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Turkish Airlines launches Kuala Lumpur routeTurkish Airlines, the national carrier of the country, will begin Istanbul-Kuala Lumpur flights from April 25, with the Malaysian capital from marking the airline’s 222nd destination. The roundtrip flights will be operated t More… |
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‘Stewardess’ Branson to serve on AirAsia flight!Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group entrepreneur, is set to serve on board as a flight attendant on an AirAsia X flight from Kuala Lumpur to Perth on May 12. Sir Richard will shave his legs, slip into a sexy red skirt and take t More… |
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Emirates steps up Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur servicesDubai-based Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, has augmented its South East Asia service with more daily flights from Dubai to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. From March 31, the airline will operate a fifth dai More… |
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Sedco chief wins top Islamic finance awardSaudi asset management company Sedco Capital’s chairman, Sheikh Abdelelah Salem Ahmed Bin Mahfouz, has been named winner of “The Most Outstanding Individual Contribution to Islamic Finance” Award for 2012. The aw More… |
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IFSB issues draft standards on capital adequacyThe Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) released new draft guidelines on capital adequacy for Islamic banks and the risk management of takaful (Islamic insurance) companies, the industry body said in a statement on Thursday. T More… |
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IFSB to revise capital adequacy guidelinesThe Kuala Lumpur-based Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) plans to revise its capital adequacy guidelines for Islamic financial institutions, with a draft to be released in November for industry feedback. The IFSB sets global More… |
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Gulf Air backs global customer relations forumGulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, led the 54th annual conference of Worldwide Airlines Customer Relations Association (Wacra) - the global customer relations forum - in Kuala Lumpur recently. The theme of this year’ More… |
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AirAsia to become 1st 'sharklets' operatorAirAsia, the world’s largest A320 customer, has announced that it will become the first operator of the A320 with ‘Sharklets’ when they take delivery of the first Airbus equipped with the fuel-saving wing-tip devices at the end More… |
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Bahrain 'a $1trn Gulf business gateway'Bahrain is looking to become a gateway "to the wider GCC that is currently estimated to have a combined gross domestic product of $1 trillion", according to a senior government official. Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khali More… |
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Malaysia firm wins $320m highway job in OmanMalaysian builder WCT Bhd said on Thursday it had won a 1 billion ringgit ($320 million) contract to build a 44.75km expressway in Oman. WCT, in an 80:20 joint venture with Oman Roads Engineering, expects to finish the work in thr More… |
