Rare earth elements a potential bonanza for Malaysia
Demand for rare earth elements has risen in tandem with the push towards greener technologies and decarbonisation.
Sat Aug 03 2024
Japan's population falls while foreign residents rise to record
Japan's foreign residents has risen to a record of nearly 3 million, government data showed.
Wed Jul 26 2023
India's Yamuna river laps walls of Taj Mahal after heavy rain
The river has risen to lap the compound walls of Taj Mahal, causing concern about damage to the iconic 17th-century white marble monument.
Wed Jul 19 2023
Death toll from suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan rises to 83
The death toll from Monday's suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Peshawar has risen to 83, with 21 more bodies retrieved from the rubble.
Tue Jan 31 2023
Death toll in Cambodia casino fire rises to 25, search operation continues
The death toll has risen to 25 after a massive fire engulfed a hotel-casino in northwest Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province.
Fri Dec 30 2022
Death toll from Indonesia's earthquake rises to 252 - Local government
The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's Cianjur town in western Java has risen to 252.
Tue Nov 22 2022
Flash floods: Batu Pahat sees rise in number of evacuees
The number of flash flood victims in Batu Pahat district has risen slightly to 263 people as of 12 noon today compared with 255 people recorded last night.
Fri Sep 16 2022
![[COLUMNIST] Moving away from price controls and subsidies](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-11/71604927323_pasaraya.jpg "[COLUMNIST] Moving away from price controls and subsidies")
[COLUMNIST] Moving away from price controls and subsidies
Since April 2022, the food and non-alcoholic beverages category has risen from 4.1 pct to 5.2 pct in May and was 6.1 pct in June.
Tue Jul 26 2022
Life expectancy in Malaysia has risen by 12 years
Life expectancy at birth in 2021 is expected to increase to 75.6 years, or about 12 years, compared with 63.6 years five decades ago in 1970, according to DOSM.
Mon Jul 11 2022
Inflation is the world's biggest worry, according to a new poll
Worry about inflation has risen for 11 straight months and is joined by other economic concerns at the top of What Worries the World survey.
Sun Jul 10 2022
37 confirmed dead, over 200 injured in Bangladesh container depot fire, explosions
The death toll has risen to 37 people in a container depot fire on Saturday night in Bangladesh's Chattogram district, about 242 km southeast of capital Dhaka.
Sun Jun 05 2022
Death toll climbs to 128 from heavy rains in Brazil
The death toll from heavy rains in Recife, Brazil and its metropolitan area has risen to 128, local authorities said Friday.
Sat Jun 04 2022
Dengue, HFMD cases on the rise - Dr Noor Hisham
The number of dengue cases in the country has risen from 967 cases in the epidemiological week (EW) 16/2022 to 1,021 cases in EW 17/2022.
Thu May 05 2022
Number of flood victims rises in Terengganu, drops in Kelantan
The number of flood evacuees in Terengganu has risen while those in Kelantan have dropped as of 8 pm tonight.
Mon Feb 28 2022
Brazil reports 74,134 cases of coronavirus and 121 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours - Ministry
The South American country has now registered 23,074,791 cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 621,166.
Tue Jan 18 2022