31/01/2026

BIZ & FINANCE SATURDAY | JAN 31, 2026

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TOP SHOTS OF THE WEEK

AIRLINES PARTNER UP ... Malaysia Airlines Bhd and Singapore Airlines on Thursday confirmed the formalisation of their joint business partnership, following the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia’s approval in January 2026, and the approval by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore in July 2025. The approvals enable the two airlines to begin work progressively on deepening their commercial partnership, enhancing connectivity and offering greater flexibility for customers travelling between Malaysia and Singapore. From left: Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) president and CEO designate Captain Nasaruddin A. Bakar, MAG managing director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail and Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong at the signing of the joint business partnership agreement in Kuala Lumpur.

INVESTMENT MADE EASY ... ShopeePay has launched Money+, an investment feature starting from only RM10. Accessible via the ShopeePay app or Shopee app, Money+ was developed in partnership with iFAST Capital Sdn Bhd and is backed by Eastspring Investments Bhd’s syariah-compliant money market fund. At the launch on Tuesday are (from left) ShopeePay CEO Alain Yee, Eastspring Investments CEO Yap Siok Hoon and iFAST Malaysia CEO Dennis Tan.

SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP AWARD ... Wasco Bhd has been recognised under the Sustainable Finance and Investment Category at the Forward Faster Sustainability Awards 2026 by the United Nations Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei, highlighting the group’s leadership in embedding sustainability into its financial strategy. The recognition was awarded for Wasco’s Sustainable Transition Finance Framework, which is among the first in Asean to operationalise the Asean Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance within a corporate financing structure. Wasco head of sustainability Chuen Seng Teoh (centre) and members of Wasco’s Group Strategy team at the awards ceremony.

SOUTH REGION HUB ... DHL Supply Chain Malaysia has officially commenced operations at its new Malaysia South Region Hub 2 in the Senai Airport City Free Zone, marking the company’s second major logistics investment in Johor. The 18,660 square metre facility Is fully occupied by key investors operating within Senai Airport City. At the launch of DHL South Region Hub 2 recently are DHL Supply Chain CEO for Southeast Asia Edwin Wong (second, left) and DHL Supply Chain Malaysia managing director Mario Lorenz (second, right).

SELF-SERVICE CONVENIENCE ... OpenSys (M) Bhd on Monday announced the launch of the Horizon Series, a next-generation self-service banking platform developed through a strategic collaboration between its subsidiary, OpenSys Technologies Sdn Bhd, and OKI Electric Industry Co Ltd. The launch coincided with a partnership signing ceremony between OpenSys Technologies and OKI held in Kuala Lumpur. Horizon Series is the first cash recycling self-service banking platform designed and manufactured in Malaysia by OpenSys Technologies. At the Horizon Series launch are, from left, OKI Apac market manager Nancy Chou, OKI vice-president global marketing Katsuaki Sasaki, OpenSys CEO Luke Sebastian, OKI executive officer and Enterprise Solutions Division head Shotaro Nakatsu, OpenSys chief commercial officer and OpenSys Technologies co-CEO Denis Koay and OpenSys Technologies co-CEO Wong Siew Pooi.

WIDER RETAIL FOOTPRINT ... Tiles, stone surfaces, bathware and kitchenware retailer and distributor BMS Holdings Bhd has opened a retail showroom in Puchong, Selangor, marking another milestone in the group’s nationwide expansion strategy following its recent listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities. The newly opened showroom located in Kinrara will serve a high-density residential and commercial catchment encompassing Puchong, Sunway and Bukit Jalil. At the opening on Tuesday are (from left) BMS Holdings national retail manager Ang Kwee Luan, chief marketing officer Ang Wei Liang, independent non-executive director Khoo Wah Sun, managing director Ang Kwee Peng, executive director Lee Kok Chuan, chief operating officer Lee Kong Siong, chief financial officer Queck Kwang Tak and senior wholesales marketing manager Yow Peng.