KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Bhd posted a higher net profit of RM520.52 million in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2023 (3Q FY2023) from RM128.02 million in 3Q FY2022. Revenue climbed to RM7.37 billion from RM6.12 billion contributed mainly by the leisure and hospitality division domestically and overseas, it said in …

SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean appellate court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels, overturning a lower court ruling that dismissed the case. The legacy of Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean peninsula remains politically …

SHAH ALAM: A Bersatu leader claims their MPs devoid of court cases and issues with the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) are being courted. Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said that he was also one of those who had been approached by one “Datuk Botak”, stating that he …

WARSAW (Reuters) – The procedure to appoint judges to a new chamber of Poland’s Supreme Court is defective and Warsaw has to take appropriate legislative measures to correct the process, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Thursday. Rule of law issues took centre stage in Poland after …

KUALA LUMPUR: YTL Corp Bhd reported a 16% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in revenue to RM7.52bil in the first quarter ended Sept 30, driven by improved performance across almost all business segments. The conglomerate’s profit after tax (PAT) in the first quarter jumped by more than seven-fold to RM940.2mil as compared …

KUALA LUMPUR: The government in 2019 had approved ratification of the Rome Statute, says Indera Mahkota lawmaker Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah. Saifuddin who is the former foreign minister said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had confused the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Nov 21), by claiming the then foreign minister …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is committed towards developing its border towns in anticipation of Indonesia moving its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara in East Kalimantan. On the move, Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan said this will bring benefits to economic sectors in both Malaysia and Indonesia. Nizam – the State Assistant …

KUALA LUMPUR: S P Setia Bhd secured total sales of RM3.89bil for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2023, with local projects contributing RM3.37bil or approximately 87% of total sales. In a statement, the property developer said the remaining RM523mil or approximately 13%, were generated from international sales. “The central …

PETALING JAYA: The Unity Government has fallen short of expectations in its first year as promised reforms are progressing at slowly while others have either been unfulfilled or broken, says electoral watchdog Bersih. The government scored only 11 out of a possible 51 points or 21.6% in its first year …

KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is poised to meet its 2023 market guidance based on its current performance trajectory. “Moving into the last quarter of the year, TM’s business and financial outlook for 2023 remains positive. The group will continue to pursue industry growth through digitalisation and emerging technologies …