Latest
-
Star Biz7
Youths say no to home buying
More young Malaysians are renting instead of buying. But does that mean the dream of owning a home is dead?
-
Star Biz7
Building adaptation –the way forward
Urban renewal has garnered much attention and debate of late on the Malaysian built environment. Currently, urban renewal projects are focusing primarily on old dilapidated high-rise strata properties in urban areas. While the nation is relatively young, the majority of high-rise buildings are still relatively new and of low building age.
-
Star Biz7
The festive cash tsunami
Even as the lunar calendar turns toward the Year of the Fire Horse this February, Malaysia's shopping malls have already undergone a transformation that is more than just aesthetic.
-
Investment
Creador Foundation, Censuria make strategic investments in local cafe chain Hock Kee Kopitiam
KUALA LUMPUR: Creador Foundation, the philanthropic arm of private equity firm Creador, and Censuria Capital have emerged as strategic investors in cafe chain Hock Kee Kopitiam.
-
Star Biz7
Maeko makes food waste a resource
Every year, about a billion tonnes of food waste is generated globally.
-
Short Position
Tech stocks hit by fresh AI fears
Just as some calm was thought to have settled over the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble fears, following a string of reassuring third-quarter (3Q) earnings and guidance from major technology players such as Nvidia, Microsoft and Alphabet, massive selloffs erupted afresh this week.
-
Short Position
Credibility is Malaysia’s 2026 test
The ringgit has strengthened about 17% since early 2024, foreign investors poured US$6.5bil into local currency bonds in 2025, and the benchmark equity index is up 12% year-on-year, hitting levels last seen in 2018.
-
Star Biz7
A question of adequate coverage
The government's base medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) plan, covering hospitalisation, surgery, medicines and select critical illnesses, has faced criticism from health experts who argue that the priority should be strengthening the public healthcare sector, as around 80% of Malaysians lack medical insurance.
-
Star Biz7
Painful trade-offs
As Malaysia grapples with rising medical inflation and intensifying debate over insurance reform, policymakers are increasingly looking outwards for answers.
-
Insight
Stepping out of shadow AI
You may have seen the viral video of a professor screaming at his students at the top of his lungs. "Do you think I can't tell that you're all using ChatGPT?" he yells, throwing their assignment papers into the air in rage. "How immature," we judge silently.
-
Insight
Governing AI the Asean way
The acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) in 2025 was remarkable.
-
Star Biz7
Swatch turns Monet into wearable art
On the Bund in Shanghai, inside a stately heritage building crowned with a red-tiled roof and anchored by a watch boutique at street level, Carlo Giordanetti (pic) is imagining a big bang.
-
Star Biz7
Creating designs that resonate
Clients often approach Antonius Richard, founder of Jakarta-based architecture studio RAD+ar, to design "sustainable" establishments.
-
Star Biz7
Bond buyers scour Americas
Investors from T Rowe Price Group Inc to TCW Group Inc are embracing a strategy that's rapidly becoming the norm in emerging markets: pour money into Latin American countries aligned with US President Donald Trump.
-
Star Biz7
High stakes in Wallenberg drama
THE Wallenberg dynasty is corporate royalty in Sweden, known for its strict hierarchy, sense of civic duty and firm-handed guidance. But it was the experiment of a family icebreaker at the home of elder statesman Peter "Poker" Wallenberg Jr (pic) more than a decade ago that set the stage for its latest succession efforts.
-
Star Biz7
Inflation forecasts see-saw
Money managers at BlackRock Inc, Bridgewater Associates and Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco) are shoring up their portfolios against a fresh bout of inflation.
-
Star Biz7
Indonesian hiccup or structural concern?
Despite the recent sharp decline, the outlook for Indonesian equities still leans towards recovery rather than long-term damage, with policy support, earnings growth and structural reforms expected to reassert themselves once near-term volatility fades.
-
Insight
New drivers steering China equities
Despite the strong recovery in both onshore and offshore China equities over the past two years, investors have largely remained underweight, unconvinced that the stock market rally is sustainable.
-
Star Biz7
Investors chase broadening markets
As the new year progresses, equity investors seem to be looking beyond the winners of the past decade, seeking opportunities in a broadening market where policy support and innovation collide.
-
Insight
Indonesia’s MSCI debacle
It was at the height of the Asian Financial Crisis in 1998, when MSCI removed Malaysia from its global indices following the imposition of capital controls.
