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Chinese President Xi Jinping decided to stop Ant’s IPO: WSJ

[ad_1] President Xi ordered Chinese regulators to investigate and effectively close Ant’s IPO, according to the report. –A +A (Nov 13): Chinese President Xi Jinping has personally decided to cancel Ant Group’s $ 37 billion initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing Chinese officials with knowledge of …

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AirAsia unit among 8 firms approved as online money lenders

[ad_1] Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin at the launch of the Community Credit Guidelines today. (Facebook photo) KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Bhd’s digital wallet provider BigPay Later Sdn Bhd and seven other companies received approval to operate online money loan businesses and provide online loans, the Housing Ministry and local government …

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Why there is a strong debate in the Malaysian parliament on a measure to reactivate the government’s ‘propaganda unit’

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Among the hotly debated issues in Malaysia’s proposed 2021 budget is an allocation of 85.5 million ringgit ($ 20.7 million) to reactivate the government’s public relations arm, the Department of Foreign Affairs. Specials (JASA). The department, under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, handles government communications and disseminates …

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‘Recently rented premises’ | The star

[ad_1] GOMBAK: While four suspects were detained for contamination that caused the widespread shutdown of the water supply in the Klang Valley, the police revealed that the facilities involved were rented out as a shop two weeks ago. Police and other enforcement agencies inspected the rented parcel at Jalan Velox …

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