Asking the fundamental question in will, estate planning
As I was finalising my presentation for Business Network International’s Kuching Pioneer Chapter to educate fellow members on the importance…
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Sina Weibo shares jump 19 pct in US debut
NEW YORK: Sina Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, debuted on the Nasdaq exchange Thursday with a 19.1 per cent jump…
Portugal gets another IMF bailout payment
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a bailout payment of 851 million euros (US$1.18 billion) to Portugal on Thursday…
Effort to move polluting firms watched warily in nearby areas
BEIJING: China’s capital has ordered more than 50 companies to shut down this year in an effort to cut pollution…
China shoe factory strike shows welfare Achilles’ heel
DONGGUAN, China: Zhou Hujun, one of thousands of shoe factory workers on strike in southern China, drove his motorbike to…
‘No over-reliance on Petronas for contract handouts’
KUCHING: Analysts observed that there is no over-reliance by local oil and gas (O&G) firms on national O&G corp Petroliam…
WTK to benefit from diversification into oil palm plantation
KUCHING: WTK Holdings Bhd (WTK) is poised to benefit from its strategy to diversify its timber business into oil palm…
Possible hike in OPR later this year on March’s steady inflation rate
KUCHING: Malaysia’s inflation rate held steady at 3.5 per cent in March, marking the fourth consecutive month it breached the…