Higher net profit for Hong Leong Bank

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Bank’s net income increased 5.9% to RM728.90 thousand in its first quarter ended September 30, 2020 from RM688.57 thousand a year ago due to higher net income, prudent cost control and strong contributions from its associates. In a statement issued on Friday, the banking group …

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Pork fists and guts fly in taiwan parliament debate on American pork

[ad_1] TAIPEI (Reuters) – Lawmakers from Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), threw guts and exchanged blows with other lawmakers in parliament on Friday as they tried to prevent the prime minister from answering questions, in a bitter dispute over easing of American pork imports. President Tsai Ing-wen announced …

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Private kindergartens outside CMCO areas may reopen, MOE says

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Private kindergartens registered under the Ministry of Education have received the go-ahead to start operating immediately, but only if the location where they are located is no longer or is no longer subject to the motion control order conditional (OLS). “The ministry has decided that private kindergartens …

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‘Public officials focus more than 2,000 investigations’

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: More than 2,000 investigative documents have been opened to investigate allegations of corruption, abuse of power and misappropriation of public officials over the past five years, said Prime Minister’s Department Minister Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan (pix). He said the investigations were carried out between 2016 and September 2020. …

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Genting Malaysia falls after posting net losses in Q3

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): Genting Malaysia Bhd (GENM) share price fell more than 2% in Bursa Malaysia morning trading today after the hotel and casino operator yesterday reported a net loss in the third RM704.64 million quarter compared to a net profit of RM410.84 million a year earlier and …

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