HONG KONG: Hyphen Group, a financial technology firm backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is in advanced talks to go public through a merger with blank-cheque company Provident Acquisition Corp, according to people familiar with the matter.A transaction could value the combined company at about US$ 1bil( RM4bil), the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. The deal may include a private investment in public equity, or PIPE, of about US$ 100mil( RM416mil) an

IPOH: Whether to Tapah, Manjung or Tanjung Malim, people are eager to travel to Perak.... Malaysia Budget Hotel Association Perak chairman Zamari Muhyi said there had been many bookings for rooms in Manjung, Gopeng, Taiping and Lenggong, compared to Ipoh.... " In Manjung, up to 80% of the rooms have been booked....

IPOH, Malaysia-Singaporean Chan Wai Hoe used to take the bus to visit his parents in Ipoh once every two to three months, but now he hops on a direct flight which takes only about an hour.“ It saves time.... AirAsia also began flying this route in November 2018. AirAsia doubled its average weekly frequencies from four flights per week to eight in 2024, while Scoot tripled its average weekly flights from six to 18 in the same year.... Its incredible past inspired him to rebuild the pre-war stru

36 Hours36 Hours in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam By Patrick ScottUpdated Aug.... He lived in Ho Chi Minh City between 2018 and 2022.... Ho Chi Minh City is synonymous with street food and motorbikes: It often seems like one massive, sizzling food court combined with a beeping motorcycle rally that came to town and never left....