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    Malaysia Airlines Berhad Soars into KidZania Singapore as Official Airline Partner

    Iconic Malaysia Airlines Brand Embarks on a Three-Year-Long Partnership to Instil Air Travel Awareness and Career Opportunities Among YouthsSINGAPORE & KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 19 March 2024 - KidZania Singapore, an award-winning interactive children's edutainment park that combines inspiration, fun and learning through ultra-realistic role-playing experiences, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with Malaysia Airlines. This three-year-long collaboration repr

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    Reuters SG

    EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies, equities drop; c.bank meetings in focus

    * BOJ ends eight years of negative interest rates * Yen slips as much as 0.9% * Seoul stocks down 1.1% * Investors focus on central bank policy meetings across regions (Updates at 0700 GMT) By Echha Jain March 19 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies eased against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, while equities fell, as the focus shifts towards other global central bank meetings after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates. The MSCI International Emerging Market Currency Index slipped 0.2% to hit its lowest since March 1, while the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.9% to its lowest since March 7. The BOJ took the spotlight for the day after it decided to end its negative interest rate policy and abolished its yield control curve in a landmark shift from its huge stimulus programme.

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    Reuters SG

    EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies, equities range-bound; cenbank meetings on tap

    * BOJ ends eight years of negative interest rates * Yen slips as much as 0.5% * S. Korean won depreciates as much as 0.4% By Echha Jain March 19 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies eased against the greenback on Monday, while equities were range-bound, as market focus shifts towards central bank meetings in other countries this week after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates. The MSCI International Emerging Market Currency Index slipped 0.1% to hit its lowest level since March 6, while the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell as much as 0.8%, hitting its lowest since March 7. The BOJ took the spotlight for the day after it decided to end its negative interest rate policy and abolished its yield control curve, marking a landmark shift away from its huge stimulus programme.