As such, capital expenditure totalled RM20. 4bil mainly attributed to upstream projects. However, Petronas noted that its gearing ratio increased 23.7% as of Sept 30 this year from 21.3% as at Dec 31 last year mainly due to issuance of notes and bonds. Going forward, Muhammad Taufik said the group would continue to pursue its three-pronged growth strategy and net zero carbon emissions by 2050 aspiration to contribute towards a responsible and just energy transition. However, he reckoned the curr

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, right, poses with International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons for a photo during a meeting in Tokyo on Sept.... Suga said the Olympics and Paralympics have had the" power to unite the hearts of people around the world" and the two agreed on the success of the Tokyo Games, according to the Japanese government.... Parsons is quoted as saying the games have been the best-ever and thanking Japan for its cooperation in staging the Paralympics

NEW DELHI: ICICI Bank Ltd posted a 78% jump in profit in the first quarter, helped by strong net interest earnings and lower bad loan buffers amid the recent deadly coronavirus wave. Net income at India’s second-largest private lender stood at 46.16 billion rupees( US$ 620mil or RM2. 62bil) in the three months to June, compared with 25.99 billion rupees( RM1. 48bil) a year ago, according to a statement. That beat an average estimate of 43.37 billion rupees( RM2. 46bil) by 10 analysts in a Bloomb

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PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who had the opportunity to ride a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle with Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang here was clearly fascinated with the hydrogen-powered vehicle, which he said was quieter than a petrol car. Chang said during the short journey in the Toyota Mirai, from the of Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry to the Perdana Putra building, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to check out the development of

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Stamp marks that look like photos or block prints made using a" To-Mei Han," are seen in Osaka's Asahi Ward on Aug.... Unlike conventional rubber stamps, Osaka-based Tri-gram Co.'s" To-Mei Han" clear stamps use dots and lines of varying sizes--some as fine as 0.35 millimeters--to express even pale shades and facial expressions.... Because the surfaces of the stamp faces are hard while the back is soft, the surface remains undistorted, and pressure releases from the back when the stamp is press

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