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Panasonic buys UK startup to revitalize flagging projector business

Govt invites expressions of interest for sale of three major Discos

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission on Tuesday invited expressions of interest (EOIs) from local and international investors for the much-delayed sale of three of the country’s most viable electricity distribution…

Samsung, union wage talks to resume at 10 a.m. Wednesday as strike threat looms

Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union will resume government-led wage negotiations at 10 a.m. Wednesday after marathon talks failed to narrow differences over performance-based bonuses tied to the company’s…

What are Samsung union workers demanding and how might a strike play out?

SEOUL — South Korean memory chip maker Samsung Electronics is facing its worst-ever strike, with nearly 48,000 workers threatening to walk off production lines on Thursday for 18 days over a dispute about bonus payouts.…

TTAP, PTI announces countrywide protests on Friday against Imran's imprisonment, rising inflation

ISLAMABAD: Opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) and PTI on Tuesday announced countrywide protests on Friday against Imran Khan’s imprisonment, rising inflation and other issues. The announcement…

Sindh IG vows transparency in cases against Anmol alias Pinky stretching across 'multiple domains'

Sindh Inspector General Javed Alam Odho on Tuesday vowed transparency in investigations into drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky, noting that the probes stretched across multiple “domains”. Anmol was arrested last week from…

Thailand cuts visa-free stays, citing crime by foreigners

Thailand is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals, officials said on Tuesday. Tourism is vital to the Southeast…

Malaysia’s food and goods prices remain stable despite global supply chain pressures, says Akmal Nasrullah

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Malaysia’s overall price trend for goods and food items remains stable despite mounting global supply chain disruptions and rising energy prices, Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said…

Economy minister: Govt maintains RM300 diesel aid, adds RM100 interim assistance as global fuel prices rise

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The government will maintain the RM300 monthly BUDI MADANI Diesel cash assistance while introducing an additional interim RM100 aid payment for eligible recipients amid rising global fuel prices…

MBI Selangor denies involvement in Bernam Maritime Industrial Park launch, says use of its name and logo unauthorised

SHAH ALAM, May 19 — Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) (MBI Selangor) has denied any involvement in the organisation, management, ownership, promotion or operation of the Bernam Maritime Industrial Park project and…

Cantonese restaurant Wing Seong Fatty’s to end 100-year run

The restaurant found itself without a successor to continue the business.

John Lee to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, taking largest-ever delegation overseas

Hong Kong’s leader will travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan next month to explore and seize new business opportunities, making Central Asia his latest area of focus and with the largest delegation accompanying him.…

Women make up just 2.7% of CEOs at top Korean firms

Women held just 2.7 percent of chief executive posts at South Korea’s leading companies this year, showing that women remain rare in top corporate leadership despite a slight increase, according to local corporate…

Elon Musk loses case against Sam Altman over OpenAI’s overhaul

The Tesla CEO had claimed that Altman's leadership betrayed OpenAI's mission to benefit the public by morphing into a for-profit business.

Diesel misappropriation syndicate crippled in Penang raid, 13 fleet cards seized

NIBONG TEBAL, May 19 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) successfully crippled a subsidised controlled goods misappropriation syndicate using fleet cards during a raid on a licensed wholesaler’s…

How Trump’s crypto venture and Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks

Sharing crypto networks with an Iranian company performing sanctioned transactions highlights the potentially conflicted position in which the Trumps' sprawling business interests have placed the U.S. presidency.

As Shah Alam grows busier, Seksyen 6 remains a slower corner of the city

SHAH ALAM, May 19 — With a packet of ice melting in his hand outside the iconic neighbourhood 7-Eleven, Shukri Azman pointed across Seksyen 6 and smiled. The same trees still shaded the ageing shoplots and district…

Jury rules against Musk in blockbuster OpenAI trial

A US jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the artificial intelligence company not liable to the world’s richest person for having allegedly strayed from its original mission to…

UAE standardises deadline for payments of private-sector salaries

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is standardising the deadline for paying private-sector salaries to regulate wage payments across the country, Khaleej Times reported on Monday. According to a new rule introduced under…

Hong Kong police officer guilty of taking bribes worth HK$1.1m to drop case

A Hong Kong police chief inspector has admitted accepting more than HK$1.1 million (US$140,463) in cash and gifts from a businessman in exchange for terminating a criminal investigation against him and divulging…