Dr M worried about job losses from planned Telenor, Axiata merger


Dr Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has asked for more details on the planned merger of the Asian telecommunications operations of Norway's Telenor ASA and Axiata Group Bhd on concerns over potential job losses.

Telenor and Axiata announced the move earlier this month to create a company with 300 million customers in nine countries. This is a result of Telenor merging its Asian assets -- Digi -- with Axiata.

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