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Singaporeans flock to Malaysia for bargains as dollar hits record high
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2024
» SINGAPORE - Carman Lee is back in Ipoh, her hometown in northwestern Malaysia, after a seven-and-half hour bus ride from Singapore for the upcoming Lunar New Year. The Westin Singapore employee has another reason to celebrate this festive season: an all-time high local dollar that makes everything that much cheaper against the ringgit.
Central Retail open to investing in Selfridges if conditions are right
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2024
» Central Retail Corp, one of Thailand’s biggest retailers, says it is open to investing in the iconic Selfridges department store in London if the opportunity meets the right conditions.
Why Malaysia recognises Hamas and what it means for US ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/11/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia unexpectedly jumped into the fraught politics of the Israel-Hamas war when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to maintain ties with Hamas even if his government were to come under outside pressure. Anwar has become one of the most vocal leaders in publicly criticising Israel, calling its military operations in Gaza the "height of barbarism".
What happened to all those Chinese tourists?
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/07/2023
» Before Covid-19, Malaysia’s luxury mall beneath Kuala Lumpur’s iconic Petronas Towers echoed with the sound of Chinese tourists and their dialects. But recently, during a busy dinner hour, they were missing. Din, the mall’s outlet of famous Taiwanese chain Din Tai Fung, a favourite of Chinese tourists, was half-full with local Malaysians and Middle Eastern customers. When I asked a cashier whether they had served many Chinese lately, she shook her head with a tight smile.
Central Pattana scouts for acquisitions, lines up more mega projects
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/03/2023
» Central Pattana Pcl is open to acquiring assets that fits well with its strategy of housing retail, residential and office spaces at a single location as the mall developer pushes ahead with a 135 billion baht (US$3.9 billion) expansion.
VinFast opens first EV showrooms on Tesla’s California doorstep
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/07/2022
» VinFast, an electric carmaker backed by Vietnam’s richest man, opened six showrooms in California on Thursday as the newcomer tries to muscle into a United States market dominated by Tesla Inc.
2-hour limit on shopping mall visits mulled
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/05/2020
» The prime minister has raised the prospect of a two-hour time limit on shopping centre visits to help curb the novel coronavirus.
Hong Kong police disperse demonstrators gathered in mall protest
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2020
» Hong Kong police dispersed more than 100 protesters in a city mall after they occupied a couple of floors in defiance of a government law banning gatherings of more than four people.
Pariah ship heads to Cambodia, deaths hit 1,115: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2020
» The impact of the coronavirus continues to spread, as Japan found new infections on a cruise ship while a major bank in Singapore evacuated 300 employees from an office floor after a worker tested positive.
Doctor’s death shows risk of fake news crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/02/2020
» HONG KONG: Governments across Asia are stepping up arrests over a growing scourge of misinformation related to the coronavirus outbreak, even as outrage grows in China over how early virus whistleblowers were punished for spreading falsehoods after one of the doctors passed away.