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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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March 25th, 2015 by financetwitter
With less than a week before GST officially kicks in, and makes every Joe and Jane poorer by 6% every time they buy something, people are still distracted by "Hudud Law" - a primitive and discriminative law Kelantan PAS government wants to implement. Actually, this law will never get to see the ligh [...]
March 23rd, 2015 by financetwitter
Depending on when you were born, you either love or hate Lee Kuan Yew. The first Singapore's prime minister passed away at the Singapore General Hospital today at 3.18am, aged 91. Mr Lee, whose health rapidly deteriorated after his wife died in 2010, was in the hospital for nearly seven weeks with s [...]
March 20th, 2015 by financetwitter
Levi’s® committed to making quality jeans that should last longer “than most peoples’ waist lines,” - a bold claim made by Levi Strauss & Co. CEO, Chip Bergh, some time in May last year. If we're still in the age of "Cowboy Boots with Levi's Jeans", then there's little question about t [...]
March 19th, 2015 by financetwitter
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen should just resign and let others take over the position. It seems she couldn't stomach the pressure that comes with one of the most powerful jobs in the world. Is she an equally great liar and a lame duck, just like empty vessel President Obama, who nominated her? [...]
March 19th, 2015 by financetwitter
Starbucks is a US$70 billion company. Its currect stock price is at historical high. Starbucks has reported record revenues of US$16.4 billion (11% growth) in financial year 2014. The company also invested a staggering US$233 million in healthcare benefits and US$210 million in Bean Stock for the sa [...]
March 18th, 2015 by financetwitter
What do Facebook, Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Yahoo and Twitter have in common? They're all technology companies, of course. In fact, they're the most successful companies in the Silicon Valley. But what do Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Jerry Yang have in common? Well, they' [...]
March 16th, 2015 by financetwitter
When you were told to get ready for US$30 a barrel of oil price 4-months ago (December 2014), you probably had freaked out. By last month, however, you might have had laughed off the idea, since the crude oil (WTI) rallied from roughly US$44 to US$54 a barrel. Today, you may kick yourself, if you ha [...]
March 13th, 2015 by financetwitter
Frozen was an absolute smash hit for Disney. It grossed a whopping US$1.27 billion (£850 million; RM4.7 billion) in global ticket sales, beating another Disney/Pixar animated film - Toy Story 3 - which grossed US$1.063 billion in 2010. Instantly, Frozen becomes the highest grossing animated film ev [...]
March 12th, 2015 by financetwitter
Elephants never forget - goes an old saying. So, unless you're looking for trouble with the beast, you should not do something silly that the jumbo would remember you for the rest of its life. Well, a man in China seemed to remember stories about elephants' incredible memory, but he didn't know that [...]
March 11th, 2015 by financetwitter
Couldn't afford the newly launched US$10,000 18-karat solid gold version Apple Watch? How about the cheapest version Apple Watch Sport which starts at US$349? Well, don't get too hard on yourself and start banging your head against the wall, if you still can't afford even the cheapest Apple Watch. Y [...]
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