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Govt Gives Xmas Present Of 2 Toll Free Days
The government has confirmed that it will be giving 23 and 26 December as toll free days across major highway’s in view of the upcoming holiday week and Christmas period.
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X Up Again After Global Outage
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was restored globally early Thursday, with over 77,000 U.S. users facing issues at the peak of the outage.
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Nik Nazmi: It’s Slander! No Graft In Flood Mitigation Projects Under Ministry
Natural Resources and Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has denied slanderous allegations of corruption issued by Badrul Hisham Shaharin (Chegubard) who claimed there are elements of corruption in the Flood Mitigation Plan (RTB) managed by the Ministry.
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Blackpink’s Jennie To Join Main Cast Of New Variety Show Apartment 404
Blinks, fans of K-pop group Blackpink, who want to see Jennie back on TV screens won’t have to wait much longer.
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Malaysia Stays On 8% Crude Palm Oil Export Duty For January
Malaysia has maintained its January, 2024 export tax for crude palm oil at 8% and raised its reference price, a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board website showed on Thursday.
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Analysts Split On O&G Sector; Petronas May See Sizeable Capex 2024E
Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) maintains POSITIVE on Malaysia oil and gas (O&G sector) as its general thesis on Malaysia’s oil and gas sector as not changed much since its previous report.
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Free Prasarana-operated Public Transportation For PWDs (Updated)
Transport Minister Anthony Loke has announced that all holders of PWD (People With Disabilities) cards will have access to free public transportation services provided by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) starting from February 1 next year.
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South Korea Fines HSBC, Paribas For Naked Short Selling
South Korea’s financial watchdog has recommended imposing a fine of at least 10 billion won ($7.67 million) each on HSBC Holdings and BNP Paribas for naked short selling, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing two people familiar with the matter.
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Research Houses NEUTRAL On Automotive Sector As Subsidy Cut Looming, Dubious Outlook
Kenanga Research maintains its NEUTRAL call for Automotive sector as new vehicles sales in Malaysia, also known as total industry volume (TIV) has eased slightly albeit higher than a year ago in November 2023 with 71,908 units, down by 4% month-on-month (MoM) but up by 10% year-on-year (YoY).
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PNB Declares 5.25 sen Income Distribution For ASB, Payout Of RM9.3 Billion
Permodalan Nasional Berhad has declared 5.25 sen for ASB the total distribution consists of an income distribution of 4.25 sen a unit and a bonus of 1.00 sen a unit. The total payout amounts to RM9.3 billion and will benefit 10.8 million ASB unitholders.
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