OSK Property Holdings Bhd, the property arm of OSK Holdings Bhd (KL:OSK), has been focusing on expanding its land bank and has lined up projects to the tune of RM1.7 billion in gross development value for 2024.

Expanding OSK Property’s footprint

The thing with addiction is that you don’t know when it’s becoming a problem. You don’t really realise you have a problem or are in dire need of help. It’s very rare that people willingly seek support to overcome their addictions,” says Prof Dr Prem Kumar Shanmugam, founder and CEO of Solace Asia, Malaysia’s premier private rehabilitation centre.

Quantum of solace

If the past three years have taught us anything, it is that low inflation cannot be taken for granted.

Trump’s Plans for the Fed Would Revive 1970s-Style Inflation The New Global Economy

If an exciting race, a packed crowd with A-list bristle, and a surprise winner was the happening event Formula One needed in America, then the Miami Grand Prix delivered in spades. But that’s not all a scorching afternoon in the Florida sunshine achieved; it also added fuel to the “end of empire” feeling about Red Bull’s domination of the sport.

Business of Sports: Bull market correction is a gain for F1

As the local stock market edged higher, investors will be closely monitoring the financial performance of listed firms to justify the ongoing rally with the FBM KLCI reaching a multi-year high of 1,619.45 points last Friday in intra-day trade. The better-than-expected Malaysian economic growth of 4.2% in 1Q2024, which was released last Friday, is expected to help sustain the positive market sentiment.

The Week Ahead: Corporate earnings, trade data and US Fed minutes in focus

While the Lao chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is still in its early stages, planning is already beginning in Kuala Lumpur for when Malaysia takes over the reins of Asean at the end of this year.

MySay: Malaysia is gearing up to propel Asean forward through enhanced relations with Europe

The Covid-19 pandemic, inflation and wars have alerted governments to the realities of what it takes to tackle massive crises. In extraordinary times, policymakers often rediscover their capacity for bold decision-making. The rapid speed of Covid-19 vaccine development and deployment was a case in point.

The Visible Hand: What mission-driven government means

PHILIP Morris International (PMI), one of the biggest tobacco companies in the world, has been seeing robust demand for its heated tobacco products (HTPs), first launched 10 years ago in Japan, where there has been a significant decline in cigarette sales following the introduction of IQOS — its ...

Philip Morris aims to replicate its Japan success with IQOS in Malaysia

Investor demand for data centres in Asia-Pacific remains strong, with a wide range of buyers seeking stabilised assets. There has also been increased activity by hyperscalers and more corporates moving towards a co-location approach as well as a surge in artificial intelligence (AI)-related deman...

Asia-Pacific data centre market continues to grow, says CBRE

Developing countries have long been told that trade liberalisation would accelerate growth and structural transformation. While opening access to new markets if they have the necessary productive capacities, it can also destroy their modest production capacities, industry and food security, as happened in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

MySay: Trade liberalisation cuts both ways

COME May 11, the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) flexible account (or Account 3) will go “live”, giving pre-retirement account holders the liberty to withdraw up to 10% of their balances for any purpose — a scenario that will be closely monitored for its potential impact on consumption.

Cover Story: EPF Account 3 withdrawals expected to have muted impact on consumption

RETAIL sales typically slow in the second quarter of the year as consumers take a breather from spending after the festivities in the first quarter. As such, when retailers say their sales fell short of expectations during the two major festive periods so far this year, it is time to pay attentio...

Cover Story: Retailers fear current weakness in consumer spending

The end of the Muslim month of Ramadan is followed by the Eid celebration, a day of festivities worldwide. It is meant as a show of thanks for all the bounties the Almighty has granted us, that we sometimes fail to acknowledge.

Everyday Matters: Needed immediately: A sense of urgency

Tropicana Corp Bhd has launched Tropicana Alam — its first township in Puncak Alam — on April 27. According to managing director of marketing and sales/business development Ixora Ang, the leasehold township spans 362 acres on Jalan Persiaran Puncak Alam 6. It is divided into three plots — A, B an...

Tropicana Corp unveils Tropicana Alam

Genting Singapore has confirmed its interest in developing an integrated resort (IR) development in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as per its executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay’s comments to shareholder queries at the gaming group’s annual general meeting (AGM) last Friday.

Genting Singapore keen on UAE casino resort development

Singapore’s government is closely tracking a new wave of Covid-19 infections in the island-nation after the estimated count of weekly cases nearly doubled in the week ended May 11.

Singapore monitoring new Covid wave as infections rise 

Inflation-related releases across the Group of Seven will prime central bankers for crucial June interest-rate decisions, just as they meet in Italy to discuss the state of the world economy.

Slowing inflation primes G7 central banks for June

China is prepared to take countermeasures against the European Union if it continues a series of anti-subsidy investigations into Chinese companies, according to a post on a state-media affiliated social media account.

China state media warns of retaliation on EU subsidy probes

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to unravel gun regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe Biden during a lengthy speech to the National Rifle Association on Saturday, during which he accepted the influential group's endorsement.

Trump pledges to 'roll back' Biden gun rules, fire ATF chief at NRA rally

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz demanded on Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commit to an agreed vision for the Gaza conflict that would include stipulating who might rule the territory after the war with Hamas.

Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet

Liverpool's outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp has never been one for social media but he took the plunge on Saturday ahead of his final game in charge, instantly becoming an Instagram hit when he racked up a million followers.

Klopp earns a million Instagram followers within hours

Ukraine said Russian shelling targeted civilians in two cities in the northeastern region of Kharkiv on Saturday while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported successes by troops fighting a renewed Russian assault there.

Ukraine says Russian shelling targets civilians in Kharkiv region