BKCB) wholly-owned subsidiary, Kejuruteraan Bintai Kindenko Sdn Bhd (KBK), has received a letter of award following an open tender conducted by PLUS Malaysia Bhd for two parcels of leasehold land measuring approximately 103 acres in Ayer Keroh, Melaka.
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Corporate News
LCT parent mulls strategic options
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Bhd (LCT) says its parent company, Lotte Chemical Corp (LCC), is considering various strategic options involving the company, but has yet to make a decision.
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Technology
Businesses want govt leadership in AI adoption
Almost three quarters of businesses based in Malaysia will accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools with greater public sector adoption, a survey by Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com Inc, reveals.
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Corporate News
Domestic delight for S P Setia
S P Setia Bhd has delivered sales of RM864mil in its second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (2Q26) with domestic developments contributing RM784mil, representing 91% of the total sales, while international developments accounted for the remaining 9%.
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Corporate News
SCIB secures RM21mil deal for Sabah hostel
Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has secured a RM21.01mil sub-contract from Belian Juta Sdn Bhd to undertake upgrading works for the student hostel block at Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Keningau in Keningau, Sabah.
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Corporate News
Genting Plantations sees steady palm oil prices
Genting Plantations Bhd expects palm oil prices to remain supported in the near term, supported by higher biofuel blending mandates in major producing countries and firmer energy prices amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
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Corporate News
EPMB opens Proton parts facility
EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB) has opened a new RM9.5mil chassis component assembly facility in Tanjong Malim to produce components for selected Proton models.
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Corporate News
YTL Power, JLand to develop data centre campus
YTL Power International Bhd and JLand Group have announced a strategic partnership to undertake a joint development at Sede- nak Tech Park West in Johor, which will include a new gigawatt-scale data centre campus.
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Corporate News
reNIKOLA bags gas sales agreement in Indonesia
Renewable energy company reNIKOLA Holdings Sdn Bhd, through its Indonesian subsidiary PT reNIKOLA Primer Energi (PTRPE), has signed a long-term compressed biomethane gas (CBG) sales agreement with PT Pertagas Niaga (PTGN), a subsidiary of PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas), in advancing Indonesia's renewable gas industry.
