CLUB MEMBERS VOTED TO SELL LAND At the first special general meeting last year, club members had voted to sell its land in Batu Gantung in a motion that was supported by 146 members, with only three members opposing. The club then launched an open tender to sell the primeContinue Reading
But in every crisis, there will be opportunities, he said. “As businesses seek to reconfigure their production and supply chain arrangements, there will be new opportunities for those who are nimble and fast to adapt to the new landscape,” Mr Gan added. For example, Archisen, a Singapore-based agritech company, andContinue Reading
China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping arrived in Malaysia on April 15 for talks with key leaders, once again attempting to capitalize on the negative regional reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s punitive tariff regime. Xi arrived in Malaysia yesterday evening from Vietnam, and was officially welcomed at the Istana NegaraContinue Reading
“IMPLICIT WARNING” ASEAN member Vietnam, a manufacturing powerhouse, was slapped with 46 per cent tariffs and Cambodia — a major producer of low-cost clothing for big Western brands — was hit with a 49 per cent duty. Malaysia, Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy, was hit with a 24 per cent tariff.Continue Reading
The story of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 is a tale almost inconceivable were it not one of fact. The Boeing 777 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing vanished without explanation in 2014 with 239 passengers and crew aboard. The final communication from the plane came just two hours afterContinue Reading
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will meet with the head of Myanmar’s military junta in Bangkok this week, to push for the extension of a ceasefire and discuss earthquake relief efforts. During a monthly meeting of the Finance Ministry yesterday, Anwar announced that he would meet Senior Gen. Min AungContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the state funeral of former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (Apr 15). Mr Lee will be accompanied by his wife Mdm Ho Ching and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).Continue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to deepen his country’s strategic partnership with Indonesia, ahead of a regional tour that will take him to three Southeast Asian nations this week. According to a report by China’s state news agency Xinhua, Xi spoke with President Prabowo Subianto yesterday by phone toContinue Reading
Chief financial officer Peihing Tsai said the company exports 100 per cent of its products to the US. “We are working overtime now and trying our best to motivate our workers, because these 3 months will be very busy,” Tsai said. The company has managed to push out more thenContinue Reading
The Sarawak state government’s announcement in February that it will no longer grant provisional leases to palm oil companies is hugely significant for Indigenous peoples and their forests. Previously, the state government granted “provisional” leases to palm oil and timber companies to develop plantations before the state had surveyed theContinue Reading
