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Six suspects, three men and three women, were arrested in Sungai Golok, Thailand for alleged possession of 6,000 meth pills. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Over RM1m just for Thai legal fees? Jailed Kelantanese singer’s family says may need to sell land, home if needed

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on December 19, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Umno Youth chief: ‘Rosmah’s ring, Rosmah this, Rosmah that — today, Allah has revealed the truth’

The prime minister's political secretary Datuk Azman Abidin (centre) attends press conference at the Bandar Tun Razak Member of Parliament's office in Kuala Lumpur, Dec 21, 2024. — Benama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Dr Wan Azizah demands swift response to mutilated cats at Universiti Malaya

An undated file photograph show Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad speaking to reporters. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Police seek public info on teacher missing in Ipoh for 11 days

MetMalaysia has issued a severe continuous rain warning for several areas in Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan until tomorrow. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

MetMalaysia: Severe continuous rain warning issued for Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan until tomorrow

Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2024. — Kyodo via Reuters pic
Money  / 17 h ago

Honda Skyline or Nissan Civic? Japan’s two auto giants to consider mutual production of vehicles

A screen shot of a video showing the brawl involving football fans at the Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station on the Ampang-Sri Petaling Line.
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

‘Absurd’, Minister Hannah Yeoh says of football fans’ brawl inside Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT station

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the media during a visit to the site where a car drove into a crowd of a Christmas market in Magdeburg. — Reuters pic
World  / 16 h ago

Holiday horror: Death toll climbs to five in German Christmas market car-ramming, over 200 injured

State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said that the projects involved approximately 3,000 homeowners affected by the delays. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Johor completes seven ‘sick’ housing projects worth RM700m, says exco

Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar said the receipts, dated December 19 and 20, involved food purchases at fast-food restaurants in Kluang, Batu Pahat, and Muar, believed to have been made by the same individual. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Johor cops probe food receipts from fast food eatery allegedly containing insults to Islam

A French court on Friday handed heavy sentences to several men convicted of having played a role in the jihadist beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty in 2020. — AFP pic
World  / 17 h ago

Eight convicted in France over beheading of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

The concept of negative time has drawn both fascination and scepticism, particularly from prominent voices in the scientific community. — Pixabay pic/Gerd Altmann
Life  / 14 h ago

Scientists observe ‘negative time’: A quantum breakthrough or just a new way of thinking?

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Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Jais suspends classes at Serdang Islamic school after 12-year-old’s electrocution death

Recent incidents at Universiti Malaya — ranging from the gruesome discovery of mutilated cats to allegations of sexual harassment — have sparked a whirlwind of public emotion and outrage. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
What You Think  / 18 h ago

A call for rationality amidst chaos — Nahrizul Adib Kadri

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attends a press conference in Subang December 21, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

PM Anwar satisfied with Cabinet’s performance, says room for growth remains

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At 11.05am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 7.93 points to 1,447.70 from yesterday's close of 1,439.77. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Bursa Malaysia higher across the board at mid-morning

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is only the 11th-largest venue for initial public offerings this year, with merely US$2.7 billion (RM12.8 billion) raised through the third quarter, a shadow of its top position in most of the last decade. ― Reuters file pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Global finance chiefs to face tougher China questions at Hong Kong summit

According to Kenanga Research, Bank Negara Malaysia has a strong rationale to hold the overnight policy rate (OPR) steady at 3.0 per cent well into 2024 and possibly beyond, barring any unforeseen jolts. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Kenanga Research: Bank Negara has strong rationale to hold OPR at 3.0pc going into 2024

(From left) Ross Carmel, Dan McClory, Datuk Karen Liew, Datuk Victor Hoo, Tony Tian, Datuk Vincent Hong, Michael J. Blankenship, Ying Li, Jason Ye and Drew Bernstein.
Money / 03 Nov 2023

VCI Global's conference decodes successful US IPO strategies

As at 10.30am, PChem’s share price rose four sen to RM7.17 with 482,600 shares traded. — Reuters pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Kenanga upgrades Petronas Chemicals to 'market perform', raises TP to RM7.20

The dollar index, which measures the US currency against six rivals, was at 106.22, not far from the one-week low of 105.80 it hit yesterday. — Reuters pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Dollar eases as traders bet Fed done with rate hikes

Since the plan was unveiled in December, the yen has lost 10 per cent of its value against the dollar, forcing Tokyo to reduce its ambitious defence procurement plan, which was then-calculated to cost US$320 billion, the sources said. — Reuters pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan

At 9.05am, the ringgit appreciated slightly to 4.7470/7525 against the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.7485/7525. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Ringgit gains ground against US dollar as major central banks pause rate hikes

At 9.07am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 7.93 points to 1,447.70 from yesterday's closing of 1,439.77. ― Bernama pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Bursa Malaysia opens higher on positive sentiment

According to state media, the price of 80-octane petrol was raised by 1.25 Egyptian pounds, 92-octane petrol by 1.25 pounds and 95-octane petrol by 1 pound to 10 Egyptian pounds ($0.3241), 11.50 and 12.50 per litre, respectively. — Reuters pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Egypt raises petrol prices by up to 14.3pc, keeps diesel unchanged

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.58 per cent and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe  gained 1.96 per cent, which would be its biggest daily percentage jump since November 2022. — Reuters pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Global stocks surge, dollar falls; investors bet Fed may be done hiking rates

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Money / 03 Nov 2023

Singapore’s First Legacy Planning Game Championship to Launch in November

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 564.5 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 33,839.08, the S&P 500 gained 79.92 points, or 1.89 per cent, at 4,317.78 and the Nasdaq Composite added 232.72 points, or 1.78 per cent, at 13,294.19. ― Reuters pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Wall Street indexes rally on bets of peak US interest rates, strong earnings

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried looks on during his fraud trial as US District Judge Lewis Kaplan gives instructions to the jury and sends them out to deliberate, at the federal court in New York November 2, 2023, in this courtroom sketch. ― Reuters pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding FTX customers

Apple said it made a profit of US$23 billion (RM109.3 billion) on revenue of US$89.5 billion, which was down slightly from the same period last year. ― Reuters file pic
Money / 03 Nov 2023

Apple sales lose ground, but iPhone growth strong

India is looking at potentially taxing high-carbon goods locally, and then using the proceeds to support its green energy transition, to avoid the European Union’s carbon tax on imports. — AFP pic
Money / 02 Nov 2023

India weighs local tax options to avoid EU carbon levy, says minister