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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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March 3rd, 2018 by financetwitter
Donald Trump is reportedly trying to get rid of his favourite daughter Ivanka and his trusted son-in-law Jared Kushner. The U.S. president wants both to leave the White House, and he's getting the help - privately - from chief of staff John F. Kelly. Playing good-cop-bad-cop roles, obviously Trump w [...]
March 2nd, 2018 by financetwitter
Sometimes, it pays not to be in the top-10. And it certainly pays to stroke the back of the world's most powerful man, especially if he's a narcissist. China can now heave a sigh of relief. As expected, U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will impose a 25% tariff on stee [...]
March 1st, 2018 by financetwitter
Indonesia, in a surprising move on Wednesday (Feb 28), confiscated a luxury yacht off the coast of Teluk Benoa on the island of Bali. The 300-foot luxury superyacht - The Equanimity - was worth at least US$250 million, at least that's the price tag valued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Reg [...]
February 28th, 2018 by financetwitter
Janet Yellen, if she's still around today, would be extremely afraid of crashing the stock markets after the recent 666, 1175 and 1032 points plunge. But there's a new sheriff in town and the new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell refuses to let himself be intimidated by those crashes. As far as [...]
February 27th, 2018 by financetwitter
Malaysia's richest man Robert Kuok, who lives in Hong Kong, is currently under attack by not only half-past-six UMNO-Malay warlords but also from Prime Minister Najib Razak personally. The latest attack against the 94-year-old billionaire Kuok came from Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz, [...]
February 26th, 2018 by financetwitter
Oracle of Omaha - Warren Buffett - has just released his 2017 annual letter to shareholders. As usual, his flagship Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio was the hot commodity that everyone has been waiting for. According to the letter, the company had stock holdings totalling a staggering US$170.5 b [...]
February 24th, 2018 by financetwitter
Malaysia is perhaps the only nation in the world where corrupted leaders, when exposed, can walk with head held high as if it was an honourable thing to do. Regardless of race - Chinese, Malay, and Indian - majority of Malaysians consider corruption as part and parcel of life. In fact, some Malaysia [...]
February 23rd, 2018 by financetwitter
Forget steel or aluminium. As President Trump finds that it's not as easy as a walk in the park to punish China for dumping cheap steel and aluminium on American soil - without slapping the same tariffs on allies such as Canada or European Union - his administration may have found to way to punish t [...]
February 22nd, 2018 by financetwitter
Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister, instructed his boy Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (then UMNO Youth Chief) to speak out against then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the issue of cronyism and nepotism during 1998 UMNO General Assembly. The plan was, of course, to topple Mahathir's leadership by al [...]
February 21st, 2018 by financetwitter
Tower Hamlets Metropolitan Police Service tweeted - “Please do not contact us about the #KFCCrisis - it is not a police matter if your favourite eatery is not serving the menu that you desire.” So what is happening in United Kingdom that the public saw it fit to call the police, as if it was s [...]
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