Khazanah to explore potential investments in Southeast Asia and India
2022-09-21
KUALA LUMPUR: Khazanah Nasional Bhd has set its sights on exploring new potential investments in Southeast Asia and India. Read full storyContinue Reading
KLCI closes at day's low, ringgit falls 0.13%
2022-09-21
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI fell almost 1% on Wednesday in tandem with Asian markets ahead of an expected aggressive interest rate hike from the US Federal Reserve. Read full storyContinue Reading
Zafrul: No plans for ringgit peg, we are not in a crisis
2022-09-21
KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz reiterates that there will be no peg of the ringgit to the US dollar amid the continued weakening of the local currency. Read full storyContinue Reading
Lawyer charged over hit-and-run with motorcyclist who allegedly sustained serious injuries
2022-09-21
SINGAPORE: A lawyer was charged on Wednesday (Sep 21) with failing to stop and render assistance to a motorcyclist after a collision. Gregory John Fong Mun Yung, 49, was said to have caused serious injuries to 42-year-old motorcyclist Lee Mem Woh in the incident along Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) nearContinue Reading
Four Indonesians stranded on island by human smugglers rescued
2022-09-21
KLANG: Four Indonesians who were stranded on an island near here after being cheated by a migrant smuggler have been rescued from the sea when attempting to swim back to the mainland. Read full storyContinue Reading
Govt holds engagement session with MPs on abolishing death penalty
2022-09-21
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has conducted an engagement session with lawmakers on alternative sentences for 11 offences that carry the mandatory death penalty, as well as 23 offences for which capital punishment is left to the court’s discretion. Read full storyContinue Reading
Japan Investment Corp to set up 2nd Toshiba restructuring plan -Kyodo
2022-09-21
TOKYO (Reuters) – State-backed Japan Investment Corp (JIC) is considering a second proposal for Toshiba Corp’s restructuring plan, breaking off with Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) with which it linked up in the first round of bidding, Kyodo news reported on Wednesday. Read full storyContinue Reading
Japan consortium explores other options for Toshiba restructuring -Kyodo
2022-09-21
TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese consortium chosen in the first round of bids to restructure Toshiba Corp has decided to explore other options, Kyodo news reported on Wednesday. Read full storyContinue Reading
Woman who stabbed herself during police stand-off in Tampines charged, remanded for psychiatric observation
2022-09-21
Juliana Abdul Kadir allegedly had a knife and a penknife blade with her during the stand-off with police officers outside St Hilda’s Secondary School in Tampines on Monday.Continue Reading
COE prices for cars close lower in latest bidding exercise, Open Category premium falls
2022-09-21
SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for cars and those in the Open Category closed lower in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday (Sep 21). Premiums for Category A cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, closed at S$84,000, down from S$86,000 in the previous exercise. PremiumsContinue Reading