New York dropped its traditional crystal-encrusted ball to ring in 2020 in a packed Times Square, after crisis-marred celebrations in other countries ended a year of worldwide upheaval that saw strike-hit Paris welcome the new decade with fireworks and London’s Big Ben ring out after a long restoration.
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100,000 steps for charitable cause
MCMILLAN Woods, through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm McM Cares, raised RM100,000 for the National Council of the Blind, Malaysia (NCBM) at the inaugural McMillan Woods 100,000 Steps Challenge at Tropicana Metropark in Subang Jaya.
Kuala Lumpur – Stronger ringgit seen on positive trade news
AmBank Group Research expects the ringgit to reach RM4.10 to the US dollar by the end of this month, driven partly by positive trade news.
Athens – Greece weighs new flat tax to attract wealthy foreigners
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HK protests result in record retail sales slump
Months of protests in Hong Kong are taking an increasing toll on the city’s economy, with retail sales declining by a record amount in August.
Singapore’s fake news law takes effect
Singapore’s new law to combat “fake news” came into effect despite criticism from tech giants and activists, who labelled the tough rules a “chilling” attempt to stifle dissent.
#OneWithMalaysia
I love my country; I am very patriotic. I was born among the Indians, among the Chinese, among the Malays and among the others. But now we don’t have that any more … we are breaking apart, because of issues created by people who want to make chaos in this country.
Massive turnout at charity event
Annual tourney draws a global field to Templer Park. The annual McMillan Woods Charity Golf Open again proved a huge success with no less than 162 golfers in the field and more than RM20,000 raised.
Leave the media alone
I HAVE been following the proposal by the government to end, or at least restrict, media ownership by people with political links.
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