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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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November 12th, 2018 by financetwitter
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong suggested on Sunday a general election may be called next year. Calling a general election by 2019, more than a year before his government's mandate ends in January 2021, means something is brewing for the premier who makes S$2.2 million (US$1.6 million; £1 [...]
November 11th, 2018 by financetwitter
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has announced yesterday (Nov 10) that his government would not offer government posts to Mustapa Mohamed, former International Trade and Industry Minister under previous Najib regime and one of UMNO warlords who had jumped ship from the corrupted and racist Malay nati [...]
November 9th, 2018 by financetwitter
WTI Crude prices dropped for a ninth consecutive session on Thursday, essentially falling into a bear market, and it could get worse. In fact, the U.S. oil prices have plunged over the last 5 weeks since early October. And if the U.S. oil benchmark continues to drop like a rock in a "ferocious" bear [...]
November 8th, 2018 by financetwitter
On paper, it appeared Musa Aman could easily reclaim his old job as Sabah Chief Minister. Mr. Musa, who has been charged of pocketing US$63.3 million (RM264 million) as bribes in exchange for logging concession contracts to 16 companies and was slapped with 35 charges, has claimed that his dismissal [...]
November 7th, 2018 by financetwitter
You know Donald Trump is in trouble when the boastful president suddenly said he wished he had taken a softer tone in his first two years as POTUS (President of the United States), just before the Democrats snatch the House of Representative from the Republicans. But it's too late to have regrets as [...]
November 6th, 2018 by financetwitter
Just because he grew his beard to look like a holy Muslim man, doesn't mean Musa Aman can claim innocence under the rule of law. He might escape punishment for his past corruption practice, had he lived in Afghanistan. But under the new government of Pakatan Harapan, his alleged corruption in connec [...]
November 5th, 2018 by financetwitter
For as long as one can remember, Utusan Malaysia, the country's oldest Malay newspaper had been an obedient propaganda machine of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, who happened to be the president of UMNO, the dominant political party calling the shot behind the Barisan Nasional coalition government. [...]
November 5th, 2018 by financetwitter
With less than 6 months since the Pakatan Harapan coalition won stunningly the 14th general election on May 9th, the new government's "Budget 2019" presented on Friday was equally stunning. Considering they have only a short time to investigate, discover, expose and recover every penny available aft [...]
November 2nd, 2018 by financetwitter
Goldman Sachs, the 149-year-old American investment bank, raised nearly US$6.5 billion in three bond sales between 2012 and 2013 for 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad). More than US$2.5 billion raised from these bonds was misappropriated by high-level 1MDB officials, their relatives and associates, [...]
November 1st, 2018 by financetwitter
Jamal Khashoggi's body has yet to be found. There is a chance that it would never be discovered for obvious reason. Saudi Arabia has refused to reveal the location of the journalist's body despite demands from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. To disclose the location of the body would unveil [...]
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