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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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June 26th, 2018 by financetwitter
Australia is one of foreign countries which many perceive to be squeaky clean, at least its Southeast Asia neighbour thought so. It was quiet a news when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accused the alternative prime minister, Bill Shorten, of taking "backhanders" when he was a trade union supremo. B [...]
June 25th, 2018 by financetwitter
China, if not stopped in time, will absolutely become the world's new leader in technology. It's a public knowledge that China is working tirelessly to catch up with rivals like the United States and Germany in high-end technology. Enter "Made in China 2025" - a strategy plan to move the country's m [...]
June 24th, 2018 by financetwitter
Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohamad Fuzi Harun have each struck gold again. As the new government moves forward to a new "Malaysian Malaysia", it appears the extremely corrupted institution - Royal Malaysia Police - has continued to prove that it's the most i [...]
June 24th, 2018 by financetwitter
Exactly how much OPEC will increase the oil production is still a question mark. However, OPEC ministers announced a deal that is likely to add around 600,000 to 800,000 barrels a day to the market. That would be the first increase oil supplies from the producer group ever since the cartel cut prod [...]
June 22nd, 2018 by financetwitter
One of the most gratifying things in the world is to work for yourself. Owning your own business, while it can be stressful, is meaningful because the effort you put in helps you personally, rather than building something for someone else.
The key is that you must choose something that [...]
June 22nd, 2018 by financetwitter
The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Qatar appears to have entered a point of no return. For more than a year, a Saudi-led bloc has staged a boycott of Qatar, accusing the tiny but gas-rich Persian Gulf state of sponsoring terrorism and committing other menaces. However, Qatar has proven to be a to [...]
June 21st, 2018 by financetwitter
Make America Great Again, or simply MAGA, was Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign slogan. It was a great success. Defying all odds, Trump emerged as the 45th President of the United States of America. About 15,000-km away, Najib Razak, whose obsession with American presidents is an open secret [...]
June 21st, 2018 by financetwitter
Donald Trump's favourite game of forcing China into obedience is slapping tariffs on Chinese goods. Like it or not, the U.S. president will most likely win the game simply because Beijing enjoys US$375 billion trade surplus with the U.S. Trump has repeatedly highlighted China's US$375 billion surplu [...]
June 20th, 2018 by financetwitter
On May 15, just five days after the inauguration of Mahathir Mohamad as the world's oldest prime minister, Daim Zainuddin fired a warning shot. He said it would be foolish for Anwar Ibrahim to be made prime minister immediately upon returning to parliament. The warning shot was aimed at Anwar, and n [...]
June 19th, 2018 by financetwitter
Last Friday, President Trump declared that the U.S. would slap 25% tariffs on up to US$50 billion worth of Chinese goods. The justification was that the Chinese must be punished for its theft of IP (intellectual property) and other unfair trade practices. Trump warned that his government could impo [...]
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