Urban-rural divide in cashless adoption, 2/3 non-urbanites prefer cash
800 businesses to get a HLB DuitNow starter kit which includes DuitNow QR As part of ongoing efforts to provide access to financial services in non-urban areas, Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLB) has formed a partnership with Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet)…Continue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea hopes a high-level visit to Tokyo next week will kickstart talks aimed at a breakthrough in historical disputes despite concerns the death of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe could change Japan’s policy priorities, Seoul officials said. Relations between the two North Asian US allies have been strainedContinue Reading
The strong performance was due to “robust demand” for air travel during the mid-year holidays, said SIA Group.Continue Reading
Health facilities in Malaysia are facing a shortage of medicine for children as well as for illnesses such as cough, flu and temperature, says Health Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Khairy Jamaluddin.Continue Reading
SEOUL: Southern Korea has repatriated nearly 200 North Koreans who reached the South via the sea border considering that 2010 but two fishermen sent back in 2019 were deported against their can, data from Seoul’s Unification Ministry showed on Friday (Jul 15). The rare data from the ministry in chargeContinue Reading
MUMBAI: India reported the first confirmed situation of monkeypox upon Thursday (Jul 14), a 35-year-old man with a history of travel to the Middle East, federal government officials said. The man, who travelled from the United Arab Emirates towards the southern Indian state of Kerala on Jul 12, is atContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: New private home sales in Singapore fell 64 per cent in June from a month earlier, mostly due to the lack of commences. Excluding executive condominiums (ECs), developers sold 488 units final month, down from 1, 355 units in-may , according to the statistics released on Fri (JulContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Best Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe was sworn in on Friday (Jul 15) as performing president, his workplace said, replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled in order to Singapore following months of protests against your pet. Wickremesinghe, 73, had taken his oath of office before key justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Wickremesinghe’sContinue Reading
Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Friday sworn in as acting president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa.Continue Reading
A substantial milestone in expanding high-speed broadband insuranceComplement the Measat 3a and 3b satellites for primary communications The recent successful launch of Measat Global Bhdâs Measat-3d satellite will play an important role with regard to telecommunications sector to leverage mobile, dietary fibre and satellite communication capabilities to bring a much better…Continue Reading