Jakarta’s commodities reality check
Indonesia's decision to postpone the centralisation of exports of strategic commodities – such as palm oil, ferroalloys and coal – from June 1 to early next year, is a wise move as much as a reality check.
IJM well on track
While the financial year ended March 31, 2026 (FY26) has undoubtedly been a challenging one, IJM Corp Bhd is picking up the positives, as it continues to rebuild its momentum for the next fiscal period.
Looking past e-invoicing
After being focused on delivering solutions for e-invoicing in the last two years in Malaysia, Autocount Dotcom Bhd is going back to the drawing board.
The great reporting debate
A proposal by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow listed companies to opt out of quarterly earnings reporting has reignited a long-running debate in capital markets.
Time to legalise booking fees?
For many naive and unwary property purchasers, signing a booking pro-forma with a housing developer or with its appointed agent or lawyer and paying an upfront booking fee before the formal sale and purchase agreement (SPA) is signed has come to be viewed as a common operating procedure.
Keeping waste disposal responsible
A single construction site can generate a surprising amount of waste long before a building is completed. Broken concrete, steel cuts, timber formworks, plastic wrappings and other excess materials are standard byproducts of any development, often unavoidable.
Interfloor leakage: Who is responsible?
In strata developments, a ceiling stain is rarely just a cosmetic issue. More often than not, it signals a water leakage problem that may originate from a unit above, shared building systems or even underlying construction defects.
Stepping on the gas
Natural gas has already been in focus in the energy transition, serving as a vital "bridge fuel" to replacing fossil fuels.
Are unit trusts dependable?
The Malaysian unit trust industry has never been larger. Assets under management (AUM) crossed the RM600bil mark earlier this year – an all-time high, expanding faster than Malaysia's real economy and the capital market over the past decade.
China’s K-shaped growth
China's economic growth reaccelerated to 5% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter of financial year 2026 (1Q26) from 4.5% in 4Q25, coming in above market expectations.
