Author: Mastini Perwira

Though Paetongtarn Shinawatra is new in politics, she is fast becoming an idol for young Thai women, especially when it comes to appearances. The one question on most young women’s minds was what she did to continue looking pretty in the Bangkok heat, even after delivering her baby. Paetongtarn finally shared her secret during a Facebook Live session with her fans on May 17. At the session, Paetongtarn said she wanted to talk about everything except politics, so the women among her viewers immediately wanted to know what her secret to always looking pretty was. Paetongtarn, also known as Ung…

The Pheu Thai Party Headquarters early on the election night was unusually mute unlike four years ago as early poll results showed the party was neck-to-neck against rival opposition Move Forward Party. A key party supporter who was influential on social media still insisted to me at around 8pm that night the party would win around 220 seats, while Move Forward would get about 100. He could not have been more wrong as his face started to turn pale in disbelief and bitter as the following hours saw Move Forward eventually leading and emerged the biggest winner with 152 MP…

The Johor Health Department is facing a lack of almost 2,800 medical personnel, doctors and nurses in particular, says Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. He said he brought up the matter during a meeting with state health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon and Health Ministry acting director-general Datuk Seri Norazman Ayub recently. “It is my hope that the ministry can consider filling these positions as soon as possible to meet the needs and ensure the well-being and health of the people of Johor,” he said in a Facebook post on Tuesday (May 23). Onn Hafiz, who is…

Lotteria, a Korean hamburger franchise that opened in Korea in 1979, is focusing on expanding to overseas markets. The company is considering entering neighboring Singapore and Malaysia to capitalize on its success in the Vietnamese market where the Korean hamburger giant has enjoyed significant growth in recent years. According to industry sources, CEO Cha Woo-cheol and members of the New Business Team of Lotte GRS recently visited Singapore and Malaysia to understand the current status of local hamburger franchise stores and study the feasibility of business in the region. Lotteria is the first Korean hamburger franchise to expand overseas. Starting…

The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) is optimistic that Malaysia can maintain and even grow its palm oil market share in India, Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. In its First Digital Market Forum webinar entitled ‘Navigating Market Opportunities and Challenges in 2023’ today (Apr 19), the council shared updates on the development and opportunities in some of Malaysia’s key markets with its stakeholders. MPOC India regional manager, Bhavna Shah, said India remains an important market for palm oil as 60 per cent of its domestic edible oil consumption depended on imports. She said that out of 15.12 million…

Located on the ground floor of Central Market in Kuala Lumpur is an old money trading shop that has been in business for almost 12 years. Despite being fairly new to the business, the shop has an expert who appraises the value of currencies. Old money trader Abdul Hadi Ali Ahmad, 34, also known as Eddy, said he would mostly refer to the Malaysia Banknote and Coins Catalogue to value the coins or notes brought to him for sale. “A 10-cent coin that was minted in 1971, has a high value because its production that year was low. So, demand…

PETALING JAYA: Not many people know that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) sought out award-winning fund manager Tan Chong Koay three decades ago, and offered him an asset management licence. The offer was conditional on him leaving Singapore, where he was then working with a London-based asset management firm. Tan happily took up BNM’s offer and, within a month, had established Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd (Pheim Malaysia) in January 1994. A year later, he expanded his fund management business when he established Pheim Asset Management (Asia) Pte Ltd (Pheim Singapore) in Singapore. Over the next 29 years, the 73-year-old investor…

We attach particular importance to the comprehensive development of Azerbaijani-Bulgarian relations. As transmitsvesti.azThis is stated in the congratulatory letter of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev on the occasion of the National Day. “We are pleased with the high-level political dialogue with Bulgaria, which is a friendly country and a strategic partner, dynamically developing relations in the economic, energy, transport, cultural and other fields, effective cooperation and our achievements in many areas,” the head of state noted. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev noted that the results of my official visit…

Johor recorded the highest investment figures in the country in the first nine months of 2022, says state investment, trade and consumer affairs committee chairman Lee Ting Han. He said statistics published by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) showed the RM63.9bil figure accounted for 33% of the total national investment of RM193.7bil from January until September. “Johor continues to attract strong interest from domestic and foreign investors and remains the top investment destination in Malaysia,” Lee said in a statement on Friday (Dec 16). He pointed out that Johor’s achievement was the highest approved figure in the country. Kuala…