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Malay Mail
6 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
Police confirm body found in Bangsar construction site is missing British tourist, no foul play suspected
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The body of a man who was discovered at a construction site in Bangsar yesterday has been confirmed to be that of missing Englishman Jordan Michael John Johnson-Doyle. Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said that Johnson-Doyle's uncle identified the deceased based on his tattoo. 'It is hereby confirmed that the body found is that of Jordan Johnson-Doyle who was reported missing on June 2. 'The cause of death is that of chest injury due to fall from height following an autopsy conducted earlier. 'No criminal elements were found at the scene. The case is classified as a sudden death report,' he said in a statement here. Yesterday, police confirmed that they had found the body of an unidentified man near the lift shaft on the lower level of a construction site at Bangsar Hill Park. Jordan Johnson-Doyle, 25, had gone missing while on a solo trip across South-east Asia. He had been travelling for the past year while working remotely as a software engineer for a US-based company. He was last heard from on May 27, after sending his friend a photo from Healy Mac's Irish Bar in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. His family grew concerned when they could not reach him by phone and saw that his social media accounts had gone silent, prompting them to file missing person reports.
Wall Street Journal
17-05-2025
- Science
- Wall Street Journal
The Science Behind Mining for Riches on the Deep-Sea Floor
Explorers have dreamed of harvesting deep-sea metals since the 1870s, when the British scientific ship HMS Challenger pulled up mineral-laden rocks on its round-the-world voyage. The first commercial effort to exploit these riches failed a century later. In 1970, a U.S. company hoisted 60,000 rocks from the seafloor off the coast of Charleston, S.C., and then dumped most overboard because they didn't have enough mineral content.
South China Morning Post
16-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
US-China deal no relief for firms as rare earth curbs keep supply chain severed
When Beijing and Washington announced a 90-day truce in their trade war earlier this week, most companies doing business on both sides of the Pacific let out a sigh of relief. Any reprieve from the triple-digit tariffs that threatened to throttle bilateral trade would be welcome news for the firms who rely on that trade to stay operational. Advertisement But without alterations to export controls on the critical minerals essential to the production of certain goods – the 'rare earth' elements over which Beijing enjoys a near-monopoly in terms of supply and refining capacity – the firms producing those goods in China fear their business will remain endangered. Those fears could be well-founded. China, the world's top producer of these crucial components for consumer electronics, electric cars and defence systems, has continued to crack down on smuggling and enhanced its oversight of supply chains despite this week's cool-down. One US company, which manufactures audio equipment for what it terms 'non-sensitive commercial applications', lodged its concerns in internal documents seen by the Post. 'Delays in export approvals would disrupt our production and adversely affect the production schedules of downstream vehicle manufacturers, including potential production stoppages,' the company said. Advertisement The firm sources magnets – which carry trace amounts of the controlled elements – from China for its plants in Europe and Latin America.
CBC
10-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
U.S. energy giant to buy Canada's Parkland oil refinery in $12.6B deal
A U.S. company is making a bid to buy Calgary-based Parkland Corporation for $12.6 billion. The deal would include Parkland's refinery in Burnaby and could mean the loss of nearly 200 jobs. As Meera Bains reports, the bid has some concerned about Canada's fuel security.
