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WHERE SANCTUARY MEETS SUSTAINABILITY
More than just a place to stay, Eden Taman Duta is envisioned as a paradise to call home and a legacy to be cherished for generations to come.
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Star Biz7
A banker fuelling fintech’s rise
Jackie Reses, after decades of financial-services experience at the likes of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Yahoo Inc and Jack Dorsey's Block Inc, became one of a handful of billionaires to buy a bank – and one that's growing exponentially.
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Bangladesh
Protests continue despite wage board move
Garment workers staged fresh protests in Bangladesh, forcing factories to suspend operations despite a wage board move to introduce a revised pay structure from December.
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Star Biz7
Fund managers bullish on China
China's innovation-led industries are expected to offer global investors a wider range of opportunities as advances in artificial intelligence (AI), advanced manufacturing and healthcare reshape the country's growth landscape.
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Insight
ECRL – hardly a gravy train
The game changer for Malaysia was the construction of the North-South Expressway (NSE).
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Nation
Keeping Malayalee traditions alive in multicultural Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN: The Malayalee community in Malaysia has its own story to tell when it comes to Deepavali – one that is shaped by its rich Kerala heritage, family traditions and a strong sense of cultural identity.
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Star Biz7
India’s overseas investment rush
Indian investors are expected to look increasingly beyond their home market as disappointing domestic equity returns, a weakening rupee and growing appetite for artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks drive more household savings overseas.
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Star Biz7
Luxury is back in fashion
Luxury brands are heading towards a stronger growth phase as improving consumer appetite, fresh creative leadership and renewed demand in key markets begin to support sales.
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Star Biz7
Battle for UK deposits
As lenders face mounting pressure in retaining savings and attracting customers, the competition for deposits is becoming a growing challenge for Britain's banks.
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Insight
Keeping the rupiah stable in growth
At its Board of Governors meeting last month, Bank Indonesia (BI) announced a combination of monetary policies aimed both at supporting economic growth and maintaining rupiah stability amid persistent global uncertainty.
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Insight
When the AI bubble bursts
The global artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom has created enormous opportunities for Malaysia, particularly in data centres (DCs), generating substantial business for local construction companies, banks, utilities and technology suppliers.
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Insight
Minding the minority shareholders
There is something fundamentally uncomfortable about the way some privatisation exercises are presented to minority shareholders in Malaysia.
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Rugby
Rugby-Keenan hat-trick powers improved Ireland in thrashing of Argentina
DUBLIN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A Hugo Keenan hat-trick helped Ireland find some of the form that has evaded them of late in a 42-12 thrashing of Argentina at the Aviva Stadium as the Nations Championship between the best of the northern and southern hemispheres resumed on Friday.
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World
World Insights: Belgian PM stays on after resignation rejected, budget deadlock persists
BRUSSELS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Belgium is set to resume budget negotiations after King Philippe rejected Prime Minister Bart De Wever's resignation on Friday, but divisions within the five-party coalition over how to reduce the country's budget deficit remain unresolved.
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World
US approves potential $1.08 billion Black Hawk helicopter sale to Mexico
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The US State Department said on Friday it had approved a potential sale of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Mexico for an estimated $1.08 billion.
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Tennis
Tennis-Audio recording disabled on practice courts at WTA Finals after Pegula comments livestreamed
Nov 6 (Reuters) - Audio recording has been disabled on practice courts at the WTA Finals, the governing body's chair said on Friday, after private comments by Jessica Pegula about Mirra Andreeva were broadcast during a livestream this week.
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World
Cornell faculty senate declares no confidence in university leadership
NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Cornell University's faculty senate approved a resolution of no confidence on Friday in the administration's ability to handle what it has called a sexual assault crisis, after a former student sued the university for not protecting her from an alleged 2024 gang rape.
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World
Ecuador allocates over 200 million USD to tackle El Nino-related rains
QUITO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador has allocated more than 200 million U.S. dollars to address the effects of the El Nino climate phenomenon, as record rainfall is already affecting the country, President Daniel Noboa said Friday.
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World
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russian forces plan new strikes on energy targets, bridges, infrastructure
Nov 6 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that intelligence showed that Russian forces were planning new strikes against key targets and the Ukrainian military was braced for a tough mission.
