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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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July 11th, 2018 by financetwitter
Picking up a stick and uses it as a gun is what young children would usually do. The dramatic play can lead to wonderful learning. It's an important part of early childhood development, as teachers would tell you. With Made-in-China fake plastic guns getting cheaper, it's hard to imagine if kids now [...]
July 10th, 2018 by financetwitter
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has named his son-in-law as the country's finance minister after being sworn in to another five-year term, and the financial markets aren't impressed. The country's stock market and currency Lira fell after Berat Albayrak was named as Turkey's Finance Minister [...]
July 10th, 2018 by financetwitter
Trump is perhaps one of the luckiest U.S. presidents. He gets to nominate a judge to the U.S. Supreme Court - twice. And he has nominated 53-year-old Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, who often sided with his liberal colleagues on issues such as abortion and LGBT rights. K [...]
July 10th, 2018 by financetwitter
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak is going to spend many years in prison. There's little doubt about it. With overwhelming evidence against him, arguably the world's biggest crook, the global community will be shocked if he somehow walks away scot-free. He has only two options left - to drag the tri [...]
July 9th, 2018 by financetwitter
He was appointed to overseeing the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. Yet, his boss - Prime Minister Theresa May - was such a weak leader that she was willing to sellout the nation in order not to offend the EU. Brexit Secretary David Davis has dropped a bombshell - quitting the May gove [...]
July 9th, 2018 by financetwitter
The U.S. Department of Justice acknowledges lawsuits filed to seize assets that it said were the result of US$4.5 billion that was misappropriated from 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Bhd), a fund set up by disgraceful ex-prime minister Najib Razak himself in 2009, represents the largest action brought [...]
July 7th, 2018 by financetwitter
Najib Razak apparently has financial problem after his banking accounts have been frozen. The Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed the ex-prime minister to pay RM1 million bail in two installments - a rare arrangement indeed. But when it was later revealed that the judge - Mohd Soffi Abdul Razak - is the [...]
July 6th, 2018 by financetwitter
Get ready for a spike in crude oil prices. Shortly after the U.S. State reaffirmed the Trump administration's goal of reducing Iran's oil exports to zero by November 4th, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Tehran could retaliate - by disrupting oil shipments to neighbouring countries. Although [...]
July 6th, 2018 by financetwitter
Shahrir Samad, once the invincible UMNO warlord of Johor Bahru, was grilled for 7 hours by MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) two days ago. When he emerged from the MACC office, he was surprised to learn that his boss, ex-prime minister Najib Razak, had been arrested. Obviously, it wasn't a [...]
July 5th, 2018 by financetwitter
European Union (EU) had a trade surplus of 120 billion Euros (US$139.6 billion) with the U.S. in 2017. The most exported product from the EU to the U.S. is cars. Hence, Trump doesn't need to become a rocket scientist to know where to hit the Europe. When the U.S. president threatened to target Euro [...]
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