The trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker who allegedly siphoned millions of dollars from Malaysia’s beleaguered 1MDB sovereign wealth fund has been paused in the US, because of an “inexcusable” blunder by prosecutors. Prosecutors
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Can Sinovac protect Indonesia from the Omicron wave?
Most of the vaccinated in the archipelago have been given the Sinovac shot. As a third wave of the pandemic begins to take hold across Indonesia, there are questions over its use of China’s Sinovac,
Read moreIndonesia to buy 42 Rafale jets as it boosts ties with France
Paris is looking to expand geopolitical relations in Indo-Pacific after Australia scrapped a multibillion-dollar deal. Indonesia has agreed to buy six Rafale fighter jets produced by French manufacturer Dassault Aviation, with the acquisition of 36
Read moreKashmir: Shrinking Lake Wular threatens local livelihoods
Every morning before sunrise, 36-year-old fisherman Naseer Dar takes his boat out to Lake Wular, one of the largest freshwater lakes in Indian-administered Kashmir. Nestled amid the Himalayas, the lake spreads over 130-square-kilometers between the Baramulla and
Read moreNepal police fire tear gas, water cannons to disperse protest over US ‘gift’
(CNN)Police in Kathmandu fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters opposed to a US-funded infrastructure program that was presented in parliament for ratification on Sunday, witnesses and officials in Nepal’s capital said.Some protesters
Read moreSingapore in discussion with Malaysia to expand VTL-Land to private vehicles
Meanwhile, Minister for Transport S. Iswaran said Singapore would deepen and extend VTLs with Asean neighbours including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. “We are in advanced discussions to expand the VTLs to Penang and
Read moreHLIB raises 2022-2024 CPO price forecasts, expects price to remain elevated
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): The price of crude palm oil (CPO) will remain high in the coming months, possibly through the first half of 2022 (1H22), supported by weaker production prospects for corn and soybean
Read moreOmicron wave is serious, postpone Johor polls, PH urges
KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has called on the government to postpone the March 12 Johor state election given the increasing number of daily Covid-19 cases related to the Omicron variant. If the government refuses
Read more‘Gangster is nothing’: Former inmate who renounced gang membership in prison says it gave him freedom
SINGAPORE: John (not his real name) is no stranger to life behind bars. Coming from a broken family, he was 14 when he joined a gang. Soon he committed crimes involving violence, drugs and housebreaking.
Read moreCovid-19: 11,034 new cases bring total to 2,925,254
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry reported 11,034 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Feb 7). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,925,254. The
Read morewarning by medical experts over ventilators sold to Hungary by M’sian businessman
A Malaysian businessman given a multi-billion contract to supply medical equipment to the government of Hungary in 2020 had sold ventilators that British doctors warned could endanger the lives of patients, MalaysiaNow can reveal. The
Read moreOmicron, overcrowding don’t faze M’sians as they celebrate CNY
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 ― After two years of muted celebrations Kuala Lumpur was a hive of activity on the first day of Chinese New Year (CNY) yesterday, as throngs of tourists as well as
Read moreUS bans imports from Malaysian glove maker YTY over forced labour allegations
UALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The US customs agency has banned imports from Malaysian disposable glove maker YTY Industry Holdings Sdn Bhd (YTY Group) over suspected forced labour practices, the seventh such ban on a
Read moreGenting’s Lim crosses swords with German authorities
“Accordingly, and without any likely prospects of additional funding being available to MVWH, the directors of MVWH are mandatorily required under German law to file for insolvency,” Genting HK told the investing public in its
Read moreMalaysia records 14 more deaths from Covid-19, total now 31,882
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Another 14 people have died from Covid-19 in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of deaths from the deadly disease to 31,882. There were no
Read moreFBM KLCI closes a fraction lower
Petronas Chemicals led the blue chips lower with a six sen decline to RM8.89. Petronas Gas however rose 12 sen to RM16.94 on the back of the elevated crude oil prices. Bank stocks were mostly
Read moreBitcoin’s phenomenal rise in 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 26): Bitcoin has gone from US$734 during Christmas in 2013 to an eye-watering US$50,970 in 2021. During 2021, bitcoin did scale to its all-time high of US$69,000 before shedding its value, in
Read moreBanks offers flood relief assistance to affected customers nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is offering flood relief assistance to individuals, small and medium enterprises (SME) and other non-retail customers affected by devastating floods arising from heavy rainfall over the past few days.The
Read morePenang’s top cop told to respond to claims he roughed up subordinate
PETALING JAYA: Two civic groups have urged Penang police chief Shuhaily Mohd Zain to respond to a claim that he roughed up a policeman more than six years ago. Spokesmen for Eliminating Deaths and Abuse
Read moreSuperstition or mumbo jumbo, Raja Bomoh should be freed
My sympathy goes to Ibrahim Mat Zin (also known as Raja Bomoh) and his cousin, Suliaha Abdul Hamid, who were charged recently in the lower shariah court in Ipoh, Perak, with performing the ritual of
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