HONG KONG/BEIJING: Hong Kong-listed skincare specialist L’Occitane International SA shares fell almost 30% on Tuesday after its chairman and controlling shareholder said he decided against a deal to take the company private, curbing speculation of a European listing. L’Occitane’s stock slid to HK$19.70 in early trading after Chairman Reinold Geiger’s …

SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old former researcher at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) took upskirt videos of women in public places, including attempting to record a woman on campus. Lin Junquan was eventually caught in the act at Pioneer MRT station by a passer-by, who hauled him to station staff. On Sept 4, …

PETALING JAYA: PPB Group Bhd is expected to witness normalisation of the crushing margins within its grains and agribusiness segment, driven by the downtrend in raw material prices. MIDF Research pointed towards the ongoing consolidation in wheat prices, noting that the commodity had declined to an average of US$363.8 per …

BLOCK A of the Sri Desa Entrepreneurs Park in Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur, that was cordoned off after a beam collapsed and crushed 10 vehicles last month, is now partially open. Owners and tenants operating at the ground floor, Level 1 and Level 2 of the block with 45 units …

Community notes is the moderation tool that Elon Musk has promoted as the way for Twitter users to police the platform now called X for misinformation, but it has disappointed experts and irritated politicians over corrections judged abusive. What are community notes? Announced early in 2021 – two years before …

(Reuters) – Griffin Colapinto finished surfing’s 10-stop pro tour last month ranked second in the world, having qualified to represent Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics and with a spot booked in this month’s Rip Curl WSL Finals to crown a world champion. “I look at that on paper …

‘Parti Pendatang’ remark gets Dr M skewered again PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is in hot water again for his latest observation on Malaysia’s multi-ethnic character. This time he has called non- Malay based parties “Parti Pendatang” and critics have pointed out that the former prime minister had ignored …

BEIJING: China’s services activity expanded at the slowest pace in eight months in August, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday, as weak demand continued to dog the world’s second-largest economy and stimulus failed to meaningfully revive consumption. The Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped to 51.8 in August …

THE Sri Dasmesh Pipe Band did the country proud at the World Pipe Band Championships 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland. The band qualified for the finals and secured ninth place in Grade 4A, after being promoted from Grade 4B in 2019. The band, led by pipe major Tirath Singh, drum sergeant …

KUALA LUMPUR: Social media influencer Dr Malar Santhi Santherasegapan, better known as Dr Malar among her followers, has never felt like a stepchild in the country where she was born and raised. The 40-year-old medical doctor – who gained fame during the Covid-19 pandemic for sharing information on vaccines and …