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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 11th, 2008 by financetwitter
Black Friday – well, almost, when the Dow opened with breathtaking plunge of nearly 700 points during the first 5-minutes into trading hour. The much monitored index was whacked to as low as 7,884 before recovered to above 8,000. Somehow I believe the authorities had their hands in this sudden rec [...]
October 10th, 2008 by financetwitter
The “Taikor” Dow Jones has erased a whopping 2,300 points since six days ago and all were in triple-digit loss. I hope none of FinanceTwitter readers bought any Call Options when all the gamblers and traders were shorting the market using Put Options since the ban on short-selling. After the 777 [...]
October 9th, 2008 by financetwitter
Like it or not the outgoing Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi would be remember as the weakest, laziest, useless and the most indecisive PM this country ever had. From the start he doesn’t have the minimum quality, both academic and leadership, to become the PM. He was put on throne because [...]
October 8th, 2008 by financetwitter
When the Dow was flushed to below 10,000 and as low as 9,560 at one point but recovered nearing the 10,000 before the closing bell on Monday, I was relieved. Firstly I was glad because I closed my position on AAPL Put Option before the last hour jump and secondly I was relieved that the Dow looked t [...]
October 7th, 2008 by financetwitter
Rumors about AirAsia Berhad’s (KLSE: AIRASIA, stock-code 5099) privatization have been circulating many months ago and today the Southeast Asia’s largest discount carrier confirmed that its major shareholder Tune Air Berhad is considering the initiative to buy back the shares from the public in [...]
October 6th, 2008 by financetwitter
Lame-duck and flip-flop PM Abdullah Badawi said he will announce the decision on whether he would defend the UMNO presidency either tomorrow or by Wednesday. Although he would most probably quit, the Malaysian PM might just show his infamous indecisive leadership again – he might announce he still [...]
October 4th, 2008 by financetwitter
Germany is a great nation. The country also saw the emergence of a great hero, or devil depending on how you look at it – Adolf Hitler. He participated in both worlds’ greatest war, World War I and II. I can’t imagine what would happen to Germany if Hitler never invaded Soviet Union and spared [...]
October 3rd, 2008 by financetwitter
When you read from the government-controlled media that Malaysia’s economy has the capacity to weather the destabilizing consequences of developments in the US economy and international financial markets, that’s when you need to start worrying about the economy. It’s better for newly appointed [...]
September 30th, 2008 by financetwitter
Let’s rejoice and celebrate because Malaysia’s largest lender, Malayan Banking Berhad (KLSE: MAYBANK, stock-code 1155), has just managed to beg PT Bank Internasional Indonesia’s (JAK: BNII) major shareholder Fullerton Financial Holdings, a unit of Singapore's Temasek, for more sweets. Maybank [...]
September 30th, 2008 by financetwitter
Boeing is a trademark synonym with domination in aerospace and by far the largest global aircraft manufacturer. Mentioned 777 and chances are the awesome “Triple Seven” world’s largest twinjet jumbo plane appear in front of you. It’s jumbo alright and when you’re talking about something th [...]
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