The government has released the guidelines for its latest solar programme, which allows energy companies to lease rooftop space from homeowners to install solar panels and sell the generated electricity to customers through third-party access to the distribution network.

Govt sets guidelines for rooftop solar leasing, landed households set to benefit

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Petroliam Nasional Bhd, also known as Petronas, said on Thursday that it has issued a US$5 billion (RM22 billion) senior multi-tranche bond and proceeds would be used for general corporate purposes.

Petronas raises US$5b from its first dollar bond in four years

MALAYSIA has not seen the peak of its data centre construction boom, says construction chemicals producer Sika Kimia Sdn Bhd (Sika Malaysia), amid recent concerns about a potential change in demand following the latest developments in the artificial intelligence (AI) space.

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Data centre boom has not peaked, says Sika Malaysia

Oasis Harvest Corp Bhd (KL:OASIS) said it will ensure all future corporate exercises align with best practices and prioritise shareholder interests, after it was reprimanded by Bursa Malaysia in relation to the way it handled a now-scrapped rights issue proposal.

Oasis Harvest says to ensure best practices in corporate exercises after Bursa reprimand

Cypark Resources Bhd (KL:CYPARK) said the government has revised the tipping fee for its waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Negeri Sembilan, effective from its completion date of April 2023.

Cypark’s WTE plant tipping fee revised

Former director general of Public Service (KPPA) Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman has emerged as a substantial shareholder in NexG Bhd (KL:NEXG) — formerly Datasonic Group Bhd — with a 6.11% indirect stake.

Former Public Service DG emerges as substantial shareholder in NexG, chairman Hanifah now largest shareholder

TALK of the much-contested proposal to relocate Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) to Kimanis, a town some 60km south of the state capital, has come to an end, with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd kick-starting optimisation efforts for the existing facility in Kepayan.

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No relocation of Kota Kinabalu airport, optimisation of existing facility underway

Petronas Gas Bhd (KL:PETGAS) said it has received the Energy Commission’s approval to adjust its tariffs for the usage of its gas pipelines and regasification terminals, effective throughout the financial year ending Dec 31, 2025 (FY2025).

Lower tariffs for gas transportation, regasification in 2025, says PetGas

YTL Power International Bhd (KL:YTLPOWR) said it expects to launch its first Nvidia supercomputer in Malaysia “early in the third quarter”, making it one of the first cloud service providers in Asia Pacific to make the chipmaker’s Blackwell platform available.

YTL Power aims to launch first Nvidia supercomputer as early as July, among first in Asia Pacific

IN Lahad Datu on the east coast of Sabah, a 400 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage project is set to be Asean’s largest to be commissioned to date. To be completed in July, the project is also the largest in Malaysia, putting Sabah ahead of the other states in setting up such an infrastructure.<...

Sabah’s high-stakes electricity overhaul

The race is far from over, but the Asia Pacific has come out of the blocks much faster than the US and Europe in dealmaking activity this year.

The volume of mergers and acquisitions in APAC is up 19% from the first quarter last year, helped by pending blockbusters such as the sale of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s ports and convenience store operator Seven & i Holdings Co. That growth rate outshines the US’s 13% and leaves Europe firmly in the shade, with volumes sliding 14% there, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

Bankers get boost in Asia Pacific as M&A growth tops US, Europe

Asian traders will be grappling with just how to position themselves on Wednesday in the countdown to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement.

Asian traders tread warily as tariff clock counts down

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced US military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old US bombing campaign in Yemen and mounting tensions with Iran.

As Iran tensions build, US military moves warplanes to reinforce Middle East

A rally in the world’s largest tech companies lifted stocks as investors brushed off weak economic readings to focus on prospects for interest-rate cuts ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout.

