BANGKOK: The signing of the world’s largest trade pact will likely be kicked back to 2020, according to a draft statement by Southeast Asian leaders, delaying a deal craved by China to offset a painful tariff war with the US.
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today criticised an unnamed country for unilaterally imposing sanctions on another nation he did not name, saying that the move is against the law.
BANGKOK: For Asean to emerge as a more prominent organisation and assert its position as an economic power, it must stand together and speak with one voice, especially when dealing with other big economies on the global stage, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.
Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) signs a wide-ranging commercial agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) to share revenue on flights between Singapore and Malaysia, expand codeshare routes, and participate in joint marketing activities to develop tourism. Pix by Bloomberg
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Bhd’s 40 per cent owned subsidiary, Lotte Chemical USA Corp (LC USA) has entered into a securities purchase agreement with Eagle US 2 LLC (Eagle US) for US$816.47 million (RM3.41 billion) to transfer about 34.79 per cent of the latter stake in LACC LLC (LACC).
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not want a second valuation be done on the assets of 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) joint venture partner, PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI), the High Courtm heard today.
KUALA LUMPUR: Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) hopes government, through Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), will have more comprehensive road map on the implementation of digitisation for construction industry.