A costly shot in the Arm
Despite some unnecessary brouhaha about the Arm Holdings Inc deal with the Malaysian government, it is good to see more local companies making attempts to secure the licences.
Malaysia’s GST dilemma
The government's latest suggestion that Malaysia could combine elements of the sales and service tax (SST) and the goods and services tax (GST) may sound like a technical exercise in tax design.
Mr. Robot comes to town
A pair of robotic arms reaches for a row of canned drinks on a store shelf. Closing one steely palm around a can, the robot firmly picks it up and places it on another rack. It then repeats the action over and over, growing more precise each time.
Rebuilding institutional confidence
Of late, there have been a series of exposés in terms of financial scandals in our country plaguing some major government-linked investment corporations (GLICs) and institutions.
When legal betting loses, illegal betting wins
Malaysia has a curious contradiction when it comes to gambling. On the one hand, the government licenses and regulates legal number forecast operators (NFOs) such as Sports Toto Bhd and Magnum Bhd.
Tale of two transactions seeking greater control
Last week, this column discussed distorted market valuation methods that could hide a true fair value of a company, and this week, another perspective on valuation is presented to give readers points to ponder as to whether these transactions are seen as fair or otherwise.
A new reality for crypto
The next phase of crypto could look very different from the boom years that made digital assets a mainstream investment story, with institutional money increasingly flowing into a smaller pool of established tokens, stablecoins and blockchain-based financial products rather than the wider crypto market.
Big Tech’s debt drives credit risk
Big Tech's borrowing spree is set to keep reshaping credit markets in the months ahead, with the ripple effects likely to spread well beyond the companies funding artificial intelligence (AI) and data-centre expansion.
Building momentum selectively
Malaysia's construction sector is heading into a more selective phase, with private-sector projects continuing to drive growth while the release of major public infrastructure contracts remains uneven.
Changing face of growth
Malaysia, according to the government, has shown strong gross domestic product (GDP) growth. But strangely, the people are not feeling it.
