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A still from the project video shows an artist’s impression of the reclamation project at Padang Matsirat in Langkawi. (File pic) PETALING JAYA: Bin Zayed International LLC, a subsidiary of Dubai-based conglomerate BZI Group, has officially withdrawn from the RM40 billion 99-island Langkasuka project in Langkawi due to limited growth prospects. BZI Group’s managing director […]
The U.S.’s two satellite TV providers aren’t getting hitched anymore, at least anytime soon. DirecTV on Thursday formally announced that it was nixing the agreement with EchoStar to buy Dish Network. The deal is being terminated effective as of 11:59 p.m. ET on Nov. 22, DirecTV said. DirecTV’s official termination of the agreement follows Dish […]
SOLO RUN Detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy is seeking a seat in the Senate in 2025 without the support of any party. —Grig C. Montegrande MANILA, Philippines — After much ado, detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy has decided to run for senator in the 2025 elections without the backing of a political party. The founder of the […]
Hadrian’s Wall has perhaps the most single-minded personality of all the National Trails, tracing as it does the 84 miles from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, which represented the north-west frontier of the Roman empire for nearly 300 years. It was built by the Roman army (the soldiers dug the ditches, quarried the stones and laid them) […]