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Aviation
Chinese firms invest in ‘green’ jet fuel
Biofuel firms are pouring more than US$1bil into building China’s first plants to turn waste cooking oil into aviation fuel for export and meet domestic demand once Beijing mandates the fuel’s use on airplanes to cut emissions.
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Markets
SC working overtime to combat spread of scams
The Securities Commision (SC) last year put 315 entities and individuals on its Investor Alert List and blocked 146 websites and 248 social media accounts due to the rising occurrence of scams.
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Property
China pledges to buy apartments and finish stalled housing projects
China yesterday announced plans for local governments to buy “some” apartments and pledged forceful efforts to deliver unfinished homes, as part of a new round of measures to stabilise the crisis-hit property sector.
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Corporate News
Muhibbah rides on Cambodian tourism uptick
With the thirst for holidays stronger following the Covid-19 pandemic, investors have been flocking back to tourism-related stocks, especially the large-cap ones.
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Property
Positive market outlook
With the financial reporting season for the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24) already under way, the average real estate investor will be eager to analyse the performance of their favoured property stock.
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Corporate News
Ready to rise up the ranks again
The loss of talent has been a persistent challenge for Malaysia, with many skilled individuals leaving in search of better prospects and higher pay elsewhere.
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Economy
GDP up 4.2% in 1Q24
The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.2% in the first quarter (1Q) of this year, exceeding initial estimates and signalling that the economy is coping well amid a still volatile external environment.
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Insight
The Tik Tok tariff war
There is a horror movie unfolding whereby the Hollywood hero, after trying garlic and all, is now driving a stake at the heart of the Chinese Dracula.
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Sports Box
Are we hiring untested diving coaches because top ones are not coming to our shore?
ARE the Malaysia Swimming Federation (MSF) doing the right thing by going for unproven club diving coaches?
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Corporate News
Maxis gets off to a strong start to the year
Maxis Bhd will accelerate the adoption of next-generation enterprise offerings and is committed to being the preferred one-stop digitalisation partner for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in line with the nation’s aspirations to accelerate the digital transformation.
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Nation
Melaka Perhilitan: Leave crocs alone
THE Melaka Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) will carry out periodic patrols and set traps following an incident involving a goat being bitten by a crocodile in Kampung Tengah, Pulau Gadong, Klebang, last Tuesday, Sinar Harian reported.
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Nation
Dalit man bashed for not voting ruling BJP
A MAN from the Dalit community in India was allegedly beaten up for not voting for the ruling BJP, which is the party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Malaysia Nanban reported.
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Corporate News
Feytech gears up for expansion to meet growing demand
Main Market-bound Feytech Holdings Bhd is optimistic about its prospects despite the challenging macro environment.
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Taxation
Russia and Malaysia sign tax agreement
Russia and Malaysia have signed an agreement to avoid double taxation, the Russian Finance Ministry says.
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Corporate News
MFM allocates RM300mil to improve grain, poultry operations
Malayan Flour Mills Bhd (MFM) has earmarked RM300mil for capital expenditure (capex) for 2024 (FY24) to strengthen its growth.
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Corporate News
Kawan Renergy’s IPO oversubscribed by 94.99 times
Kawan Renergy Bhd’s initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed by 94.99 times.
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Letters
Curb children’s social media usage
A letter from DR NICOLE FU CHEW XIANG & DR SERENA LEOW, School of Arts Sunway University.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Woman used dead daughter’s info to get MyKad for foreigner
KOTA KINABALU: A woman has been jailed three years for using her deceased daughter’s identification information to help a foreigner get a Malaysian identity card 10 years ago.
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Golf
Swinging 16th birthday
RAWANG: Endless sessions of ball striking has paid off and having her mother in tow made the difference for amateur golfer Ng Jing Xuen as she savoured her first win of the year in the Vios Cup.