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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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June 7th, 2016 by financetwitter
At least 3 new polls show Brexit - British Exit - could succeed on June 23 after all. An online survey by ICM shows 48% wanted to leave European Union as opposed to 43% who don't. Pollster YouGov found "Leave" on 45%, with "Remain" on 41%. Meanwhile, TNS registers 43% Britons preferred "Out" as com [...]
June 6th, 2016 by financetwitter
Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections are set for multi-cornered fights, as expected. It appears Pakatan Harapan (Hope's Pact) consisting of DAP, PKR and Amanah political parties is not as screw up as it had been during the recent Sarawak state election. Well, at least PKR who had clashed with [...]
June 6th, 2016 by financetwitter
Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee. He was "The Greatest". Muhammad Ali, one of the world's greatest boxers, died on Friday, June 3, at the age of 74. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, Ali started boxing at age 12 after his new bicycle was stolen and [...]
June 5th, 2016 by financetwitter
Last year, Prime Minister Najib Razak almost achieved what his father did back in 1969 - a bloody racial riot. We're talking about Low Yat Crisis, of course, which was sparked by two young Malays involved in phone theft, but very quickly turned into a racial riot when the culprits returned with 6 mo [...]
June 3rd, 2016 by financetwitter
Brexit - British exit from EU - is very real and could happen after a referendum on June 23, roughly 3 weeks away. Unlike a referendum on Scottish independence which took place on 18 September 2014, the Brexit is different simply because the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England have been [...]
June 3rd, 2016 by financetwitter
OPEC unsurprisingly failed to agree on anything (*yawn*), despite market got very excited about a potential output ceiling. "Hope is a powerful weapon and no one power on earth can deprive you of." - Nelson Mandela wrote in a letter to Winnie Mandela in 1969. But that's what OPEC members and other [...]
June 2nd, 2016 by financetwitter
You might not know this but the British Broadcasting Corporation - BBC - has an interesting department. The post - BBC Head of Religion and Ethics - has seen Professor Aaqil Ahmed as the first Muslim to be appointed to the role in the BBC's 87-year history. Understandably, when Mr Aaqil was appointe [...]
June 2nd, 2016 by financetwitter
A key goal of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan is to increase the number of women in the workforce from 22% to 30%. The vision, which was announced by Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last month, is supposed to prepare the kingdom for an era in which it does not rely heavily on oil. [...]
June 1st, 2016 by financetwitter
Are you a business owner who employs a battalion of staffs or workers? More importantly, do you, as a boss, believe that young workers produce higher productivity than older workers and in a process which you didn't even realise, have practiced age discrimination against your older workers who had f [...]
June 1st, 2016 by financetwitter
Mention Brunei and a country ruled by an absolute monarchist come to mind. Hassanah Bolkiah, the country's 29th Sultan, is notorious for his fortune - estimated at US$20 billion as of 2008 (according to Forbes). He was once the world's richest man but despite his brother Prince Jefri's pilfering US [...]
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