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Corporate News
Monopoly game maker Hasbro sells US$500mil bond
Hasbro Inc sold a US$500mil bond on Wednesday, raising debt for the first time in nearly five years and joining a wave of blue-chip companies storming the US investment-grade market in the busiest week of the year.
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Metro News
Jalong rep: Mindset change needed on flash flood issue
FLOOD mitigation works will all be for naught if the people of Jalong in Sungai Siput, Perak, do not stop throwing waste into drains.
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Nation
M’sia warned of potential financial abuse by rogue nations
KUALA LUMPUR: The United States has alerted Malaysia about its concern over illicit ship-to-ship oil transfers in Malaysian waters and the potential abuse of its financial institutions by “rogue nations and outside actors”, says a top US Treasury official.
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Hockey
Speedy Tigers can walk tall despite missing out on final, says youngster Amirul
IPOH: The Speedy Tigers are keeping their heads high despite failing to enter the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
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Nation
Only UN sanctions recognised
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is firm in its fight against the financing of terrorist activities, but it only recognises sanctions imposed by the United Nations and not by any individual country, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution.
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Nation
RM7.3BIL IN CONTRACTS AND MOU TOWARDS OPTIMISING MILITARY ASSETS
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 40 signings worth RM7.3bil have been made by the Defence Ministry to improve and upgrade military assets.
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Badminton
Non-BAM shuttlers can fight for places in Asian junior squad at U-18 meet
PETALING JAYA: The ongoing National Under-18 Championships in Alor Setar will be an avenue for the non-Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) players to make it to the Asian Junior squad.
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Corporate News
Digital Realty’s US$1.5bil deal joins wave of US share sales
Data-centre real estate investment trust Digital Realty Trust Inc sold US$1.5bil of stock in the largest sale of new shares by a public company in the US since March, as Corporate America and many of its biggest investors resume the heady pace set in the first quarter.
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On Your Side
Never-ending battle against graft
IT is a mind-boggling number, but have we become so desensitised to corruption that even when it is revealed that Malaysia lost RM277bil to graft, barely an eyebrow is raised?
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Badminton
Our shuttlers get chance to boost rankings in absence of top pairs at Thailand Open
PETALING JAYA: The Thailand Open is a rare occasion that only four of the top 15 pairs will be competing in the men’s doubles and this bodes well for rising pairs Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri and Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King in Bangkok.
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Nation
Multi-tier levy plan for migrants
KUALA LUMPUR: The levy companies pay for foreign workers will soon depend on the number of workers they hire.
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Football
Turtles look forward to playing against big SEA boys
PETALING JAYA: Terengganu are looking forward to participating in the Asean Club Championships for the first time with the hope that their players would come out richer from the experience.
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Corporate News
Wong charged with abetting securities fraud
The Securities Commission (SC) has charged Daniel Wong Jit Kiang in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with abetting the late Toh Chun Toh Gordon in defrauding Multi-Code Electronics Industries (M) Bhd amounting to RM17.6mil in 2007.
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Nation
SPM 2023 results to be announced on May 27
PETALING JAYA: Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2023 candidates can obtain their results from their schools from 10am on May 27, says the Education Ministry.
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Nation
Ehailing driver hurt by falling tree eligible for Socso claims
PETALING JAYA: The ehailing driver who was injured when a tree fell along Jalan Sultan Ismail during a thunderstorm is eligible to claim temporary disability benefits under the Social Security Organisation (Socso).
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Nation
Atomic Energy Licensing Act to be amended to boost investments
DENGKIL: The Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 (or Act 304) will be amended to attract more high-tech investors in Malaysia that need to utilise ionising radiation (including x-rays) in their industrial processes.
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Corporate News
MFCB’s venture into agriculture not a game changer
Mega First Corp Bhd’s (MFCB) venture into fruit and vegetable farming is not expected to contribute significantly to its earnings.
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Nation
All about EPF’s Account 3
PETALING JAYA: Account Three goes live tomorrow, and EPF members under the age of 55 will have until Aug 31 to choose to opt in for an initial amount transfer to the flexible account.
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China
A ‘new era’ of China-Hungary ties
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Budapest in a bid to strengthen already flourishing ties between Beijing and its closest EU ally.
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Nation
M’sia ceased distributing AstraZeneca vaccine ‘long ago’, says doctor
GEORGE TOWN: The distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 in Malaysia ceased long ago, after the pandemic was brought under control.