MANILA: A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday assured that the agency will also assist Typhoon Carina-affected families during the recovery phase. ‘From the Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA), we could determine kung ano pa yung mga maaari natin i-infuse na mga karagdagang interventions because after…
KUALA LUMPUR, Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd believes IOI Properties Group Bhd’s acquisition of the loss-making Tropicana Gardens Mall from Tropicana Indah Sdn Bhd is an opportunity for the property developer. The investment bank said IOI Properties is acquiring the mall for RM680 million, a 28 per cent discount to book value or replacement cost of…
ANKARA: The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will officially start with an exceptional opening ceremony across the River Seine on Friday evening. It will be the first time that an opening ceremony of the Olympics will not be held at a stadium. “Paris 2024 is breaking new ground by bringing sports into the city and the…
KUALA LUMPUR, A total of 3.4 million of the 13.1 million Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members under the age of 55 have made withdrawals from the Flexible Account amounting to RM8.9 billion as of July 19, 2024. Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said that for the same period, a total of 3.8…
TACLOBAN CITY: A top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) died in a clash between government forces and rebels in the upland Osmeña village in General MacArthur, Eastern Samar on Thursday. The Philippine Army’s 78th Infantry Battalion (78IB) identified the slain rebel as Joel Guarino alias Duran, the squad leader of squad 2 of…
KUALA LUMPUR, The forward-looking ASEAN Digital Economy Framework (DEFA), currently under negotiation, is likely to be completed during the ASEAN Summit next year, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. He said that intra-trade within ASEAN currently stands at 20 per cent, and DEFA is expected to boost…
