Ringgit opens lower as greenback gains ground
Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Japan's latest tourism headache is American arrested for damaging Tokyo shrine
Japan struggles to cope with misbehaving visitors amid a boom in inbound tourism.
Fri Nov 15 2024
Niaga Spotlight: Urban Redevelopment: Balancing Interests of Rakyat & Developers
The Urban Redevelopment Act (URA) is a proposed law that aims to revitalise cities by improving infrastructure, urban living quality, and the safety of older buildings in Malaysia.
The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) is working with various agencies, including the Attorney General's Chamber, to draft the URA to be tabled in Parliament by 2025.
Niaga Spotlight features Datuk Chang Kim Loong
Honorary Secretary General, National House Buyers Association (HBA) Malaysia and Saleha Yusoff
Executive Director and Regional Head of Research & Consulting, Nawawi Tie Property Consultants in a panel discussion which aims to balance Rakyat’s housing interests and home buyers rights with government and developers’ vision for sustainable urban renewal.
The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) is working with various agencies, including the Attorney General's Chamber, to draft the URA to be tabled in Parliament by 2025.
Niaga Spotlight features Datuk Chang Kim Loong
Honorary Secretary General, National House Buyers Association (HBA) Malaysia and Saleha Yusoff
Executive Director and Regional Head of Research & Consulting, Nawawi Tie Property Consultants in a panel discussion which aims to balance Rakyat’s housing interests and home buyers rights with government and developers’ vision for sustainable urban renewal.
Fri Nov 15 2024
AWANI Tonight: Climate Finance: Can COP29 deliver on USD1 trillion funding needs?
The COP29 Climate Summit opens in Baku, Azerbaijan with world leaders urgently seeking USD 1 trillion in climate finance as 2024 heads toward becoming the hottest year on record.
Mon Nov 11 2024
Head of key Japan opposition party admits to extra-marital affair
Yuichiro Tamaki says, a tabloid report about his extra-marital affair with a model was "basically true".
Mon Nov 11 2024
With its 10th coach in a decade, is Manchester United trapped in a ‘fixes that fail’ cycle?
Soccer is complex, hence poor team performance is influenced by numerous interacting factors beyond the head coach.
Sun Nov 10 2024
World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
The palm-sized LignoSat is tasked to demonstrate the cosmic potential of the renewable material as humans explore living in space.
Wed Nov 06 2024
Trump vs Harris: US voters head to polls as turbulent campaign concludes
Millions of Americans head to the polls to choose between two sharply different visions for the country.
Tue Nov 05 2024
Harris or Trump will inherit a mixed legacy in 2024 US election
Opinion polls show that nearly two-thirds of voters believe the country has been heading in the wrong direction under President Joe Biden.
Tue Nov 05 2024
Two killed after car crashes into divider at Sungai Besi Toll Plaza
The vehicle crashed into a lane divider at the Sungai Besi Toll Plaza heading towards Seremban early this morning.
Tue Nov 05 2024
Consider This: Afghanistan — Conflict, Climate, and Crisis
Afghanistan has largely faded from the headlines, but it remains in the grip of a severe humanitarian crisis. Nearly three years after the Taliban's return to power, economic stagnation, climate-related disasters, and withdrawal of aid have left the nation in a precarious state. Mobile health teams and fixed clinics run by the Afghan Red Crescent Society are recording alarming cases of acute malnutrition, particularly among children. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Necephor Mghendi, Head of Delegation for Afghanistan for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Mon Oct 28 2024
Volkswagen plans major layoffs, to shut at least three German plants, works council head says
Europe's biggest carmaker has been negotiating for weeks with unions over its plans to overhaul its business and lower costs.
Mon Oct 28 2024
Fossils reveal head of ancient millipede that was biggest bug ever
The discovery reveals it as a large primitive millipede, classified as a plant eater, not a predator.
Sat Oct 26 2024
McDonald's US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected
The outbreak has sickened people across the U.S. West and Midwest, with 10 hospitalized due to serious complications.
Wed Oct 23 2024
Top UN officials to Netanyahu: Help us ease civilian suffering
Heads of UNWFP and UNICEF privately appeals to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for help to alleviate the suffering of countless civilians.
Wed Oct 23 2024