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Three men detained in Tawau for smuggling gas cylinders
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:37:00 +08:00
KOTA KINABALU: Maritime officials foiled an attempt to smuggle empty liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders during a patrol operation in waters off Tawau. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/three-men-detained-in-tawau-for-smuggling-gas-cylinders">Read full story</a>
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Anwar: Malaysia's growth must be rooted in morality, compassion
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:35:00 +08:00
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reminded Malaysians that the nation's development and pursuit of economic growth must be anchored on moral values, integrity and compassion for the people. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/anwar-malaysia039s-growth-must-be-rooted-in-morality-compassion">Read full story</a>
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Husband-Wife duo in Immigration Department nabbed for accepting bribes
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:24:00 +08:00
PETALING JAYA: A husband-and-wife couple working for the Immigration Department have been arrested after allegedly accepting bribes for years and using the proceeds to open a jewellery shop. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/husband-wife-duo-in-immigration-department-nabbed-for-accepting-bribes">Read full story</a>
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Suspect in Guar Chempedak double murder remanded
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:20:00 +08:00
ALOR SETAR: A 29-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing a woman and a man in Taman Nona, Guar Chempedak, last Thursday has been remanded for six days. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/suspect-in-guar-chempedak-double-murder-remanded">Read full story</a>
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Zara Qairina's mother urges halt to #JusticeForZara gatherings
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:16:00 +08:00
KOTA KINABALU: The mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir has appealed for all solidarity gatherings under the #JusticeForZara movement to be put on hold. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/zara-qairina039s-mother-urges-halt-to-justiceforzara-gatherings">Read full story</a>
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PAS Ulama Council urges early ground deployment ahead of Sabah elections
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:13:00 +08:00
ALOR SETAR: The PAS Ulama Council delegates have been reminded that party machinery should already be actively deployed on the ground, without waiting for the dissolution of the Sabah State Assembly. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/pas-ulama-council-urges-early-ground-deployment-ahead-of-sabah-elections">Read full story</a>
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Sabah's Petronas partnership is to help, not to destroy, says Armizan
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:11:00 +08:00
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's intention to have greater participation and more revenue sharing in Petronas is to help create more valuable outcomes, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/sabah039s-petronas-partnership-is-to-help-not-to-destroy-says-armizan">Read full story</a>
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UPSI crash survivor refuses to give up, strives to become educator
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 13:21:00 +08:00
JERTIH: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) student Nor Erika Elysha Mohd Zaidi, who survived a tragic crash on June 9 that claimed the lives of 15 of her college friends, has found the strength to move forward and remain steadfast in her ambition to become an educator. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/upsi-crash-survivor-refuses-to-give-up-strives-to-become-educator">Read full story</a>
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JB account clerk loses over RM525,000 to online investment scam
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 13:16:00 +08:00
JOHOR BARU: An account clerk lost more than RM525,000 of her savings after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/jb-account-clerk-loses-over-rm525000-to-online-investment-scam">Read full story</a>
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Nancy: Reproductive health knowledge among adolescents still low
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 13:08:00 +08:00
KUCHING: The level of knowledge on reproductive health among children and adolescents in the country remains low despite easy access to information through social media. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/09/13/nancy-reproductive-health-knowledge-among-adolescents-still-low">Read full story</a>
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Ringgit expected to trade in tight range next week
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:55:00 +08:00
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is expected to trade within a tight range next week as investor focus shifts to the United States' anticipated interest rate cut. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/ringgit-expected-to-trade-in-tight-range-next-week">Read full story</a>
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Questions arise when banks end up as shareholders
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +08:00
BANKS operate on the principle of taking and managing calculated financial risks to generate profits. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/questions-arise-when-banks-end-up-as-shareholders">Read full story</a>
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Tariff shadows loom over electronics manufacturing services stocks
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +08:00
WHILE semiconductor stocks on Bursa Malaysia have remained largely unscathed by tariff concerns, the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) segment seems to be taking a hit. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/tariff-shadows-loom-over-electronics-manufacturing-services-stocks">Read full story</a>
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Axis-REIT’s growth play highlights tenant risk
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +08:00
AXIS Real Estate Investment Trust's (Axis-REIT) decision to purchase an industrial property in Port Klang without a tenant lined up does raise eyebrows. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/axis-reits-growth-play-highlights-tenant-risk">Read full story</a>
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Cultivate smart strategies for food security
