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Warisan must not capitalise on Zara Qairina’s death, doing so would be insensitive and disrespectful
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 18 — Parti Warisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal has today stressed that the death of schoolgirl Zara Qairina Mahathir should not be turned into a political tool, and that the focus must remain on accountability and
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Myanmar junta schedules election amid opposition boycott, international criticism
YANGON, Aug 18 — Myanmar’s junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a
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New Zealand soldier convicted in historic first espionage case amid Christchurch massacre links
WELLINGTON, Aug 18 — A military court found a New Zealand soldier guilty of attempted espionage for a foreign power on Monday — the first spying conviction in the country’s history. The soldier was caught offering to pass military base
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European leaders rush to Washington in urgent bid to save Ukraine from territorial losses
LONDON, Aug 18 — European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet Donald Trump in Washington, they said on Sunday, seeking to shore up Zelenskiy’s position as the US president presses Ukraine to accept a quick peace deal to end
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FGV trading to be suspended Aug 25 ahead of delisting move
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd announced that the trading in the securities relating to FGV Holdings Bhd will be suspended with effect from 9am, August 25, 2025, pursuant to Paragraph 16.02(3) of the Main Market Listing Requirements.
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Proton’s first EV plant in Tanjung Malim nearly ready, production to begin September
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Proton Holdings Bhd said its new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Tanjung Malim is almost complete, with full-scale production scheduled to start in September. In a press release today, Proton said the facility, built
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Fire sales and defaults deepen Hong Kong commercial real estate crisis
HONG KONG, Aug 18 — Hong Kong’s debt-laden developers and their creditors are set to face intensifying financial pressure as bond maturities are slated to jump by nearly 70 per cent next year amid falling sales and valuations for the
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Qantas hit with Australia’s largest corporate penalty for illegal layoffs
SYDNEY, Aug 18 — An Australian court fined Qantas A$90 million (RM247 million) on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, ending a five-year legal battle over the workers’ rights. Federal Court Justice Michael Lee
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Three Singapore Primary 3 students suspended over threats to ‘dissect’ classmate’s mum who reported bullying
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 — Three Primary 3 students at Sengkang Green Primary School here have been suspended after making chilling death threats to a parent who reported their alleged bullying of her 9-year-old daughter, escalating a months-long harassment case that
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Singapore exports slide 4.6pc in July, dragged by pharma slump and US tariff worries
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 — Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports fell 4.6 per cent in July from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Monday, weaker than analysts’ estimates as pharmaceuticals led a drop in non-electronics shipments. The fall
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