<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Progressive Impact Corp Bhd (Picorp) shares fell 2.86% in early trade today after the company said its RM43.6 million contract to construct a sewerage treatment plant project in Johor, has been cancelled.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>At 9.22am, Picorp fell half a sen to 17 sen with 150,000 shares done.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Picorp won the contract from Danga Bay Sdn Bhd in February, via its 90%-owned subsidiary Alam Sekitar Eco-Technology Sdn Bhd (ASET). &nbsp;</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Picorp said ASET received a notice for the mutual termination of the letter of award for the contract, and has agreed to accept the termination with claims of costs for work done.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The company said the termination was due to the recent changes on the design of the sewerage treatment plant, which has resulted in the total cost of the project going up.</p></div>

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Progressive Impact Corp Bhd (Picorp) shares fell 2.86% in early trade today after the company said its RM43.6 million contract to construct a sewerage treatment plant project in Johor, has been cancelled.

At 9.22am, Picorp fell half a sen to 17 sen with 150,000 ...

Picorp falls 2.86% after sewage treatment plant job cancelled

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said addressing issues such as hardcore poverty, infrastructure development and basic amenities remain an enduring commitment of the Madani Government, particularly in Kelantan.

He said these issues should ideally be resolved promptly to overcome prolonged hardship for those affected.

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The Federal Government agrees with the Kelantan government's proposal to extend the runway at the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport by 400 metres for it to become an international airport.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he had asked Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook to expedite the ongoing construction of the airport.

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Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday reprimanded the Immigration Department over congestion issues at the country’s borders, particularly in airports.

Describing the rebuke as akin to "parental love" to improve congestion issues at counters handling entry of tourists, the prime minister said tourists would not accept excuses for delays, and hoped the issue could be dealt with effectively.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held a closed-door meeting on Thursday with Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud regarding the development of the state.

It is understood that the briefing on this matter was delivered by Mohd Nassuruddin

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Ajinomoto (M) Bhd’s RM2.12 special dividend announced in July last year in conjunction with a land disposal exercise will go ex on May 15.

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Former attorney general Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali's special officer could have won her defamation suit against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, if not for a technicality — that all court pleadings must be filed in Bahasa Melayu, according to the High Court judicial commissioner who presided over the case.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Europe for the first time in five years next week in a visit that may lay bare European divisions over trade with Beijing and how the continent positions itself as a pole between the United States and China.

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Aldrich Resources Bhd said it is reconsidering an earlier plan to diversify into dolomite and gold mining, and has suspended these operations for the time being.

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DBS Group Holdings Ltd was hit by renewed disruptions to its Internet banking and payment services in Singapore on Thursday, days after a six-month ban by the island’s central bank over similar glitches ended.

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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits held steady at lower levels last week as the labour market remains fairly tight.

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<p>US President Joe Biden included ally Japan along with rivals China and Russia in a list of countries he called “xenophobic” in a speech at a campaign fundraising event in Washington.</p>


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GHL Systems, Oppstar, Bursa Malaysia, Country View, Fiamma, Marco, Tambun Indah 

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