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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p class="thumb-cap">EVENING 5: Pharmaniaga signs seven-year concession with MOH</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>
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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Here’s a quick look at some of the stories that made headlines today.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know today.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>1. Pharmaniaga Bhd's wholly-owned unit, Pharmaniaga Logistic Sdn Bhd, has entered into a concession <a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/696135" target="_blank">agreement </a>with the Ministry of Health for the medical supply logistics services.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>2. RHB Banking Group has appointed Datuk Fad'l Mohamed as its <a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/696125" target="_blank">new </a>managing director of group wholesale banking, effective from Feb 2.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>3. LBS Bina Group Bhd has <a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/696131" target="_blank">lowered </a>its sales projection for 2024 to RM1.8 billion after it missed its RM2 billion sales target last year.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>4. Ibraco Bhd has <a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/696202" target="_blank">partnered </a>with two units of China Railway Group Ltd to incorporate Ibraco CREC JV Sdn Bhd to undertake infrastructure works for the Kuching Urban Transportation System.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>5. McDonald's Malaysia aims to open 750 fast-food restaurants nationwide by 2030, <a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/696199" target="_blank">creating </a>various job opportunities for the public.<br />
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EVENING 5: Five things you need to know today

AirAsia is ramping up its flight operations to meet growing passenger demand and with its continuing fleet expansion by year-end, this will help meet demand for air connectivity.

Flight disruptions inevitable, but AirAsia striving to better meet fliers’ needs, plug route gaps — deputy CEO 

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has held talks for a share in future Tesla revenue in return for giving Musk's electric vehicle maker access to xAI's technology and resources, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Musk's xAI in talks for share in future Tesla revenue, WSJ reports

Kentucky police were searching rugged terrain near a national forest for a suspect after at least seven people were wounded by gunfire while driving down the rural stretch of an interstate highway, officials said on Saturday evening.

Kentucky shooter at large after wounding at least seven along highway

All work at the construction site for the Sungai Rasau Water Supply Scheme (Stage 1) project, located at Taman Mas, Puchong, Selangor has been halted to evaluate the situation and implement additional safety protocols.

Gamuda halts work on Rasau water treatment plant project after embankment collapses

The European Central Bank will probably cut interest rates on Thursday in a prelude to a US move the following week, as the global monetary cycle tilts toward more synchronised easing.

ECB poised to cut rates again in warm-up act for US Fed

The oil party isn’t over yet — but for top merchants and executives gathering for talks and rooftop cocktails in Singapore this week, the exuberance that came with the outsized profits of recent years is quickly fading.

Singapore’s oil party spoiled by falling prices and China gloom

SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, chief executive officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday.

Musk says SpaceX to launch first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years

Donald Trump pledged on Saturday to make it too costly for countries to shift away from using the US dollar, adding a new pillar to his tariff platform.

Trump pledges ‘100% tariff’ for countries that shun dollar

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she is "probably done" serving at the highest levels of government after President Joe Biden's term ends in January, but will likely meet again soon with her Chinese counterpart.

Yellen 'probably done' when Biden ends term, may meet Chinese counterpart soon

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called "the growing threat of expansionism" from Israel, drawing a rebuke from the Israeli foreign minister.

Türkiye's Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel

<p>All work at the construction site for the Sungai Rasau Water Supply Scheme (Stage 1) project, located at Taman Mas, Puchong, Selangor has been halted to evaluate the situation and implement additional safety protocols.</p>


<p>Donald Trump pledged on Saturday to make it too costly for countries to shift away from using the US dollar, adding a new pillar to his tariff platform.&nbsp;</p>


<p>Hong Bee Land Sdn has come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1933, when it was known as Hong Bee Textiles. Today, the once low-profile property developer has established itself as one of the leading players in Selangor and Johor.</p>


Hong Bee Land gearing up for more launches

<p>The oil party isn’t over yet — but for top merchants and executives gathering for talks and rooftop cocktails in Singapore this week, the exuberance that came with the outsized profits of recent years is quickly fading.</p>


<p>US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she is "probably done" serving at the highest levels of government after President Joe Biden's term ends in January, but will likely meet again soon with her Chinese counterpart.</p>


<p>The European Central Bank will probably cut interest rates on Thursday in a prelude to a US move the following week, as the global monetary cycle tilts toward more synchronised easing.</p>


<p>Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called "the growing threat of expansionism" from Israel, drawing a rebuke from the Israeli foreign minister.</p>


<p>AirAsia is ramping up its flight operations to meet growing passenger demand and with its continuing fleet expansion by year-end, this will help meet demand for air connectivity.</p>


<p>Kentucky police were searching rugged terrain near a national forest for a suspect after at least seven people were wounded by gunfire while driving down the rural stretch of an interstate highway, officials said on Saturday evening.</p>


<p>Those who have read <i>When Breath Becomes Air</i>, the beautiful and evocative autobiography by the late neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi that documents his battle against stage IV metastatic lung cancer, can rest assured they won’t be ugly-crying while reaching for the Kleenex in the book <i>Beyond The White Coat</i>.</p>


Of passion + compassion

<p>British tech tycoon Mike Lynch died of suffocation after running out of oxygen, an investigative source said, citing initial examinations carried out on Saturday after his body was recovered from the family yacht that sank off Sicily's coast last month.</p>


Autopsy suggests tycoon Mike Lynch likely died of suffocation in yacht — Reuters

<p>Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has held talks for a share in future Tesla revenue in return for giving Musk's electric vehicle maker access to xAI's technology and resources, the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> reported on Saturday.</p>


<p>SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, chief executive officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday.</p>
