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US-Asean trade relations

Asean’s trade clout at risk as members strike separate US deals

Panellists at the inaugural ASEANX forum warn that uncoordinated bilateral negotiations could weaken the bloc’s collective bargaining power, even as individual trade deals offer deeper benefits to member economies

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Petronas staff to be shown the door to make up losses from Petros deal?

Source claims national O&G firm is expected to see 30% revenue loss once agreed formula for natural gas distribution in Sarawak is implemented

Cleared for layoffs? AirAsia to retrench 20% of workforce in major cost-cutting move

This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source

DoSM estimates Malaysia’s population to be 34.1 mil in 2024

Three states with the highest population are Selangor, Johor, Sabah