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Gold Dips Below US$4,000, Pressure To Persist On The...

Editor - July 19, 2026

Gold prices extended their decline on Thursday, with COMEX gold futures falling US$59.70 to close at US$3,992.10 an ounce, slipping below the psychologically important US$4,000 level as bearish momentum...

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Bursa Malaysia Posts Weekly Gain As Investors Cheer GDP...

Business Today Editorial - July 19, 2026

Bursa Malaysia ended the week on a firmer footing, with the FBM KLCI advancing to 1,731.45 on July 17 as stronger-than-expected economic growth and gains in plantation and financial...

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South Korea Market Weekly Review: KOSPI Falls Nearly 9%...

Business Today Editorial - July 19, 2026

South Korean equities endured a bruising week after the KOSPI suffered one of its steepest single-day declines of the year, with heavy foreign selling, weakness in semiconductor stocks and...

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Ethereum Outpaces Bitcoin As Crypto Market Ends Volatile Week...

Business Today Editorial - July 19, 2026

Bitcoin and Ethereum finished the July 13-17 week in positive territory, although geopolitical tensions, volatile institutional flows and profit-taking kept the cryptocurrency market on edge. Bitcoin closed July 17 at...

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Hong Kong Market Wrap: Hang Seng Holds Weekly Gains...

Business Today Editorial - July 19, 2026

Hong Kong stocks ended the week with gains despite a sharp sell-off on Friday, with the Hang Seng Index (HSI) rising 1.60% over the five trading sessions as earlier...

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EPF Cuts Stake In Pavilion REIT After Disposing 4.88...

Editor - July 18, 2026

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has reduced its stake in Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (Pavilion REIT) after disposing of 4.88 million units in the trust. According to filing, the...

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Property Demand Cooling Down As Banks Get Stickier In...

Business Today Editorial - July 18, 2026

MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB Research) has maintained its NEUTRAL stance on the property sector, citing stable buying sentiment in the first five months of 2026 but with moderating...

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Pesona Metro Wins RM247 Million Contract To Build Setia...

Editor - July 17, 2026

Pesona Metro Holdings Berhad (PMHB) has secured a RM247.5 million construction contract to undertake piling, basement, main building and external works for the proposed Setia Alam Medical Centre in Shah Alam....

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Malaysia Doesn’t Have A Job Crisis. It Has A Purpose Crisis

Selva Rajan - July 19, 2026

Every time headlines announce that thousands of Malaysians have lost their jobs, the public reaction is swift and predictable. Social media erupts with criticism...

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Gamuda Receives Bursa Nod To List 100 Million New Shares Under DRP

Editor - July 19, 2026

Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has approved the listing and quotation of up to 100 million new ordinary shares in Gamuda Bhd under the group's...

Global

Air Cambodia To Purchase 20 China Built C909

Editor - July 19, 2026

Air Cambodia, the country's national flag carrier, has signed an agreement with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) to purchase 20 C909...

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Jentayu Withdraws Legal Action After FELDA Revokes Contract Termination Notice

Editor - July 19, 2026

Jentayu Sustainables Bhd (JSB) has withdrawn its legal proceedings against the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) after the latter revoked its earlier notice terminating...

Global

Meta’s Instagram And Facebook Appears To Suffer Some Outages

Editor - July 19, 2026

Meta's Instagram and Facebook social networks appeared to suffer some outages on Sunday (Jul 19), with users reporting issues with the app and website. According...

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Singapore Opposition Leader Kenneth Jeyaretnam Dies At 67

Business Today Editorial - July 19, 2026

Singapore opposition veteran and Reform Party secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam has died at the age of 67, his family announced on Sunday. His wife, Amanda Jeyaretnam,...

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Over 28,000 Companies Have Registered For Diesel Subsidy In East Malaysia

Business Today Editorial - July 19, 2026

More than 28,000 companies in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan have registered under the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS), marking strong early adoption following the...

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Late Bung Mokhtar’s Wife Corruption Case Verdict Tomorrow

Business Today Editorial - July 19, 2026

Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad will find out tomorrow whether she will be acquitted or convicted over three corruption-related charges involving RM2.8 million...