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +08:00
FOOD security in Malaysia requires a paradigm shift, and the approach must be comprehensive without being one-size-fits-all, says Dr Larry Wong Chee Yoong, a senior fellow at the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER). <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/cultivate-smart-strategies-for-food-security">Read full story</a>
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Creatin’ a new reputation
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +08:00
CREATINE is shedding its gym-bro reputation, unlocking lucrative new markets as women and older Americans get wise to the benefits of the long-stigmatised supplement. Sales are booming as a result. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/creatin-a-new-reputation">Read full story</a>
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Milking the high-protein trend
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +08:00
EUROPE'S dairy and poultry producers are having a moment as the global trend towards high-protein diets intensifies, in a stark contrast with Big Food's struggle to revive volumes. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/milking-the-high-protein-trend">Read full story</a>
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Turning burnt cones into gelato gold
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +08:00
WHEN Burnt Cones opened in Sunset Way in December 2020, co-founder Miles Thng, 34, was taking a gamble during one of the most uncertain times. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/turning-burnt-cones-into-gelato-gold">Read full story</a>
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Chile gets red hot again
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +08:00
FOREIGN investors are piling into Chile's local government debt at the fastest pace since 2017, making the South American nation one of the biggest winners in emerging markets from this year's move out of the dollar. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/chile-gets-red-hot-again">Read full story</a>
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EMs dive into debt rally
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +08:00
COUNTRIES and companies in the developing world are rushing to sell bonds at the fastest clip in at least a decade, taking advantage of high appetite for emerging market (EM) assets to issue debt amid what investors say could be sharper swings ahead in global debt markets. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2025/09/13/ems-dive-into-debt-rally">Read full story</a>
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Letting the young live in luxury
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +08:00
Affordable living quarters has long been a problem in South-East Asia, particularly among young people. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2024/10/05/letting-the-young-live-in-luxury">Read full story</a>
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Making parking a cruise
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +08:00
It's an all-too familiar story in Malaysia. Urban centres that are choked with vehicles, traffic jams and lots of time spent driving in search of a parking spot, which in turn contributes to further congestion. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2024/09/28/making-parking-a-cruise">Read full story</a>
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Notti makes good with pet nutrition
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +08:00
Data from Fortune Business Insights reveals that the global pet food market was valued around US$120bil last year. The segment is projected to grow to US$193bil within the next decade, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 5%. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2024/09/21/notti-makes-good-with-pet-nutrition">Read full story</a>
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Serving up a platter of health
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +08:00
It's an alarming statistic. Over 54% of Malaysian adults are either overweight or obese, a sharp rise of nearly 10% since 2011, according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2024/09/14/serving-up-a-platter-of-health">Read full story</a>
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America’s top stock picker Benjamin sees beauty in chips
Sat, 30 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +08:00
Snce the beginning of the century, when he started following the industry that makes silicon and germanium, whose units are measured in a billionth of a meter, or a nanometer, Adam Benjamin has helped investors profit from the smartest part of the world. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2023/12/30/americas-top-stock-picker-benjamin-sees-beauty-in-chips">Read full story</a>
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A helping hand for local SMEs on their halal journey
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +08:00
Alliance Bank provides RM400mil Shariah-compliant financing to accelerate SMEs’ growth in the halal industry. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/11/08/a-helping-hand-for-local-smes-on-their-halal-journey">Read full story</a>
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Be one of Malaysia’s Growth Champions
Sat, 29 Oct 2022 08:41:00 +08:00
LOCAL companies now have the opportunity to be recognised as a leading organisation based on their revenue growth in Malaysia <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2022/10/29/be-one-of-malaysias-growth-champions">Read full story</a>
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SMEs can now seek financing from MFA
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +08:00
KUALA LUMPUR: Micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) facing cash flow problems can seek alternative financing from a RM5bil fund offered by 25 registered financiers under the Malaysian Factors Association (MFA). <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/24/smes-can-now-seek-financing-from-mfa">Read full story</a>
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Furniture sold online, with a twist
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +08:00
Cuura.space targets property owners to refurbish their units affordably and quickly for the rental market <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/business/smebiz/2022/08/27/furniture-sold-online-with-a-twist">Read full story</a>
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Small business owners receive help to thrive
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +08:00
Women entrepreneurs get assistance from US-based NGO through business coaching and networking sessions. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2022/07/19/small-business-owners-receive-help-to-thrive">Read full story</a>
