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  Evolusi Utiliti: Hala Tuju Pasaran Kripto di Suku Kedua 2026 ​Melangkah masuk ke Suku Kedua (Q2) tahun 2026, pasaran mata wang kripto tidak lagi dilihat sebagai "barat liar" kewangan yang penuh dengan spekulasi melampau. Sebaliknya, pasaran telah bertransformasi menjadi sebuah ekosistem yang lebih matang, stabil, dan berorientasikan hasil. Selepas melalui fasa pengukuhan pada awal tahun, Q2 muncul sebagai tempoh kritikal di mana teknologi rantaian blok (blockchain) mula membuktikan nilainya dalam kehidupan seharian. ​Peralihan Naratif kepada Aset Dunia Sebenar (RWA) ​Salah satu pemacu utama dalam suku ini ialah tokenisasi Aset Dunia Sebenar atau Real World Assets (RWA) . Jika tahun-tahun sebelumnya tumpuan diberikan kepada aset digital tulen, Q2 2026 menyaksikan lonjakan dalam pendigitalan aset fizikal. Bon kerajaan, hartanah komersial, dan komoditi kini mula didagangkan di atas rangkaian blok dengan lebih meluas. Kehadiran institusi kewangan gergasi yang membina infrast...

  ​Mengapa Polygon (POL) Adalah "The Sleeping Giant" Tahun 2026: Analisis Pasca-Giugliano ​Dunia kripto sering terlepas pandang fundamental yang kukuh apabila terlampau mengejar hype meme coin. Namun, bagi pelabur yang memerhati data on-chain, satu nama kini sedang menunjukkan signal "Super Bullish": Polygon (POL). ​Selepas peralihan besar-besaran dari MATIC ke POL, ramai yang menyangka momentum Polygon sudah berakhir. Hakikatnya, revolusi mereka baru sahaja bermula. Berikut adalah tiga faktor utama mengapa POL dijangka akan meledak dalam masa terdekat. ​1. Hardfork Giugliano: Transformasi Kepantasan Gila ​Pada 8 April 2026, rangkaian Polygon berjaya mengaktifkan Hardfork Giugliano. Ini bukan sekadar kemas kini kosmetik. Dengan pengenalan mekanisme parallel execution yang lebih efisien, finality transaksi kini mencecah bawah 2 saat. ​Bagi pembangun aplikasi desentralisasi (dApps) dan sistem pembayaran, kepantasan ini meletakkan POL sebaris dengan rangkaian berkela...

KUALA LUMPUR: The electronic messages on disruption of online/Internet banking and automated teller machine (ATM) services, possibly due to ransomware attacks, that have been circulating via social media are not true, said the Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM). The association said member banks that offered online/Internet banking and ATM services had confirmed that these services were operating as usual. “While some ATMs around the country may experience occasional downtime during this period, such unavailability of ATM services were merely due to normal maintenance issues, such as machine replenishment requirements or routine system management,” it said in a statement on Wednesday. ABM said the commercial banking industry viewed cyber security matters seriously and had always been vigilant in managing risks relating to the same. Efforts were continuously made to ensure that appropriate control measures and best practices involving robust check and balance mecha...

Big project: A model of the proposed mixed development planned by SP Setia in Melbourne. Developer plans to build mixed development project with RM1.9bil GDV KUALA LUMPUR: SP Setia Bhd has bought a 1.02-acre site in Melbourne – the largest east-end Central Business District (CBD) development site in the city to be sold in over a decade – where it will undertake a mixed development project with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of A$640mil (RM1.91bil). The property developer told Bursa Malaysia that it had secured its fifth site in Australia, 308 Exhibition Street, in “a highly competitive International Expression of Interest bidding exercise” from Australian telecommunications company Telstra Corp Ltd. Its Australian property development arm Setia (Melbourne) Development Co Pty Ltd has inked a conditional agreement to acquire the freehold land opposite the Carlton Gardens for A$101mil (RM300.96mil). SP Setia president and chief executive officer Datuk Kho...

