December 4, 2023
THE Sy family’s SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime) and Ayala-led real estate investment trust company AREIT Inc. will likely lead growth in the property and REIT sectors in the year ahead, Maybank Investment Banking Group said. “Our top pick in the property sector remains [SM Prime] for its higher revenue share from malls of
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set for a bitter fight with state leaders as he attempts to share the spiralling cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. On Wednesday, Mr Albanese will host hostile state and territory first ministers at a national cabinet meeting, with reform of the $42bn-a-year NDIS, which has grown by about
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The British prime minister said his Greek counterpart wanted to “grandstand and relitigate issues of the past” rather than focus on serious topics. ADVERTISEMENT British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of trying to “grandstand” over the disputed Parthenon Marbles
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Swedish far-right politician Jimmie Åkesson said mosques that spread anti-democratic, anti-Swedish, homophobic and anti-Semitic propaganda should be confiscated and demolished. ADVERTISEMENT Controversial comments made by Swedish far-right politician Jimmie Åkesson over the weekend have inflamed debate both at home and abroad. The leader of the Sweden Democrats (SD) said on Saturday during a speech at
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An insightful reflection on money, power and choices – layers beyond action in Budak Flat HIGH-OCTANE action films that take audiences into the shadowy world of gangsterism have long been a favourite in Malaysia’s thriving film industry. This enthusiasm is apparent in the success of cinematic gems like KL Gangster, Abang Long Fadhil and Kongsi.
READ MORERussia’s Justice Ministry on Friday added Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister but then became one of his opponents, to its register of “foreign agents.” Russian law allows for figures and organizations receiving money or support from outside the country to be designated as foreign agents, a term whose pejorative connotations
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on men in Australia to challenge high rates of domestic violence and abuse following a horrifying spike in the number of women killed by family violence this year. He marked International Day to Elimination of Violence Against Women by declaring “there is no time to waste” in ending violence
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday added Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin‘s first prime minister but then became one of his opponents, to its register of “foreign agents.” Russian law allows for figures and organizations receiving money or support from outside the country to be designated as foreign agents, a term
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SY-LED mall landlord SM Prime Holdings Inc. will likely generate higher income from continued mall expansions, Maybank Investment Banking Group said on Thursday. Maybank, in a report, said SM Prime would likely deliver 32 percent year-on-year growth this year and another 10 percent increase in 2024 due to “contributions from the Philippine malls and margin
READ MOREFinland’s prime minister on Monday said the country may need to take further actions on its border with Russia after closing four border crossings in an attempt to stem a recent increase in asylum-seekers. Finland, which joined NATO this year in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has accused Moscow of letting migrants from the
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