There's no place like home for Awe Wong, who grew up in the state with the market playing a central role in his life.

John Soh's co-conspirator Quah Su-Ling meanwhile has been sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Thousands of tonnes of vegetables are unsold in central Henan province, while farmers in northern Shandong province are also unable to reach markets.

Three key buildings of the sprawling area, comprised of thousands of stalls selling microchips, telephone parts, and other components to manufacturers, will stay closed until Sept 2.

Apple's slightly higher expectations for the forthcoming iPhone 14 underscore a growing belief among Wall Street analysts that the Cupertino, California company's sales are likely to hold up better than the broader smartphone industry if major economies enter a recession.

MyCC is currently investigating reports on the cartel's involvement in controlling chicken prices.

Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling were convicted of a total of 180 and 169 charges respectively.

The price per barrel of Brent oil has increased US$33 since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24.

Malaysia is facing a perfect storm of production headwinds that will likely drag global stocks to their lowest level in five years.

Samsung holds its top position with Apple in third place and Oppo and Vivo in fourth and fifth.

The company's shares soared after a judge threw out accusations of it having a monopoly because it owns WhatsApp and Instagram.

This is attributed to strong sentiment in the crude oil market coupled with the surge in the Chicago soybean oil market.