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LABUAN, The Royal Malaysian Customs Department Labuan seized contraband goods and vehicles valued at RM1,122,217.33, including unpaid taxes in a large-scale operation last month (August). The five-day operation, which took place from Aug 26-30, marked the second-largest seizure of the year, following a RM3.08 million seizure in June. Labuan Customs director Aspalila Awang Tuah said the recent operation, codenamed ‘Op Radu’, focused on tracing unpaid duty vehicles that contravened conditions under Item 14 of the Customs Duties (Exemption) Order 2017. She said seven cases were recorded during the operation, leading to the confiscation of vehicles and unpaid taxes amounting to

TEMPE, Ariz. and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE), a global provider of engineering, design, and manufacturing services, today marked a significant milestone with the grand opening of its new facility in Penang, Malaysia. This expansion, Benchmark’s fourth facility in the region, underscores the company’s commitment to growth and innovation. The new facility, spanning an impressive 8,000 sq. metres with space to further expand, significantly enhances Benchmark’s capacity and capabilities in the region. With this addition, Benchmark’s total footprint in Penang now exceeds 40,000 sq. metres. To support the ramp-up of this new facility, Benchmark will be hiring

MELBOURNE, Australia, Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT), a leading global technology solutions company, has been awarded a contract to supply Huizhong’s SCL61H-100 smart ultrasonic water meters to South East Water’s Digital Meters program. South East Water is undertaking the largest rollout of smart meters in Australia. The deployment of Huizhong’s smart water meters aligns with the water utility’s aim to significantly reduce water wastage, a critical issue as non-revenue water-water lost to leaks and bursts in distribution systems-represents a substantial operational cost for water utilities as well as an environmental issue. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, An enforcement team from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) raided a business premises in Green Technology Park, Seremban 2, Negeri Sembilan, allegedly used to store and distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). KPDN Director-General(Enforcement) Datuk Azman Adam said that in the Op Tiris 3.0, conducted at about 11 am last Sept 4, the team found an amount of LPG and some equipment believed to be used for decanting purposes. The equipment is believed to be used to transfer the gas from a 14kg capacity tank to a 50kg capacity tank for industrial use at

MANILA – The operations and maintenance of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will be turned over to a private consortium on Sept. 14, but its current operator, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), advised the public to manage expectations in terms of improvements in the country’s main gateway. Speaking in Thursday’s Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, MIAA executive assistant Chris Bendijo was asked what are the changes the public could expect in the airport’s operations and facilities. “Sa mga improvements, we’d also like to manage expectations na hindi naman ito overnight mangyayari ay gaganda at mai-enhance na po ang ating paliparan