THIS Deepavali, an extravagant buffet dinner takes place at Nook at Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral. Diners will be pleased with the wide selection. You can start your feast in the Indian salad section. It offers a spicy Chana Chat Masala Salad, an original twist on Paneer Kofta Salad and a …
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KUALA LUMPUR: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates should earn a minimum salary of RM3,000 or there would be no takers if the minimum wage was the same as that of unskilled workers, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Minister of Rural and Regional …
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LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -An EU court made legal errors when it ruled in favor of Apple on a 13 billion euro ($14 billion) tax order and should review the case again, an adviser to the EU’s top court said on Thursday. Europe, in a potential setback for the iPhone maker. The …
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SYDNEY: The Australian government on November 9 launched an investigation into a nationwide communications outage that paralyzed phone lines and cut internet access for 10 million customers. For nearly 12 hours on Nov. 8, the unexplained glitch blocked electronic payments, disrupted phone lines used by emergency services and prevented people …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony’s operating profit fell 29% in the July-September quarter as the company was hit by weaker performance in its financial and image sensor divisions. Profit for the quarter was 263 billion yen ($1.74 billion). That compares with an estimate of 306 billion yen from 10 analysts surveyed …
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