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Arts

Works from the National Collection not for sale, National Art Gallery says

An alleged painting being sold overseas was not from their collection, the National Art Gallery said.

Internet

ChickTok: Indonesian kids given pets to wean them off smartphones

Officials in one Indonesian city have hatched a plan to wean children off smartphones -- by giving them their own fluffy chicks to raise.

Uber

Uber accused of cheating the public in driver suit over pay

Uber Technologies Inc faces a new legal attack on its refusal to treat drivers as employees that depicts the company as mistreating not just them but the public at large.

Business

Malaysia palm growers seek freeze on export duty, windfall tax

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Palm Oil Association calls on government to indefinitely suspend the windfall tax imposed on palm growers even when prices surpass 2,500 ringgit/ton, while crude palm oil export duty exemption should continue into next year, the group says.

Corporate News

As Malaysia braces for power reforms, Tenaga mulls bond programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd is considering setting up a RM10bil (US$2.4bil) Islamic bond programme as it braces for electricity sector reforms.

Maxis

Maxis plans to terminate Ookyo, transfer users to Hotlink Red

Maxis' digital Internet plan Ookyo is ending next January, with existing customers to be transferred to prepaid service Hotlink.

Cricket

India exploit Bangladesh's pink chink to lord in Kolkata

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Ishant Sharma and his pace colleagues wreaked havoc with the pink ball to put India in charge of their maiden day-night test against Bangladesh at a heaving Eden Gardens on Friday.

Technology

Google allowed its location data to be used by US police to nab suspected robber

Police in the United States have arrested a 24-year-old man accused of bank robbery by using Google location data, according to an NBC News report.

Banking

IWH inks RM371m financing deal with CIMB Bank for Bandar Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH) has signed a RM371mil facility agreement with CIMB Bank Bhd for its participation in the Bandar Malaysia project

Apple

Inside Apple’s iPhone software shakeup after buggy iOS 13 debut

Apple Inc is overhauling how it tests software after a swarm of bugs marred the latest iPhone and iPad operating systems, according to people familiar with the shift.

Nation

Perak MB: Duty-free zone only in Pangkor, Manjung not included

IPOH: The duty-free zone in Pangkor Island does not include the mainland in Manjung, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu.

Athletics

Former New Zealand Olympic champ Snell survives heart scare while driving

(Reuters) - New Zealand's former three-times Olympic champion Peter Snell has said he passed out while driving earlier this week due to a heart issue and was unable to travel to Monte Carlo to be honoured at a World Athletics event.

Nation

Bulk carrier seized off Johor by MMEA, 23 Russian and Ukrainian crew detained

JOHOR BARU: A bulk carrier was seized and its 23 Russian and Ukrainian crew were detained off Johor's east coast by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

Disney+

Opinion: Is Disney a streaming hero or supervillain?

The content uniformity aside – four of the top seven movies descended from comic books, and the other three from cartoon franchises – most of the year’s leading films are Walt Disney Co productions.

Nation

Like a waterfall: Thousands evacuate Komtar after water leakage

GEORGE TOWN: Thousands of state civil servants were forced to evacuate Komtar when the 61st floor of the building became "flooded" due to a water leakage on Friday (Nov 22).

Markets

Nomura JV in China gets securities business licence

KUALA LUMPUR: Nomura Holdings, Inc's 51% owned joint venture in China, Nomura Orient International Securities, has received a securities business licence from the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Technology

Vestager gears up for tech czar role with warning over data

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s new tech czar, warned that privacy watchdogs must have resources to match their beefed-up powers and issued a fresh antitrust threat to companies abusing their control of data to crush competition.

Corporate News

Higher sales, improved margins power CSC Steel 3Q earnings

KUALA LUMPUR: CSC Steel Holdings Bhd's net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30,2019 surged by 253% to RM10.53mil from RM2.98mil a year ago, underpinned by improved margins, higher sales and lower production costs.

Nation

Negri MB announces one month-salary bonus or minimum RM2,000 for state civil servants

SEREMBAN (Bernama): The Negri Sembilan government announced a special financial assistance of a month's salary or minimum RM2,000 for the 3,600 state civil servants to be paid in one lump sum next month.

Internet

Chinese Internet users hail ‘Comrade Donald Trump’ for driving reforms

Academics say US president’s policies have been a catalyst for innovation. But Communist Party official says Trump’s role not significant enough to merit mention in official documents.