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India turns tables on traffickers with child-friendly courts
BEED: Radha was just 13 when she had to testify in open court against the people who trafficked her into prostitution in India, as a defence lawyer bombarded her with questions – why didn’t she try to kill herself? Or
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15 highways to be purchased via issuance of debt papers
KUALA LUMPUR: The government plans to purchase 15 highways for a total of RM43 billion through the issuance of debt papers to concessionaires. English daily New Straits Times reported today that the government’s plan is to acquire PLUS Malaysia Sdn
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Rosmah to Lebanese jeweller: Place RM500,000 in security costs first
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor sought RM500,000 in security costs from Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL over their suit against her regarding 44 pieces of jewellery worth more than US$14.78 million (RM60 million) that was sent to her
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Najib’s 1MDB trial postponed to next Monday
KUALA LUMPUR: The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial involving 25 charges against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been postponed to next week. The postponement was announced by Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah. In addition to that he also
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Cathay Pacific shares up 2.3% post CEO resignation
HONG KONG: Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways rose more than 2 percent early today after CEO Rupert Hogg resigned in a shock move, as the carrier grapples with the involvement of some of its employees in the city’s anti-government protests.
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Asia stocks rise as stimulus, policy hopes calm nervous investors
TOKYO: Asian stocks rose today as hopes of more stimulus from central banks around the world and steps being taken by major economies such as Germany and China soothed investors’ fears of a sharp global economic slump. Over recent weeks,
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UN condemns bomb attack on wedding ceremony in Kabul
NEW YORK: United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Guterres yesterday condemned the bomb attack targeting civilians in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul Saturday night, Xinhua news agency reported. “The secretary general strongly condemns the horrific 17 August terrorist attack on a wedding
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Ringgit opens slightly higher
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on mild buying support for the domestic unit amid stronger second-quarter economic growth announced last Friday. At 9.06 am, the ringgit stood at 4.1750/1780 against the greenback from 4.1760/1810
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More mass protests for the week
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is gearing up for more protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on Sunday, marking a change to what have often been violent clashes. Sunday’s turnout of
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Couple, baby killed in Slim River house fire
IPOH: A married couple and their baby boy were killed after they were found in a razed house in Kampung Alah Batu, Jalan Kuala Slim in Slim River early this morning. A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said they
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