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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 18th, 2018 by financetwitter
The founder of online retail giant Alibaba is in town. He specifically flew to Malaysia to officially open the company’s first office in Southeast Asia at Bangsar South today. He was also granted an audience with newly inaugurated Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the world's oldest premier at the [...]
June 17th, 2018 by financetwitter
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng says that another major scandal involving the finance ministry will be revealed soon. Prime Minister Mahathir told The New York Times that his government had already accumulated “enough evidence” to have Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, put on trial. Najib urges p [...]
June 15th, 2018 by financetwitter
When it was revealed that Singapore taxpayers' money - as much as S$20 million - was burned on the U.S-North Korea summit, not many were impressed. About half of the expenses went to security costs. However, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said - "It is a cost we are willing to pay. It's ou [...]
June 14th, 2018 by financetwitter
Mahathir has announced that the highly controversial and super expensive HSR (high-speed rail) project is being "postponed", not "cancelled". Whether that was a U-turn from a 93-year-old man or was a clever strategy remains to be seen. Assuming it is just a postponement, will Singapore insist of hav [...]
June 13th, 2018 by financetwitter
Kim Jong-Un was supposed to leave Singapore at 2pm on Tuesday, while Donald Trump was scheduled to hold a press conference at 4pm before he departs Singapore around 7pm. In the end, it was the North Korean dictator who appeared to be so in love with Singapore that he left for Pyongyang via an Air C [...]
June 12th, 2018 by financetwitter
As ex-PM Najib Razak visits his father's grave, probably seeking helps, the same way Tengku Razalegh is seeking divine guidance whether he should contest the UMNO presidency or not, Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) is suddenly dissolved. Four component parties making up the BN coalition, which suffered [...]
June 12th, 2018 by financetwitter
The "Rocket Man" Kim and his bitter rival "Dotard" Trump have finally met - at Capella Singapore hotel on Sentosa Island. Both North Korean and American leaders stood face-to-face for the first time and against the backdrop of their respective country's flags, Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump shared a h [...]
June 11th, 2018 by financetwitter
Royal Malaysia Police is one of the most corrupt institutions, if not the most corrupt, in the country. Today's corruption among the police officers in Malaysia is no different from that of Hong Kong in the 1970s. In fact, if you want to arrest all the corrupt Malaysian police officers, there will b [...]
June 10th, 2018 by financetwitter
President Donald Trump did not appear to be listening during some of the trade presentations in Quebec, Canada. Trade dominated the 2-day summit that began on Friday with leaders of Germany, France, Japan, Canada, Britain and Italy returning to the topic repeatedly - simply because "Trump the Menace [...]
June 9th, 2018 by financetwitter
Lim Kit Siang, aged 77, had been the opposition Member of Parliament since 1969 where he was first elected as an MP for the Bandar Melaka seat. He first emerged as a politician when he was National Organising Secretary of the DAP (Democratic Action Party) from 1966 to 1969. Yet, he did not want to b [...]
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