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Affin Group debuts in US bond market with US$300mil note issue
KUALA LUMPUR: Affin Group made its debut in the US dollar bond market with the issuance of the senior unsecured notes with a nominal value of US$300 million (RM1.27 billion) […]
Bursa Malaysia rebounds to close higher on bargain hunting
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia picked up momentum in the final hour of trading to close marginally higher, driven by bargain-hunting in energy and telecommunication stocks during the late session, said […]
Oil prices steady as expected Opec+ output increase offsets Canada supply pressure
LONDON: Oil prices held steady on Wednesday as concern around the OPEC+ groups next output increase were offset by Canadian supply pressures due to wildfires there, while global trade tensions […]
Turkey to press allies for access to EU defence funds
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will press European allies which plan to sharply ramp up their defence spending to ease restrictions that now require most of that money to be spent […]
Italy cracks down on protests, squatters and cannabis
ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday gave final approval to a wide-ranging security decree that targets public protests, pickpockets and squatters, and outlaws so-called “legal” cannabis. Read […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy suggests truce until meeting with Putin can be arranged
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday proposed implementing a ceasefire until such time as a meeting can be arranged with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read full story Date: […]
Russia’s Shoigu meets Kim Jong Un in North Korea
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday in Pyongyang, the Russian embassy in North Korea said on Facebook. […]
Georgia to shutter EU and NATO information centre as ties with West fray
TBILISI (Reuters) -The Georgian government is to close its information centre on NATO and the European Union, Georgian media reported on Wednesday, citing the country’s foreign ministry, amid souring ties […]
Man crushed to death while repairing excavator in Kundasang
KOTA KINABALU: A 41-year-old man was killed after he was crushed by an excavator while carrying out repair work on the machine in Kampung Montoki, Kundasang. Read full story Date: […]
DNA test to confirm identity of body found in Bangsar construction site
KUALA LUMPUR: A DNA test will be conducted on the body of a man who was found at a construction site in Bangsar here on Wednesday (June 4). Read full […]