Samling scaling down natural forest logging to focus on plantation
[BorneoPost] - 02/21/2025
MIRI (Feb 21): The Samling Group said it has been scaling down logging activities in natural forests with focus on forest plantations even before the Covid-19 pandemic period. The timber company said this was in line with the Sarawak government’s policy of reducing the demand for timber from (…)
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Two men injured in motorcycle-lorry collision on Jln Serian-Mongkos
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[BorneoPost] - 20/02/2025
TikTok cuts trust and safety jobs in Singapore amid global layoffs
SINGAPORE, Feb 21 — TikTok has laid off at least a dozen employees in Singapore as part of a global restructuring of (…)
[Malay Mail] - 21/02/2025
Bursa Malaysia rebounds as bargain hunters step in after two-day decline
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[Malay Mail] - 21/02/2025
Kuantan food trader's murder: Pawnshop worker released on police bail
KUANTAN: The 42-year-old pawnshop worker, who was detained to assist police investigations into the murder of a (…)
[New Straits Times] - 21/02/2025
Government projects moderate inflation increase of 2.0-3.5 pct in 2025
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): The government projected the inflation rate in 2025 to increase moderately between two per (…)
[BorneoPost] - 20/02/2025
Starbucks’ Malaysian franchise holder Berjaya Foods sees revenue slashed by almost half last year amid pro-Palestine boycott
Berjaya Food Bhd reported its fifth consecutive quarterly loss, with a 46 per cent drop in revenue to RM247.3 million...
[Malay Mail] - 21/02/2025
NST Leader: Traffic hell
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[New Straits Times] - 20/02/2025
Palm oil set for fifth weekly gain on output concerns
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday and were on track for a fifth consecutive weekly gain, in (…)
[New Straits Times] - 21/02/2025
NewJeans members accuse Hybe of blocking NJZ ‘debut’; K-pop industry groups warn of ‘tampering’ crisis
SEOUL, Feb 21 — Members of girl group NewJeans have accused Hybe of attempting to block their rebranding as NJZ, (…)
[Malay Mail] - 21/02/2025
European stocks slip as earnings, Fed minutes keep investors cautious
BRUSSELS, Feb 21 — European stocks closed weak on Thursday with quarterly earnings updates influencing investors’ (…)
[Malay Mail] - 21/02/2025
