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France charges founder of adult website linked to mass rape trial, say prosecutors

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +08:00

France on Jan 9 charged the founder of an adult website used to commit sexual offences, including by a French man who recruited dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife, prosecutors said. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/01/10/france-charges-founder-of-adult-website-linked-to-mass-rape-trial-say-prosecutors">Read full story</a>

At CES 2025, AI-powered garbage trucks reduce battery fire risk

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +08:00

From laptops to EVs, lithium-ion batteries have fuelled phenomenal growth in the 21st century, but businesses struggle with a significant downside: increased fire risk. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/01/10/at-ces-2025-ai-powered-garbage-trucks-reduce-battery-fire-risk">Read full story</a>

Greater flexibility for Simpanan Shariah holders from April 1, says EPF

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:28:00 +08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be faster access and more flexibility for the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) Simpanan Shariah account holders from April 1. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/01/10/greater-flexibility-for-simpanan-shariah-holders-from-april-1-says-epf">Read full story</a>

Raja Permaisuri Perak launches 'women in energy' book

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:26:00 +08:00

PUTRAJAYA: The Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Zara Salim today graced the launching of a book titled "Women in Energy". <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/01/10/raja-permaisuri-perak-launches-039women-in-energy039-book">Read full story</a>

2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:11:00 +08:00

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists said on Friday. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2025/01/10/2024-was-the-first-year-above-15c-of-global-warming-scientists-say">Read full story</a>

CES 2025: Introducing the first folding video projector

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +08:00

At CES 2025, Aurzen unveiled the ZIP, the world’s very first folding video projector. The ZIP stands out for its ability to fold in three, making it easy to store and transport for use anywhere, anytime. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/01/10/ces-2025-introducing-the-first-folding-video-projector">Read full story</a>

Family seeks RM1.7mil compensation for China tourists killed in Penang wall collapse

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:59:00 +08:00

GEORGE TOWN: A family from China is demanding RM1.7mil in damages for the deaths of a father and daughter after an uprooted tree and part of a wall fell on their vehicle in the Pinang Peranakan Mansion parking lot in September. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/01/10/family-seeks-rm17mil-compensation-for-china-tourists-killed-in-penang-wall-collapse">Read full story</a>

Education Ministry to distribute RM150 school aid starting Jan 13

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:54:00 +08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has announced that the early school aid of RM150 will be distributed starting Monday (Jan 13) for students from Year 1 to Form 4. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/01/10/education-ministry-to-distribute-rm150-school-aid-starting-jan-13">Read full story</a>

QuickCheck: Were hundreds of dead fish found floating in two KK rivers?

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:45:00 +08:00

SABAH social media circles have been abuzz since Thursday (Jan 9) with photos of hundreds of dead fish floating on river surfaces being shared. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/true-or-not/2025/01/10/quickcheck-were-hundreds-of-dead-fish-found-floating-in-two-kk-rivers">Read full story</a>

Increase in number of flood victims in Perak

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:20:00 +08:00

IPOH: The number of flood victims at the relief centre at Sekolah Agama Rakyat Padang Serai in Beruas in the Manjung district recorded an increase on Friday (Jan 10). <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/01/10/increase-in-number-of-flood-victims-in-perak">Read full story</a>

China's central bank halts bond buying, possibly with eye on yuan

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:50:00 +08:00

SHANGHAI: China's central bank said on Friday it has suspended treasury bond purchases, triggering a jump in yields and spurring speculation that the move was aimed at defending a falling currency. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/01/10/china039s-central-bank-halts-bond-buying-possibly-with-eye-on-yuan">Read full story</a>

PETRONAS reaches final investment decision for Indonesia's Hidayah development

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:36:00 +08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd's (Petronas) subsidiary, PC North Madura II Ltd has reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Hidayah field, Indonesia. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/01/10/petronas-reaches-final-investment-decision-for-indonesia039s-hidayah-development">Read full story</a>

Sime Darby Property acquires two modern logistics warehouses in Selangor for RM232mil

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:58:00 +08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Property Bhd has acquired two modern double-storey logistics warehouses in Bandar Bukit Raja, Selangor, for RM232mil. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/01/10/sime-darby-property-acquires-two-modern-logistics-warehouses-in-selangor-for-rm232mil">Read full story</a>

Australian dollar near 2-year trough, ANZ sees Feb rate cut

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:19:00 +08:00

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar huddled near two-year lows on Friday as a major local bank joined the chorus for a rate cut in February, while looming U.S. jobs figures have the potential to shove Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar higher. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/01/10/australian-dollar-near-2-year-trough-anz-sees-feb-rate-cut">Read full story</a>

