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MALAYSIA ANNOUNCES RECORD HIKE IN WAGES, AS MYR FALLS
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says pay hike of more than 13 percent will be ‘best…
ASIA’S FIRST SPOT BITCOIN/ETHER TRADING IN HK
Hong Kong on Tuesday (Apr 30) launched trading of Asia’s first spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded…
MICROSOFT TO INVEST $1.7B IN INDONESIA
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says investment will help Southeast Asia’s biggest economy thrive in ‘new era’.…
RISK OF POVERTY AS RETIREMENT LOOMS DUE TO EARLY PENSION WITHDRAWALS
Many Malaysians dipped into their pension during pandemic, but 81 percent of contributors face poverty in…
MALAYSIA CHARTING ITS WAY INTO HIGHER GROWTH
Led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since 2022, Malaysia is slowly leaving behind its troubled past,…
JPY HITS 34-YEAR LOW, AS EQUITY MARKET SOARS
The dollar climbed on Wednesday (Mar 27) in the wake of more strong US economic data,…
HSBC SETS UP US$1B GROWTH FUND
HSBC on Wednesday (Mar 27) said it is setting up a US$1 billion growth fund called…
RMB SET TO DEPRECIATE FURTHER
SINGAPORE: China’s yuan is sliding and market participants suspect authorities are deliberately but slowly engineering a…
CEO OF DBS AIMING FOR 15%-17% ROE in 3-5 YEARS
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group is confident of achieving a return on equity (ROE) of…