A top court in Bangkok on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to halt purchases of electricity by the country from a hydropower dam in neighbouring Laos over environmental concerns, bringing an end to a decade-long legal battle.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) through Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has attracted more than RM7.2 billion in investments in the first half of 2022, apart from investments of RM10.94 billion recorded in 2021, bringing the total investments to RM18.14 billion. Read full storyContinue Reading
The TEL stations, which run from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, include Orchard, Great World and Maxwell.Continue Reading
Thailand’s health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalised the drug.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended flat against the US dollar today amid the possibility of the Federal Reserve (Fed) taking a significant interest rates adjustment to bring rising inflation under control. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore Management University’s (SMU) founding chairman Ho Kwon Ping will step down on Jan 11 next year after 25 years of leadership, the institution announced on Wednesday (Aug 17). He will be succeeded by DBS Group chief executive officer Piyush Gupta. As chairman of the university’s board of trustees,Continue Reading
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A pickup truck carrying 33 migrant workers from Myanmar crashed into a roadside tree after a rear tyre burst, killing three passengers and seriously injuring five others, on Wednesday.Continue Reading
PETALING JAYA: The recently declassified report on the littoral combat ship (LCS) project mentions Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s involvement, despite an earlier denial by the former defence minister. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man threatened to circulate his ex-girlfriend’s nude videos, telling her that she was going to “be an influencer” and he had “nothing to lose”. After they broke up, the man also stalked the woman on Microsoft Teams for months when she blocked him on other social media platforms.Continue Reading
Tencent Holdings Ltd logged its first-ever revenue decline after its workforce shrank almost 5%, underscoring the extent to which China’s worsening economy is hurting its biggest corporations. Read full storyContinue Reading