A bank needs between RM8,000 and RM10,000 a month to manage one ATM unit. BANGKOK: Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd (MEPS) plans to introduce ‘pool automated teller machine (ATM)’ services which is expected to offer cost efficiency for banks and their clients next year. Managing director Zulkarnain Kassim said currently the interbank network provider was in discussion with several banks, which had shown keen interest in providing the service. “What we have in mind is to provide free-of-charge interbank services, which means customers will no longer have to pay services charge if their banks subscribe to the scheme,” he told Bernama on the sidelines of the 2016 South-East Asia ATM Conference in Bangkok recently. Citing interbank fund transfer services as an example, Zulkarnain said a customer had to pay RM0.50 per transaction. “As for the banks, they will benefit from lower operating cost as it is quite costly to maintain and manage ATM units,” he said. Zulk...

Starwood owns several hotel brands, including Sheraton - BBC credited photo Chinese insurance firm Anbang has unexpectedly abandoned its takeover offer for Starwood Hotels, ending a three-week bidding war with Marriott. Anbang had raised its all-cash offer for Starwood to $14bn (£9.75bn) it sought to challenge the merger between the hotel groups. However, the bid is being scrapped because of "market considerations" a statement released on Thursday said. According to reports, there were questions over its financing sources. Anbang has been making an aggressive push into the US property market over the last few years but little is known about the company. The exit of Anbang from the bidding process means that Marriott is one step closer to becoming the world's largest hospitality group. However, the whole saga has highlighted the growing role of Chinese companies in global mergers and acquisitions. There have been $92bn worth of foreign takeovers by Chi...

In Sabah, Petronas Carigali is partnering with Sabah Shell (operator), ConocoPhillips and Murphy Sabah Oil in the Gumusut Kakap deepwater project. Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd has excluded THHE Fabricators Sdn Bhd (TFSB), a subsidiary of Lembaga Tabung Haji’s 29.8%-owned TH Heavy Engineering Bhd, from participating in its future tenders for two years. TH Heavy Engineering told Bursa Malaysia on Monday that this was due to “performance-related issues” pertaining to the execution of a contract awarded in January 2014 to TFSB, a 70%-owned subsidiary, to build a topside (upper half of an offshore oil platform) for PCSB’s project offshore Sabah (Kinabalu project). “The company is currently seeking clarification from Petronas Carigali and will be taking appropriate measures to mitigate the matter, including appealing to Petronas Carigali as the present Kinabalu project has achieved an onshore construction completion of approximately 91%,” it said. Under the contract, TFSB was to und...

Long-time partners: AirAsia says it will issue 559 million new shares in a share placement exercise at RM1.80 a share to Tune Life, owned equally by both Kamarudin (left) and Fernandes AirAsia to place out shares, market talk on privatisation quashed Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and his long time partner, Datuk Kamarudin Meranun are forking out RM1.006bil cash to shore up AirAsia Bhd’s balance sheets, something investors have been urging them to do for sometime now. AirAsia told Bursa Malaysia that it would issue 559 million new shares in a share placement exercise at RM1.80 a share to Tune Life Sdn Bhd, owned equally by both Fernandes and Kamarudin. This will eventually raise the duo’s direct and indirect stake in the region’s largest low-cost carrier to 32.4% from 18.9% currently. Fernandes is group CEO while Kamarudin the chairman of AirAsia group. The proceeds from the share sale will be used to reduce debts, pay for aircraft purchases, construct a new building for its hea...

theStar credit photo SYDNEY: Petronas Lubricants International (PLI), the global lubricants manufacturing and marketing arm of Petroliam Nasional Bhd, has opened a new office in Parramatta on Friday, marking its expansion to form a wider Asia-Pacific portfolio. PLI said in a statement that through the establishment of PLI Australia Pty Ltd (PLIA), it expected to better serve its customer base in Australia and New Zealand, as well as to realise its plan to capture 4% of the market share in the two countries by 2021 and increase the company’s sales volume by 32%. PLI managing director and group chief executive officer Giuseppe D'Arrigo said: “We are pleased to officially establish our business operations in Australia, after being present here for almost 15 years through our partnership with CNH Industrial. This will greatly enlarge our reach and significantly strengthen the presence of Petronas brand in the Asia-Pacific region as part of the group’s bigger market expansion s...

