<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (Apr 15): Rail operator SMRT Corporation says the company has entered into an agreement with OMGTEL to bid for the fourth wireless telecommunications carrier licence in Singapore.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>OMG is a company incorporated in Singapore by Consistel on 20 October 2014 for the purpose of bidding for the telco licence.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>"<span style="font-family:arial; font-size:10.000000pt">The collaboration agreement will be for the provision of such services and/or goods as may be agreed between the parties and will seek to leverage on synergies that can be derived from </span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:10.000000pt">the company’s </span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:10.000000pt">extensive media presence and commuter reach," says SMRT in a filing.</span></p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SMRT says the company has also offered an option to invest up to $34.5 million via an option to subscribe for shares in OMG.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SMRT closed flat at $1.63 today.</p></div>


SINGAPORE (Apr 15): Rail operator SMRT Corporation says the company has entered into an agreement with OMGTEL to bid for the fourth wireless telecommunications carrier licence in Singapore.

OMG is a company incorporated in Singapore by Consistel on 20 October 2014 for the purpose of bid...

SMRT partners Consistel's OMGTEL to bid for 4th telco licence

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(Sept 29): Malaysia’s ruling coalition scored a landslide victory in a by-election on Saturday (Sept 28), with party leaders hailing it as a sign of long-term political stability and public acceptance of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government.

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(Sept 28): Crop trader Olam Group Ltd will pay a US$3.3 million (RM13.61 million) fine for delayed reporting of cotton sales to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a move that could have impacted cotton prices.

Crop trader Olam to pay US$3.3m fine for delayed cotton sales reports

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): The Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) hopes that the government will increase tax relief for life, education and medical insurance premiums in Budget 2025.

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BEIJING (Sept 29): The Barisan Nasional (BN) victory with a large majority in the Mahkota state by-election on Saturday (Sept 28) is a clear signal to the opposition that their rhetoric and polemics are no longer effective in influencing voters, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

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TOKYO (Sept 29): Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday that the country's monetary policy must remain accommodative as a trend, signalling the need to keep borrowing costs low to underpin a fragile economic recovery.

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NEW YORK (Sept 29): Malaysia has put forward a strong case for the Global South’s greater inclusion in global governance, development financing and climate action, stressing that the voices of developing nations must no longer be sidelined.

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NEW YORK (Sept 29): Malaysia has expressed deep regret over Israel's barbaric actions following the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, describing the Jewish state as arrogant and disrespectful of the decisions made by the United Nations (UN).

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ZURICH (Sept 29): UBS chair Colm Kelleher warned on Sunday that the Swiss government's plans to strengthen capital requirements for big banks could damage the country's position as a financial centre.

UBS chair warns against big increase in capital requirements, newspaper reports

FRANKFURT (Sept 29): Thyssenkrupp's 27,000 steel workers must brace for deep cuts, the new head of the conglomerate's steel division told a German newspaper, setting the stage for significant layoffs.

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<p>TA Global Bhd is launching CloutHaus Residences — its latest mixed-use development — in the fourth quarter of this year (4Q2024). The project, located in Jalan P Ramlee in the Kuala Lumpur city centre (KLCC), has been open for registration since end-September.&nbsp;</p>


New landmark in the heart of the capital

<p>NEW YORK (Sept 27):&nbsp;The first interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve signals a US recession is imminent and a dramatic drop in financial markets could once again force the US central bank to come to the rescue by buying bonds, said tail-risk hedge fund Universa.</p>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): The Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) hopes that the government will increase tax relief for life, education and medical insurance premiums in Budget 2025.</p>


<p>MIRI (Sept 28): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has agreed for the Miri Airport to be further expanded, following the increased number of passengers using it.</p>


Anwar agrees to Miri Airport expansion

<p>Art collecting is a profoundly personal, often lifelong, pursuit. For Ng Seksan, the adroit landscape architect who has dedicated his career to attenuating the urban sprawl’s ecological imbalance, the bug bit hard in 1994, the same year his firm Seksan Design was established.</p>


Life imitates art

<p>TOKYO (Sept 29): Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday that the country's monetary policy must remain accommodative as a trend, signalling the need to keep borrowing costs low to underpin a fragile economic recovery.</p>


<p>ZURICH (Sept 29):&nbsp;UBS chair Colm Kelleher warned on Sunday that the Swiss government's plans to strengthen capital requirements for big banks could damage the country's position as a financial centre.</p>


<p>(Sept 29):&nbsp;Malaysia’s ruling coalition scored a landslide victory in a by-election on Saturday (Sept 28), with party leaders hailing it as a sign of long-term political stability and public acceptance of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government.</p>


<p>FRANKFURT (Sept 29):&nbsp;Thyssenkrupp's 27,000 steel workers must brace for deep cuts, the new head of the conglomerate's steel division told a German newspaper, setting the stage for significant layoffs.</p>


<p>NEW YORK (Sept 29): Malaysia has expressed deep regret over Israel's barbaric actions following the assassination of Hezbollah leader&nbsp;Hassan Nasrallah, describing the Jewish state as arrogant and disrespectful of the decisions made by the United Nations (UN).</p>


<p>BEIJING (Sept 29): The Barisan Nasional (BN) victory with a large majority in the Mahkota state by-election on Saturday (Sept 28) is a clear signal to the opposition that their rhetoric and polemics are no longer effective in influencing voters, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.</p>


<p>NEW YORK (Sept 29): Malaysia has put forward a strong case for the Global South’s greater inclusion in global governance, development financing and climate action, stressing that the voices of developing nations must no longer be sidelined.&nbsp;</p>


<p>(Sept 28):&nbsp;Crop trader Olam Group Ltd&nbsp;will pay a US$3.3 million (RM13.61 million) fine for delayed reporting of cotton sales to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a move that could have impacted cotton prices.</p>


<p>(Sept 29):&nbsp;The appetite of US Federal Reserve policymakers for another large interest-rate cut in November may come into better focus in the coming week, as Jerome Powell addresses economists and the government issues new employment numbers.</p>
