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Malaysia may permanently waive rules for foreign ships working on undersea cables
Malaysia may permanently waive rules for foreign ships working on undersea cables
March 1, 2024
MALAYSIA has decided to reverse an earlier decision and allow foreign vessels to repair undersea cables in its waters, its transport minister said on Friday (Mar 1), adding the...
Norway wealth fund sells stakes in 3 Jardine firms on environment concerns
Norway wealth fund sells stakes in 3 Jardine firms on environment concerns
March 1, 2024
NORWAY’S US$1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund has excluded three companies from its portfolio due to concerns that mining activity may destroy the natural habitat of critically endangered orangutans, the...
Local shares end week in the red as investor optimism fizzles out; STI down 0.2%
Local shares end week in the red as investor optimism fizzles out; STI down 0.2%
March 1, 2024
SINGAPORE stocks ended the week lower, as macroeconomic data from both the United States and China caused investors to tread cautiously amid risks of a delay in interest-rate cuts...
Hong Kong attracts 24 applicants for crypto exchange permits
Hong Kong attracts 24 applicants for crypto exchange permits
March 1, 2024
TWENTY-FOUR companies applied for licences to operate digital-asset exchanges in Hong Kong, including larger players like Bybit, OKX and Crypto.com, as the city tries to develop a regulated hub...
Singapore partners ExxonMobil-Shell consortium to study cross-border carbon capture and storage
Singapore partners ExxonMobil-Shell consortium to study cross-border carbon capture and storage
March 1, 2024
THE Singapore government is partnering a consortium formed by ExxonMobil and Shell to study the feasibility of a cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, with the aim of...
Facebook owner Meta angers Australia with plan to stop paying for news content
Facebook owner Meta angers Australia with plan to stop paying for news content
March 1, 2024
META Platforms said it will stop paying Australian news publishers for content that appears on Facebook, setting up a fresh battle with Canberra which had led the world with...
Indonesia expects 17.5% drop in January to April rice output
Indonesia expects 17.5% drop in January to April rice output
March 1, 2024
INDONESIA’S rice output in the harvest period from January to April is expected to drop 17.52 per cent from last year, hit by dry weather that brought a decline...
Thailand aims for 150 million passengers a year at main airport
Thailand aims for 150 million passengers a year at main airport
March 1, 2024
THAILAND plans to more than double the annual capacity at its main Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok to 150 million passengers, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday (Mar 1)....
India’s Paytm discontinues inter-company agreements with its payments bank
India’s Paytm discontinues inter-company agreements with its payments bank
March 1, 2024
INDIA’S Paytm and its payments bank unit have mutually agreed to discontinue various inter-company agreements in the process to reduce dependencies, the embattled payments firm said on Friday (Mar...
US sees China’s space threat growing at ‘breathtaking pace’
US sees China’s space threat growing at ‘breathtaking pace’
March 1, 2024
CHINA is growing its military capabilities in space at a “breathtaking pace” to counter the American satellites in orbit and improve its ability to monitor and target forces on...