SINGAPORE (Oct 27): Singaporean state gas buyer GasCo has launched its first procurement exercise to secure term supplies of liquefied natural gas, said Gan Siow Huang, the country's minister of state for energy, trade and industry.

Singapore launches first LNG term supply tender, weighs third import terminal

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) is enhancing the country’s disaster risk mapping by using the latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics, and installing 34 early warning systems (EWS) at high-risk slope locations across the country.

Natural Resources Ministry strengthens disaster risk mapping, installs 34 landslide early warning systems

BENGALURU (Oct 27): Nvidia and Meta said on Tuesday that they would deepen their partnership on the Muse AI assistant and related AI models, with Nvidia investing US$3 billion in the Facebook parent's equity offering.

Nvidia, Meta deepen AI ties with US$3 bil investment deal

Porsche AG’s profitability held up despite another sharp decline in vehicle sales, as demand for 911 sports cars and high-priced derivatives helped cushion the slump in China and weaker factory utilisation.

Porsche profit holds firm as 911 cushions sales slump

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Nestle Malaysia Bhd (KL:NESTLE) reported a 73% jump in net profit for the third quarter, thanks mainly to stronger sales and lower input costs.

Nestlé Malaysia reports 73% jump in 3Q earnings, raises dividend to 80 sen per share

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3REN sees more opportunities as MNCs deepen Penang footprint

(Oct 27): Orange SA raised its profit outlook for the third time this year, driven by growth across all the French mobile carrier’s markets.

Orange boosts profit outlook after Africa, Middle East growth

GDB Holdings Bhd (KL:GDB) rose on Tuesday to the highest in over four months after the builder bagged its biggest housing contract to date while Apex Securities raised its outlook.

GDB shares rise to four-month high after record contract win, Apex raises target price

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): A total of 106,651 out of 207,083 active commercial vehicles had verified speed limitation devices (SLDs) installed as of Oct 26, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.

Loke: 106,651 commercial vehicles fitted with speed limitation devices as of Oct 26

BENGALURU (Oct 27): Citigroup and BCA Research have downgraded Brazilian assets after Lula da Silva's election victory, arguing that the risk-reward profile for equities, bonds and the currency has worsened as investors reassess prospects for fiscal discipline and structural reforms under the new administration.

Citi, BCA downgrade Brazilian assets after Lula comeback

While global tech stocks teeter, in China they have already crashed as lofty valuations collapse under worries about AI demand and curbs on Chinese exports.

In China, the AI bubble has already burst

(Oct 27):&nbsp;Malaysia is expected to attract more interest as a data centre hub following the outbreak of the US-Iran war, according to SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG), giving the palm oil giant and the country’s biggest landowner an opportunity to capitalise on the boom.

Iran war boosts Malaysian data centre appeal, SD Guthrie says

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) must help more Malaysians achieve retirement adequacy by adapting to changing employment patterns while continuing to deliver sustainable returns, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

EPF must help more Malaysians achieve retirement adequacy, says Amir Hamzah

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s (KL:CIMB) planned sale of its business in the Philippines has drawn interest from local rivals including Bank of the Philippine Islands and Metropolitan Bank &amp; Trust Co, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

CIMB attracts BPI, Metrobank for Philippine unit sale — Bloomberg

Malaysia's technology stocks outperformed on Tuesday, catching the buzz over artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic that has officially filed for its listing.

Malaysia's tech stocks rally, ViTrox extends gain amid Anthropic listing buzz

Asian stocks surged on Tuesday as artificial intelligence (AI) bellwether Anthropic's eagerly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) filing lifted risk appetite ahead of tech earnings that will be a test for the AI trade, and central bank meetings that will influence near-term interest rates.

Asian stocks rise as AI enthusiasm returns ahead of earnings, central bank decisions

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): The government is considering a proposed Government-Owned Entities Bill to tighten governance of government-linked companies (GLCs) and related agencies, while preventing misappropriation such as that which occurred in 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Felda and Tabung Haji.

PM: Proposed Government-Owned Entities Bill to tighten governance, prevent misappropriation

Kylian Mbappe was dropped Tuesday by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football superstar apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong.

Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for 'offending national sentiments'

The nexus between business and politics in Corporate Malaysia has always produced a number of casualties. Whenever there was a change in the alignment of power in the government, businessmen who were seen to have been close to the ousted politicians were often punished.

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Alternative Views: What happens after the corporate mafia probe is crucial

<h2>Notable filings</h2>

From Oct 5 to 9, notable filings at Bursa Malaysia-listed companies included those at Salutica Bhd (KL:SALUTE), in which Singapore-based Fortune Innovative VCC Sub-Fund GEMS High Yield Investment Fund ceased to be a substantial shareholder after dispos...

Insider Moves: Salutica Bhd, Tambun Indah Land Bhd, Lee Swee Kiat Group Bhd, Solarvest Holdings Bhd, Excel Force MSC Bhd, Zetrix AI Bhd

NEW DELHI (Oct 27): Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, falling about 1% as prospects for a resolution of the US-Israeli war on Iran kept supply fears at bay with talks in Tehran, despite renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Oil slips 1% as Iran diplomacy eases supply fears

SINGAPORE (Oct 27): Singaporean state gas buyer GasCo has launched its first procurement exercise to secure term supplies of liquefied natural gas, said Gan Siow Huang, the country's minister of state for energy, trade and industry.

Nearly two months after Yinson Holdings Bhd’s (KL:YINSON) largest shareholder, the Lim family (27.7%), and MISC Bhd (KL:MISC) confirmed preliminary talks with another shareholder Employees Provident Fund (17.09%) to take the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) company private, a firm intention has yet to be announced.

Frankly Speaking: Yinson privatisation sees longer runway

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Seasonal recovery of crude palm oil (CPO) production is expected to drive earnings growth of the plantation sector for the third quarter of the year (3Q2026), said HongLeong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.

HLIB expects seasonal CPO recovery to drive 3Q2026 plantations sector earnings

Putrajaya’s quiet retreat from a 50% bumiputera equity requirement for buyers of government-linked company (GLC) and government-linked investment company (GLIC) assets is, on balance, a pragmatic call.

Frankly Speaking: Back to 30%, but not back to certainty

On Aug 18, in the final months of his time as Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales, Sir Geoffrey Vos gave the John Lehane Memorial Lecture at the Supreme Court of New South Wales. It deserves careful reading in every common law jurisdiction, ours included.

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My Say: Wherefore now stands the judge?

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Affin Bank Bhd (KL:AFFIN) may be under pressure from tighter margins from competition and higher provisions on retail borrowers in the near term, an analyst said.

Tighter margins, higher provisions may drag on Affin’s near-term earnings — analyst

Cloud-seeding missions in the skies above Southeast Asia have done little to snuff out wildfires or disperse the haze that’s cloaked the region for months, exposing the limitations of attempts to modify the weather.

El Niño fires test limits of Southeast Asia’s cloud-seeding bet

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): LPI Capital Bhd’s (KL:LPI)&nbsp;net profit fell 15.7% to RM96.82 million in the third quarter&nbsp;ended Sept 30, 2026, from RM114.83 million a year earlier, due to lower profit from its investment holding segment.

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