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ACE Market-bound WTEC group targets 10% revenue growth for FY26
KUALA LUMPUR: ACE Market-bound WTEC Group Bhd expects to increase its revenue by at least 10 per cent in the financial year ended Dec 31, 2026 (FY2026) compared to FY2024 by enhancing production […]
US bonds, dollar battered as ‘sell America’ trade heats up
LONDON/SYDNEY: Global markets were pummelled on Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s eye-watering 104% tariffs on China took effect, and a savage selloff in U.S. bonds sparked fears that foreign funds […]
Khazanah says hard to exit private assets
Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd. said the uncertainty stemming from US President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs is making it difficult to exit private assets as it reviews […]
Nigeria’s Boko Haram making gains again in Borno state, governor says
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Islamist group Boko Haram has renewed attacks and kidnappings in northeastern Borno state with little push back from security forces, suggesting that authorities in the […]
Peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels in Doha delayed, sources say
(Reuters) – Peace talks between Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels planned for Wednesday in Doha have been postponed, sources from both sides told Reuters this week, with no future […]
Bombing Iran will not pave the way for peace, says Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that bombing Iran would not pave the way to peace with, and that Moscow hoped that talks between […]
From France to Mali, a deportee’s struggle far from home
BAMAKO/MONTREUIL (Reuters) – In December, Moussa Sacko spent his birthday in Mali scrolling through messages from friends with whom he celebrated a year earlier on Paris’ Champs-Elysees. He hasn’t seen […]
Sarawak to celebrate National Journalists Day with conference on media, sports events
KUCHING: Sarawak will celebrate the state-level National Journalists Day (Hawana) with a media conference and sports activities this year, says Datuk Abdullah Saidol. Read full story Date: April 9, 2025 […]
Asean seeks stronger ties with business councils amid US tariff concerns
KUALA LUMPUR: Amid US tariff issues, Asean is looking to foreign business councils for stronger cooperation and advocacy with their respective governments. Read full story Date: April 9, 2025 6:00 […]
RON97, Diesel in Peninsular Malaysia to drop five sen
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will drop by 5sen to RM3.28 per litre while diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will also be five sen cheaper at RM2.98 per […]