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Task force has confiscated about 148 hectares of land due to absence of required permits to operate in forest areas[JAKARTA] Indonesia has seized hundreds of hectares of land from nickel miners, including Chinese-backed Weda Bay Nickel (WBN), citing the absence of required permits to operate in forest areas. The action is part of a broader crackdown on illegal mining practices by the forestry task force, launched earlier this month.Febrie Adriansyah, a prosecutor at the attorney-general’s office, said on Friday (Sep 12) that the task force confiscated around 148 hectares (ha) operated by WBN. One of the world’s largest nickel mines…
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission gives updates on investigation progress, recent asset seizures, forfeitures and impending charges[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s anti-graft agency has turned up the heat, as it unveiled on Tuesday (Sep 9) a barrage of probes that stretched from gold bars and cash hauls linked to former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, to an unexpected move seeking UK’s help in tracing assets allegedly tied to former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) also gave updates on probes involving a debt-laden but once high-flying oil and gas company, a controversial expressway project and senior officials at Kuala Lumpur City…
At a glanceExpert’s Rating Pros Terrific performance Synapse utility app is fantastic Smartly designed, comfortable keyboard Thunderbolt 5 Light and quiet (for a gaming notebook, anyway) Cons Battery life is abysmal Windows doesn’t accommodate dual-mode screen well Boot sequence could be more responsive Ports could and should be labeled Our Verdict Razer’s Blade 18 outperforms basically everything else out there, with an exception or two. This relatively quiet gaming notebook does suffer from the short battery life of its rivals, and the default 4K screen is so good that the cool dual-resolution mode will probably go underused. Price When Reviewed…
Trump and his economic advisers want to narrow the central bank’s mission dramaticallyWHEN Scott Bessent, US Treasury secretary, wants to send a message to markets, he usually turns to a business television show or friendly media forum. Hence his appearance on Fox TV on Wednesday (Sep 10), calling for the Federal Reserve to lower rates at its meeting next week.But now, Bessent has also ventured on to unexpectedly wonky terrain: last week, a niche publication called International Economy published a long essay he wrote this spring, outlining his critique of the Fed. (A rough summary also appeared in The Wall…
BEIJING, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Alongside the debut of 2025 China (Shenyang) Rowing Development Index recently, Shenyang decoded how a traditional industrial base leveraged the “sport+” mode to cultivate new urban hallmark and economic boosters. Photo shows the venue where the 2025 China (Shenyang) Rowing Development Index was unveiled in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province in northeast China. (Xinhua/Cui Shihao) On September 5, the China (Shenyang) Rowing Development Index Report (2025) was released there, saying that rowing in the city has undergone leap-forward development thanks to the Hun River-based resources and preferential policies. In recent years, a series…
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The United States Army is making one of its largest gambles in armored warfare in decades, abandoning the scheduled M1A2 SEPv4 upgrade in favor of creating a whole new variant: the M1E3 Abrams. After years of adding upgrade upon upgrade to the same old platform, the Army concluded that it had finally reached the limit. In order to meet tomorrow’s battlefields, the Abrams required more than a tune-up—it required a do-over. Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons This choice wasn’t made in the dark of night. Army Under Secretary Gabe…
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks closed lower on Friday (Sep 12), bucking gains in the region. The Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.3 per cent or 11.58 points to 4,344.24. Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 367 to 190, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion changed hands. Elsewhere in the region, key indices ended higher. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.9 per cent, the Hang Seng Index gained 1.2 per cent, the Kospi Composite Index was up 1.5 per cent, and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose 1.1 per cent.For the week, the STI is still up 0.8 per cent, tracking Wall Street…
Los Angeles, CA, September 12, 2025 — Ghost kitchens became a buzzword almost overnight, reshaping the way restaurants, entrepreneurs, and delivery platforms think about food. But the global footprint of this movement didn’t appear by magic. Behind the scenes, a central figure helped turn an ambitious idea into a worldwide network of commercial real estate tailored for the digital-first dining age. That figure is Barak Diskin, the former Global Head of Real Estate at CloudKitchens, who quietly transformed $2 billion in assets under management into facilities across 30 countries. Unlike the high-profile founders chasing headlines, Diskin’s reputation rests not on…
Washington — More than 300 lawsuits challenging many of President Trump’s second-term plans and his administration’s actions have been winding through the federal courts over the past few months. But a handful now may be poised for review by the Supreme Court, or are getting close to it.The cases involve major policies enacted by Mr. Trump in the months since he returned to the White House, and several of them have already been before the high court, though during earlier stages in the proceedings.In those instances, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant it emergency relief, allowing it…
MILAN — After a lifetime of spurning would-be business suitors, the late Italian designer Giorgio Armani instructed his heirs to sell a 15% minority stake in his vast fashion empire, with priority to the French conglomerate LVMH, the eyewear giant Essilor-Luxottica or the cosmetics company L’Oreal.Armani gave control of 40% of his business empire to his longtime collaborator and head of menswear Leo Dell’Orco, and another 15% each to niece Silvana Armani, the head of womenswear, and nephew Andrea Camerana, according to his business will posted online Friday by the Italian daily La Repubblica. The Armani Foundation, which he established…