Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Launches Investigation on $40 Million (MYR 163.4 Million) Losses Incurred by Malaysia $48 Billion Public Service Retirement Fund KWAP for Investment in Indonesia $1.4 Billion Startup eFishery, Founder & ex-CEO Gibran Huzaifah Sentenced to 9-Year Jail Term in Indonesia for Fraud, Embezzlement & Money Laundering, Inflated Revenue by $595 Million for 2024 (January to September) to $752 Million & Generated Loss of $35.4 Million But Reported $16 Million Profit, eFishery Founded in 2013 by Gibran Huzaifah, Investors Include 42XFund, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan), SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Temasek, Northstar Group, Peak XV (Previously Sequoia India), Responsability & 500 Global Latest South Korea Financial 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