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Corporate News
Aussie high for Gamuda
Gamuda Bhd capped the year with a significant expansion of its Australian footprint after securing three major infrastructure and energy-related contracts worth a combined RM10.7bil, pushing the group's outstanding order book to a record high of RM46bil.
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Commodities
Record high for gold on the cards
Gold is closing in on another record after a historic run that has reshaped how investors think about the metal.
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Corporate News
Cahya Mata to double clinker production
Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd, via its wholly owned subsidiary, Cahya Mata Cement Sdn Bhd, has broken ground for the new RM673mil Mambong Clinker Line 2 in Sarawak.
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Corporate News
Muhibbah wins new contract from PETRONAS
Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd has accepted an award from PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd for the provision of minor engineering, procurement and construction of wellhead platforms for the Sepat Integrated Redevelopment Project, off Kuala Terengganu.
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Corporate News
Aneka Jaringan wins RM31mil substructure job
Aneka Jaringan Holdings Bhd has secured a RM31.16mil contract to undertake the substructure works including temporary works, piling and pile caps construction for a 57-storey serviced apartment.
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Corporate News
AEON Credit to stay cautious, focus on asset quality
AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd says it will maintain a cautious stance due to uncertain global trade and tariff policies, prevailing geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures and volatility in global financial markets.
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Other Sports
Young fencer plays big role to help team win silver
BANGKOK: Saif Nordin is only 15 and the youngest in the team, but you can never tell by looking at him. He towers over many of his older teammates and competes like a veteran.
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Banking
CIMB seeks to advance tokenised financial services
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (CIMB) says it is committed to developing tokenised financial services, encompassing tokenised assets, tokenised settlement and next-generation payment rails, in support of Malaysia's national agenda to broaden adoption of tokenisation across the financial ecosystem.
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Corporate News
OCK’s Selangor deal to lock in recurring income
OCK Group Bhd's recent strategic collaboration with the Selangor state government-owned digital infrastructure company, Smartsel Sdn Bhd, is set to ensure recurring income for the group.
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Nation
‘FT Malay agenda will not be affected’
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the appointment of Hannah Yeoh as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories), along with Datuk Lo Su Fui as her deputy, will not undermine the Malay agenda in the Federal Territories.
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Banking
Fed terminates Citi notices that demand bank improve risk controls
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has told Citigroup it has closed formal notices requiring the bank to fix trading risk management weaknesses, according to sources, a significant step in improving oversight and control deficiencies that have bogged down the third-largest US bank.
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Economy
Prabowo introduces 2026 minimum wage rule
President Prabowo Subianto has signed a new government regulation on wages that will serve as the basis for setting minimum wage increases in 2026, the Manpower Ministry reveals, just before the turn of the year.
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Economy
Govt wants Bantargebang landfill cleared in two years
The government has set a two-year deadline to clear the massive Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, leveraging the accelerated waste-to-energy programme.
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World
Delayed manual vote count to finalize Honduras electoral results begins
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 18 - The Honduran electoral council on Thursday started a delayed, manual count of tally sheets containing hundreds of thousands of votes of the Central American nation's November 30 presidential election.
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Golf
Golf-McIlroy crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year after Masters victory
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Thursday after completing the career Grand Slam with a long-awaited Masters triumph.
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Football
Soccer-Norwegian coach Hareide dies at 72
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Former Norwegian coach and defender Age Hareide has died at the age of 72, his family told Norwegian media on Thursday.
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Football
Soccer-Hojlund helps Napoli sink Milan to reach Italian Super Cup final in Riyadh
RIYADH, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Napoli's Rasmus Hojlund proved decisive as the Dane helped his side beat Italian Super Cup holders AC Milan 2-0 in the semi-finals on Thursday, helping to set up a goal in the first half and scoring after the break to send their opponents home.
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World
Caribbean nations fear outsize impact of Trump travel restrictions
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Washington's move expanding travel restrictions to include two small Caribbean nations is raising fears of economic disruption in a region where mobility to the United States underpins tourism, education, healthcare and family life.
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World
Thousands rally in Bulgaria against corruption, call for judicial reform
SOFIA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Thousands of Bulgarians protested on Thursday evening against the outgoing government, calling for fair elections and judicial reform to tackle what they describe as endemic corruption in the European Union's poorest member state.
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