02/01/2025

˻ ͓ ˜ ͓͓͖͑

ħب‰Ðۺ؉´‰¢Ìj¹ #>33>a >9 T 3 $K 8 ¹ K 8 ħ Malaysian Paper

16

BIZ & FINANCE

O©º¢jɿ̉ H¿ÐØ ºj¹‰Ð º‰å #> ©º ‰æ‰€ÛØ©ä‰ ¿ä‰Ì¨jÛ´ ÒÜÏÏ ÝÞËÐИ ÓØÍÖßÎÓØÑ ˜ ÎÓÝ×ÓÝÝÏÎ ÐÙÜ ×ÓÝÒËØÎÖÓØÑ ÙÐ áÒÓÝÞÖÏÌÖÙáÏÜ ÜÏÚÙÜÞ ÙØ ×ÓÝÍÙØÎßÍÞ

¨©ºjĞÐ º‰Ø ¢¿´ ©¹É¿ÌØÐ ä©j '1 ¨©Ø Љ䉺ī¹¿ºØ¨ ¨©¢¨ )0/( ,0/( $IJOB T OFU HPME JNQPSUT WJB )POH ,POH JO /PWFNCFS NPSF UIBO EPVCMFE GSPN 0DUPCFS NBSLJOH UIF IJHIFTU MFWFM JO TFWFO NPOUIT )POH ,POH $FOTVT BOE 4UBUJTUJDT %FQBSUNFOU EBUB TIPXFE 5IF XPSME T UPQ HPME DPOTVNFS JNQPSUFE B OFU NFUSJD UPOT JO /PWFNCFS VQ GSPN UPOT JO 0DUPCFS JUT IJHIFTU MFWFM TJODF "QSJM 5PUBM HPME JNQPSUT WJB )POH ,POH XFSF VQ BU NFUSJD UPOT GSPN 0DUPCFS QPTUJOH JUT IJHIFTU MFWFM JO FJHIU NPOUIT $IJOB JT UIF XPSME T MFBEJOH DPOTVNFS PG HPME BOE JUT QVSDIBTJOH BDUJWJUJFT DBO TJHOJGJDBOUMZ JOGMVFODF HMPCBM HPME QSJDFT $IJOB T DFOUSBM CBOL SFTVNFE CVZJOH HPME GPS JUT SFTFSWFT JO /PWFNCFS BGUFS B TJY NPOUI QBVTF BDDPSEJOH UP PGGJDJBM EBUB i5IF 1FPQMF T #BOL IBT TUBSUFE SFQPSUJOH GSFTI QVSDIBTFT BOE JU DPVME CF UIBU UIFSF IBT CFFO TPNF JNQPSU GPS PGGJDJBM TFDUPS QVSDIBTFT w TBJE 4UPOF9 BOBMZTU 3IPOB 0 $POOFMM i.PSF MJLFMZ JU JT DPOUJOVFE JOUFSFTU JO CBST BOE DPJOT BOE TPNF JNQSPWFNFOU JO KFXFMMFSZ EFNBOE w -BTU XFFL HPME EFBMFST JO $IJOB BMTP TUBSUFE DIBSHJOH QSFNJVNT GPS UIF GJSTU UJNF JO NPSF UIBO B NPOUI BT DPOTVNFST CFHBO TUPDLJOH VQ GPS UIF VQDPNJOH -VOBS /FX :FBS DFMFCSBUJPOT (PME FYQPSUT GSPN 4XJU[FSMBOE SPTF JO /PWFNCFS EVF UP B KVNQ JO TVQQMJFT UP *OEJB BOE TPNF SFWJWBM PG EFMJWFSJFT UP $IJOB BOE )POH ,POH DPNQBSFE XJUI 0DUPCFS 4XJTT DVTUPNT EBUB TIPXFE 4QPU HPME IBT HBJOFE BSPVOE MBTU ZFBS IJUUJOH B SFDPSE IJHI PG 64 PO 0DU PO UIF CBDL PG 64 'FEFSBM 3FTFSWF T JOUFSFTU SBUF FBTJOH BOE FTDBMBUFE UFOTJPOT BSPVOE UIF HMPCF )PXFWFS QSJDFT GFMM JO /PWFNCFS BGUFS B QPTU FMFDUJPO TFMM PGG ESJWFO CZ %POBME 5SVNQ T XJO 5IF )POH ,POH EBUB NBZ OPU QSPWJEF B DPNQMFUF QJDUVSF PG $IJOFTF QVSDIBTFT BT HPME JT BMTP JNQPSUFE WJB 4IBOHIBJ BOE #FJKJOH o 3FVUFST (º ¿º‰Ð©jĞÐ É̉Щ ‰ºØ ÐjçÐ ` T ¨©²‰ ¿º´ç ¿º ´ÛæÛÌç ¢¿¿ ÐĘ Ð‰Ì䩀‰Ð +","35" *OEPOFTJB T 1SFTJEFOU 1SBCPXP 4VCJBOUP TBJE BO JODSFBTF JO WBMVF BEEFE UBY 7"5 SBUF CZ POF QFSDFOUBHF QPJOU UP GSPN ZFTUFSEBZ XJMM BQQMZ POMZ UP MVYVSZ HPPET BOE TFSWJDFT 1SBCPXP TBJE UIF EFDJTJPO TIPVME FOE TQFDVMBUJPO PWFS XIJDI JUFNT BOE TFSWJDFT XPVME CF BGGFDUFE CZ UIF 7"5 JODSFBTF 5IF HPWFSONFOU T EFDJTJPO BMTP SFWFSTFE BO BOOPVODFNFOU CZ 'JOBODF .JOJTUSZ PGGJDJBMT MBTU NPOUI "VUIPSJUJFT BU UIF UJNF IBE TBJE UIF 7"5 IJLF XPVME BQQMZ BDSPTT UIF CPBSE FYDFQU GPS DPPLJOH PJM TPME VOEFS B HPWFSONFOU QSPHSBNNF TVHBS GPS JOEVTUSZ BOE XIFBU GMPVS XIJDI XPVME TUJMM CF TVCKFDU UP BO 7"5 SBUF i5PEBZ UIF HPWFSONFOU IBT EFDJEFE UIBU UIF JODSFBTF PG 7"5 SBUF GSPN UP XJMM BQQMZ POMZ UP MVYVSZ HPPET BOE TFSWJDFT UIBU BSF UIF TVCKFDU PG MVYVSZ TBMFT UBY BOE BSF DPOTVNFE CZ UIPTF XJUI IJHIFS JODPNF TVDI BT QSJWBUF KFUT ZBDIUT BOE MVYVSZ IPNFTw UIF QSFTJEFOU TBJE 1SBCPXP TBJE UIF HPWFSONFOU XJMM TUJMM NPWF GPSXBSE XJUI QMBOOFE TVQQPSU NFBTVSFT JOUFOEFE UP TPGUFO UIF CMPX GSPN UIF 7"5 IJLF XPSUI USJMMJPO SVQJBI 3. CJMMJPO XIJDI JODMVEF FMFDUSJDJUZ EJTDPVOUT BOE PUIFS UBY CSFBLT o 3FVUFST

