MISC riding the tide
MISC Bhd is positioning itself to be a beneficiary of the multi-year upcycle in the global energy shipping industry.
Banks’ big insurance grab
Two deals worth a combined RM6.5bil in the space of just two days have sent a clear signal: Malaysian banks are tightening their grip on the country's multibillion ringgit insurance and takaful industry.
Index finger on Bursa’s pulse
Seventeen years ago, Malaysia changed the way it measured its stock market.
Paving the way for M&A oversight
When amendments to the Competition Act 2010 and Competition Commission Act 2010 were passed in July giving the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) wider powers of investigation and enforcement, the move stopped short of including supervision of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that typically attract competition concerns, which can be difficult to address after the fact.
Water capex upcycle gathers pace
Water-related stocks have periodically attracted attention amid tariff hikes and government capital expenditure (capex) to address pipe leakages and ageing infrastructure, but previous spending cycles have not been sustained.
The silent cleaners of the future
As home owners look beyond aesthetics and towards long-term liveability, architects say hidden features such as central vacuum systems could become part of the conversation around future-ready homes.
Can co-housing work in Malaysia?
As Malaysian cities expand and urban living becomes increasingly dense, a quiet paradox has emerged.
Looking beyond the price tag
For decades, the public conversation surrounding affordable housing has been dominated by a single metric: the benchmark sticker price.
Security as the backbone
From food to medicine and from semiconductors to medical devices, just about everything important to our daily lives has a "security" aspect to it.
Buying versus building a business
Entrepreneurship is an extremely arduous and challenging endeavour. Survival is your main priority most of the time with little bandwidth for any other considerations.
