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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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October 13th, 2014 by financetwitter
On Saturday, October 11th, Edward Snowden, the N.S.A. whistle-blower, spoke via live video with the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer. In the interview, the former N.S.A., C.I.A., and D.I.A. employee was asked some questions of what the public (that's you and me) can do to protect our privacy, n [...]
October 12th, 2014 by financetwitter
What do you do when you want a raise? Some of companies' appraisals are around the corner, now that it's the end of the year. Some of you may start doing that thing which you've been doing every year - pretending to be hard at work hoping your boss notices it and would give you a better salary incre [...]
October 10th, 2014 by financetwitter
Malaysia's security has gone a little bonkers recently. The craziness has move up a few notches with a pre-dawn grenade explosion yesterday, leaving one car jockey dead and 13 injured. As expected, the country's police - the best on planet Earth - concluded there and then that the bombing was due to [...]
October 9th, 2014 by financetwitter
There were two huge mistakes C.Y. Leung did in suppressing Hong Kong protesters recently. First, the Hong Kong CEO unleashed a brutal crackdown using pepper spray and tear gas, something rarely used on peaceful protesters. Second, he used triad gangs to launch sexual assault, harassment and intimida [...]
October 8th, 2014 by financetwitter
Remember Apple's latest promise to protect your personal data stored in iPhone or iPad to prevent any other third parties except the owner (that's you, dude) from accessing them, as long as the devices are running iOS 8? Well, Apple fanatics rejoiced when the company announced that the new privacy p [...]
October 8th, 2014 by financetwitter
After the recent exposure and publicity about rich kids' life, deliberately published on Instagram to show off their wealth, the trends have been gaining momentum. If the "Rich Kids of Instagram”, “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills” or “Rich Kids of New York" didn't raise your eyebrows, how about e [...]
October 7th, 2014 by financetwitter
Everyone likes to get more with less, including flying in style with luxury. But how many of us can actually afford to pay thousands or tens of thousands to be, or at least to be seen as the elite travelling on business class? There're many great stories about average Joes and Janes who got upgraded [...]
October 7th, 2014 by financetwitter
Hilton Worldwide Holdings has just sold the famous Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York for a whopping US$1.95 billion (£1.2 billion; RM6.3 billion) to China-based Anbang Insurance Group. That's a new record in the American hotel industry, if not for the world. Prior to the sale, the most expensive s [...]
October 6th, 2014 by financetwitter
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd is both Hong Kong and world's biggest listed jewelry chain, with a market capitalization of a whopping US$15.78 billion (as of May 2014). The jewellery retailer is owned by Cheng Yu Tung, Hong Kong's fifth richest person with a net worth of US$15.5 billion. The empi [...]
October 6th, 2014 by financetwitter
The next time you plan to fly in or out of Australia, it's advisable to arrive at the country's airports earlier than you usually would. This is especially true at Melbourne and Sydney airports. Reason - Tony Abbott administration has agreed on Friday in joining US-led military coalition bombing mis [...]
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