UIF GBDUT QSPWJEFE UP UIFN BU UIBU UJNF #VU UIFZ POMZ CFDBNF BXBSF PG UIF GVMM GBDUT PO "QSJM GPMMPXJOH JOWFTUJHBUJPOT CZ UIF FYUFSOBM GPSFOTJDT UFBN UIFZ BEEFE i" TJHOJGJDBOU NBKPSJUZ PG UIF TIJQNFOUT JO RVFTUJPO XFSF MJOLFE UP EFTUJOBUJPOT XIFSF UIFSF XFSF LOPXO JTTVFT m TVDI BT DPOGMJDU [POFT i*U XBT UIFSFGPSF JNQPSUBOU UP FTUBCMJTI UIF GJOBODJBM JNQBDU QSJPS UP DPNNVOJDBUJOH XJUI UIF DVTUPNFS BT XFMM BT EFUFSNJOJOH BOZ XSPOH EPJOH CZ KVOJPS TUBGG NFNCFST u 1IBOH BOE :JL BEEFE UIBU UIF NBOBHFNFOU XBT CSJFGFE PO UIF FYUFSOBM GPSFOTJD UFBN T iDPODMVTJWFu GJOEJOHT 5IF EVP UIFO BHSFFE XJUI BOE GPMMPXFE UIF JOTUSVDUJPOT PG UIF CPBSE i" TFUUMFNFOU XJUI UIF DVTUPNFS XBT UIFO DPODMVEFE UIBU EJE OPU IBWF B NBUFSJBM GJOBODJBM JNQBDU u UIFZ TBJE BEEJOH UIBU EFUBJMT PG UIFJS GVMM SFTQPOTFT XFSF TVCNJUUFE UP UIF CPBSE PO /PW 1IBOH BOE :JL T TUBUFNFOU EJE OPU EJTDMPTF UIF JEFOUJUZ PG UIF DVTUPNFS m 3FVUFST

