KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit reversed its gains to close lower against the US dollar today as oil prices continued to fall and as China expanded its COVID-19 lockdowns, further spurring concerns on how the world’s second largest economy will be affected by the constant disruptions. Read full storyContinue Reading
The Kla and the Chart Pattana parties plan to hold a news conference on Friday to announce what could be a political merger, sources say.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Standard Chartered Malaysia has launched SmartStocks, a one-stop online share trading platform, bringing clients the convenience of trading on 12 exchanges across seven global markets from Malaysia via one account. Read full storyContinue Reading
A variant of the job scam has emerged with victims promised payment for rating apps, a ruse that has seen at least 43 victims lose about S$781,000 (RM2.50mil) since April, said the police on Tuesday (Aug 30). Read full storyContinue Reading
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Yoshimi Yamashita, one of a trio set to make history this autumn in Qatar as the first women referees to officiate at a men’s World Cup, feels both pressure and excitement at the prospect of being a pioneer. Read full storyContinue Reading
NEW YORK: A unit of Malaysia’s state-owned investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) – which has spurred investigations around the world into deal-making and political patronage under former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak – is seeking bankruptcy protection in the United States. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM970mil fine imposed on Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor for her solar energy project corruption case has been denounced by her lawyers as being “too high”. Read full storyContinue Reading
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has received a RM30mil dividend payout from Sawit Kinabalu, the state’s investment arm in the palm oil industry. Read full storyContinue Reading
The RSAF tanker is making its debut at Exercise Pitch Black in Darwin, Australia, where it is also refuelling the F-35s for the first time. On Wednesday it refuelled a dozen fighter jets, including the RSAF’s F-15SG and F-16D+ as well as Australian F-35As and US F-35Bs. What is significantContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who had waited more than 30 minutes for a taxi got into a fight with another man who was also waiting for a cab, with both thinking the other had cut the queue. For voluntarily causing grievous hurt, 32-year-old Sim Yi Ming was jailed for 11 monthsContinue Reading