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Chin Well buys three parcels of land in Penang for RM48.4mil
PETALING JAYA: Chin Well Holdings Bhd is acquiring three parcels of freehold land totalling 128,509 sq metres in Seberang Prai, Penang, from High Rich Realty Sdn Bhd for RM48.4mil. Read […]
Sales tax rate revision, service tax scope expansion to be effective July 1, 2025
PUTRAJAYA: The government will implement a revision of the Sales Tax rates and an expansion of the Service Tax’s scope effective from July 1, 2025, in order to strengthen the country’s […]
Bursa Malaysia ends higher amid regional gains
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended higher on Monday, supported by gains in blue chips and positive regional market sentiment. Read full story Date: 9 June, 2025 6:04 pm Source: thestar.com.my
Hong Leong Bank wins best SME bank award for sixth year
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Bank (HLB) has been named the Best SME Bank in Malaysia for the sixth time at The Asian Banker Global Excellence in Retail Finance Awards 2025. […]
DBS tops US$100bil market value in first for Singapore banks
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. became the first bank in Singapore to top US$100 billion in market value, helped by a softer US currency that amplified gains on the local stock […]
Explosions, fires on cargo ship off India’s Kerala coast
KOCHI, India (Reuters) -Multiple explosions and fires erupted on a cargo ship bound for India’s financial capital Mumbai on Monday, causing 40 containers to fall into the Arabian Sea and […]
Low turnout set to thwart moves to ease Italian citizenship rules
ROME (Reuters) -Voting resumed on Monday for Italy’s two-day referendum on proposals to make it easier to obtain Italian citizenship and strengthen labour rights, but low turnout looked set to […]
Argentina’s Milei insults Spanish PM Sanchez again
MADRID (Reuters) -Argentina’s President Javier Milei insulted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at an event in Madrid, a year after a similar attack escalated into a diplomatic spat. Read full […]
Iran to present counter-proposal to U.S. in nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran will soon hand a counter-proposal for a nuclear deal to the United States via Oman, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, in response to […]
NATO needs 400% increase in air and missile defence, Rutte will say in London
LONDON (Reuters) -NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will use a speech in London on Monday to say the military alliance needs a 400% increase in air and missile defence, one […]