Singapore Transport Minister S Iswaran Arrested And Released On Bail
Singapore’s Transport Minister S Iswaran was arrested on Tuesday (Jul 11) and subsequently released on bail, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said on Friday.
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Daythree Digital IPO Shares Oversubscribed By 129 Times Totaling An Investment Sum Of Close To 1 Billion
Daythree Digital Berhad’s IPO for the public portion has been oversubscribed by 129.20 times raising a total bid of close to RM1 billion.
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Malaysia 2H2023 Outlook: Lookouts Navigating Cross-Current Headwinds And Tailwinds
Malaysia’s Economic outlook for the second half of 2023 (2H2023) remains buoyant reflecting base effect factors after last year’s growth surge on full economic opening; deceleration in domestic demand growth, on the lingering and lagged effect of the high inflation and interest rates; and impact of global growth downturn (2023E: +2.7%; 2022: +3.4%) on external demand, meaning on the nation’s trade.
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Sound, Strategic Initiatives Required For Malaysian Infrastructure Spending On GDP In 2023: 27 Group
With the world still recovering from the impacts of the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine continuing to create uncertainties with regards to global food security and energy sourcing, economic growth has slowed considerably over the last five years.
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MyHSR Corp On Track To Obtain KL-SG HSR Concept Proposals From Local, International Companies
MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd (MyHSR Corp) is seeking concept proposals from local and international firms and consortiums to develop and operate the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) project via a public-private partnership model.
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Rethinking Trade Policy Matters
As the country transitions through this period of endemicity, compliance with sustainable standards along the supply chains and digitization of trade have not only become important elixirs for value-chain resilience, trade sustainability and post-pandemic (green) recovery, they provide the case for specific policy reforms. Further to that, new forms of multilateralism…
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Cabinet To Finalise Policy On Cybersecurity Ecosystem On July 19, Says Anwar
Policy decisions on the streamlining of the national cybersecurity ecosystem will be discussed and finalised in the Cabinet meeting on July 19, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Malaysia’s Employed Persons Rises Steadily While Unemployment Rate Remains At 3.5%
The number of employed persons in May 2023 increased steadily, with a rise of 0.2 per cent (+28.1 thousand persons) to record 16.28 million persons (April 2023: 16.25 million persons).
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