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About that RM5 billion “miracle”
Plus: Jho Low's second pardon punt.
May 14
Aerodyne hits turbulence
Malaysian money is on the line as the drone company shrinks.
May 12
Is this ‘corporate mafia’ man heading for the exit?
Inside a 16-day window and a vanishing substantial shareholder.
May 10
The shortlist wars
News breaks (and gossip?) on a Saturday.
May 8
Maybank’s CEO poser
One of towering proportions.
May 7
Grab’s home country is getting more expensive
It’s not Singapore.
May 7
Inside Khazanah's trapped property arm
Languishing returns, constrained dividends and little choices.
May 4
The durian play that went mushy
From mouth-watering vertical to millions in losses.
May 2
Labouring on
An April update.
May 1

April 2026

Cheerleaders rah-rah while billionaires boom
Lose some, mint some.
Apr 29
Safe hands, empty chairs, missing agendas
Three stories that tell you exactly where PM Anwar's head is at.
Apr 27
14:28
Anwar’s approval rating slips
A Q&A with Merdeka Center's Ibrahim Suffian.
Apr 25
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