16/08/2025

BIZ & FINANCE SATURDAY | AUG 16, 2025

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TOP SHOTS

TOPS IN RETURNS ... Bursa Malaysia Securities-listed property developer Paragon Globe Bhd has been honoured with the ‘Highest Returns to Shareholders Over Three Years Award’ at The Edge Malaysia Centurion Club Corporate Awards 2025, which celebrates Malaysia’s best-performing small and mid-cap companies. From left: Paragon Globe group executive director Datuk Seri Godwin Tan Pei Poh, executive chairman Datuk Seri Edwin Tan Pei Seng and executive director Leong Siew Foong.

TECHNOLOGY TIE-UP ... Mimos Bhd subsidiary Mimos Services Sdn Bhd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) on Tuesday to advance technology transfer, talent development and research collaboration in the semiconductor sector. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (right) and Chief Adviser of the Bangladesh Government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus (left) witnessed the signing of the MoU by BMCCI president Shabbir Khan (second left) and Mimos Services CEO Mohamad Fauzi Yahaya.

DIGITAL PUSH ... Axiata Group Bhd on Wednesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Cambodia’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications on a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing Cambodia’s cybersecurity landscape and fostering a new generation of digital talent. At the signing ceremony are (from left) ministry director-general Sam Sethserey, Cambodian Post and Telecommunications Minister Chea Vandeth, Axiata Group CEO Vivek Sood and Smart Axiata CEO Ziad Shatara.

RFID CONVENIENCE ... Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd and Proton on Wednesday announced a partnership to integrate Touch ‘n Go RFID technology into the all-new Proton X50. At the signing of a memorandum to formalise the collaboration are Proton Edar Sdn Bhd deputy CEO Zhang Qiang (left) and Touch ‘n Go CEO Prabakaran Sangarajoo.

UNDERWRITING DEAL ... Solar photovoltaic system company JS Solar Holding Bhd entered into an underwriting agreement with TA Securities Holdings Bhd on Thursday in conjunction with its upcoming initial public offering on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities. From left: TA Securities corporate finance head Ku Mun Fong and operations executive director Tah Heong Beng; JS Solar managing director Johnson Chai Jeun Sian and independent non-executive chairman Datuk Ahmad Fauzi Hasan; and Eco Asia Capital Advisory Sdn Bhd managing director Kelvin Khoo.

EMPOWERING LIVES ... AmMetLife Takaful Bhd contributed RM20,000 in wakalah zakat to Universiti Malaya (UM) via the ‘Empowering Lives Through Zakat’ initiative by the UM Giving Centre. From left: AmMetLife Takaful syariah committee chairman Ustaz Salihin Deris, UM bursar Wan Mohd Sofi Wan Mustapha, UM Giving Centre executive director Dr Azni Zarina Taha and Azizi Che Seman of the Academy of Islamic Studies, UM.