Stocks sink, oil surges on reports of Middle East attacks
Asian shares and bond yields sank while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped after reports of a sharp escalation in Middle East
Fri Apr 19 2024
Chinese tourists flock to Southeast Asia as overseas travel bounces back
Bookings to Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia combined jumped more than 30% from Feb. 10-17 compared with 2019, according to travel website.
Tue Feb 20 2024
Malaysia ranked 73rd in World Press Freedom Index 2023 - RSF
Malaysia has jumped 40 places with 62.83 points compared with the previous year when it was placed at 113 with 51.55 points.
Wed May 03 2023
PM selection lifts Bursa Malaysia at mid-afternoon, KLCI up 3.3 per cent
At 3 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) jumped 47.09 points to 1,490.59 from 1,443.5 at Wednesday's close.
Thu Nov 24 2022
Petronas' net profit, revenue surge in Q2 on favourable price impact
Petronas net profit jumped to RM23.0 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 from RM9.6 billion in the same period a year earlier.
Tue Aug 30 2022
Over 200 mostly Guatemalan migrants found in Mexican warehouse
Apprehensions of migrants on the US southern border have jumped to their highest levels in years.
Mon Jul 25 2022
Visitor throws cake at the 'Mona Lisa' in Paris' Louvre
The perpetrator was a man disguised as an old lady who jumped out of a wheelchair before attacking the glass.
Tue May 31 2022
France sees highest daily jump in COVID-19 hospitalisations since Feb 1
Patients hospitalised for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours jumped by 467 to 21,073, according to French health authorities.
Tue Mar 29 2022
#KiniNews: Deputy works minister resigns, 277 new Covid-19 cases
Bersatu lawmaker Shahruddin Salleh had a brief meeting with former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Yayasan Al-Bukhary in Kuala Lumpur this evening.
The meeting came in the wake of the Sri Gading MP tendering his resignation as deputy works minister.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases in the country has jumped to 277 as of noon today. This is also the highest single-day increase on record.
The meeting came in the wake of the Sri Gading MP tendering his resignation as deputy works minister.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases in the country has jumped to 277 as of noon today. This is also the highest single-day increase on record.
Sat Mar 19 2022
Russia's daily COVID-19 case tally tops 200,000 for first time
New cases jumped to 203,949, from 197,076 a day earlier.
Fri Feb 11 2022
Death leap after stabbing wife in Paya Terubong
A woman found dead with several knife wounds was believed to have been stabbed by her husband before he jumped from their 12th floor flat in Paya Terubong here today.
Fri Feb 04 2022
World's 10 richest men doubled wealth during COVID: Report
Oxfam said the men's wealth jumped from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion, at an average rate of $1.3 billion per day.
Tue Jan 18 2022
World food prices hit 10-year high in 2021
World food prices jumped 28 pct in 2021 to their highest level in a decade.
Thu Jan 06 2022
Indians flood markets, tourist spots despite Omicron concerns
PM Modi's government has warned states not to let their guard down as cases of the Omicron variant jumped to 358.
Sat Dec 25 2021
Man feared drowned after jumping into sea
The man is feared to have drowned after he jumped into the sea to flee from the police during a crime-prevention patrol.
Wed Nov 24 2021