[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The business sector should not merely depend on the value of the ringgit to boost its competitiveness, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. Although the government would always ensure that the financial market ran smoothly and in an orderly manner, “the business sector …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd has temporarily closed its Kepong branch here after an employee tested positive for Covid-19. The bank in a Tuesday statement (September 22) said that the employee, a mortgage specialist at the Kepong branch, had visited Lahad Datu and Semporna in Sabah …
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[ad_1] Najib Razak was sentenced to 12 years in jail and fined RM 210 million for corruption of RM 42 million belonging to SRC International. PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak has requested more time to present his appeal petition against his conviction on seven corruption charges in relation to RM42 million …
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[ad_1] HSBC Holdings Plc told its staff to stop posting to all of the bank’s social media accounts for fear of “negative reactions” to revelations in leaked suspicious activity reports. In a memo to employees on Sept. 21, Tricia Weener, head of marketing for HSBC’s global investment and commercial banking …
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[ad_1] Jamaludin Ibrahim served as Chairman of Celcom Axiata for 12 years. (Named image) KUALA LUMPUR: Axiata Group Bhd Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jamaludin Ibrahim will retire as Chairman of Celcom Axiata Bhd on October 15. The presidency will be assumed by Izzaddin Idris, who is currently …
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[ad_1] MOSCOW: Russia is so confident in its COVID-19 vaccine that it will take some legal responsibility if something goes wrong, rather than requiring buyers to bear all the risk, the head of the state fund financing the project told Reuters. The decision leaves the vaccine’s state-backed developers open to …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The 2020 Trucking (Amendment) Bill has passed in Dewan Negara, says Datuk Seri Dr. Wee Ka Siong. The Transport Minister said that with the passage of the bill on Tuesday (September 22), Malaysia is one step closer to being able to better address reckless driving and driving …
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[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people on Tuesday (September 22) to work from home whenever possible and ordered bars and restaurants to close early to deal with a second wave of COVID-19 from rapid spread with restrictions lasting probably six months. After government scientists warned that deaths …
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[ad_1] Malaysia is expected to go through the monsoon transition phase starting Thursday (September 24), which will bring thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in a short period of time. – Photo by Bernama KUALA LUMPUR (September 22): Malaysia is expected to go through the monsoon transition phase starting Thursday …
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[ad_1] The SIS Forum is challenging the Selangor state assembly’s competence to pass a law allowing the state’s Syariah High Court to review the fatwas. (Facebook photo) PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today granted permission to the women’s rights group Sisters in Islam (SIS) to challenge the competence of the Selangor …
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