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Barnama
14-06-2025
- Business
- Barnama
Azalina Seeks District Recognition For Fast-growing Pengerang
KOTA TINGGI, June 14 (Bernama) -- Pengerang Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has urged the Johor state government to consider granting district status to her constituency, citing its rapid economic growth and strategic importance. She said the recognition would enable the area to receive better access to public facilities and government services, in line with its development as a key economic hub — particularly in the oil and gas sector. Currently part of the Kota Tinggi district, Pengerang falls under the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and has attracted multi-billion ringgit investments. These include the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) by Petronas and the Desaru Coast integrated resort managed by a subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd.
The Sun
14-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Azalina seeks district recognition for fast-growing Pengerang
KOTA TINGGI: Pengerang Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has urged the Johor state government to consider granting district status to her constituency, citing its rapid economic growth and strategic importance. She said the recognition would enable the area to receive better access to public facilities and government services, in line with its development as a key economic hub — particularly in the oil and gas sector. Currently part of the Kota Tinggi district, Pengerang falls under the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and has attracted multi-billion ringgit investments. These include the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) by Petronas and the Desaru Coast integrated resort managed by a subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd. 'We are fortunate to have these developments. Now, we await the possibility that His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim may consider elevating Pengerang to district status. 'If that happens, I believe it will pave the way for more infrastructure projects such as new government offices, a hospital, district police headquarters and other essential facilities,' she said. Azalina, who is also Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), said this during the Felda Fit 2.0 and Bakti MADANI Pengerang event at Felda Air Tawar 1 today. Johor currently comprises 10 districts: Johor Bahru, Pontian, Kluang, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi, Mersing, Kulai, Segamat, Muar and Tangkak. The PIPC, also known as the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project, includes an oil refinery, petrochemical facilities, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and a regasification plant.
The Sun
14-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Azalina Urges District Status for Rapidly Growing Pengerang
KOTA TINGGI: Pengerang Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has urged the Johor state government to consider granting district status to her constituency, citing its rapid economic growth and strategic importance. She said the recognition would enable the area to receive better access to public facilities and government services, in line with its development as a key economic hub — particularly in the oil and gas sector. Currently part of the Kota Tinggi district, Pengerang falls under the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and has attracted multi-billion ringgit investments. These include the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) by Petronas and the Desaru Coast integrated resort managed by a subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd. 'We are fortunate to have these developments. Now, we await the possibility that His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim may consider elevating Pengerang to district status. 'If that happens, I believe it will pave the way for more infrastructure projects such as new government offices, a hospital, district police headquarters and other essential facilities,' she said. Azalina, who is also Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), said this during the Felda Fit 2.0 and Bakti MADANI Pengerang event at Felda Air Tawar 1 today. Johor currently comprises 10 districts: Johor Bahru, Pontian, Kluang, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi, Mersing, Kulai, Segamat, Muar and Tangkak. The PIPC, also known as the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project, includes an oil refinery, petrochemical facilities, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and a regasification plant.
Korea Herald
15-05-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
China's Temu fined for transfer of Korean users' personal info
Chinese e-commerce platform Temu has been fined for secretly transferring South Korean users' personal information to China and Singapore, the state data protection watchdog here said Thursday. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said it decided to impose a fine of 1.36 billion won ($970,000) on Temu during a plenary meeting Wednesday for violating the Personal Information Protection Act. In April last year, the PIPC launched an investigation into personal data collection and usage by Temu and AliExpress -- two major Chinese e-commerce platforms expanding aggressively in South Korea. While the watchdog imposed a fine of about 1.97 billion won on AliExpress three months later, it postponed a decision on Temu due to insufficient data on its local sales. Temu entrusted the processing or storage of personal information to multiple businesses in South Korea, China, Singapore, Japan and other countries for product delivery, but did not disclose that in its personal information processing policy, according to the PIPC. In addition, the company did not provide management and supervision, such as education on personal information protection measures, to the multiple partner businesses. Temu did not designate a domestic agent, though a daily average of 2.9 million South Korean people were using its online platform as of the end of 2023, the PIPC noted. The company is also accused of making it difficult for users to exercise their rights by forcing them to follow seven steps to cancel membership. But the PIPC said Temu has recently taken voluntary corrective measures, such as revising its information processing policy, disclosing its domestic agents and improving some of the membership withdrawal procedures. (Yonhap)
CNA
15-05-2025
- Business
- CNA
South Korea fines China's Temu for user data violations
SEOUL: South Korea has fined Chinese e-commerce giant Temu nearly US$1 million for illegally transferring Korean users' personal information to China and other countries, a data protection watchdog said Thursday (May 15). Chinese platforms such as Shein, Temu and AliExpress have skyrocketed in global popularity in recent years, offering a vast selection of products at stunningly low prices that have helped them take on United States titan Amazon. Temu outsources and stores users' data with companies in several countries, including China, Singapore, South Korea and Japan, according to Seoul's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC). But the company "failed to disclose in its privacy policy or notify users that personal data would be entrusted to overseas entities", it said in a statement. The PIPC said it fined Temu around 1.39 billion won (US$997,624) for violating the data protection act. The watchdog said Temu also failed to supervise overseas companies, including on data protection, and did not properly inspect their handling of personal information. As of 2023, an average of 2.9 million users in South Korea were using Temu daily, but the company did not designate a local representative as required by South Korean data protection law, the watchdog said. Temu also complicated the account deletion process with seven steps, making it "difficult for users to exercise their rights", it added. Temu respects the "decision by Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission and cooperated fully with the investigation", a company spokesperson told AFP. "We made improvements during the process to align with local requirements. We support efforts that promote consumer trust and strengthen data transparency," they added. Thursday's announcement comes weeks after the watchdog said Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek was transferring personal data to a cloud services platform without users' consent. South Korea has previously blocked downloads of DeepSeek and moved to restrict its use on government-linked devices. The South Korean watchdog also fined AliExpress around 1.98 billion won last year for illegally transfering Korean users' data overseas. And it fined social media giant Meta 21.6 billion won last year for illegally harvesting sensitive data including sexual orientation from nearly a million South Korean Facebook users and sharing it with advertisers.
