<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah said she had always wanted to tour the Cappadocia region in Turkey and that she wants to buy a rock-cut house there. 
 
“I always wanted to tour Cappadocia. I really would like to have had this visit happen before, but now is the time I could find an opportunity," the Queen said. 
 
Highlighting that she loved the location so much, she said: “I want to buy a rock-cut place in the region and live there”. 
 
“Here is so beautiful,” she&nbsp;was quoted by Hürriyet Daily News as telling journalists on Wednesday (Aug 17) in Cappadocia.&nbsp; 
 
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong are on a seven-day state visit to Turkey since Monday (Aug 15). 
 
Hürriyet Daily News, which published the news report on Friday (Aug 19), reported that "Malaysia’s Queen has fallen in love with the historical Cappadocia region" on her visit to the site in the Central Anatolia region, and that she said she is seeking a house to buy and live there. 
 
"Following her visit to the historical sites, she talked to Turkish journalists on Aug&nbsp;17," the news report said.</div>
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah said she had always wanted to tour the Cappadocia region in Turkey and that she wants to buy a rock-cut house there.

“I always wanted to tour Cappadocia. I really would like to have had this...

Raja Permaisuri says she wants 'to buy a rock-cut' house in Cappadocia

China will extend visa-free entry to citizens from nine additional countries, including South Korea, Norway and Finland, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

China expands visa-free policy to nine more countries including South Korea

For many Ukrainians, the outcome of the US election next week and its impact on the war with Russia feels less likely to be pivotal than it once did.

Even with the Democrats' unprecedented military and financial aid, battlefield losses have accelerated in the east and Ukraine has grown impatient with President Joe Biden's reluctance to let it unleash Western weapons on targets deep inside Russia.

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False claims about voter fraud in Pennsylvania have raised concerns that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may once again seek to overturn the vote there or in other battleground states likely to determine the winner next Tuesday.

Opinion polls, both nationally and in the seven closely divided states, show Trump locked in a tight race with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris with four days to go before Election Day.

Trump's fraud claims revive fears he may again seek to overturn election results

Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Friday, recovering some losses from the previous session, as Amazon's strong earnings countered Apple's weaker China sales and investors assessed a significant drop in US jobs growth in October.

Wall St rebounds as Amazon gains offset weak jobs growth, Apple sales

Federal Reserve policymakers look all but certain to reduce short-term borrowing costs by a modest quarter of a percentage point at their policy meeting next week, their confidence that the labour market is cooling but not crashing likely intact despite new data showing US employers added fewer workers in October than in any month since December 2020.

Fed seen on track for 25-basis-point rate cuts next week and in December

Plantation company Malpac Holdings Bhd (KL:MALPAC) has declared an interim dividend of 10 sen per share for the financial year ending June 30, 2025 (FY2025). The dividend payout will be paid on Dec 18 this year, the Main Market-listed said in a filing on Friday.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Friday:

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(Nov 1): Just days ahead of the Nov 5 presidential election in the US, investors are trying to gauge how stock markets will react as polls and betting platforms point to a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

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Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) have come out separately to defend their investments in FashionValet (FV) that resulted in losses for the two government-linked institutions.

Investment in FashionValet was to support 'high potential Bumiputera company', say PNB and Khazanah

U Mobile Sdn Bhd has been selected to implement Malaysia's second 5G network, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission announced on Friday.

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The executive chairman of Globetronics Technology Bhd (KL:GTRONIC), Kent Liaw Way Gian, has resigned from the board of APB Resources Bhd (KL:APB), whose shares tanked shortly after Globetronics experienced heavy sell-down in September following the resignation of its external auditor.

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(Nov 1):&nbsp;Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said it will be ready to smoothen any excessive volatility in the ringgit, and that markets should look beyond “short-term currency dynamics”.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Friday:

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Oil and gas services firm Bumi Armada Bhd has secured a £50 million (about RM283 million) contract to provide a flare gas recovery system in the UK’s North Sea.

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Four policemen have been detained to assist in the investigation of a case of stolen jewellery belonging to a woman who was found dead in her car in the parking lot of a condominium in Setapak on Oct 1.

Four cops remanded over theft of jewellery from dead woman

It is safe now for residents of nine houses in Taman Wawasan here, which were affected by the landslide that occurred on Dec 16 last year, to return to their homes.

The announcement came from chairman of the Petaling District Disaster Management Committee, Huzunul Khaidil Mohammed after an official visit with various related agencies was held on Oct 28.

Taman Wawasan landslide: Area declared safe to live in from Nov 1

Unique Fire Holdings Bhd (KL:UNIQUE), which was listed on the ACE Market in August 2022, on Friday proposed to transfer its listing to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, saying it has met the profit requirements for the transfer.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Johor-based construction company Kimlun Corp Bhd (KL:KIMLUN) has secured a RM128.52 million contract to upgrade a portion of the Senai-Desaru Expressway, following a tender.&nbsp;

Kimlun secures RM128.52m contract to upgrade part of Senai-Desaru Expressway

US job growth almost stalled in October as strikes in the aerospace industry depressed manufacturing employment while hurricanes impacted the response rate for the payrolls survey, making it hard to get a clear picture of the labour market ahead of next week's presidential election.

Strikes, hurricanes deal US labour market a likely temporary blow

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): State-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd has disposed of 1,332,100 shares in SATS Ltd to the open market.

Temasek sells 1.3 mil shares in SATS for S$5.32m

Growth for countries in Asean is forecast to be at a robust 4.6% this year and 4.7% in 2025, largely supported by strong domestic demand and exports, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday.

In its 'Outlook for Asia and the Pacific: Resilient Growth but Higher Risks' report, it said Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam are all projected to grow robustly (5% and above for the two years), while activity in Thailand remains more subdued (2.8% growth in 2024 and 3% growth in 2025).

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Hygiene care solutions maker RGT Bhd (KL:RGTBHD) said on Friday it is buying two leasehold industrial plots for RM16.8 million, located in Simpang Ampat, Penang, to set up dedicated assembly and production lines for new customers and to enhance its production efficiency.

RGT buys two properties for RM16.8m to expand production capacity

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed that he cannot tolerate those who sow seeds of hatred among races in the country.

Describing this as the emergence of racism in Malaysia, Anwar cited examples of individuals who tried to mock the physical features of certain races, such as refusing to cooperate with those who have slanted eyes or dark skin.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Techna-X Bhd (KL:TECHNA) now has until Nov 7 to submit its outstanding annual report for the financial period ended June 30, 2024, failing which the trading of its securities will be suspended the following day.

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Plantation company Malpac Holdings Bhd (KL:MALPAC) has declared an interim dividend of 10 sen per share for the financial year ending June 30, 2025 (FY2025). The dividend payout will be paid on Dec 18 this year, the Main Market-listed said in a filing on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): ACE Market-listed DS Sigma Holdings Bhd (KL:DSS) announced on Friday that the company will be transferring to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, effective next Wednesday (Nov 6).

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(Nov 1): Just days ahead of the Nov 5 presidential election in the US, investors are trying to gauge how stock markets will react as polls and betting platforms point to a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Harris' lead over the Republican...