US stocks get late boost from tech as tariffs loom

MOSCOW (April 1): US billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has replaced French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault as the world's richest billionaire in 2025, according to Forbes' fresh annual list published on Tuesday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

Musk becomes Forbes’ world’s richest billionaire of 2025

LONDON/TOKYO (April 1): Factories around the world, from Japan to Britain to the United States, saw activity slump in March as businesses braced for new US tariffs, though some saw a bounce in the race to get goods to customers before the new measures hit, global surveys showed on Tuesday.

Factories around the world brace for Trump tariffs

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The likelihood of a secondary explosion following the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya on Tueday is very low, according to the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM).

Gas pipeline blaze: Risk of secondary explosion very low, says Fire Dept chief

NEW YORK/BENGALURU (April 1): US stock indexes dropped on Tuesday, as investors sifted through economic data and braced for sweeping tariff announcements from the Trump administration.

Wall Street falls as tariff fears mount

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered four bodies from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar's Sagaing region.

Malaysia’s Smart team recovers four bodies from Myanmar earthquake rubble

SUBANG JAYA (April 1): The initial report on the gas pipeline fire incident at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights here is expected to be completed within 72 hours, said Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.

Selangor MB: Preliminary report on Putra Heights fire expected to be ready in 72 hours

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The increase in the amount of Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) financial assistance to RM2,100 that was credited to eligible recipients on Tuesday, compared to RM1,200 last year, has been described as a "Syawal gift".

Sumbangan Asas Rahmah credited on April 1, recipients describe it as Syawal windfall

MOSCOW (April 1): US billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has replaced French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault as the world's richest billionaire in 2025, according to Forbes' fresh annual list published on Tuesday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The second day of the Aidilfitri celebration was disrupted by a gas pipeline fire on Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya on Tuesday, which damaged 190 homes.

Gas pipeline blaze: 190 houses, 159 vehicles damaged

(April 1):&nbsp;Xiaomi Corp confirmed that one of its SU7 electric vehicles (EVs) was involved in an accident on an expressway in China. Local media reported that three people died in the incident that’s likely to spark scrutiny over the smart driving software deployed in many of today’s cars.&nbsp;

Xiaomi car with driver assistance crashes, three reported dead

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The likelihood of a secondary explosion following the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya on Tueday is very low, according to the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM).

(April 1): Newsmax Inc’s debut as a public company has given founder and chief executive officer Christopher Ruddy a fortune of about US$3.3 billion (RM14.64 billion) after its shares surged 735%.&nbsp;

Newsmax founder and ex-NY Post journalist Christopher Ruddy is now a billionaire

SERDANG (April 1): The gas pipeline fire incident on Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya has not involved any fatalities so far, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Gas pipeline blaze: No deaths reported — Dzulkefly

NEW YORK/BENGALURU (April 1): US&nbsp;stock indexes dropped on Tuesday, as investors sifted through economic data and braced for sweeping tariff announcements from the Trump administration.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered four bodies from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar's Sagaing region.

SUBANG JAYA (April 1): The initial report on the gas pipeline fire incident at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights here is expected to be completed within 72 hours, said Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.

(April 1):&nbsp;SoftBank Group Corp&nbsp;is seeking a loan of as much as US$16.5 billion (RM73.2 billion) to help fund artificial intelligence (AI) investments in the US, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be its largest-ever borrowing denominated solely in dollars.&nbsp;

SoftBank seeks record US$16.5b loan for AI growth in US — Bloomberg

A rally in the world’s largest tech companies lifted stocks as investors brushed off weak economic readings to focus on prospects for interest-rate cuts ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced US&nbsp;military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old US bombing campaign in Yemen and mounting tensions with Iran.

Asian traders will be grappling with just how to position themselves on Wednesday in the countdown to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement.

The race is far from over, but the Asia Pacific has come out of the blocks much faster than the US and Europe in dealmaking activity this year.

The volume of mergers and acquisitions in APAC is up 19% from the first quarter last year, helped by pending blockbusters such as the sale of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s ports and convenience store operator Seven &amp; i Holdings Co. That growth rate outshines the US’s 13% and leaves Europe firmly in the shade, with volumes sliding 14% there, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

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