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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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November 29th, 2010 by financetwitter
Those who bet iPhone’s sales would saturate or stagnant after a phenomenal kick-off and iPad would die a natural death will have to wait a little longer. Remember when Apple haters having fun making jokes about iPad when it was newly launched? Well, it seems these people have to eat their humble p [...]
November 17th, 2010 by financetwitter
When I wrote about investing in gold back in May 2008, the metal was trading at about $920 - $930 (read here) and since then the gold price has skyrocket to above $1,400 – an increase of more than 50%. Assuming that I didn’t add more investment in gold, my primitive jewellery investment has sudd [...]
November 5th, 2010 by financetwitter
We wrote how Najib’s administration period could be shorter than Abdullah Badawi, the ex-PM whose downfall was architected by Najib and another ex-PM, Mahathir. FinanceTwitter also wrote that while Najib is the de-facto Prime Minister, he has to get the blessing from his wife, Rosmah Mansor, becau [...]
November 1st, 2010 by financetwitter
Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad’s IPO (initial public offering) which is set to raise as much as US$4 billion has launched its prospectus today, offering RM5.05 a share to retail investors. At the same time, the company, the petrochemical arm of Malaysia’s state oil and gas company Petronas, ann [...]
October 30th, 2010 by financetwitter
Motor Shows is one of the events for car manufacturers to showcase their concept cars or the prototype to gauge the customers’ reaction towards their masterpiece. Often, the event was used to determine whether their prototypes would go into production. Some said it was used to tease consumers for [...]
October 25th, 2010 by financetwitter
Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) and Australia’s stock exchange operator, ASX Ltd, have agreed to a $8.4 billion merger to create the fifth-largest listed exchange in the world. SGX offered a combination of A$22.00 in cash plus 3.473 of its own shares for each ASX share – valued ASX shares at A$48 [...]
October 20th, 2010 by financetwitter
Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) shares tumbled more than 7% to below $300 a share after the iPod, iPhone, iPad and Mac makers announced its earnings after the bell Monday (18-Oct-2010) in extended trading hour. The stock is now recovering and is trading above $310 a share. The Dow is down more [...]
October 18th, 2010 by financetwitter
On average a McDonald’s Big Mac costs about 14.5 yuan or about US$2.18 in China (Beijing and Shenzhen) as compare to US$3.71 for the same burger in the United States. Based on a study done by McDonald and Economist using Big Mac Index, a semi-hilarious method of measuring the PPP (purchasing power [...]
October 18th, 2010 by financetwitter
Instead of writing about just announced Malaysia’s 2011 Budget (*yawn*) I would rather spend some time writing about Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) earnings scheduled to be released on Monday, 18th Oct 2010. And if you’ve been investing the company’s stock or trading its options, get rea [...]
October 14th, 2010 by financetwitter
You can’t feel sorry for those who has just bought the original (mean real) Mitsubishi Lancer GT to start kicking and banging themselves now that Proton Holdings Berhad (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code 5304) has officially announced the replacement for Proton Waja sedan – Proton Inspira. The news of th [...]
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