Anita Gabriel

Anita Gabriel

DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

Anita is BT’s deputy news editor, leading South-east Asian news coverage. A seasoned business journalist with over 30 years of experience, she specializes in capital markets and sectors ranging from energy and commodities to healthcare and utilities. Known for breaking scoops and providing sharp insights on corporate developments, she also moderates panel discussions on topics such as scaling up SMEs and embracing AI. Previously, she was Senior Business Editor at The Star and held leadership roles at The Edge and The Business Times in Malaysia.

Securities Commission executive chairman Mohammad Faiz Azmi says only 200 of Malaysia’s 1,100 listed firms generated return on equity of more than 8%.
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Malaysia state funds can lift Bursa, but market discipline must rule

There is only a 28% chance that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal by end-June, based on Polymarket prediction.
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The pain started long before US$150 oil

Studies on Malaysian road conditions highlight inadequate lighting, weak visual guidance and faded markings as factors that impair drivers’ ability to see and respond, more so at night.
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If crashes are rising in Malaysia, fix the roads – not the courts

As fuel costs rise, governments move to conserve supply and tighten flows. That is when a price shock starts to become a volume problem.
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Emergency extinguisher full or empty? Crunch time for Asean’s fuel pact

View of Sunway City Kuala Lumpur. If Sunway believes scale will define the next competitive edge in construction and property, the timing of its IJM bid is defensible.
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Sunway, IJM and the politics of consolidation in Malaysia

Johor has rejected up to 30% of new data-centre applications in 2025, industry guidance published this month indicated.

Johor data centres hit ‘time to power’ bottleneck

A more disciplined way to keep the JS-SEZ grounded is to adopt a simple principle: property should follow jobs, not lead them.
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RTS boom, JS-SEZ buzz: Are homes racing ahead of jobs – again?

Jakarta is scrambling to rein in lower-grade nickel output by blocking new smelters producing nickel pig iron and ferronickel, in favour of higher-value processing.
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Could Jakarta’s moving goalposts corrode investor faith in nickel?

Jho Low (left) and Chen Zhi pulled off colossal financial crimes because the system was flawed.
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Jho Low, Chen Zhi: Two fugitives, two ecosystems

This time, Trump came and went peacefully, without awkward optics and with a bit of groove – his trademark dance was even dubbed Joget Penumbuk (Boxer’s Dance).
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Trump came, danced and left, leaving Asean (and Anwar) to carry on