RM2m is just like pocket money: Ku Nan

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Two million ringgit was not a big deal for Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor because to him it was like “pocket money”, he told the High Court today.

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SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 postponed to August

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): US-based Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International (SEMI) is postponing SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020, the region’s premier event for the global electronics manufacturing supply chain, from May 12-14, 2020 to Aug 11-13, 2020.

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1H20 a subdued period for construction sector amid political uncertainties

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): The recent political developments that led to the change in government have dimmed the bright spots for the construction sector, said CGS-CIMB Research, given concerns over the implementation of new infrastructure projects that have been planned by the preceding government under Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

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States feeling winds of change

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): While the attention on the Malaysian political crisis has been focused at the federal level, the political realignment has also put several state governments on the brink of change.

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Another OPR cut likely, say economists

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Economists are not discounting another cut in Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) key interest rate down the road, amid the various internal and external headwinds from the COVID-19 outbreak to weak global trade.

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