SINGAPORE: Bought for RM1 (US$0.25) in 2001, AirAsia grew from a struggling Malaysian carrier into one of Asia’s best-known low-cost airline groups, helping transform air travel across Southeast…
The last super El Nino, from 2015 to 2016, triggered drought, floods and crop failures, among other things, that affected at least 60 million people worldwide. It also caused an estimated US$3.9…
On Saturday (Sep 12), after chairing a meeting on MA63 implementation, Mr Anwar said that the federal government has consented to increasing parliamentary representation from Sabah and Sarawak. He…
On Saturday (Sep 12), after chairing a meeting on MA63 implementation, Mr Anwar said that the federal government has consented to increasing parliamentary representation from Sabah and Sarawak. He…
Mr Chan said shifts in power could also look very different from the perspective of smaller states. “A country growing in strength may assert itself to address longstanding grievances and interests…
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader John Lee unveiled the city’s first five-year plan on Wednesday (Sep 16), aiming to boost residents’ livelihoods and cement its position as a global financial hub, while…
BANJARMASIN, Indonesia: Desperation and frustration are growing among families of the 129 people still missing following the weekend capsizing of a ship in Indonesia’s Java Sea, as persistent heavy…
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities are stepping up efforts to contain forest and land fires as haze spreads across the region and air quality continues to deteriorate in neighbouring Malaysia and…
TOKYO: Fears that advanced artificial intelligence (AI) could wipe out humanity have dominated global headlines, but in Japan, the technology is being used for a sweeter purpose – developing…
BEIJING: China encourages Iran and the US to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the interim peace deal they signed in June and “engage in substantive consultations”, Chinese Foreign…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday (Sep 16) he will invite Myanmar’s coup leader turned civilian president Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit in a bid to…
SEOUL: South Korea’s SK Hynix is in talks with Intel about a deal that would see it manufacture memory chips on US soil for the first time, three people familiar with the discussions said. Under one…
The move was just one of several shake-ups and restructuring done during Purbaya’s tenure. Quoting an anonymous source, Suara news portal reported that Purbaya has been trying to replace “Sri…
BEIJING: China opened a major canal on Wednesday (Sep 16) that will provide landlocked areas with direct access to the sea, state media said, reducing transport times and costs as the country aims to…
THE HAGUE: Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte appeared in person at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time on Wednesday (Sep 16), as he faces charges over his “war on…
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s wildfires could go on until early November, with the rainy season expected to arrive late, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni told local media on Wednesday (Sep 16), as he urged…
OPTIONS SLOWDOWN TESTS VALUATION The NSE has seen a bottom-line impact from its reduced derivative trading volumes. The exchange’s revenue from operations fell 3.1 per cent in the fiscal year ending…
KUALA LUMPUR/HONG KONG: Malaysia’s government has asked Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air whether they could absorb AirAsia’s domestic market share, said two people with knowledge of the matter, as…
SINGAPORE: Saudi Arabia is offering more loadings of crude oil to Asian refiners via ship-to-ship transfer off Oman’s Sohar port after drone attacks damaged its key oil pipeline to the Red Sea…
Curbs on personal foreign travel have long applied to senior government officials and state executives with access to confidential information. In 2023, Reuters reported that Chinese civil servants…
