The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today’s business headlines:

In a bid to grow its Malay-language audience, Astro is investing RM100 million in a joint venture with Malaysia’s largest Malay language media company, Grup Majalah Karangkraf Sdn Bhd.

Karangkraf brings with it 10 million monthly unique visitors and will transfer its 38 properties to the joint venture, including Pesona Pengantin, Mingguan Wanita, Nona and Mingguan Kanak-Kanak.

6:04 – My EG diversifies into money lending. The urban wellbeing, housing and local government ministry granted My EG’s subsidiary a moneylender’s licence for two years.

 

Presented by: Joyce Goh, Sharaad Kuttan, Tan Chung Han