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After weeks of suffering due to haze from Indonesian wildfires which plunged air quality to an unhealthy level, finally schools in the states of Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, and Kuala Lumpur were closed on Friday (Oct 9). Malaysia's Air Pollutant Index (API) classifies air quality as "
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Starting at around £29,210, this mid-size SUV from from China undercuts established luxury British SUVs and alternatives by tens of thousands of pounds while offering a high-end look. It topped the U.K. monthly sales charts in March 2026 and sold 28,571 units by the end of August 2026, securing
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For years, debt collection meant agents dialling through call lists, following fixed scripts and sending identical reminders to every customer, whatever their circumstances. That model struggles in digital finance. People now expect prompt, respectful communication and an easy way to sort things ou
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Flydubai's flight FZ1073 took off from Dubai International Airport in the UAE at 03:05 GMT (07:05 local time), en route to Ben Gurion Airport. Two hours into its journey on Wednesday (September 30), the Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying 174 people - mostly Israeli passengers - plunged more than 17,000ft (5
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Resources, time, and money had been wasted when the High Court acquitted former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on September 15 of four charges in his graft trial linked to the Jana Wibawa programme. The acquittal was for a charge of abusing his position for a RM200 million bribe and three counts o
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In a rare move, Donald Trump personally welcomed Xi Jinping's entourage at Andrews Air Force Base as the U.S. Air Force band marched on the tarmac and U.S. and Chinese flags flew. The last American president to welcome a foreign leader at Andrews John F. Kennedy in 1962, although Trump welcomed Rus
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US President Donald Trump is giving Chinese President Xi Jinping a king’s welcome this week, as he pursues what the White House calls “strategic stability.” The question is whether there will be much substance beneath the surface pomp. The administration is fast losing the Iran War. China is
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The aerospace and security industries are entering an era where technology is no longer simply improving existing capabilities. It is changing what aircraft, satellites, surveillance systems, and defence platforms can actually do. Artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, autonomous systems, secur
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I have stated my views honestly, guided by my conscience and with the best interests of the nation in mind – says Hannah Yeoh. About a week later, the Federal Territories Minister, who is also a critical member of the Pardons Board, denied ever signing a house arrest order for former Prime Minist
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In a move widely anticipated by Wall Street, the Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point – with a possibility of one more increase in the cards before year-end. Effectively, the rate hike moves the central bank’s target range on the overnight
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January 18th, 2019 by financetwitter
The U.S. President Donald Trump has been scheduled to deliver his message to a Joint Session of Congress on Jan. 29. However, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has another idea. She said - “The date of the State of the Union is not a special date. It’s not constitutionally required, it’s not the president� [...]
January 17th, 2019 by financetwitter
Singapore is a trade-dependent country. The Republic's growth prospects are closely tied to the outlook for the global economy and trade. On Thursday (Jan 17), it announced a disappointing export number - fell by 8.5% instead of economists' expectation of a 2% rise in December. That number is the w [...]
January 17th, 2019 by financetwitter
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on Wednesday (Jan 16) apologised to the Malaysian people for former banker Tim Leissner's role in the sovereign wealth fund 1MDB scandal. However, the chief executive cunningly distanced the bank from the scheme, choosing to throw the former partner under the bus inst [...]
January 16th, 2019 by financetwitter
The genuine Malay Muslims in this country should stop worrying about losing their Malay privilege or Islam supremacy to non-Muslims. In the same breath, they should also stop worrying that the special position of Malay Rulers would disappear overnight. The rights of the Malays, Islam and Monarchy ar [...]
January 15th, 2019 by financetwitter
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian citizen, could stay alive if not for the China-Canada diplomatic hostilities. The 36-year-old former oil worker was detained in Liaoning province in 2014 for trying to smuggle more than 200kg of methamphetamine in China. That's a huge amount of drugs. Still, he [...]
January 15th, 2019 by financetwitter
One of the important goals President Donald Trump decided to launch a trade war with China last year was to narrow the trade deficit gap. He promised during his presidential campaign and after he entered the White House that he would seek to reduce massive U.S. trade deficits with China. However, ba [...]
January 14th, 2019 by financetwitter
Former Chief Justice, Abdul Hamid Mohamad, was (and still is) one of hardcore supporters of Najib Razak. He was such a fanatic fan of the former prime minister that two days before the May 9 general election last year, he condemned Mahathir for not only out to topple Najib, but also wanted to dest [...]
January 13th, 2019 by financetwitter
Apple - America's first trillion-dollar company - is now worth only US$720 billion. The technology giant recently revised its first quarter sales forecast downward, blaming the global economic slowdown, Trump's trade war and a slowdown in the Chinese market. CEO Tim Cook should blame the company its [...]
January 11th, 2019 by financetwitter
The Sultan Muhammad V has returned to his state of Kelantan after abdicating the throne as the "Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Ruler, or simply the King)" effective Sunday (Jan 6). What is still unknown and of utmost interest is the actual reason the former King was given an ultimatum by the Council [...]
January 10th, 2019 by financetwitter
Three Chinese warships arrived in Cambodia on Wednesday on a visit aimed at strengthening already close ties between the two nations. As early as 2016, Cambodia hosted its first major naval joint exercises with Chinese forces. This round, as many as 700 crew members docked at the port of Sihanoukvil [...]
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