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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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July 17th, 2008 by financetwitter
Just before the election early this year lots of beautiful numbers were being trumpeted to the investors about how rosy the economy was, never mind how serious was the U.S. subprime crisis back then. The incredible Malaysia was immune from almost all other external factors, so went the marketing tal [...]
July 16th, 2008 by financetwitter
Local stock market sentiment was crushed over the arrest of de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, less than 15 hours after he appeared live on television in a debate with Information Minister. The turnover or transaction volume traded plunged to 315 million shares from 395 million yesterday. The [...]
July 15th, 2008 by financetwitter
After watching the debate between opposition de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and Information Minister Shabery Cheek, I finally understand why the Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and his deputy Najib refused to enter the ring but instead sent the Information Minister instead. Anwar had earlier challenge [...]
July 14th, 2008 by financetwitter
Desperate people not only do desperate things but also stupid and childish things as if they are begging to be laughed at. Malaysia has been the laughing stock for quite some time but things got more hilarious with today’s total lock-down by the police. Roadblocks were setup at numerous access poi [...]
July 13th, 2008 by financetwitter
It’s funny that the brother of deputy Prime Minister expressed his pessimism of the country’s economy so much so that he urged the government to review the windfall tax imposed on independent power producers (IPPs). Huh? The CEO of CIMB group is protecting the IPPs who are making tons of money b [...]
July 10th, 2008 by financetwitter
Strangely I couldn’t claim my RM625 rebate on the 1st July 2008 even though I’ve renewed my road-tax and insurance about two weeks before the expiry at the end of June. I was told that some processing need to be done before they can hand-over my money and it would take about four working days. S [...]
July 9th, 2008 by financetwitter
Dow Jones industrials gained more than 150 points as the oil prices tumbled more than nine bucks for two days of trading alone. Phew! I thought the oil prices will shoot up to $200 as what some experts predicted. But hey, this is not the end of the story yet – just like stock or option trading, co [...]
July 8th, 2008 by financetwitter
So, the rumors of troubles ahead of last Sunday’s “One Million People Protest Rally” organised by the Opposition in Petaling Jaya is just a rumor. Maybe the poor turnout as what the deputy PM Najib proclaimed helped to contain the situation but nevertheless the spectators were given free “bu [...]
July 6th, 2008 by financetwitter
In times of uncertainty rumors fly as fast as those spirits released from the underworld as per-according to Chinese Ghost Day which traditionally falls on the thirteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar. I’ve lost count of the number of calls I received last Friday reminding me to s [...]
July 3rd, 2008 by financetwitter
Frustration and cursing were all over the day when the local stock exchange, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), was down for the day – the worst in the exchange’s history. Initially Bursa Malaysia Securities said trading would be suspended for at least the morning trading session from 9am to 12 [...]
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