<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡17日讯）饼干制造商合成工业（Hup Seng Industries Bhd）的柔佛工厂包装机器暂停运作，以进行消毒工作，遏制新冠肺炎传播。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>根据文告，位于峇株巴辖Tongkang Pecah工业区的合成工业独资子公司Hup Seng Perusahaan Makanan（马）私人有限公司（HSPM），昨日收到卫生部的通知，让一台包装机器停止运作一周（从9月16日至22日）。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>该集团表示，所有其他未受影响地区的生产运作保持不变。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“HSPM正在与卫生部密切合作，并采取缓解措施来控制新冠肺炎传播，以保障我们员工的安全和福祉。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“一台包装机器暂停运作，应该不会对生产计划和向国内外客户交付货物产生任何重大影响。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>除了新冠肺炎检测和消毒产生的成本外，该集团预计，不会对财务业绩产生任何重大影响。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>休市时，合成工业持平于95仙，市值为7亿6000万令吉。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version：<a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/hup-seng-temporarily-suspends-operation-johor-plants-packaging-machine-disinfection">Hup Seng temporarily suspends operation of Johor plant's packaging machine for disinfection</a></em></p></div>


（吉隆坡17日讯）饼干制造商合成工业（Hup Seng Industries Bhd）的柔佛工厂包装机器暂停运作，以进行消毒工作，遏制新冠肺炎传播。

根据文告，位于峇株巴辖Tongkang Pecah工业区的合成工业独资子公司Hup Seng Perusahaan Makanan（马）私人有限公司（HSPM），昨日收到卫生部的通知，让一台包装机器停止运作一周（从9月16日至22日）。

该集团表示，所有其他未受影响地区的生产运作保持不变。

“HSPM正在与卫生部密切合作，并采取缓解措施来控制新冠肺炎传播，以保障我们员工的安全和福祉...

合成工业：柔佛工厂包装机器暂停运作

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Shares in ViTrox Corp Bhd fell to their lowest in a month, as first-quarter results disappointed investors, while analysts turned increasingly cautious on the semiconductor company’s near-term prospects.

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SEPANG (April 26): A good airline company management can provide substantial wages to employees, commensurate with their services, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Shares of AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) rose to a six-month high as investors cheered a restructuring plan that would make the company the largest low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia.

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Voice TV, a television station owned by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s family, is set to cease operations next month and lay off about 200 employees including journalists, local media Thai PBS reported.

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<p>Shares in ViTrox Corp Bhd fell to their lowest in a month, as first-quarter results disappointed investors, while analysts turned increasingly cautious on the semiconductor company’s near-term prospects.</p>

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<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday suggested all parties mentioned in a recent report&nbsp;alleging that the government is planning to issue&nbsp;a licence for a casino in&nbsp;Forest City, Johor, to take necessary action&nbsp;against the foreign news agency.</p>


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