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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 20th, 2017 by financetwitter
Trump administration says the U.S. companies want more access to China's economy. They wanted to rebalance what they say is an unfair trading relationship. During talks between the world's two largest economies, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China's US$347 billion trade deficit with the [...]
July 19th, 2017 by financetwitter
WhatsApp is one of the few foreign messaging apps available in mainland China. Although not as popular as the locally-made app WeChat, the American-made app is favoured by some for its end-to-end encryption. But it appears not even Mark Zuckerberg's fluency in Mandarin could help WhatsApp in China, [...]
July 18th, 2017 by financetwitter
Najib son of Razak tries to put on a brave face. Initially, he tried but couldn't. It would take hours for the PR team at Putrajaya to "train" the Malaysian prime minister - psychologically and mentally - not to look nervous and panic. They found that the best way is for Mr. Najib to smile - a lot - [...]
July 17th, 2017 by financetwitter
President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign is legendary. The Chinese Communist Party has long been associated with corruption. In fact, corruption has become a culture in the Chinese government. Naturally, Xi's crackdown on corruption has been met with huge resistance that he was accused of usi [...]
July 17th, 2017 by financetwitter
United Kingdom is supposed to be United States' best friend, and vice versa. Even when the U.S. went astray on a 2003 Iraq invasion, the U.K. obediently followed. Tony Blair didn't persuade Bush not to go to war but instead supported the invasion even when the former British prime minister knew it w [...]
July 15th, 2017 by financetwitter
In certain countries, women would go to night club to let their hair loose, especially on Friday night after a stressful week. In Iran, however, women could only let their hair loose in cars. But even doing that could land the hot and beautiful Iranian chicks in trouble. Since the 1979 Iranian Revol [...]
July 14th, 2017 by financetwitter
What does it take to land at job at Facebook? In case you hadn't the clue, this year (2017) is the best year to get a job at Facebook, simply because you stand a better chance than previous year. How come? That's because co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed last year that Facebook's top prio [...]
July 13th, 2017 by financetwitter
Ever wonder why Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways could offer unbelievable low price tickets every now and then? That's because those three Middle Eastern airlines have been receiving more than US$50 billion in subsidies over the past decade from their respective kingdom - U.A.E. ( [...]
July 13th, 2017 by financetwitter
Pepsi wasn't the only food and beverage corporation that knows how to make smartphone, sort of. Marketing has reached a new level where conventional advertising on mainstream news media and alternative social media isn't sufficient to catch eyeballs. Special edition products have to be introduced - [...]
July 12th, 2017 by financetwitter
Saudi Arabia sent Kuwait to present a 13-point list of demand to Qatar in order to end the diplomatic crisis last month. Saudi also gave Qatar 10 days to comply with the demands, all of which were insanely ridiculous. Qatar gave his big brother a middle finger instead, as it would be as good as surr [...]
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