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Built for security, not emergencies

Recently, a long wait for paramedic to gain access to a strata development cost a woman her life after she suffered a cardiac arrest.

The unmaking of a market

In the capital market landscape, few instruments have been as quietly successful as the Malaysian real estate investment trusts (M-REITs). Over two decades, M-REITs have evolved from a niche product into a RM55bil bellwether of institutional stability, offering retirees a rare combination of liquidity, transparency and predictable yield.

Expanding up: What home owners need to know

In the dense urban fabric of the Klang Valley and Malaysia's growing secondary cities, the dream of a forever home often hits a ceiling, literally.

Execution is key to CMP

The long-awaited Capital Market Masterplan 2026 to 2030 (CMP) was finally released with key details as to how the regulators see the Malaysian capital market developing over the next five years.

Funds without borders

This is a dated argument. Malaysian funds, both private and public, ought to have larger overseas exposure to avoid competing for the same investment ideas in the domestic market.

Winners and losers in carbon-priced climate

The move towards carbon pricing is unlikely to produce immediate winners and losers among investors, but it will gradually widen the gap between companies prepared for a low-carbon operating environment and those still dependent on older, emissions-heavy business models

A winner in medals

To many, medals and awards are treasured keepsakes from childhood that often stir up pride in past achievements, or evoke memories of milestone moments.

Cash wins in March — just ask Buffett

If Warren Buffett is happy for Berkshire Hathaway to load up on more cash, who needs to search for another safe haven?

Time to wean off protectionism

The recent kerfuffle surrounding BYD's investment in Tanjung Malim has elicited different opinions on the auto industry in Malaysia.

A time of carbon reckoning

Malaysia's National Climate Change Bill may be designed as an environmental law, but in economic terms its first visible impact could arrive in the form of electricity tariffs.