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M. Sri Darvien and D. Thineswary are escorted into the Sepang Magistrate’s Court to face charges, on July 10, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Teen, woman accomplice charged over murder of Cyberjaya university student

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad turns 100 today. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Dr Mahathir turns 100: A look back at a few defining moments that shaped Malaysia

An undated photograph shows Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad riding a bicycle. — Anwar Ibrahim/Facebook pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Anwar extends birthday wishes to Mahathir who turns 100 today

Members of the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (1 RAMD) and the 21st Ceremonial Mounted Squadron (SIB) take part in the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Istana Negara, in Kuala Lumpur, May 10, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Istana Negara sends out warning against politicisation of Malaysia's top court appointments

Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong speaks at a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, February 14, 2015. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Parents win landmark ruling as court bans Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong’s video on secret child conversions

Dr Anjani Sinha (left) was grilled by Senator Tammy Duckworth (right) over his nomination to be the US ambassador to Singapore. — Screengrabs from Facebook/Tammy Duckworth
Singapore  / 4 h ago

‘You’ve not even done your homework’: Trump’s envoy pick told Singapore no ‘glamour posting’, grilled over tariffs and Asean

Speaking on a special podcast live telecast on his Facebook page, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it was a blessing and scary to turn 100. — Screengrab from Facebook/Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

‘Quite frightening to be 100’: Dr Mahathir thanks Anwar, Malaysians for birthday wishes

Whey protein, a nutrient-rich by-product of cheese production and a popular aid for muscle growth, is costly to produce due to the need for specialist equipment and technical processes. — Unsplash pic
Life  / 10 h ago

Think you are getting a good deal with cheap whey proteins sold online? Instead of muscles, all you’ll be gaining is... weight!

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Subang Air Base to attend the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, July 10, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

​​US Secretary of State Marco Rubio lands in Malaysia for Asean meetings

A police helicopter carrying five crew members made an emergency landing and crashed near Sungai Pulai in Gelang Patah earlier today. — Screengrab from X/Bernama
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Police helicopter crash-lands in Johor’s Sungai Pulai, all five crew rescued

Mashed potatoes and noodles, anyone? — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 8 h ago

Head to Puchong’s Sha Sha Noodles for a unique Chinese-style mashed potato noodle

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, on Dec 10, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin
Opinion  / 8 h ago

A century of Mahathir Mohamad

United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese gestures after a press conference during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on March 27, 2024. — AFP pic
World  / 8 h ago

US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese over Gaza report, accusing her of ‘antisemitism and support for terrorism’

File picture of the Second Penang Bridge. According to the author, Penang 3.0 envisions a future where young people don’t just take part in the economy — they help shape it by designing their own products, companies, and ideas instead of merely executing others’ visions. — Picture by KE Ooi
What You Think  / 5 h ago

Not a Penangite, but I believe in the Penang 3.0 dream — E Jia Xi

Despite a Chinese export ban, large volumes of antimony — a key metal for tech and defence — are reaching the US via Thailand and Mexico, raising questions over enforcement and rerouting tactics. — Reuters pic
Money  / 10 h ago

Backdoor metals: US is still getting China’s banned antimony — just via Thailand and Mexico

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Demonstrators hold signs and wave flags as they take part in a demonstration called by unions from Inditex, the world's biggest fashion retailer, to ask for a better distribution of the group's record profits, in front of a Bershka store in Madrid March 22, 2024. — AFP pic
Money / 23 Mar 2024

Zara owner Inditex workers protest after record profits

The central bank raised rates to 16 per cent in a series of hikes last year to cool the pace of price rises.  — Reuters pic
Money / 23 Mar 2024

Russia’s central bank holds rates amid stubborn inflation

Stellantis said it is reducing its engineering/technology and software organisations by about 400 US jobs effective March 31, which represents 2 per cent of those jobs worldwide. — Reuters pic
Money / 23 Mar 2024

Stellantis laying off about 400 US workers, citing ‘unprecedented uncertantities’

Germany's national team jerseys made by Adidas are pictured in official store in Frankfurt March 22, 2024. — AFP pic
Money / 23 Mar 2024

Nike’s long international struggle with Adidas

Danone lost control of the management of its Russian subsidiary in July 2023, and said its total loss amounted to €1.2 billion. — AFP pic
Money / 23 Mar 2024

Danone receives go-ahead to sell Russian subsidiary

In another sign of broadening, more S&P 500 stocks are outperforming the benchmark, 180 so far this year as of Thursday versus 150 last year. — AFP pic
Money / 23 Mar 2024

Wall Street Week Ahead: Broadening US market rally gets boost from dovish Fed

Fitch said in a statement that economic policy risks had eased in the United Kingdom since it issued its 'negative' outlook in October 2022, during the brief premiership of former Conservative prime minister Liz Truss. — Reuters pic
Money / 23 Mar 2024

Fitch upgrades UK credit rating outlook to ‘stable’

Traders now see about a 71 per cent chance of the first rate cut hitting in June versus 56 per cent at the start of this week, according to the CME’s FedWatch Tool. — Reuters pic
Money / 23 Mar 2024

S&P 500 ends near flat but index posts biggest weekly gain of year

The S&P 500 on Friday fell 0.14 per cent, to 5,234.18, the Dow fell 0.77 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.16 per cent, to 16,428.82. For the week they rallied 2.3 per cent, 2.0 per cent and 2.9 per cent, respectively. — Reuters pic
Money / 23 Mar 2024

Global stocks catch breath after record-breaking week

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Money / 22 Mar 2024

Hong Kong PropTech Association 41 Awards Unveiled at the PropTech Excellence Awards 2024, Paving the Way for Smart Cities

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Money / 22 Mar 2024

IGC Completed Acquisition of Deep Neural Computing, To Promote Trading Technology’s R&D and Service Scope’s Transformation

By 1240 GMT, the rouble was 0.6 per cent weaker against the dollar at 92.65 and had lost 0.1 per cent to trade at 100.22 versus the euro. — Reuters pic
Money / 22 Mar 2024

Russian rouble slips as central bank holds interest rates

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Money / 22 Mar 2024

Kaisa Prosperity 2023 Revenue from Property Management Services and Community Value-Added Services Up 7.2% and 13.2% y-o-y Management Scale Reached a New Level

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Money / 22 Mar 2024

Founders Metals Intersects 38.0 Metres of 10.90 g/t Gold at Froyo

The dollar was on course for its second largest weekly rise against a basket of currencies, while rate-sensitive assets such as gold and stocks hit record highs. — Reuters pic
Money / 22 Mar 2024

Dollar set for weekly rise after sea-change in global rate outlook

This aerial photograph taken on August 30, 2023 shows a residential complex built by Chinese real estate developer Vanke in Zhengzhou, in China's central Henan province. — AFP pic
Money / 22 Mar 2024

Fitch downgrades Chinese property giant Vanke