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PM Anwar: Malaysia open to discussing revival of King Salman Peace Centre
Trending Now25 March 2023. Saturday Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he had personally informed Saudi leaders earlier that he did not support the shutting down [more]
Saudi Arabia a key ally for Malaysia, says PM Anwar
Trending Now25 March 2023. Saturday Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he wished to step up ties with Saudi Arabia. (Picture via Facebook/ Anwar [more]
Apple CEO praises China’s innovation, long history of cooperation on Beijing visit
APPLE CEO Tim Cook on Saturday (Mar 25) used his first public remarks on his visit to China to praise the country for its rapid [more]
India’s Reliance Industries names new chief financial officer
RELIANCE Industries has appointed Srikanth Venkatachari as chief financial officer effective Jun 1, according to a late evening release by the company. Read More
Hong Kong moves to cut taxes to lure wealthy elites and family offices
Photo: Andres Garcia / UnsplashHong Kong says it will move to cut taxes for family offices as part of a strategy to bolster its status [more]
Old economy firms shore up Indonesia’s IPO market as tech giants retreat
Image by graystudiopro1 on FreepikA slew of 'old economy' stocks, in sectors ranging from energy to commodities, have either debuted or are preparing to debut, [more]
Influencers take stock of life and dreams if US bans TikTok
When Cassidy Jacobson was 13 years old, she posted a video of herself dancing on the popular app TikTok.Little did she know then that six [more]
Microsoft threatens data restrictions in rival AI search
MICROSOFT has threatened to cut off access to its internet-search data, which it licenses to rival search engines if they don't stop using it as [more]
Chinese food delivery giant Meituan beats Q4 estimates with 21.4% revenue jump
Chinese food delivery giant Meituan posted a bigger-than-expected 21.4% rise in quarterly revenue on Friday as it fended off competition from powerful rivals such as [more]
Prasarana: Rail, bus ridership hit one million on March 21
Trending Now25 March 2023. Saturday -A+AKUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The rail and bus services operated by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) recorded one million passengers last [more]
The Problem with the Debt Ceiling Isn’t What You Think
A few days’ standoff between the White House and Congress will do very little to affect expectations that the U.S. will in fact pay its debts, [more]
Commentary: The Problem with the Debt Ceiling Isn’t What You Think It Is
Text size A few days’ standoff between the White House and Congress will do very little to affect expectations that the U.S. will in fact pay [more]
Entrepreneurship has to be ungendered, says coto co-founder Aparna Acharekar
Digital platforms are rife with instances of online bullying and harassment that disproportionally target women. It is a problem that the Singapore-headquartered Web3 social community [more]
Additional 12 RFID lanes at PLUS toll plazas now operational, says works minister
Trending Now25 March 2023. Saturday -A+AKUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The additional 12 radio frequency identification (RFID) lanes on the North-South (PLUS) Expressway have been fully [more]
Hedge fund Marathon made quick US$30 million on Credit Suisse bet
MARATHON Asset Management made around US$30 million in a few days because of a well-timed bet on Credit Suisse Group bonds. Read More
China’s primary and kindergarten enrolments tumble as births hit record low
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Malaysia says ex-Astro CEO returned US$10 million linked to 1MDB
MALAYSIA'S anti-graft agency said Rohana Rozhan, the former chief executive officer of Astro Malaysia Holdings, had returned US$10 million related to the troubled state fund [more]
Chip legend Gordon Moore leaves behind a Silicon Valley looking for its next big thing
Gordon Moore, a founding father of Silicon Valley whose work in the chip industry catalyzed computing, died Friday at 94, with his passing marking the [more]
US regulators say banking system ‘sound and resilient’
THE multi-regulator US Financial Stability Oversight Council agreed on Friday (Mar 24) that the US banking system remains "sound and resilient" despite stress on some [more]
Local Bond To Remain Stable Despite Global Volatility
Demand for short-term government bonds remained healthy says Kenanga, probably driven by renewed foreign interest amid uncertainty in US and European markets. Read More
Ringgit Trading In Tight Range Ahead Of BNM’s Annual Report
"We believe the case for a 25 bps hike in the overnight policy rate (OPR) is still on the cards. We shall hear more next [more]
Credit Suisse Shock Makes China’s 5% GDP Target Harder
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinThe trauma from the 2008 "Lehman shock" still looms large in the psyches of Asian policymakers. This can be [more]
US judge rules Internet Archive’s digital book lending violates copyrights
:A U.S. judge has ruled that an online library operated by the nonprofit organization Internet Archive infringed the copyrights of four major U.S. publishers by [more]
Apple CEO Tim Cook praises China’s innovation, long history of cooperation during Beijing visit
Advertisement Business File photo of Apple CEO Tim Cook. (Photo: Reuters/Andrew Kelly) 25 Mar 2023 11:32AM (Updated: 25 Mar 2023 12:43PM)SHANGHAI: Apple CEO Tim Cook [more]