[ad_1] Foreign workers taken to the Bukit Jalil immigration detention center. KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,355 detainees in immigration warehouses have tested positive for Covid-19 since May, Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Mohamed Said al Dewan Rakyat said. He said the highest number of infections, 650, was recorded at the …
Read More »AAX, AirAsia Shares Active in BigPay Morning Prospects Trading
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): Airsia X Bhd (AAX) and AirAsia Group Bhd jumped into active trading this morning after AirAsia announced that it will likely get final approval for its loan business, BigPay, for the ending first quarter on March 31, 2021.. At 11:42 am, AAX’s shares were up …
Read More »No approval was given for NR-REE mining in the permanent forest reserve area – KeTSA
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) has not issued any mining approvals for non-radioactive rare earth elements (NR-REE) in the Permanent Forest Reserve area, said its minister, Datuk Dr. Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. He said that approval for areas other than Permanent Forest Reserves is subject …
Read More »More than 2,700 Malaysians imprisoned abroad
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: As of today, a total of 2,742 Malaysians are incarcerated abroad for various crimes, including drugs, fraud, credit card forgery, as well as customs and immigration offenses, Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar (pix) said the number is based on the latest information …
Read More »Malaysian University of Nottingham owners weighing exit, report says
[ad_1] Boustead Holdings owns approximately 66% of the University of Nottingham offshore campus, YTL Corp owns approximately 4% and the university approximately 30%. KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian owners of the University of Nottingham are weighing a sale that could value the education provider at roughly RM500 million, according to people …
Read More »BigPay’s positive outlook raises AirAsia shares
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec. 9): AirAsia Group Bhd’s shares in Bursa Malaysia gained momentum this morning as the airline group seeks final approval for its loan business, BigPay, for the first quarter of next year (1Q21 ). Last month, AirAsia was among the eight “authorized credit community” companies that obtained …
Read More »Four accused of murder of former Mardi investigator
[ad_1] The four men were accused of murdering Wan Hassan Wan Embong in his bungalow in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, two weeks ago. KUALA LUMPUR: Four men were charged in Magistrates Court today with murdering former Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) researcher Wan Hassan Wan Embong at his home …
Read More »Serba Dinamik falls to 9.4% after private placement announcement
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (December 9): Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd fell as much as 9.42% this morning following the announcement of its private placement yesterday. The counter reaches its intra-morning low of RM1.73 around 10.30am. Since then, it has reduced some of the losses seen earlier in the morning. At 11.11 …
Read More »Warisan was ‘scared’ to demand oil and gas rights from Dr. M, claims Masing
[ad_1] Sarawak’s Chief Deputy Minister James Masing says the new Sabah government knows that Petronas is exploiting the state’s resources. (AFP photo) KUCHING: A senior deputy minister from Sarawak has claimed that the Sabah government, led by Warisan, did not demand its oil and gas rights from Putrajaya because they …
Read More »Tata to stop paying fees to AirAsia Group if the latter does not invest in the Indian joint venture by December 31: report
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): India-based conglomerate Tata Group will stop payment of fees from AirAsia (India) Ltd to AirAsia Group Bhd if AirAsia Group does not provide funds to its low-cost airline (JV) joint venture sooner from December 31, 2020, Economic times (Y) reported, citing recently added clauses in …
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