4 Malaysian startups on Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2024 list. 350 mil people worldwide having a dating app on their phone. Australia caps new international students it accepts from 2025 onwards
Muhyiddin meets Sedition Act today. Health Minister: No insulin shortage, stock can last until year-end. South Korean man laundered USD1.5 bil+ to buy 23,000 kg of gold bars.
The Summary - UMNO General Assembly. Taliban codifies ridiculous bans on women in Afghanistan. Chanel acquires Swiss watchmaker that made just 400+ watches last year.
Has Malaysia Airlines snapped its wings? Malaysia will send back the treated Palestinians. Israel-Hamas compromise not in sight, despite Biden's urges for peace.
Malaysia on track to achieve RM3.6 bil in revenue from data centre industry. USD1 bil K-town in Forest City. Australia approves exporting solar power to Singapore via 4,300km undersea cable.
Loke: Govt hopes to retain My50 unlimited travel pass in Budget 2025. LHDN on tax patrol, inspecting ~4,000 businesses in Klang Valley. Missing pair of scissors causes cancellations, delays at Japan's 2nd-busiest airport.
PuTERA35 - another policy to champion Bumiputera economic growth. 7-Eleven to get new owner in Japan’s biggest foreign acquisition. The church that has USD100 bil in investment assets.
Elmina flight crash full report out - human error the cause. Thailand's new PM - the youngest and 3rd Shinawatra. PropertyGuru acquired for USD1.1 bil in all-cash deal.
Brighter future for KL - 15th and first female mayor ain't a nobody. Snickers maker to acquire Pringles maker in largest FMCG deal. WSJ might have just solved the mysterious explosion of Nord Stream pipeline.
World's largest sovereign wealth fund increases investment in Malaysia to USD2.3 bil. Two biggest MY banks fined over RM5 mil by BNM over outages. Thai and Japanese to get new PMs.
Mahkota by-election polling day set, unity govt to field BN candidate. Describing a product as using AI does lower a customer’s intention to buy it. There’s H2O in the deep Martian rocks.
BananaBro - the RM70 mil a year F&B business. Once hot startup, budget hotel startup Oyo loses 75% of its valuation. Barcelona latest city to ban Airbnbs. Thai PM Srettha Thavisin at risk of being ousted this week.
