(Reuters) – Despite growing excitement that spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will soon win regulatory approval, some cryptocurrency ETF pioneers plan to sit out what is expected to be a fierce industry battle for market share. Demand for a bitcoin ETF, which would allow retail and institutional investors to easily …

KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has released some 45,000 mangrove crab seedlings (scylla tranquebarica) into the mangrove swamps in the state. “Since 2018 to 2022, the seedlings have been released in the districts of Tuaran, Kuala Penyu and Kota Marudu,” said the varsity’s Borneo Marine Research Institute (IPMB) deputy …

KUALA LUMPUR: Leong Hup International Bhd (LHI) saw its net profit nearly doubled to RM132.96 million in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2023 (3Q FY2023) from RM67.31 million previously. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, the integrated poultry, eggs and livestock feeds producer said the strong performance was …

(Reuters) – The London High Court will hear a plea on Friday to combine claims from 475 former sportspeople suffering from neurological impairments into a group action lawsuit against the governing bodies of their sports, law firm Rylands Garth said. The firm said on Tuesday that it would seek a …

BERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday sought to reassure the German people and businesses that his government would modernise the economy and support vital industries like chip factories, despite a court ruling that tore a hole in the federal budget. Speaking to parliament, Scholz went into Germany’s recent history …

KUALA: The generational end-game (GEG) has not been entirely forgotten, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She cited the Attorney-General’s Chamber’s concerns on the constitutionality of the GEG element which sought to ban those born in 2007 and onwards from smoking or purchasing smoking products as the reason for the removal of …

CARACAS/WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government may allow appeals from opposition politicians seeking to remove bans barring them from public posts to progress in court, as a way to partially comply with U.S. demands ahead of a deadline tied to loosened sanctions, sources told Reuters. The United States in October …

PETALING JAYA: IOI Corp Bhd expects its operating and financial performance for the remaining quarters of its current financial year ending June 30, 2024 (FY24) to be satisfactory. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the group said it expects crude palm oil price (CPO) to remain range-bound between RM3,750 to …

PETALING JAYA: Bersatu’s Bukit Gantang division has slammed Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal for his sudden declaration of support for the Prime Minister. In a statement on Tuesday (Nov 28), Bukit Gantang Bersatu chief Ahmad Man said the announcement was a betrayal of the people’s mandate. “Bukit …

A family in China who spent more than three decades searching for their son who was abducted by human traffickers when he was four years old has finally been reunited with him, thanks to a DNA database. Joy for the Wei family from Sichuan province in southwestern China, however, was …