<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>SINGAPORE (July 14): Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) says managing director Ong Beng Seng has been asked to provide information in a corruption probe that’s involving S Iswaran, the transport minister.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>According to HPL, no charges have been filed against Ong.</div>

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SINGAPORE (July 14): Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) says managing director Ong Beng Seng has been asked to provide information in a corruption probe that’s involving S Iswaran, the transport minister.

HPL’s Ong Beng Seng is involved in same corruption probe as Iswaran

The Selangor government hopes that Budget 2025 to be tabled by the Federal Government can provide an impetus in the allocation for the empowerment of the electrical and electronics (E&E) industry, flood mitigation and logistics in the state.

Selangor hopes Budget 2025 will provide allocation to empower E&E industry, flood mitigation, logistics

Singapore’s most serious ministerial wrongdoing probe since the 1980s has led to charges levied against a billionaire best known for bringing Formula One racing to the city, and who has political ties that go back decades.

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Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue for the third quarter on strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers.

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S P Setia Bhd (KL:SPSETIA) has officially launched its latest Australian project, Atlas Melbourne, at a preview event held at the Setia International Centre in KL Eco City on Saturday.

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British finance minister Rachel Reeves said she will introduce "guardrails" to ensure that extra borrowing for investment in her first budget is not excessive as she seeks to reassure investors about an expected rise in public debt.

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The number of oncologists in Malaysia is expected to increase to 400 by 2040, up from the current 175, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

He stated that this target can be achieved with Malaysia’s participation in the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) in Clinical Oncology.

Dzulkefly: Number of oncologists in Malaysia to reach 400 by 2040

The government is working to expand the network of cancer centres in Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said.

He said two new centres will be established as part of this initiative — the Northern Region Cancer Centre in Kedah and the Sarawak Cancer Centre in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak.

Fadillah: Govt to expand cancer centre network in Malaysia

Open bidding of renewable energy certificates (RECs) generated this year through the Malaysia Green Attribute Trading System (mGATS) platform will take place from the seventh to the 11th of every month, until all the RECs offered have been fully acquired.

Energy Ministry kicks off open bidding of renewable energy certificates generated this year

Wynn Resorts Ltd said it has been awarded the first commercial gaming operator’s licence in the United Arab Emirates by the country’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority.

Wynn Resorts receives gaming operator licence from UAE

Boeing's and its largest union said on Friday that contract talks will resume on Oct 7, as both sides seek an agreement to end a strike by around 33,000 of the planemaker's US West Coast factory workers.

Boeing, striking union to return to negotiations on Monday

Open bidding of renewable energy certificates (RECs) generated this year through the Malaysia Green Attribute Trading System (mGATS) platform will take place from the seventh to the 11th of every month, until all the RECs offered have been fully acquired.

Wynn Resorts Ltd said it has been awarded the first commercial gaming operator’s licence in the United Arab Emirates by the country’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority.

The Madani government will address the issue of inflation in Budget 2025, which will be tabled on Oct 18, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

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The ringgit has yet to reach its fair value despite its recent rise against the US dollar and emerging as Southeast Asia’s best-performing currency, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Although the palm oil sector has been the backbone of the Malaysian economy for over five decades, in recent years it has been beset by a myriad of problems, from rising production costs to stagnating yields to labour shortages.

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S P Setia Bhd (KL:SPSETIA) has officially launched its latest Australian project, Atlas Melbourne, at a preview event held at the Setia International Centre in KL Eco City on Saturday.

Boustead Properties Bhd, under its Mutiara Spaces brand, has launched a new mobile app — Mutiara X Super App — on Thursday.

The app serves as a digital platform that consolidates Mutiara Spaces’ offerings into one touchpoint. It provides customers with access to exclusive rewards, extra privileges and a seamless experience across lifestyle, property and reward programmes.

Boustead Properties launches Mutiara X Super App

The Dow posted a record closing high on Friday and the Nasdaq ended with a more than 1% gain as a stronger-than-expected jobs report reassured investors who had worried the economy may be getting too weak.

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A high-stakes corporate earnings season kicks into gear next week, with bullish investors hoping results will justify increasingly rich valuations in a US stock market near record highs.

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Over at The Reserve Bank of Australia, the minutes for its September policy meeting will be released on Tuesday.

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The European Union unleashed one of its most powerful economic tools on China, imposing tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) in a move that increases the risk of retaliatory measures and backfiring on domestic consumers and companies.

EU tests mettle to take on China with new electric vehicle tariff fight

Singapore’s most serious ministerial wrongdoing probe since the 1980s has led to charges levied against a billionaire best known for bringing Formula One racing to the city, and who has political ties that go back decades.

The number of oncologists in Malaysia is expected to increase to 400 by 2040, up from the current 175, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

He stated that this target can be achieved with Malaysia’s participation in the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) in Clinical Oncology.

The government is working to expand the network of cancer centres in Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said.

He said two new centres will be established as part of this initiative — the Northern Region Cancer Centre in Kedah and the Sarawak Cancer Centre in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak.

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Boeing's and its largest union said on Friday that contract talks will resume on Oct 7, as both sides seek an agreement to end a strike by around 33,000 of the planemaker's US West Coast factory workers.

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue for the third quarter on strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers.

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said she will introduce "guardrails" to ensure that extra borrowing for investment in her first budget is not excessive as she seeks to reassure investors about an expected rise in public debt.

The Selangor government hopes that Budget 2025 to be tabled by the Federal Government can provide an impetus in the allocation for the empowerment of the electrical and electronics (E&amp;E) industry, flood mitigation and logistics in the state.