Shut down of cigarette plant to affect 230 employees British American Tobacco (M) Bhd (BAT), the country’s biggest cigarette maker, is winding down it manufacturing business in stages with the shut down of its facility in Petaling Jaya expected in the second half of 2017. The company said 230 employees would be affected. The land where the facility is located will be disposed of by way of a public tender exercise. The maker of Dunhill, Peter Stuyvesant and Pall Mall told Bursa Malaysia yesterday that it would be sourcing tobacco products for the domestic market from other BAT group factories regionally. “This increasingly challenging environment requires the company to restructure and transform its business which apart from the winding down of factory operations include the sharpening of its commercial capabilities whilst optimising the supply chain and transactional activities to ensure that BAT remains a competitive consumer-focused market leader,” it said. BAT said the...

He is the would-be Buffett of Beijing: the man out to build a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. of China. In just over a decade, Wu Xiaohui has transformed his company, Anbang Insurance Group Co., from an obscure player in China’s insurance industry into a juggernaut with global ambitions. Now, Wu’s rapid rise is turning heads as China projects its money and influence around the world with new force. In short order, Anbang has agreed to buy 16 luxury resorts in the U.S., including the landmark Hotel del Coronado near San Diego, California, and also launched a surprise bid for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., owner of Sheraton, Westin and St. Regis hotels. The combined price tag could approach $20 billion. It’s the latest move in a remarkable run for Wu, who first came to widespread attention outside China when Anbang bought New York’s famous Waldorf-Astoria hotel last year. His swift ascent -- which China’s state media have likened to “the Warren Buffett model” of using ...

bloomberg's graphic info Bloomberg's graphic info The battle over the fate of China’s currency is starting to get bloody for the bears. Seven months after a shock devaluation spurred hedge funds and other speculators to wager on further declines, the yuan’s unexpected resilience has turned many of those bets into losers. At least $562 million of options that pay out if the currency drops below 6.6 per dollar -- its weakest point since the devaluation -- have expired worthless since August. Another $807 million will lapse within three months. While those figures provide just a glimpse into the potential losses for pessimistic speculators, what’s clear is that the Chinese government has proven a stronger adversary than many traders anticipated. Policy makers have gone to extreme lengths to prop up the yuan -- ramping up intervention, clamping down on capital outflows and waging a rare verbal campaign to restore confidence in the currency. Bears now face...

The workplace has become increasingly challenging where showing attitude has become a way to mediate between how one feels and the circumstances he has to content with. What do we mean when we say “that guy’s got attitude!” Or “don’t give me attitude!”   We don’t exactly know why and how, right? But we do know it’s a convenient term to use when we reprimand someone for poor performance. He may be lazy, unmotivated, distracted, disheartened or simply running around like a headless chicken but the most common description would be “poor attitude”. Thus far, you still can’t put your finger onto what attitude means right? Well, for one, it is a term so loosely used to describe work performance that it has evolved and infused into describing personality and character. If we talk about laziness it is but a by product of a careless attitude, an attitude formed as a result of multiple influences. Influences from environment (a non conducive working environment where most ju...

SURELY by now, corporate Malaysia would have digested what the digital economy is doing to disrupt the equilibrium. The digital economy neither frets over incumbents nor does it recognise big names. An entity can build itself up as a household name in a particular service sector, but the digital economy can cut it down to size. It is blind to the size of a company, its rich history and strong financials. What the digital economy recognises and rewards are people and personalities driving the business, the database of customers and the business model to reach out to as many of them as possible, in the most cost-efficient way possible. Without a doubt, the cradle of digital economy is in the United States, where innovations have paid off handsomely for the innovators. The innovators of Google and Facebook are household names who have made their billions, thanks to the digital economy. In Malaysia, we have not produced people or companies of such calibre. However, at the ...

Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd., the world’s second-largest glove producer, is ready to buy back its shares for the first time in five years after a rebound in the ringgit sent the Malaysian exporter’s stock plunging from a record reached in December. The shares rallied the most since 2014.     The 35 percent slump in the shares has prompted the company to consider a buyback, and investors with a long-term horizon should also consider snapping up the stock as it is “already low right now,” Lim Kuang Sia, its founder and chief executive officer, said in an interview. The company is seeking acquisitions and expects another record profit this year, he said. The stock rose as much as 5.3 percent at 10:01 a.m. in Kuala Lumpur, set for its biggest gain in almost two years. “Investors are worried that exporters will be in trouble because of the strengthening ringgit. To me, it’s a wrong message,” Lim, 63, said on Wednesday at the company’s headquarters in Klang, outside K...

