KUALA LUMPUR: Real estate advisory firm AREA Group of Companies has inked a US$20 billion (about RM88.49 billion) investment agreement with a Chinese entity for the development of twin flagship industrial zones in Malaysia and China.

（吉隆坡11日讯）外资终于结束近两个月来的抛售潮，重新回到马股的怀抱。最新数据显示，在周四（10日）一天，外资净买了1亿1500万令吉的马股。马证交所数据显示，外资于本周四买入了16亿1000万令吉的马股，卖出14亿9000万令吉，因此净流入1亿1500万令吉。除了外资，本地机构投资者也同为净买家；反观散户转为净卖家。根据财经网“The Edge”报导， 乐天交易证券销售主管刘松增指出，外资重返马股是一个正面的信号，重点是外资停止抛售潮，至少已经暂停大幅抛售。...

（东京11日讯）中美贸易战已开始对日本企业的业绩产生不良影响，经营服装品牌“优衣库”等的日本迅销集团表示，如果美国的高关税全部实施，预计将导致迅销2025财政年（截至2025年8月）的下半年获利减少约2至3％左右。迅销下半年获利恐减3％由于消费低迷，中国业务也将下滑。尽管迅销打算通过日本国内业务来弥补，预计整体仍将实现最高收益，但不确定因素不断增加。迅销的会长兼社长柳井正在财报说明会上表示：“如果关税战持续下去，对于大国来说或许没什么，但对于其周边国家和发展中国家而言，将是一场大灾难”。他...

（吉隆坡11日讯）岩土工程解决方案商Fibromat（FBBHD，0355，LEAP板工业）计划在5月8日转战创业板，每股发售价定为55仙，放眼筹资1780万令吉。该公司计划透过首发股（IPO）发行3230万股新股及献售2480万股现有股。在新股中，1241万股供给公众申购、620万股供合格董事及员工认购、1370万股私下配售给指定投资者和获贸工部批准的土著投资者。至于2480万股现有股，其中1740万股将私下配售给经贸工部批准的土著投资者，另740万股私下配售给特定投资...

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has seized and frozen assets valued at more than RM3.17 billion connected to a large-scale Ponzi scheme associated with the defunct MBI group. This follows a series of cross-border raids conducted last month under an operation codenamed “Op Northern Star”.

（纽约11日讯）关税紧张局势加剧全球汇市动荡，美元指数今天跌破100，为2023年7月来首见，反映美元继续走贬，延续周四出现的3年来最大贬势，对美元进一步贬值的避险成本已经攀升至2020年疫情爆发大封锁以来最高。在亚洲盘，美元指数下滑逾1%，报99.70，为2023年7月来首度跌破100大关。自从特朗普重返白宫、屡屡宣布关税措施后，规模7.5兆美元的外汇市场持续受影响。美元指数自2月高点迄今跌逾6%。日圆升破143水平美元兑避险货币瑞郎与日圆在周三（9日）一度回升，不过到了周四，交易员重...

（吉隆坡11日讯）美国暂缓对等关税措施后，市场暂时松一口气，但经济分析师警告，除了税率，关税战带来的不确定性将持续打击企业与出口，而且中国为应对美方关税战可能会将产品倾销至大马市场，恐怕导致原本受影响较轻的中小企业承受更大的竞争压力。拉曼大学经济学教授黄锦荣博士指出，国内70%至80%中小企业从事服务业，多不涉及出口，涉及制造业者占出口也不多，而且也未必是出口到美国。他接受《中国报》电访时指出，对等关税看似不影响中小企业，但却不能忽略其带来的层层影响，因美国向中国征收125%关税...

（华盛顿11日讯）美国3月消费者物价指数（CPI）成长意外放缓，主要是受惠能源、二手车及机票价格下跌，以及服装价格成长缓慢，为消费者带来些许喘息空间，不过，4月5全面生效的关税可能会对价格压力带来负面影响。美国劳工统计局（BLS）公布3月消费者物价指数（CPI）年增2.4%，低于2月的2.8%；按月而言，3月CPI意外月跌0.1％，近5年來首次下滑，市场原先预期月增0.1％。扣除食品和能源后的核心通胀（Core CPI）为2.8%，是自2021年3月以来的4年最低水平；月增0.1％，增幅创去...

YNH Property Bhd (KL:YNHPROP) has begun implementing governance reforms in response to the findings of an independent review into RM1.1 billion worth of joint venture (JV) and turnkey contracts, the group said in a statement on Thursday.

（伦敦11日讯）根据国际金融协会（IIF）表示，关税担忧及全球不确定性，引发今年3月新兴市场债券和股票的投资组合资金外流，尤其是流出中国。新兴市场固定收益和股票的非居民资金净流出171亿美元（约758亿令吉），为自特朗普去年11月赢得美国总统大选以来首次资金净流出，亦是自2023年8月以来最大的月度资金流出。IIF报告显示，3月股票资金流出124亿美元，其中近四分之三是流出中国股市；债券市场的损失亦是由中国固定收益市场造成，该市场流出67亿美元，流出量远高于流入其他新兴市场债券的19亿美元。...

A senior leader of Malaysia’s Islamist party said he was under state surveillance and his phone was tapped after he was flagged for travel control in the country’s border systems, a claim which the government downplayed.

KUALA LUMPUR: AmBank Islamic has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tekun Nasional to launch AmBank Islamic Qard Microfinancing to support asnaf entrepreneurs known as Asnafpreneur.

（香港11日讯）特朗普政府实施的关税政策引发全球股市震荡，虽然近日略有反弹，但经济不确定性加剧，同时或会导致物价大幅上涨...

BEIJING: Beijing on Friday increased its tariffs on U.S. imports to 125%, hitting back against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145%, raising the stakes in a trade war that threatens to up-end global supply chains.

BEIJING: Beijing on Friday increased its tariffs on US imports to 125 per cent, hitting back against US President Donald Trump's decision to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145 per cent, raising the stakes in a trade war that threatens to up-end global supply chains.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Just as they were beginning to recover from the gas pipeline fire that occurred on the second day of Aidilfitri, residents of Kampung Tengah Puchong are now grappling with floods following heavy rain the previous night.

SINGAPORE: In just a week, the dollar has gone from a safe haven to investors' whipping boy as US President Donald Trump's chaotic tariffs on friend and foe alike undermine decades of trust in the world's reserve currency.

AREA Group, via its subsidiary AREA Real Estate Advisory Sdn Bhd, has signed a Heads of Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Shenzhen Government Procurement Association in Shenzhen, China to promote the “Two Countries, Twin Parks” initiative, a cross-border industrial project valued at US$20 billion (RM94.9 billion).

TAIPEI: Taiwan is to be included in the first batch of trading partners to hold talks with Washington, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, as his economy minister said the island could import over $200 billion worth of U.S. goods, much of it in energy.

The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has updated key documents related to the implementation of its Tax Corporate Governance (TCG) Programme on its official website for taxpayers' reference.