Malaysia’s official stand on Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan will be decided at Friday’s Cabinet meeting, says Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia’s official stand on Taliban fighters’ takeover of Afghanistan will be decided at the weekly Cabinet meeting this Friday, said Foreign minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. He said Malaysia for now is taking cautious approach in deciding its official stand on the Taliban takeover, adding the issue will be discussed at the Cabinet […]
Prize of digital banking licence eyed
PETALING JAYA: Paramount Corp Bhd is looking at having up to a 30% stake in a five-member consortium which has applied for a digital banking licence from Bank Negara. Paramount group CEO Jeffrey Chew said the property developer is looking at a stake of 20% to 30%, should the central bank grant the consortium a […]
Sapura, GDEX sign lease agreement
KUALA LUMPUR: Sapura Resources Bhd will lease out its land, measuring 598,570 sq ft with four warehouses and two office buildings in Petaling Jaya, to a unit of GDEX Bhd. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Sapura said it had entered into a 15-year lease agreement with GD Express Sdn Bhd from Sept 1, 2022 to Aug 31, […]
MAHB celebrates shopMYairports’ first birthday with new campaign
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has launched a new shopping campaign, “Are You The Goldenaire”, in conjunction with shopMYairports’ first birthday. MAHB senior general manager of commercial services Hani Ezra Hussin said the campaign was the perfect way to celebrate shopMYairports’ first birthday. Hani said since its launch in September 2020, shopMYairports had […]
BMW orders US$24bil worth of batteries as EV demand grows
MUNICH: BMW AG has boosted orders for batteries cells to keep pace with accelerating demand for electric cars that made up for more than 11% of deliveries during the half of the year. The German carmaker now has contracts for more than €20bil (US$23.8bil or RM98bil) worth of batteries, up from €12bil (RM59bil) previously, chief […]
NASA confirms Perseverance Mars rover got its first piece of rock
WASHINGTON: NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually brings it back to Earth. “I’ve got it!” the space agency tweeted, alongside a photograph of a rock core slightly thicker than a pencil inside a sample tube. The […]
Trial of accused 9/11 mastermind restarts, days before 20th anniversary
CUBA, Sept 7 ― The prosecution of alleged September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others restarts today, just days before the 20th anniversary of the attacks, stirring new hopes for justice and retribution. Mohammed and his co-defendants, who have been locked up at the “War on Terror” prison at the US naval base […]
Japan PM candidate Kishida calls for $270 billion-plus stimulus package -media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, a strong contender to become next prime minister, has called for a package of more than 30 trillion yen ($273 billion) to cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a magazine reported. Suga’s shock Friday announcement he was stepping down has thrown a ruling Liberal Democratic […]
Singapore’s unemployment rate rises for first time in 10 months likely due to tighter restrictions during Phase 2 (heightened alert), says Ministry of Manpower
SINGAPORE, Sept 7 — The unemployment rate among Singapore residents rose to 3.7 per cent in July, up from 3.5 per cent the month before — the first time the rate has risen in 10 months. Statistics released by the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) yesterday (September 6), showed that some 87,300 residents were unemployed in […]
