At least 14 killed after billboard collapses during fierce storm
AT LEAST 14 people died and 75 others were injured after a billboard bigger than an Olympic swimming pool fell…
Putin set to visit Beijing this week
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week on the invitation of leader Xi Jinping, Beijing’s foreign ministry said.
‘Paying the price for misinformation’
Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities criticising Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi – and…
FBM KLCI little changed, glove makers rise
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia could be seeing some positive spillover from Wall Street markets following the release of a US…
Ringgit strengthens near 4.70 after Fed’s Powell boosts rate hopes
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit's uptrend continues, revisiting the 4.70 level as the Federal Reserve (Fed)'s reassurance about interest rates helped ease…
Wildlife park in China under probe for deaths of tigers, some found in freezers
BEIJING: A wildlife park in east China is being investigated following accusations that 20 Siberian tigers had died in the…
Stocks rise, dollar eases ahead of US inflation report
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Wednesday while the dollar drifted lower as traders weighed mixed U.S. producer price data and…
Indonesia’s April exports up 1.7% y/y
JAKARTA: Indonesia's exports rose 1.72% in April from a year earlier to $19.62 billion, less than expected, data from the…
Khazanah, EPF are weighing taking Malaysia Airports private, sources say
MALAYSIA’s sovereign wealth fund and public pension provider are considering taking Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. private, according to people familiar…