[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (September 11): Never waste a crisis. This is the constant reminder from AirAsia Group Bhd founder, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, to the staff of the low-cost airline, as the Covid-19 pandemic forced the group to harness the power of its media ecosystem as the industry of the …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: The unexpected decision to put the Indonesian capital back into a tougher lockdown has surprised analysts and investors and threatens to prolong the recovery of Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Given that Jakarta accounts for around 20% of the country’s GDP, the decision could cause the Indonesian economy to …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia came off on a weak note on Friday, as investor sentiment was hit by the overnight slide on Wall Street again, with Tenaga Nasional weighing on the FBM KLCI. At 9.25 a.m. M., The KLCI fell 4.45 points or 0.3% to 1,485.67. The turnover was …
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[ad_1] Former Prime Minister Musa Aman was left off Umno’s list of candidates for the Sabah elections. (Photo by Bernama) KOTA KINABALU: Analysts expect Barisan Nasional (BN) to get into trouble in the Sabah state elections on September 26 for excluding former Chief Minister Musa Aman from its list of …
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[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: Sabah PKR had full autonomy to negotiate with the Warisan Plus coalition on the allocation of seats, says Datuk Christina Liew (Photo). The Sabah PKR president was responding to criticism that they were under the control of the national party leaders. “At every step we take, we …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK (Reuters) – It was with a kiss that student activist Tattep Ruangprapaikitseree took center stage in Thai politics. Her hug with her boyfriend in parliament while campaigning for gay marriage rights last December stunned conservatives and sparked a social media storm. Nine months later, the changes it now …
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[ad_1] BUTTERWORTH: Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has pleaded not guilty to two counts of dishonest misappropriation of property amounting to more than RM200 thousand under Section 403 of the Penal Code in Butterworth Sessions Court here. Lim was charged on Friday (September 11) with disposing of two properties …
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[ad_1] Bangi Ong MP Kian Ming says he believes the matter is in the public interest. PETALING JAYA: Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming received a lawsuit notice from a senior executive at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology regarding an alleged defamatory post on Twitter on the university’s campus in Freetown, …
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[ad_1] CITY OF GEORGE: Former Penang Prime Minister Lim Guan Eng told the High Court here yesterday that a post uploaded and shared by Perak PAS Commissioner Razman Zakaria on his Facebook account showed that Lim did not respect Islam. Lim, who was testifying in his legal suit against Razman …
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[ad_1] An intercontinental ballistic missile takes off from a silo in Russia. Some believe that the President of the United States was talking about a hypersonic weapon system. (AP Image) WASHINGTON: Bob Woodward’s explosive new book on President Donald Trump has made military analysts around the world squabble over a …
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