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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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December 6th, 2017 by financetwitter
Like Apple's iPhone, China is a critical market to Starbucks. There are more than 3,000 Starbucks stores in China, with 600 in Shanghai alone. Hence, it's only natural that the company's second Reserve Roastery opened with a big bang in Shanghai. It's first flagship Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room [...]
December 5th, 2017 by financetwitter
In the Arab and Muslim world, the sun rising in the morning is enough to fuel tension leading to continuous killing among Muslims themselves. Therefore, it's laughable when Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, warned Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that a decision to recognise Jerusalem could [...]
December 4th, 2017 by financetwitter
Donald Trump is indeed a very happy man. Not even the decision by Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser to the U.S. president, pleading guilty to lying to the FBI could make Trump lose his sleep. An early and vocal Trump supporter, Flynn has apparently made a U-turn and agreed to co-ope [...]
December 2nd, 2017 by financetwitter
Australia, or to be precise South Australia, is now the proud owner of the world's biggest battery. And the lithium-ion battery has just been powered on Friday, ahead of schedule. Capable of powering 30,000 lucky Australian homes, the battery is as huge as an American football field. The hero is non [...]
November 30th, 2017 by financetwitter
As expected, there isn't much President Donald Trump could do to badass North Korea Kim Jong-un after the hermit kingdom blasted another ballistic missile. Mr. Kim has self-proclaimed his regime as a "nuclear state" after his latest round of demonstration - sending Hwasong-15 in a 53-minutes ride ab [...]
November 29th, 2017 by financetwitter
After more than a two-month pause, the Rocket Man Kim has done it again after North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Tuesday. This was the first ballistic missile test by Pyongyang since the hermit state launched a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile on September 15. This round, however, a lo [...]
November 28th, 2017 by financetwitter
Food delivery service is taking the street by storm. Chances are you might have seen them during peak hour - either calls themselves UberEATS, JustEat, GrubHub, Food Panda or Deliveroo. Regardless, it is a competitive industry with each company having to work to provide low costs, interesting rest [...]
November 27th, 2017 by financetwitter
China is today the world's biggest economy. But the Middle Kingdom didn't transform itself into a wealthy nation overnight without lifting a finger. It had been invaded and colonised by various empires - from Mongolia to Manchuria, Russia, United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan. Am [...]
November 24th, 2017 by financetwitter
What does Malaysian Mahathir Mohamad, Filipino Ferdinand Marcos, Egyptian Hosni Mubarak, Indonesian Suharto and now Zimbabwean Robert Mugabe has in common? They were all once dictators who ruled with iron fist without regards to basic human rights. More importantly they were highly corrupted dictato [...]
November 23rd, 2017 by financetwitter
Mark Zuckerberg's fluency in Mandarin is legendary. Yet, despite all his efforts learning and speaking the language to impress President Xi Jinping, he couldn't convince Beijing that Whatsapp is a harmless application. WhatsApp was one of the few foreign messaging apps available in mainland China un [...]
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