UALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The US customs agency has banned imports from Malaysian disposable glove maker YTY Industry Holdings Sdn Bhd (YTY Group) over suspected forced labour practices, the seventh such ban on a
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Genting’s Lim crosses swords with German authorities
“Accordingly, and without any likely prospects of additional funding being available to MVWH, the directors of MVWH are mandatorily required under German law to file for insolvency,” Genting HK told the investing public in its
Read moreMalaysia records 14 more deaths from Covid-19, total now 31,882
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Another 14 people have died from Covid-19 in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of deaths from the deadly disease to 31,882. There were no
Read moreFBM KLCI closes a fraction lower
Petronas Chemicals led the blue chips lower with a six sen decline to RM8.89. Petronas Gas however rose 12 sen to RM16.94 on the back of the elevated crude oil prices. Bank stocks were mostly
Read moreBitcoin’s phenomenal rise in 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 26): Bitcoin has gone from US$734 during Christmas in 2013 to an eye-watering US$50,970 in 2021. During 2021, bitcoin did scale to its all-time high of US$69,000 before shedding its value, in
Read moreBanks offers flood relief assistance to affected customers nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is offering flood relief assistance to individuals, small and medium enterprises (SME) and other non-retail customers affected by devastating floods arising from heavy rainfall over the past few days.The
Read morePenang’s top cop told to respond to claims he roughed up subordinate
PETALING JAYA: Two civic groups have urged Penang police chief Shuhaily Mohd Zain to respond to a claim that he roughed up a policeman more than six years ago. Spokesmen for Eliminating Deaths and Abuse
Read moreSuperstition or mumbo jumbo, Raja Bomoh should be freed
My sympathy goes to Ibrahim Mat Zin (also known as Raja Bomoh) and his cousin, Suliaha Abdul Hamid, who were charged recently in the lower shariah court in Ipoh, Perak, with performing the ritual of
Read moreSPH Media, Adwork partner to offer Malaysian businesses advertising space in Singapore
SINGAPORE – SPH Media and Adwork on Tuesday (Jan 4) formed a partnership to enable the advertising firm’s clients in Malaysia to advertise their businesses in Singapore. Under the partnership, Adwork’s Malaysian clients, which consist
Read moreDownward trend in Covid-19 cases over past five weeks
KUALA LUMPUR: The country is showing a downward trend in several areas related to the Covid-19 cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham said. This includes the number of new cases, deaths, bed usage
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