Ringgit slightly up against US$ in early trade

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:25:00 +08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was slightly up against the US dollar in early trade in the scenario of a hawkish US Federal Reserve (Fed) tone and positive economic data, said an analyst. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/01/10/ringgit-slightly-up-against-us-in-early-trade">Read full story</a>

Bargain-hunting to lift FBM KLCI after two-day plunge

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:23:00 +08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: There was some bargain-hunting on the domestic market after the recent bleeding, which took the FBM KLCI to just above the key 1,600 psychological level. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/01/10/bargain-hunting-to-lift-fbm-klci-after-two-day-plunge">Read full story</a>

Trading ideas: Public Bank, Gamuda, Dialog, Parkson, Yinson, Green Packet, T7, MPHB, NPC, SMI

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:20:00 +08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/01/10/trading-ideas-public-bank-gamuda-dialog-parkson-yinson-green-packet-t7-mphb-npc-smi">Read full story</a>

Oil settles up as cold weather drives fuel demand

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 07:15:00 +08:00

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Thursday as cold weather gripped parts of the United States and Europe, boosting winter fuel demand. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/2025/01/10/oil-settles-up-as-cold-weather-drives-fuel-demand">Read full story</a>

PETRONAS reaches FID on Indonesia field

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +08:00

Indonesia’s upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas says that Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd or PETRONAS has reached a final investment decision or FID for its Hidayah field project in East Java province. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/01/10/petronas-reaches-fid-on-indonesia-field">Read full story</a>

Ringgit slips amid strong support for greenback

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +08:00

The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar yesterday, extending losses as a bullish global economic outlook provided support for the greenback. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/01/10/ringgit-slips-amid-strong-support-for-greenback">Read full story</a>

Letting the young live in luxury

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +08:00

Affordable living quarters has long been a problem in South-East Asia, particularly among young people. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2024/10/05/letting-the-young-live-in-luxury">Read full story</a>

Making parking a cruise

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +08:00

It's an all-too familiar story in Malaysia. Urban centres that are choked with vehicles, traffic jams and lots of time spent driving in search of a parking spot, which in turn contributes to further congestion. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2024/09/28/making-parking-a-cruise">Read full story</a>

Notti makes good with pet nutrition

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +08:00

Data from Fortune Business Insights reveals that the global pet food market was valued around US$120bil last year. The segment is projected to grow to US$193bil within the next decade, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 5%. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2024/09/21/notti-makes-good-with-pet-nutrition">Read full story</a>

Serving up a platter of health

Sat, 14 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +08:00

It's an alarming statistic. Over 54% of Malaysian adults are either overweight or obese, a sharp rise of nearly 10% since 2011, according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2024/09/14/serving-up-a-platter-of-health">Read full story</a>

America’s top stock picker Benjamin sees beauty in chips

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +08:00

Snce the beginning of the century, when he started following the industry that makes silicon and germanium, whose units are measured in a billionth of a meter, or a nanometer, Adam Benjamin has helped investors profit from the smartest part of the world. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2023/12/30/americas-top-stock-picker-benjamin-sees-beauty-in-chips">Read full story</a>

A helping hand for local SMEs on their halal journey

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +08:00

Alliance Bank provides RM400mil Shariah-compliant financing to accelerate SMEs’ growth in the halal industry. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/11/08/a-helping-hand-for-local-smes-on-their-halal-journey">Read full story</a>

Be one of Malaysia’s Growth Champions

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 08:41:00 +08:00

LOCAL companies now have the opportunity to be recognised as a leading organisation based on their revenue growth in Malaysia <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2022/10/29/be-one-of-malaysias-growth-champions">Read full story</a>

SMEs can now seek financing from MFA

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: Micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) facing cash flow problems can seek alternative financing from a RM5bil fund offered by 25 registered financiers under the Malaysian Factors Association (MFA). <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/24/smes-can-now-seek-financing-from-mfa">Read full story</a>

Furniture sold online, with a twist

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +08:00

Cuura.space targets property owners to refurbish their units affordably and quickly for the rental market <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2022/08/27/furniture-sold-online-with-a-twist">Read full story</a>

Small business owners receive help to thrive

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +08:00

Women entrepreneurs get assistance from US-based NGO through business coaching and networking sessions. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2022/07/19/small-business-owners-receive-help-to-thrive">Read full story</a>