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Why shareholders change external auditors?
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (700+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Kawan Food Bhd will need to appoint a new external auditor after shareholders voted overwhelmingly against the re-appointment of Messrs RKT & Associates PLT, formerly known as RSM Malaysia PLT, at the company's recent annual general meeting. RSM Malaysia…...
South Korea's inflation rate hits more than two year high
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (16+ words) NST Online What To Read Next...
Malaysia's banking sector outlook positive on resilient growth
21+ hour, 45+ min ago (14+ words) NST Online What To Read Next...
Ten startups chosen for Malaysia's first semiconductor venture programme
21+ hour, 29+ min ago (15+ words) NST Online What To Read Next...
Australia home prices suffer steepest fall as rates burst bubble
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (567+ words) SYDNEY: Australian home prices suffered their steepest fall in three-and-a-half years in June as a record housing boom gave way under higher borrowing costs, while a tax clampdown on investment properties rattled buyers. Figures from Cotality showed national prices fell…...
Japan manufacturing extends growth, caps best quarter since Q1 2014, PMI shows
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (317+ words) TOKYO: Japan's manufacturing sector expanded in June, capping its best quarterly performance since early 2014, as new orders grew at their fastest pace in more than two years, a business survey showed on Wednesday. The S&P Global Japan Manufacturing Purchasing…...
Gold slips as fading US-Iran peace prospects reinforce Fed rate-hike bets
1+ day, 51+ min ago (109+ words) NST Online Gold slips as fading US-Iran peace prospects reinforce Fed rate-hike bets BENGALURU: Gold prices extended losses on Wednesday after falling to a seven-month low in the previous session, as fading prospects of a permanent US-Iran peace deal heightened…...
Yen sinks to four-decade low as dollar gets yields boost
1+ day, 59+ min ago (511+ words) SINGAPORE: The dollar gained support from a sharp rise in Treasury yields and pushed the yen to a 40-year trough on Wednesday, as traders braced for a crucial US jobs report and increased bets on an imminent Federal Reserve rate…...
Ringgit opens firmer against greenback as US posts weaker consumer confidence data
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (349+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was firmer against the US dollar in the early session, supported by weaker-than-expected US consumer confidence data that weighed on the greenback. Meanwhile, investors remained cautious ahead of the release of the US nonfarm payrolls report…...
Yayasan Peneraju to enhance semiconductor talent pipeline
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (268+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Talent development is the backbone of Malaysia's ambition to move up the semiconductor value chain, particularly in integrated circuit (IC) design, research and development, intellectual property creation and homegrown technology products. Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said under…...