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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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August 27th, 2018 by financetwitter
Politics 101 - divert attention when you're hit with domestic issues or personal scandal. That's what every young and old politician needs to master in order to survive. In the case of U.S. President Donald Trump, and like other presidents before him, the time could be ripe to play to the gallery. W [...]
August 27th, 2018 by financetwitter
Hishammuddin Hussein, the former Defence Minister, was on the right track to become Malaysia's 7th Prime Minister when the unexpected happened on May 9th this year. His cousin who was also the former premier, scandal-plagued Prime Minister Najib Razak, was booted from the powerful post by the people [...]
August 26th, 2018 by financetwitter
Every year, the United States of America sends billions of dollars to countries around the world in the name of financial aid. Some are genuinely to help poor countries. Others are to buy their alliance, obedience or silence. In the case of Palestine, the U.S. is by far the largest donor of financia [...]
August 25th, 2018 by financetwitter
Mahathir is throwing tantrums again. Like a spoiled little brat, he wants his toy come rain or shine. Until his wish to start a third national car is granted, the 93-year-old prime minister is going to criticise, even insult, the people for being short-sighted. And he has just mocked and insulted th [...]
August 23rd, 2018 by financetwitter
Despite being the biggest corporate sponsor of overseas travel for Australian politicians, Chinese Telco giant Huawei has failed miserably to convince that they are not a threat to the country down under. China’s Huawei and ZTE have essentially been banned from providing 5G technology equipment to [...]
August 22nd, 2018 by financetwitter
Wee Ka Siong, MCA deputy president, has blamed Prime Minister Mahathir for his failure to renegotiate a lower price for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and two gas pipelines projects, worth RM81 billion and RM9.41 billion respectively. Mr. Wee was both upset and disappointed with Mahathir's decisio [...]
August 22nd, 2018 by financetwitter
Depending on whom you ask, Mahathir's visit to China - his first since becoming Malaysia's prime minister for the second time, and the world's oldest premier - can either be a huge success or a failure. The primary mission of PM's five-day visit to the Middle Kingdom was to renegotiate mega deals si [...]
August 21st, 2018 by financetwitter
Whether you should get involved in forex trading or stock trading depends on whether you fancy yourself Warren Buffet or George Soros. The famed value investor, Buffet, has earned a 30-year annualized return of 20 percent buying and holding value stocks for his holding company Berkshire Hathaway. Wh [...]
August 20th, 2018 by financetwitter
When a Malaysian Chinese has a brilliant idea tomorrow, the nearest place he or she will go is, sadly, Singapore. That's because if the idea becomes a huge success and generates tens of millions of dollars in profit, the owners will be forced to give away 30% to Malaysian Malays or Bumiputra (son of [...]
August 19th, 2018 by financetwitter
Enzo Ferrari was not initially interested in the idea of producing road cars when he formed Scuderia Ferrari in 1929. The Scuderia Ferrari, however, was founded as an Alfa Romeo racing team. It would take another 10 years before Ferrari becoming independent in 1939. Hence, before Ferrari, the bran [...]
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