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iOFHMJHFOUu JO IBOEMJOH B XIJTUMFCMPXFS SFQPSU 5IF BMMFHFE NJTDPOEVDU SFQPSUFE CZ UIF XIJTUMFCMPXFS SFMBUFE UP TFWFSBM FNQMPZFFT XIP XPSLFE JO UIF DPNQBOZ T JOUFSOBUJPOBM

F DPNNFSDF MPHJTUJDT QBSDFMT CVTJOFTT 4IBSFT PG 4JOHBQPSF 1PTU IBWF ESPQQFE TJODF UIF DPNQBOZ BOOPVODFE UIF EJTNJTTBMT MBTU XFFL 5FNBTFL JT UIF MBSHFTU TIBSFIPMEFS PG 4JOHBQPSF 1PTU XJUI B TUBLF JO UIF DPNQBOZ GPMMPXFE CZ "MJCBCB *OWFTUNFOU XJUI B TUBLF -4&( EBUB TIPXFE 1IBOH BOE :JL IBWF JOEJDBUFE UIFZ XJMM iWJHPSPVTMZ DPOUFTUu UIF UFSNJOBUJPO PG UIFJS FNQMPZNFOU 5IFZ TBJE JO B KPJOU TUBUFNFOU PO 5VFTEBZ UIBU BGUFS UIF XIJTUMFCMPXJOH SFQPSU XBT TVCNJUUFE 4JOHBQPSF 1PTU NBOBHFNFOU EJE OPU UBLF QBSU JO UIF JOWFTUJHBUJPO BT TFU EPXO JO UIF DPNQBOZ T XIJTUMFCMPXJOH QPMJDZ 1IBOH BOE :JL XFSF BTLFE GPS UIFJS WJFXT PO UIF JODJEFOU PO .BSDI BOE "QSJM BOE SFTQPOEFE BDDPSEJOHMZ CBTFE PO

Montenegrin police officers escorting Kwon at the exit of a court in Podgorica. – AFPPIC

8¿ºØ‰º‰¢Ì¿ ‰æØÌj ©Ø‰Ð €ÌçÉØ¿ ¹¿¢Û´ Ø¿ WO 10%(03*$" .POUFOFHSP PO 5VFTEBZ FYUSBEJUFE UP UIF 6OJUFE 4UBUFT UIF 4PVUI ,PSFBO DSZQUPDVSSFODZ TQFDJBMJTU %P ,XPO XIP JT BMTP XBOUFE CZ 4FPVM PWFS IJT GJSN T -BTU XFFL +VTUJDF .JOJTUFS #PKBO #P[PWJD JTTVFE B EFDJTJPO BQQSPWJOH UIF FYUSBEJUJPO BGUFS B ZFBS BOE B IBMG PG DPVSU SVMJOHT BOE TVCTFRVFOU SFWFSTBMT PWFS JU

