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Plastic pollution poses growing health threat as Malaysia eyes Extended Producer Responsibility law
Malay Mail
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August 30, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — At the site of an illegal dumping site in Kapar, Selangor, which stands two storeys high and covers a space of at least five football pitches, lay scraps of conveniences that gleam weakly in the sun. Two boys in T-shirts,...
Business : Penang To Launch CM Fund-Transition Financing Scheme To Boost Sustainable Manufacturing
Bernama
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August 29, 2025
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Penang is set to take a major step towards becoming Southeast Asia’s leading green manufacturing hub with the upcoming launch of the CM Fund-Transition Financing Scheme. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state,...
Blockchain Megacity in the Making? Malaysia Tests Highlight Top Altcoins to Watch
Disrupt Africa
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August 29, 2025
An experiment is underway in Forest City, Malaysia. At the center of it all is former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan, who’s leading a project called ‘Network School.’ This once-struggling development is now a real-world lab for a new kind of...
Sudan Nashra: Cabinet convenes in Khartoum as dengue fever sweeps capital | Finance minister heads to Qatar to discuss gold refinery project post-UAE trade ban | RSF escalates attacks on Fasher, 24 civilians killed
Mada Masr
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August 29, 2025
A new health crisis has gripped the capital, Khartoum, as returning citizens and a war-ravaged healthcare system struggle to recover in the wake of an unprecedented cholera outbreak. In just one week, around 500 dengue fever cases were reported, a...
Drug Economy Network of the AA Terrorist Group and the Perils of Terrorist Attacks (Part II)
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 29, 2025
By Aung Shinn (Continued from yesterday) https://www.gnlm.com.mm/drug-economy-network-of-the-aa-terrorist-group-and-the-perils-of-terrorist-attacks-part-i/ Drug-trafficking connecting with NUG-affiliated PDFs The AA’s primary drug trafficking...
Jiangxi Airlines Launches Nanchang-Kuala Lumpur Route
Routes
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On August 25, Jiangxi Airlines officially launched its first Southeast Asian international route, the Nanchang–Kuala Lumpur service. Inaugural ceremonies were held simultaneously at Nanchang Changbei International Airport and Kuala Lumpur...
How Apps Help Businesses Stay Relevant In Any Sector
Grit Daily News
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August 29, 2025
In 2004, Blockbuster ruled entertainment with 9,000 stores and 60,000 employees. Netflix was mailing red envelopes and running a streaming site that barely worked. Reed Hastings knew DVDs were dying, but Blockbuster’s executives didn’t want to...
Snub at Trump? Biden-era pacts on minerals & Indo-Pacific trade find mention in India-Japan factsheet
The Print
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August 29, 2025
New Delhi: India and Japan have announced that their partnership in critical minerals hinged on two Biden-era agreements—the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)—in what could be perceived as a snub at...
Financial Services Under Siege: Understanding Hacktivism’s Impact
Financial IT
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Shira Sagiv, Vice President of Product Portfolio at Radware 29.08.2025 11:30 am #CyberSecurity #FinancialServices Faced with waves of alarmingly sophisticated, AI-driven cyberattacks, financial services companies are contending with an...
China's big data expo in Guizhou opens new window for global cooperation as foreign firms seek digital economy opportunities
Global Times
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The 2025 China International Big Data Industry Expo opens on August 28 in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. Photo: Organizing Committee of the Expo The 2025 China International Big Data Industry Expo, which has opened in Guiyang,...
Malaysia’s Gig Workers Bill 2025 offers new protections for one million workers
The Sun Daily
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August 29, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The Gig Workers Bill 2025 passed by the Parliament yesterday will offer over a million gig workers in the country adequate coverage they have never enjoyed previously. Malaysian Gig Economic Council (MyGiG) chairman Datuk Seri Mohd...
Malaysian economy faces fresh downside risks from US tariffs, fragile domestic sentiment: AmBank
The Sun Daily
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August 29, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economic growth outlook has tilted further to the downside as external shocks from US reciprocal tariffs and fragile domestic sentiment cloud the recovery. AmBank Group chief economist Firdaos Rosli, in presenting the...
Bank Negara: Malaysia’s official reserve assets at US$121.28 billion end of July
The Sun Daily
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August 29, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s official reserve assets amounted to US$121.28 billion (RM511.56 billion) as at end-July, while other foreign currency assets stood at US$603.7 billion, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). The central bank said that in...
Jiangxi Air successful with first direct Nanchang-Kuala Lumpur flight
Travel Daily Media
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August 29, 2025
Tourism Malaysia welcomed Xiamen Air’s low-cost carrier Jiangxi Air as it flew the inaugural flight of its direct Nanchang-Kuala Lumpur service on Monday, 25th August. Flight RY6607 touched down safely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA),...
Malaysia's Petronas records lower profit amid challenging environment
Xinhua News Agency
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) announced Friday that its profit after tax for the first half of 2025 fell 19 percent year-on-year to 26.2 billion ringgit (6.2 billion...
Malaysia lowers renewable energy grid access fees by up to 40 pct
Xinhua News Agency
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia has cut grid access charges for trading renewable energy by as much as 40 percent under two programs. The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) said in a statement on Friday that...
Business : AmBank Economist Forecasts Ringgit At 4.27 Against US Dollar By End-2025
Bernama
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August 29, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is projected to settle at 4.27 against the US dollar by the end of 2025, on a slight rebound in US dollar strength and reduced support from Malaysia’s trade account. AmBank Group chief economist...
Business : CIMB Expects BNM To Hold OPR At 2.75 Pct
Bernama
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August 29, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- CIMB Investment Bank Bhd expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75 per cent at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Sept 4, 2025. In a Treasury and...
Port of Melbourne sets record with $154 billion trade in FY25
Port Technology International
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August 29, 2025
The Port of Melbourne remains Southeast Australia’s leading trade gateway, handling a record $154 billion in trade during Financial Year 2025 (FY25). Container throughput reached a historic high of 3.39 million TEUs, averaging over 9,200 TEUs...
How Indonesia’s banks can break free from legacy constraints
The Jakarta Post
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ndonesia’s financial institutions stand at a crossroads in their technological evolution. Despite the country’s rapid digital adoption in recent years, a significant percentage of the banking system continues to operate on legacy infrastructure...