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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.

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.

Short Position

Less Fed talk, more rate risk

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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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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.

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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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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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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Finding value in Japan

Japan's equity market could extend its gains as stronger earnings, corporate reforms and rising nominal growth continue to support the investment case – but elevated valuations are making stock selection increasingly important.

Insight

Tackling the rising cost of elderly care

Most Malaysians are dealing with one problem or another. Generally, the consensus surrounds money and it is only going to get tougher in the years ahead.

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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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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.

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.

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.

World

Feature: Visiting Kew through lens of biodiversity conservation

by Zhang Feng and Larry Neild

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.

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.

World

Competing US, Russia resolutions on Western Sahara defeated in UN Security Council

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Russia vetoed a US-drafted resolution ⁠on Western Sahara at the Security Council on Friday, leaving the UN peacekeeping mission there without a renewed mandate just a day before it expires.

World

Türkiye sees record tourism earnings despite regional tensions

ANKARA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's tourism revenue reached a record 51.28 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2026, up 2.4 percent year-on-year, according to figures released on Friday.

Football

Soccer-Coaches see red as Bodo/Glimt edge Viking in fiery Norwegian thriller

(Corrects intro and paragraph four ⁠after Bodo/Glimt's third goal was credited to Hauge (and not recorded as an ⁠own goal)