SEPANG: The Expatriate Satellite Centre (ESC) has expanded its operations to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2 to increase Malaysia's attractiveness to investors and attract highly skilled talents, following the success of the operations at Terminal 1. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the ESC at Terminal 2 has started to operate around...
KUALA LUMPUR: Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL) and AREX Airport Railroad Co. Ltd. (AREX) have signed a partnership agreement to provide seamless travel for passengers between Kuala Lumpur and Incheon, South Korea. The partnership was signed by ERL CEO Noormah Mohd Noor and AREX's CEO Kim Jongdae and witnessed by the Ambassador of South Korea...
KUANTAN: Pahang Investment, Industries, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib denied claims that he is attempting to overthrow the Pahang government through meetings with opposition leaders. The Peramu Jaya assemblyman stated he would never defect or betray the state government led by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. "He (Wan Rosdy)...
Ride-hailing and delivery provider Grab Holdings Ltd acquired Singapore restaurant reservation app Chope for an undisclosed sum, expanding its services as competition over users intensifies. The deal adds dinner bookings to Grab’s offerings as it seeks to ward off rivals like GoTo Group and Line Man Wongnai in markets including Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. Spokespersons for...
NEW YORK: Low Taek Jho, the alleged mastermind of the looting of Malaysia’s 1MDB fund, was ordered to forfeit a trio of "flawless” diamonds he bought for his mother that were from the jeweler who’s designed for celebrities like Beyonce and Adele. A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday ordered the fugitive Malaysian financier, known...
South Korean authorities have arrested Kakao Corp founder Brian Kim over allegations of market manipulation, making the Internet entrepreneur the most prominent business figure in the country in years to wind up in jail. The Seoul Southern District Court made the decision to take the 58-year-old into custody, citing “concerns of evidence destruction and flight”. The...
PETALING JAYA: Umno members should refrain from attacking each other as party unity is paramount, says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. The party’s supreme council member said criticism, if necessary should be done at the right platform and should not be destructive," said Tengku Zafrul on Instagram after opening the Lembah Pantai Wanita, Youth and...
PUTRAJAYA: Institutions under the Education Ministry must adhere to existing guidelines on the organisation of programmes and the acceptance of donations. In a statement on Monday (July 22), the ministry emphasised that these guidelines, among other things, prohibit donations derived from gambling, tobacco, drugs, alcohol, and similar activities that could negatively impact students' intellectual, spiritual, emotional,...
KOTA TINGGI: The body of 20-year-old Haqim Abdul Rahim has been found after he went missing while going for a swim near a Pantai Batu Layar chalet here. Punggai Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Mohammad Saifulizam Mohd Rofi said that his body was found at 7.45am on Monday (July 22). “His body was found about 1km...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended his condolences to the people of Vietnam on the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on Friday (July 19). Anwar, in his Facebook post, said the passing of Nguyen Phu Trong had left an unfathomable void. "His vision of...
