☕️ Opposition's failed coup d'état

1. MARKET SUMMARY 📈

Bursa Malaysia is off to a good, active start to the year. Trading volume hit a 13-month high on Friday, not seen since 24 Nov 2022, with 6.62 bil shares exchanging hands worth RM3.74 bil. Over the last 12 months, trading volume averaged just 3.3 bil shares and RM2.08 bil daily. Any stock tips for us?

2. NUMBERS AT A GLANCE 🔢

160,095 bank accounts and phone numbers are listed in the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department's (CCID) SemakMule System database. The system was developed to help the public check accounts and suspicious phone numbers — in other words, check for scammers. Since its development in 2018, the website has been visited 24 mil times! If you’re suspicious of someone, check the bank account or phone number here.

In November 2023, a Matsusaka wagyu beef cow was sold for over JPY30 mil (about RM965K) at the 72nd Matsusaka cattle show. The cow, weighing 676kg, was judged to have an excellently taut back as well as a fine, soft coat. That must be one heck of a cow priced at RM1,427 per kg!

A global survey by ManpowerGroup reveals that 77% of companies across 41 countries face challenges filling job vacancies, twice the number recorded in 2015. Polish industrial firms cite worker shortages as a significant obstacle to production, while Germany has seen reductions in public transport services due to a lack of bus and train drivers. In South Korea, the elderly are increasingly staying in the workforce to address shortages, with 59% of individuals aged 55 to 79 currently employed, up from 53% a decade ago.