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Star Biz7
Unmasking housing market pricing abuses
Malaysia's 2026 economic ascent projects an image of robust strength but this momentum is shadowed by the corrosive influence of systemic price engineering that threatens the very foundation of the housing sector.
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Star Biz7
Zero abandoned homes by 2030?
Under the 13th Malaysia Plan13MP, the Housing Ministry has several ambitious plans under its belt, including the zero abandoned projects by 2030 goal. This is in response to Malaysia's long-standing abandoned housing problem.
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Star Biz7
The parcel overhang
Imagine a guardhouse cluttered with parcels left and right, each signed for by a disgruntled guard squashed in the middle of it all. This is the reality of many apartments that do not have a dedicated parcel collection room or automated lockers.
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Forex
Ringgit likely to trade cautiously next week ahead of key US data
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is expected to trade cautiously next week ahead of key data points in the United States, including the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index and producer price index (PPI), as well as speeches by several Federal Reserve officials.
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Star Biz7
Jinhua – a trading hub without borders
In Jinhua, an inland prefecture-level city in East China's Zhejiang province, traders like to say the air smells of orders.
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Star Biz7
Dubai luxe property keeps booming
Shahab Lutfi just sold a Dubai penthouse for more than US$100mil, and he's betting that the boom in the city's ultra-luxury property market will continue.
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Star Biz7
Chow Tai Fook courts the young
China's largest jewellery retailer, Chow Tai Fook, which competes with Tiffany and Cartier and is in the middle of its biggest makeover in decades, is introducing new products and store formats as it moves into overseas markets.
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Star Biz7
Singapore’s financial sector a big winner
Liquidity will lead the charge in Singapore's equity market.
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Insight
AI in the layman’s eye
The subject of artificial intelligence (AI) has become so dominant that the World Economic Forum in Davos recently reputedly devoted 200 sessions for corporate leaders to discuss AI from multiple angles.
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Insight
Hire for the mission
Senior recruitment fails more often than most boards admit. Not because candidates aren't talented, but because hiring starts from the wrong place.
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Insight
High hopes as dividend is nigh
The Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) over 16.5 million contributors must be waiting with high hopes for the announcement of the dividend rate for 2025.
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Star Biz7
Watts from water
Nestled amid oil palm estates in Bestari Jaya, Kuala Selangor, a vast former tin mining pond is being transformed into one of South-East Asia's largest floating solar facilities.
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Short Position
Smart city can’t beat the traffic
Klang Valley's traffic was the talk of Chinese New Year reunions, and it is not hard to see why.
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Insight
Towards work-life mastery
Dear captains, In recent years, few workplace ideas have been discussed as frequently and as loosely as work–life balance. It is often raised with good intentions, defended passionately, and yet applied inconsistently.
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Short Position
Powering a new reinvestment cycle as demand surges
Even as the government accelerates the rollout of renewable energy, the gas-fired power sector is entering what could be its most significant reinvestment cycle in over a decade, driven by rising electricity demand, ageing generation assets and tightening reserve margins.
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Insight
Broadening Malaysia’s trade
Malaysia has enjoyed strong economic growth of above 5% for two consecutive years – an impressive rate for a maturing emerging market economy.
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Insight
Handling non-public info properly
The issue of disseminating non-public information via investment analysts' reports – whether in written format, electronically, on social networks like WhatsApp, or even within Telegram chat groups – has recently come to the forefront.
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Star Biz7
Asia bonds for diversification
Three forces are reshaping Asia's bond markets, as Allianz Global Investors (GI) sees it.
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Star Biz7
From the ashes of Fluff comes Big Mouth
The announcement came as a shock to its fans. Fluff, a halal bakery famous for its cupcakes, announced in August 2025 that it was closing after almost 12 years.
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Insight
The EV CKD conundrum
It is good that the government wants to grow Malaysia's electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing capability. But in aiming to achieve this, should it include protectionist measures?
