<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) said the interconnecting pipes at the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in&nbsp;Johor, where a fire broke out &nbsp;last week, are not within the petrochemical facilities in which the group has a 50% direct equity.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“Preliminary assessments indicate no damages to the petrochemical assets,” PetChem said in a bourse filing with Bursa Malaysia on Monday (Oct 31).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“However, due to the integrated nature of PIC and to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the employees, workers and surrounding communities, the petrochemical plants have been temporarily shut down,” it added.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The group said the plant would resume its start-up activities once all safety measures and other considerations have&nbsp;been undertaken.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>On Oct 27, Petronas Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation Sdn Bhd confirmed that a fire and explosion took place at one of the interconnecting pipes located in the PIC. It said the fire was completely extinguished in about an hour and there were no casualty reported.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>PetChem’s share price finished six sen or 0.68% lower at RM8.72 on Monday, bringing the group a market capitalisation of RM69.8 billion.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) said the interconnecting pipes at the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in Johor, where a fire broke out  last week, are not within the petrochemical facilities in which the group has a 50% direct equity.

Fire at Pengerang complex not within its 50%-owned petrochemical facilities, says PetChem

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<p>The Road Transport Department (RTD) has issued a recall notice for 600 units of Chery's Omoda 5 model vehicles, effective immediately, in response to a widely circulated incident on social media that occurred on April 28.</p>

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<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has given the assurance that salary increase for civil servants starting this December, as announced two days ago, can be implemented through strict financial management.</p>

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<p>Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi hopes more Johoreans living outside Johor will return to the state and contribute ideas to ensure progress and development in the state that they were born in.</p>

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<p>MJets Air Sdn Bhd has entered into an aircraft charter agreement with Teleport Everywhere Pte Ltd (Singapore).</p>

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<p>Mastering Artificial Intelligence (AI) is crucial to ensure Malaysians themselves determine the cultural and moral values within this technology.</p>

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<p>Canadian police on Friday made arrests linked to the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the province of British Columbia in June 2023, a source directly familiar with the matter said.</p>

<p>The source, who requested anonymity given the sensitivity of the case, said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police would brief media later on Friday.</p>


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<p>The prospect of interest rates remaining elevated as the Federal Reserve (Fed) battles inflation is further clouding the outlook for shares of smaller US companies, which have lagged broader markets this year.</p>


<p>US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she still sees underlying price pressures receding even as a tight housing supply has helped stall the downward path of inflation.</p>


<p>Google and the US Justice Department wrapped up closing arguments on Friday over claims that the Alphabet unit has unlawfully dominated web search and related advertising, in a case the government contends could shape the “future of the internet”.</p>
