FBM KLCI sinks deeper into the red at midday
2022-09-01
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI remained in negative territory at midday tracking the decline on Wall Street overnight. Read full storyContinue Reading
US chip makers hit by new China export rule
2022-09-01
Nvidia says two of its top computer chips were affected by a new licence requirement for exporting to China.Continue Reading
Xi’s tech crackdown fuels another crisis: Out-of-work youth
2022-09-01
When Xi Jinping tightened the screws on China’s technology industry last year, he escalated a jobs crisis for the youngest and brightest minds needed to power the nation’s economy. Read full storyContinue Reading
Senator admits to former relationship with accused policewoman
2022-09-01
Senator Thani Onlaied has admitted to a previous close relationship with a policewoman whose alleged abuse of her maid has made headlines, saying they had lost contact long ago.Continue Reading
AirAsia returns to Changi Terminal 4 from Sept 15
2022-09-01
SINGAPORE: AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL) will return its airline operations to Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 (T4) from Terminal 1 (T1) starting Sept 15, 2022. Read full storyContinue Reading
Arrested Tokyo 2020 sponsor executive says he gave cash to Japan’s ex-PM Mori: Sankei
2022-09-01
TOKYO: The former chairman of Tokyo Olympics sponsor Aoki Holdings has told prosecutors he gave 2 million yen (US$14,300) in cash to the head of the Games’ organising committee, former prime minister Yoshiro Mori, the Sankei daily reported. Hironori Aoki, who was arrested last month for suspected bribery involving anotherContinue Reading
Alibaba’s Lazada eyes Europe push to take on Amazon, Zalando
2022-09-01
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Lazada Group is preparing to make its maiden foray into Europe, building on its success in South-East Asia to take on rivals such as Amazon.com Inc and Zalando SE in one of the biggest online shopping markets. Read full storyContinue Reading
Roads around Marina Centre, Padang to be closed for 7 days for F1 Singapore GP
2022-09-01
SINGAPORE: Some roads in the Marina Center and the Padang area will be closed just for seven days for the Formulation 1 Singapore Air carriers Singapore Grand Prix 2022 happening afterwards this month, the Land Transport Expert (LTA) said on Thursday (Sep 1). Affected roads will be closed fromContinue Reading
Tuas Port opens officially, will be ‘critical engine’ driving Singapore’s economy: PM Lee
2022-09-01
Tuas Port will be the “port for the future” anchoring the exact upcoming Western Gateway.Continue Reading
China’s Shenzhen widens COVID-19 restrictions as cases rise
2022-09-01
SHENZHEN: The particular southern Chinese tech hub Shenzhen tightened COVID-19 curbs as cases continued to mount upon Thursday (Sep 1), with large occasions and indoor amusement suspended for three days in the city’s many populous district, Baoan. At least half of the Shenzhen’s ten districts, house to more than 13Continue Reading