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Corporate News
MMAG banking on aviation arm to boost competitive edge in logistics industry
KUALA LUMPUR: MMAG Holdings Bhd (MMAG) is banking on its aviation arm, MMAG Aviation Consortium Sdn Bhd (MAC), to unlock its next growth phase and play a key role in unleashing Malaysia’s potential as a regional air cargo hub.
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Corporate News
Scientex set for better second half
Scientex Bhd’s performance for the second half of its financial year 2024 (2H24) is expected to come in better in anticipation of returning demand for consumer packaging as customers stock up on their inventory.
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Philippines
Iran releases Filipino crew from seized oil tanker
THE nation said that Iran has freed all 18 Filipino crew members of an oil tanker that was seized in the Gulf of Oman in January.
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Indonesia
Four bodies found, six missing in West Java landslide
RESCUERS in the country recovered four bodies including those of two children after a landslide and flooding hit a village on Java island, while six others remain missing, an official said.
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Indonesia
Rescued refugees relocated
DOZENS of Rohingya refugees saved after their boat capsized off Indonesia’s westernmost coast last week have been forced from their temporary shelter due to local protests, a United Nations refugee agency official said.
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Thailand
Plastic ‘interceptor’ tackles trash in river
BLACK flies exploded into the air as plastic waste fell from bamboo conveyor belts into skips on a solar-powered barge attempting to remove rubbish from the main river in Bangkok.
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Star Biz7
Winning the tech war
MALAYSIA has been getting a lot of good press of late, being touted as one of the main beneficiaries of the ongoing US-China tech war. This is not new actually as the industry has enjoyed significant new business and investments in the past few years.
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Vietnam
‘Our policies are unaffected’
The nation’s Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said the resignation of the communist-ruled country’s second president in little over a year has not affected Hanoi’s foreign and economic policies, given its collective leadership and policymaking.
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Japan
Two dead, over 100 ill in scare over dietary supplement
Two deaths and more than 100 hospitalisations have been linked to a growing health scare in Japan around dietary supplements meant to lower cholesterol, the government said.
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Myanmar
Military holds Armed Forces Day amid rebel gains
The country’s junta held its annual Armed Forces Day parade in a show of force as it struggles to contain a growing armed resistance that has captured broad swathes of territory.
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Myanmar
War puts pregnant women at risk
Ma Hla May, a farmer in northern Sagaing region, gave birth to her fourth child in January.
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Star Biz7
Make IT spending transparent
A FLURRY of IT contracts have been awarded over the last 12 months. Going by one report, the total amounts to over RM1bil. The question is whether the contracts could have been awarded at a lower cost, with civil servants playing a bigger role by dealing directly with vendors rather than using consulting third party IT firms.
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Star Biz7
The TikTok pendulum
VIDEO-SHARING platform TikTok continues to be a growing phenomenon in Malaysia, but popularity brings not just adulation but also brickbats.
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Indonesia
Ganjar and Anies seek a re-vote
The country’s losing presidential candidates laid out their court challenge to last month’s election, accusing the state of interference and urging a poll re-run and disqualification of the winner, Prabowo Subianto.
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Nation
Demand for ice heats up during fasting month
TRADERS are selling ice like hot cakes as the temperature rises during the fasting month, Kosmo! reported.Wan Ariff Rashiddin, a 60-year-old ice seller in Besut, Terengganu, said he has been selling an average of 300 packets of ice daily since the beginning of Ramadan.
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Markets
The allure of higher returns abroad
More Malaysian fund managers are investing outside of the country in search of stronger returns, to the tune of RM329bil or one-third of the total assets under management (AUM) in 2023.
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Letters
Why no news on Sabah labour law updates?
From ROBERT NICHOLAS HII Vice-president Society for Equality, Respect and Trust for All Sabah (Serata)
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Letters
On Russian-Malaysian ties
From ANDREY RUDENKO Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Russian Federation