5FSSBGPSN -BCT DSFBUFE B DSZQUPDVSSFODZ DBMMFE 5FSSB64% UIBU XBT NBSLFUFE BT B iTUBCMFDPJOw B UPLFO UIBU JT QFHHFE UP TUBCMF BTTFUT TVDI BT UIF 64 EPMMBS UP QSFWFOU ESBTUJD GMVDUVBUJPOT %P ,XPO TVDDFTTGVMMZ NBSLFUFE UIFN BT UIF OFYU CJH UIJOH JO DSZQUP BUUSBDUJOH CJMMJPOT JO JOWFTUNFOUT BOE HMPCBM IZQF .FEJB SFQPSUT JO 4PVUI ,PSFB EFTDSJCFE IJN BT B iHFOJVTw #VU EFTQJUF CJMMJPOT JO JOWFTUNFOUT 5FSSB64% BOE JUT TJTUFS UPLFO -VOB XFOU JOUP B EFBUI TQJSBM JO .BZ &YQFSUT TBJE ,XPO IBE TFU VQ B HMPSJGJFE QZSBNJE TDIFNF JO XIJDI NBOZ JOWFTUPST MPTU UIFJS MJGF TBWJOHT )F MFGU 4PVUI ,PSFB CFGPSF UIF DSBTI BOE TQFOU NPOUIT PO UIF SVO *O +BOVBSZ 5FSSBGPSN -BCT PGGJDJBMMZ TPVHIU CBOLSVQUDZ QSPUFDUJPO JO UIF 6OJUFE 4UBUFT o "'1

,XPO T .POUFOFHSJO MBXZFST EFOPVODFE UIF EFDJTJPO BT DPOUSBSZ UP &VSPQFBO DPOWFOUJPOT PO FYUSBEJUJPO BOE TBJE UIFZ XJMM BQQFBM UP UIF DPVOUSZ T DPOTUJUVUJPOBM DPVSU BOE UP UIF &VSPQFBO $PVSU PG )VNBO 3JHIUT 5IF DSZQUP UZDPPO XBT BSSFTUFE JO .BSDI BU UIF BJSQPSU JO 1PEHPSJDB UIF .POUFOFHSJO DBQJUBM XIJMF QSFQBSJOH UP CPBSE B GMJHIU UP %VCBJ JO QPTTFTTJPO PG B GBLF $PTUB 3JDBO QBTTQPSU #FGPSF IJT BSSFTU JO UIF UJOZ #BMLBO OBUJPO IF IBE CFFO PO UIF SVO GPS NPOUIT GMFFJOH 4PVUI ,PSFB BOE MBUFS 4JOHBQPSF CFGPSF IJT DPNQBOZ XFOU CBOLSVQU JO .POUFOFHSP IBE BMSFBEZ EFQPSUFE ,XPO T CVTJOFTT QBSUOFS o JEFOUJGJFE POMZ CZ IJT JOJUJBMT + $ ) o UP 4PVUI ,PSFB JO FBSMZ 'FCSVBSZ

NVMUJ CJMMJPO EPMMBS CBOLSVQUDZ PGGJDJBMT TBJE %P ,XPO XBT iIBOEFE PWFS UP UIF DPNQFUFOU MBX FOGPSDFNFOU BVUIPSJUJFT PG UIF 6OJUFE 4UBUFT PG "NFSJDB BOE BHFOUT PG UIF 'FEFSBM #VSFBV PG *OWFTUJHBUJPO '#* w .POUFOFHSP T *OUFSJPS .JOJTUSZ TBJE JO B TUBUFNFOU )F XBT FYUSBEJUFE VQPO UIF EFDJTJPO PG .POUFOFHSP +VTUJDF .JOJTUSZ UP GBDF iDSJNJOBM QSPDFFEJOHT JO UIF 64 GPS DSJNFT PG DPOTQJSBDZ UP DPNNJU GSBVEw UIF TUBUFNFOU BEEFE 'PS NPOUIT 4FPVM BOE 8BTIJOHUPO IBWF CFFO TFFLJOH UIF 4PVUI ,PSFBO T FYUSBEJUJPO GPS IJT TVTQFDUFE SPMF JO B GSBVE MJOLFE UP IJT DPNQBOZ T GBJMVSF XIJDI XJQFE PVU BCPVU 64 CJMMJPO 3. CJMMJPO PG JOWFTUPST NPOFZ BOE TIPPL HMPCBM DSZQUP NBSLFUT