BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (May 1): Brunei is building a supportive investment environment to provide opportunities for regional investors to explore partnerships and investments with local companies, a senior official has said. According to Xinhua, Daniel Leong, acting CEO of Brunei Economic Developmen
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MIRI (May 1): The proposed establishment of a commercial bank for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will strategically complement the Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS) in bringing Sarawak to the next level of economic development, said Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. The Deputy Premier said
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KUALA LUMPUR (May 1): The Federal Territories Pardons Board has yet to discuss imprisoned former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application for a royal pardon over his conviction and 12-year jail sentence involving SRC International Sdn Bhd’s RM42 million. The board's secretary Datuk Ser
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BINTULU (May 1): The unity government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has allowed many departments and agencies in the past few months to gradually get back on track, said Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said a stable political situation is the ke
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KUALA LUMPUR (May 1): The World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed that almost a quarter of jobs, or 23 per cent, are expected to change in the next five years via a 10.2 per cent growth in some jobs, and a 12.3 per cent decline in others as a result of technology and digitalisation, according to a p
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KUCHING (May 1): The Sarawak government will look into connecting the Bung Bratak Heritage Centre to the electrical grid, said Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said he was disappointment the heritage centre is still sourcing its electr
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KUCHING (May 1): Demak Laut constituents are encouraged to actively take part in association-based activities to equip themselves with various skills. In making this call, Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni, who is also Energy and Environmental Sustainability Deputy Minister, said they
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KUALA LUMPUR (May 1): In conjunction with Labour Day today, several Cabinet ministers expressed their appreciation and gratitude for the contribution made by workers in all sectors in developing the country. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in a Facebook post, said that the
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PUTRAJAYA (May 1): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that the Cabinet will discuss a proposal to increase employers’ contribution to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). Anwar said this while commenting on the demands from various unions for such an increase to boost employees’ re
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KOTA KINABALU (April 30): One hundred and ninety-four passengers from Guangzhou arrived at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) on Saturday, marking the resumption of China Southern Airlines' direct flights between Guangzhou and Kota Kinabalu post pandemic. They took off from the Baiyun
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