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Malaysian opposition won't cooperate with Islamic party
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/08/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia’s opposition alliance said it won’t cooperate with the country’s largest Islamic party at the next elections, raising the possibility of multiple-cornered fights that could benefit the ruling coalition.
Grab to invest $100m in Myanmar expansion
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/08/2017
» SINGAPORE - Grab, Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing app, plans to invest US$100 million in Myanmar as it extends its battle with Uber Technologies Inc to capture exploding use of smartphones.
Sierra Leone mudslide death toll tops 400
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/08/2017
» FREETOWN - Rescue workers in Sierra Leone are searching for a second day for the survivors of a mudslide that killed at least 400 people in the capital, Freetown, while 600 others are still unaccounted for.
Fifty years on, Southeast Asia leads global growth
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/08/2017
» MANILA -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has much to crow about as it marks its 50th anniversary: economic and social progress, a manufacturing powerhouse and relative political stability.
The Chipotle corporate sabotage theory returns
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 26/07/2017
» New York: Yet another outbreak of foodborne illness last week at Chipotle Mexican Grill did what it usually does to the burrito chain: The stock price plummeted. It's bad news -- particularly for the patrons who got sick -- but it's a boon for anyone that had the foresight to short the stock.
English shoppers shun plastic bags after 5p levy imposed
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/07/2017
» LONDON -- The number of plastic carrier bags handed out by large stores in England fell by 83% since they started charging a levy for their use, government data showed on Friday.
As sperm counts drop in China, fertility business booms
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/07/2017
» BEIJING -- On a recent afternoon, a visitor from northern China took a smoke break outside the Beijing Perfect Family Hospital. Cigarettes were one reason he had come to the capital: he reckons his nicotine habit played a part in damaging his fertility.
Forget cars, for one Spaniard the autonomous future is forklifts
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 11/07/2017
» Madrid: In Burgos, a province in central Spain better known for archaeological digs and blood-sausages than for innovation, engineer Veronica Pascual is building automated vehicles. Not cars though, but fork-lifts, stackers and pallet trucks.
Trading halts, confusion on manic Monday
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/07/2017
» MUMBAI - Asia's stock exchanges have had smoother starts to a week.
New KL financial district takes shape after scandal
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/06/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia’s newest financial district is taking shape and drawing investment after spending years mired in controversy for its links to an embattled state investment fund.