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Nation
No conditions attached to CSA, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition MPs who sign the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA) are not subject to any conditions, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Nation
Help mid-tier firms, Bursa urged
PETALING JAYA: Having marked five decades of success and growth, Bursa Malaysia must now focus on helping mid-tier companies reach greater heights, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Star Biz7
A test of Asean growth
South-East Asia remains a beacon of growth. But its growth outlook faces increasing risks from persistently high oil prices, tighter monetary policy, and uncertainty over the sustainability of the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom.
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Insight
Financial planner, not salesman
Many Malaysians have spoken to someone about insurance, investments or retirement. But only a few can say with confidence what kind of financial advice they have actually received.
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Star Biz7
Inside a billion-dollar fund’s collapse
By all outward appearances, life was good, very good, at Tera Group, the boutique firm that had gone from obscurity to the talk of Istanbul in a matter of months.
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Insight
The energy transition conundrum
2026 has been a tumultuous year for the global climate, as Mother Earth faces one of the most intense El Nino events in human history.
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Star Biz7
The Birkin bubble begins to burst
London-based Cai Baochun used to make a hefty profit reselling Hermes' famed Birkin bags for more than double their US$10,000 retail price. Now he has stopped stockpiling them as second-hand prices fall.
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Nation
A big boost for defence
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has received its first FA-50M light combat aircraft from South Korea, marking a significant step in strengthening the country's air defence capabilities, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
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Star Biz7
Bond selloff sparks euro crisis fears
Europe's banks are heading into another period of uncertainty as rising government borrowing costs threaten to revive memories of the euro zone debt crisis that shook the region 15 years ago.
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Star Biz7
Quality assets hold edge
Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-REITs) with data centre (DC) exposure could benefit from tighter supply and resilient demand as artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investment enters a more measured phase.
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Star Biz7
US debts rAIse the roof
US corporate borrowing is hitting a record this year, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) investments. Technology companies and other businesses are tapping the high-grade bond market to finance an unprecedented wave of spending.
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Star Biz7
Paws, permits and private property
Walking into a house and seeing a spare bedroom, a kitchen and a car porch is hardly anything out of the ordinary. These are features many homes have.
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Insight
Malaysia’s AI boom offers new stardom
Malaysia's export machine is in formidable shape, giving a country that once aspired to become an advanced economy a second chance at stardom.
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Insight
AI needs steering, not brakes
In a rare display of unity, leaders from Silicon Valley's artificial intelligence (AI) sector have collectively called for the pacing of frontier AI development.
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Short Position
From fuel pumps to food bills
Fuel subsidies have helped cushion local consumers from rising global energy prices, but higher costs could still feed through to the food supply chain.
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Golf
Harsh winds test Nateesh’s patience but they can’t blow away his game plan
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Nateesh Ganesh (pic) endured brutal conditions to shoot a five-over 76 for tied 14th position after the second round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in New Zealand.
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World
Zelenskiy says he will head to Turkey for talks
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he would be holding "important" talks in Turkey as part of diplomatic efforts after more than 4-1/2 years of war with Russia.
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World
North Korea says sanctions don't work to deny its status as nuclear weapons state
SEOUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) - North Korea denounced a joint statement by a group of countries monitoring sanctions enforcement against Pyongyang as a "wanton violation of its sovereignty" born out of hostility by the US and the West, KCNA state news agency reported on Saturday.
