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Back to homepageMIFF 2020 Exhibitors Get Head Start on New Asia Season
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Next year’s Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) is already generating a lot of buzz among exhibitors as they will be the first to showcase their latest products to global buyers when the trade
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Don’t use PAC probes for by-election campaign – Noraini
KUALA LUMPUR: Stop using Public Accounts Committee (PAC) proceedings on vehicle Registration Certificates (RC) and Vehicle Entry Permits (VEP) as campaign material in the Tanjung Piai by-election. PAC chairman Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad said the action was not only irresponsible but
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In India, gods ‘flex their muscles’ over scarce land
It has unleashed deadly riots and set Hindus against Muslims – now it is for the nation’s top court to end decades of discord and decide who owns the most contested plot in India. At dispute is a scrap of
Read MoreBetter City, Better Life — Launch of the 2019 Cross City World Tour Tangshan
TANGSHAN, China, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — More than 3,000 citizens from the ages of 4 to 60 took part in Cross City World Tour Tangshan on Oct 27. Divided into 6,00 teams, the participants had to complete various tasks
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MACC: Corruption, abuse of power leading to foreign workers exploitation
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) revealed that there is abuse of power, corruption and widespread exploitation involved in the hiring of foreign workers in the country. Its chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said there were cases where certain agents
Read MoreManulife Hong Kong reports record results for the third quarter of 2019
HONG KONG, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Manulife group of companies operating in Hong Kong (“Manulife Hong Kong”) today reported strong results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019. Results overview: Core earnings– Record-high quarterly core
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Two former Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON: Two former employees of Twitter Inc and a third man from Saudi Arabia face US charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to Saudi officials in exchange for payment, according to
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Climate risks, opportunities, to be major markets factor in 2020
Climate change will impact assets stretching from US municipal bonds to renewable energy stocks in India, adding another layer of volatility to global financial markets in 2020, according to speakers at the Reuters Global Investment Outlook 2020 Summit in New
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Give cash vouchers to the poor instead of hampers, rep tells Penang assembly
GEORGE TOWN: Bagan state assemblyman M Satees called on the practice of giving ‘food hampers’ to the poor in the state to be replaced with cash vouchers. He said this while debating the Supply Bill and 2020 Development Estimates at
Read MoreTop Level PR Women to Present at the 2019 PRIA National Conference
MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Three of Australia’s leading female public relations executives will be presenting at this year’s National Conference to be held at the Crown Promenade in Melbourne on Wednesday, 13 November 2019. The theme for
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