The goods and services tax (GST) collection exceeded the RM27 billion mark set by the Government for 2015, says Royal Malaysian Customs Department deputy director-general Datuk Subromaniam Tholasy. He said the exact collection from the new tax regime, implemented on April 1, 2015, would be announced soon by the Government. "For this year, the department has been given the task of raising RM39 billion from the GST and we are confident of achieving the target," he told a press conference on the GST implementation report card in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The 6% GST replaced the sales and service tax of 10% and 6%, respectively. The GST implementation is part of the Governments tax reform programme to enhance the capability, effectiveness and transparency of tax administration and management in the country. On achieving the target set for this year, Subromaniam said the department was taking several initiatives, including compliance, and would send its audit...

Honda Malaysia is changing the 12-volt batteries for affected vehicles, which were manufactured between 2003 and 2016. It said on Monday the product update would affect 93,929 units and it would depend on the models and year of manufacture. The models involved are the City (2003–2014 YM & 2016), Jazz (2009, 2012 & 2013, 2015 & 2016), Civic (2010, 2012 & 2013), Insight (2011-2013), CR-Z (2012-2013), Freed (2010-2012) and CR-V (2013). “Honda Malaysia assures customers that safety and offering the best product performance are the company’s priority. Honda Malaysia ensures that other current selling models are not affected,” the company said. source: theStar

Bumi Armada is contesting the termination of its contract with Woodside Energy Julimar. JF Apex Research expects Hibiscus Petroleum, Genetec Technology, Media Chinese International Ltd and Bumi Armada to be among the stocks to watch on Monday after their corporate announcements. Hibiscus Petroleum  asserted that a co-shareholder in Lime Petroleum Plc, Singapore-listed Rex International Holding Ltd, has continued making only "bare, unsupported assertions and claims" regarding alleged discrepancies on Hibiscus' part when disclosing information on Lime Petroleum Plc. Genetec plans to consolidate 10 existing shares into one share to reduce fluctuation in its share price. MCIL’s unit  has proposed to sell its 73.01% or 292.97 million shares in One Media Group Ltd to Qingdao West Coast Holdings (International) Ltd. Qingdao West Coast’s major shareholder is a Chinese state-owned enterprise. Bumi Armada announced Woodside Energy Julimar Pty Ltd has sought to ter...

The Ipoh-born Cheong, 44, the founder and MD of Resource Holding Management Ltd (RHM), an integrated marketing firm listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), led the reverse takeover of PUC back in late 2013 via the injection of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AIM-listed company that saw the subsequent listing of PUC on Bursa Malaysia’s Ace Market in early 2014. PUC Founder (MSC) Bhd managing director (MD) Cheong Chia Chieh (pic) has died from a rare but fatal disease called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. The Ipoh-born Cheong, 44, the founder and MD of Resource Holding Management Ltd (RHM), an integrated marketing firm listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), led the reverse takeover of PUC back in late 2013 via the injection of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AIM-listed company that saw the subsequent listing of PUC on Bursa Malaysia’s Ace Market in early 2014. He was a committee member of the...

Malaysia’s January 2016 exports fell 2.8% to RM61.9bil from a year ago, which was a disappointment when compared with a survey of a 2.5% increase. The Statistics Department said on Friday on a month-on-month basis, exports also fell RM6.4bil (-9.4%) from RM68.3bil. “In seasonally adjusted terms, exports decreased 7.4%,” it said. The department said the decrease in exports was due to the decline in exports to Japan (-RM1.9bil), South Korea (-RM752.0mil), Taiwan (-RM512.6mil), Australia (-RM454.3mil) and Hong Kong (-RM346.8mil). The decline in exports were due to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude petroleum though there was an increase in electrical and electronic (E&E) products and palm oil and palm-based products. It said total January imports rose 3.3% to RM56.5bil from a year ago, below the survey of a 4.9% increase. The increase in imports was attributed to intermediate goods and consumption goods. However on a month-on-month basis, imports fell RM3.6bil (-6....