3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (488+ words) (May 14): Xi Jinping signalled China is moving towards greater openness, striking an upbeat note during his meeting with US business leaders accompanying Donald Trump as the two presidents wrapped up morning talks that featured more divisive issues like trade and…...

35+ min ago  (314+ words) KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Keyfield International Bhd's (KL: KEYFIELD) first quarter net profit more than doubled on a one-off gain, even though lower vessel utilisation and higher costs led to a gross loss of RM16. 03 million. A RM78 million gain from the disposal…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (401+ words) GEORGE TOWN (May 14): The Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (Kuskop) will organise the Hebatkan Perniagaan Malaysia Town Hall in every state to gather grassroots feedback and convey government policies and initiatives to entrepreneurs and small traders. Entrepreneur and Cooperatives…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (408+ words) PUTRAJAYA (May 14): Malaysia's total population was estimated at 34. 4 million in the first quarter of this year (1 Q 2026) as compared with the 34. 2 million recorded in the same period last year, with a slower growth of 0. 5%, according to the demographic statistics for…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (452+ words) In its report published last month, the World Bank Group highlighted that one of the drivers of cost pressures in Malaysia's medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) sector is higher utilisation of healthcare services, rather than sharp increases in treatment…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (228+ words) Net income for the first quarter ended in March rose to NT$49. 9 billion (US$1. 6 billion or RM6. 2billion), while analysts on average expected NT$48. 4 billion. The Taiwanese company earlierreporteda 30% rise in sales that was broadly in line with expectations. Hon Hai still…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (353+ words) DUBAI (May 14): Black Rock's GIP has partnered with Singapore's Temasek and Abu Dhabi's newest wealth fund L'IMAD and state oil firm Adnoc to launch an infrastructure partnership targeting US$30 billion (RM117. 8 billion) of investment across the Gulf and Central Asia, the…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1608+ words) This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 HYPERSCALERS are pouring enormous capital expenditure into building infrastructure such as data centres to support the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in autonomous, agent-driven systems. The new wave…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (867+ words) BEIJING (May 14): China's Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path. The Chinese leader's…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago  (935+ words) BANGKOK (May 14): A crackdown on online gold trading in Thailand risks dimming a rare bright spot for investors, platforms have warned, with the central bank floating further curbs. As gold rallied globally in 2025, the Thai currency climbed alongside it, hitting…...