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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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May 5th, 2017 by financetwitter
OPEC's strategy has not worked. Saudi Arabia is having cold sweat now. Crude oil price is hitting the lowest for the year 2017, just 2 bucks away from US$42 a barrel. Earlier, we wrote that for the second time for the year, the U.S. crude had broken below US$48 a barrel. The price is currently strug [...]
May 4th, 2017 by financetwitter
Bandar Malaysia, supposedly the country's biggest real estate project, has collapsed. TRX City Sdn. Bhd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance, said the sale of its 60% interest in Bandar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. has lapsed. TRX blames failure to meet payment obligations as the [...]
May 3rd, 2017 by financetwitter
Two months ago, we were presented with a chance to witness oil price going down to US$42 a barrel, or lower. The more than 5% plunge on that Wednesday saw the price trading at its lowest for the year 2017 - from a high of US$52.92 to a low of US$50.05 - after the Energy Information Administration re [...]
May 2nd, 2017 by financetwitter
Just like the yo-yo, hoverboard, rainbow loom, Rubik's Cubes and Pokémon craze that have come in waves over the years, there's a new plastic toy on the block that's taking the world by storm - fidget spinner. Not only this toy, which does nothing but spins between the thumb and middle fingers, has [...]
May 1st, 2017 by financetwitter
Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines president who called President Barack Obama a “son of a whore” and told him to “go to hell”, has been invited by President Donald Trump to visit the White House. Trump apparently doesn't share Obama's disgust over Dirty Harry Duterte's method of "shoot first [...]
April 28th, 2017 by financetwitter
Everybody is talking about North Korea and the excitement of witnessing the world's first nuclear war to be started by two rogue leaders - Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Suddenly, nobody is interested about the world's first economic war between two powerhouses - United States and China. The Korea co [...]
April 27th, 2017 by financetwitter
What do you really expect from a page of less than 200-words tax overhaul proposal? That's what President Trump revealed on Wednesday but the financial markets aren't impressed. Perhaps he knew his new tax plan is too good to be true that very few believe it could be implemented. Or he realizes the [...]
April 27th, 2017 by financetwitter
It’s a big e-commerce world out there, and the benefits surely do outweigh the risks. For instance, it is now not only possible, but downright commonplace, to be able to shop and buy from a store across the country or around the globe. The fact is, people love using e-commerce sites. Consequently, [...]
April 26th, 2017 by financetwitter
She is known as the "Goddess Yi Wan Ka" in China. There're more Chinese women than American women who are inspired to go under the knife to look like her. They wanted her big eyes, her pretty nose and lips, and her flawless figure. But it wasn't only her beauty that has gotten her a bigger celebrity [...]
April 25th, 2017 by financetwitter
Muslim countries, especially those that subscribe to Saudi Arabia's Wahhabism, broadcasted and printed a piece of great news over the weekend. King Salman issued a royal decree restoring “all allowances, financial benefits, and bonuses” for civil servants and military personnel on Saturday. Saud [...]
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