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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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September 6th, 2016 by financetwitter
Top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia made a joint statement at the G20 summit in China on Monday aimed at stabilizing crude prices. The joint statement was signed by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. That alone should convince you to invest in oi [...]
September 5th, 2016 by financetwitter
Every dog has its day, but for the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her day had ended the moment she welcomes 1.1-million Syrian War refugees, and arrogantly ignored her mistake. Two days ago, she was still a defiant and cocky dictator, rejected charges by anti-immigrant critics that her government [...]
September 5th, 2016 by financetwitter
Russia has proven to be too strong, and too smart, for the superpower America. So, the United States, under the leadership of lame duck President Barack Obama, chose to bully China instead. History has taught the Chinese a painful lesson that becoming an economic superpower without an equivalent str [...]
September 3rd, 2016 by financetwitter
During the Low Yat Crisis last year, Prime Minister Najib Razak almost made his dad proud. Like his father's 1969 bloody racial riots, Malaysia was on a brink of its second racial riot. A phone theft involving 2 young Malays quickly turned into a mini racial riot when hundreds more Malays, instigate [...]
September 2nd, 2016 by financetwitter
SpacesX - founded by PayPal and Tesla tycoon Elon Musk - saw its Falcon 9 rocket went up in an epic fireball, just like one of those you watched in a James Bond movie. Ironically, Musk (the wizard who inspired the Iron Man movie) tweeted on Wednesday about improvements on Tesla Motors' Autopilot Sys [...]
September 1st, 2016 by financetwitter
Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto should not have had invited Donald Trump to Mexico City for a closed-door meeting. Peña Nieto wanted to invite Hillary Clinton but to extend an invitation only to Clinton without one to Trump would tantamount to playing with fire. After all, nobody can guarantee [...]
September 1st, 2016 by financetwitter
When China set up a new bank - Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) - less than 2 years ago, world superpower United States wasn't happy about it. The creation of AIIB on 24 October 2014 in Beijing - aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region - was seen as riv [...]
August 30th, 2016 by financetwitter
Apple has been ordered to pay up to €13 billion (US$14.5 billion; £11 billion; RM58.8 billion) in back taxes, plus interest, to Ireland after the European antitrust regulators ruled that a special scheme hatched between Apple (stock-code: AAPL) and the Irish tax authorities to route profits thr [...]
August 30th, 2016 by financetwitter
After more than 2 months Britons voted to leave European Union for real, there're still tons of people who couldn't accept the reality. Those who had initially prepared to scream "I told you so" in anticipation of a global economy meltdown due to Brexit are still waiting for the sky to fall. Clearly [...]
August 29th, 2016 by financetwitter
The world is watching the U.S. presidential election with great interest, largely because Republican nominee Donald Trump has been providing great entertainment. Conservative Americans who believe Obama administration has basically thrown the country under the bus will be voting for Trump, never min [...]
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