NEW YORK (Jan 27): Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon’s annual pay fell by $10 million, or 36%, in 2020, according to regulatory disclosures filed Tuesday, reflecting the bank’s role in Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal. Solomon
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Meat cartel scandal: PM to temporarily chair Malaysia Halal Council
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Halal Council, which was reactivated in the wake of the meat cartel scandal, will be temporarily chaired by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk
Read more48 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, all imported in 10-month high
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 48 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Jan 24), said the Ministry of Health (MOH). This is the highest number of imported infections in Singapore since Mar 23, when 48
Read moreMCO 2.0: Updated essential services list now specifically includes film editing, internet, postal, courier, broadcasting
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — The government’s latest list of essential services allowed to operate has been streamlined even further to specific services, after more than a week of the movement control order (MCO) this
Read moreCommentary: Credit ratings agency Fitch’s downgrading of Malaysia has been damning
CANBERRA: Malaysia is in a quandary, desperately trying to figure out how to resolve political and economic questions. The fragmentation of the Malaysian market for votes is at a point it has never before experienced. In a
Read moreMalaysian PM Muhyiddin announces RM15 billion economic aid package as COVID-19 cases soar
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a new economic assistance package worth RM15 billion (US$3.7 billion) on Monday (Jan 18) to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. In a televised address, Mr Muhyiddin said the package dubbed PERMAI, or
Read moreTravel insurance mandatory to enter Singapore from Feb 1
SINGAPORE: Visitors applying to enter Singapore under the Air Travel Pass (ATP) and Reciprocal Green Lanes (RGLs) will need to have travel insurance for their Covid-19-related medical treatment and hospitalisation costs here, with a minimum
Read moreUsing durian fruit to charge an electric car -What will the future bring?
Researchers are looking into the possibilities nature also holds for us. This inspires scientific discovery in a host of unexpected ways. Lex Amore from the Biomimicry Institute: “Nature is a source of inspiration for science,
Read moreFree trial of modern hearing aids in Malaysia: These German founders are changing lives.
Dr. Marco Vietor and Paul Crusius have been creating successful businesses since college. Now they lead hear.com, the fastest growing hearing aid company in the world. This is their story. Let’s be honest, very few
Read moreMalaysian workers in Singapore start getting Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine jabs
SINGAPORE, Jan 17 — A number of Malaysians working in Singapore have started receiving the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine. Those who received the injection are mostly working in the sector that is given priority to receive the vaccine
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