‘BMW since birth’: Chinese mother mocks ‘poor’ bike-riding teacher on Weibo for making ‘study look useless’, demands he buy a car
A leaked conversation of a parent trashing a teacher for riding a bike and saying her son will think studying is useless for becoming rich goes viral. Comments by the mother like: ‘my son has had a BMW to sit in since his birth’, criticised as snobbish, rude and out of touch with reality. Read full storyContinue Reading
Oil slips amid chance of Iran nuclear deal supply boost
KUALA LUMPUR: Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as traders eyed the latest progress in last-ditch talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, which would clear the way to boost its crude exports in a tight market. Read full storyContinue Reading
Labour minister pushing for wage rise in October
Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Tuesday he wanted an increase in the daily minimum wage of 5-8% from Oct 1 instead of early next year as intended, and denied bringing the pay rise forward was politically motivated.Continue Reading
Two women lose RM79,498 in new cases of ‘boosting sales’ job scam, as Hong Kong police warn of surge in such crimes
A 28-year-old lost HK$82,000 and a 20-year-old lost HK$57,814 after depositing money into bank accounts held by scammers. So far this year 1,625 cases of online employment scams, resulting in losses of HK$211.6mil, have been reported. Read full storyContinue Reading
Papua New Guinea's new parliament returns Marape as prime minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) – James Marape was sworn in as the prime minister of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday after lawmakers in the new parliament returned him unopposed to the post. Read full storyContinue Reading
PAC merely carrying out its responsibilities on LCS report, Wong rebuts Ahmad Zahid
PETALING JAYA: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was only carrying out its responsibilities as a parliamentary committee in publishing a report on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project scandal, says its chairman Wong Kah Woh. Read full storyContinue Reading
Hong Kong says it has held no discussions on relaxing property stamp duty
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s government said on Tuesday it had no plans to relax its stamp duty on property, responding to media reports that it could consider waiving the extra stamp duty that mainland Chinese have to pay to buy property in the city. Read full storyContinue Reading
Alibaba reduced workforce by nearly 10,000 in three months
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd let go of 9,241 employees in the three months to June, according to the company’s latest filing. Read full storyContinue Reading
Covid-19: Report self-tests on MySejahtera, KJ urges public
PETALING JAYA: People taking Covid-19 self-tests have been urged to report their results on MySejahtera. Read full storyContinue Reading
Asia stocks edge up, buyers wary as markets await U.S. inflation test
HONG KONG: Asian shares eked out modest gains on Tuesday as buyers were held back by persistent global cost pressures, with investors turning their focus this week to U.S. inflation data and the prospects for further aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes. Read full storyContinue Reading