FMT - July 31 , 2018

The government has been urged to host public town hall meetings, and not closed-door discussions, in preparing for the tabling of the mid term review of the 11th Malaysian Plan in Parliament in Oct 2018.

Daily Express - July 31 , 2018

Grieving families paid a record high inheritance tax bill of £5.2billion in the past tax year, official figures revealed yesterday.

FT - July 30 , 2018

No longer a statement of status, corporate reception areas are abuzz.

The New York Times - July 30 , 2018

The law asks progressive Israelis — both Jewish and Palestinian — to suspend our fantasies of equal rights and a future in which all the country’s citizens, regardless of religion, race or gender, have a sense of belonging.

The New York Times - July 30 , 2018

French filmmaker Luc Besson, 59, is the first prominent film figure in France to face accusations in the #MeToo era.

The New York Times - July 29 , 2018

Ayu’s marriage to Che Abdul Karim Che Abdul Hamid, a 41-year-old rubber trader with a prominent role at his mosque and a fleet of fancy cars, has reignited debate in Malaysia about the persistence of conservative Islamic traditions in this modern, multiethnic democracy.

The New York Times - July 29 , 2018

Now the race is on to become the go-to destination for cryptocurrency companies that are looking for shelter from regulatory uncertainty in the United States and Asia.

The Star - July 28 , 2018

A bakery in Bandar Baru Klang, Selangor, has shown that there’s “dough” in the bun.

FT - July 25 , 2018

LVMH surged to a record half year even as the world’s biggest luxury group warned about the potential impact of a global trade war on consumer sentiment.

USA Today - July 24 , 2018

Helsinki was a clarifying moment. Congress and the world need a Trump containment strategy, or we'll be living with the global wreckage for generations.

FT - July 24 , 2018

Daniel Ek and Wall Street analysts often use a baseball analogy to describe Spotify’s future. The company, which Mr Ek founded in 2006, is still in the “early innings” of a global move from CDs to music streaming, they say, pointing to the billions of smartphone owners across th...

FT - July 24 , 2018

In the forests of central Sweden, construction is about to begin on a giant wind farm with a single purpose: to supply power to the aluminium smelters of Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s biggest producers, for the next 29 years.
 

FT - July 24 , 2018

Wealthy Saudi merchant families are holding back from investing in the kingdom as nervousness triggered by Riyadh’s anti-corruption purge exacerbates a fragile business climate.

The Star - July 20 , 2018

The Crown Prince of Johor has weighed in on the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Rail (HSR), stating that Malaysia should not withdraw from the project.

Forbes - July 19 , 2018

China’s Alibaba Group has become one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies by promoting online shopping via computer and mobile phone screens. Now, it wants to connect with you through outdoor marketing screens and elevator ads, too.

Bloomberg - July 19 , 2018

Using an app to order up a car ride isn’t common in Japan, even though ride-hailing has spread across the globe.

Channel News Asia - July 18 , 2018

The robot takes advantage of Chinese consumers' love of cashless payments and smartphone shopping.

Business Times - July 18 , 2018

The firm's board announced late Tuesday that it's removing a cap on stock buybacks, giving the Berkshire chairman and chief executive officer greater leeway to parcel out profits, rather than hunt for more acquisitions.

SCMP - July 17 , 2018

Close aide to recently re-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is expected to pave way for leader’s trip next month

Reuters - July 6 , 2018

China’s HNA Group said it has made co-founder Chen Feng its sole chairman after fellow chairman Wang Jian died.

The Star - July 5 , 2018

Fulfil your promise to empower Chinese education in the country, MCA Youth has reminded newly minted Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching.

The Star - July 5 , 2018

Fulfil your promise to empower Chinese education in the country, MCA Youth has reminded newly minted Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching.

The Star - July 5 , 2018

Promoting the Seremban siew pao or baked Chinese dumpling would help in boosting tourist arrivals to Negri Sembilan.

The Straits Times - July 5 , 2018

Telco and IMDA conducting separate probes into 31/2-hour widespread disruption.

The Straits Times - July 5 , 2018

Mediacorp said yesterday that a bug in the software of a piece of equipment caused a glitch in its entertainment service Toggle during the World Cup match between Sweden and Switzerland on Tuesday night.

NST - July 4 , 2018

Razer Pay in Malaysia is a partnership between Razer Inc (51 per cent) and Berjaya Corp Bhd (49 per cent), a platform designed for youth and millennials.

Forbes - July 4 , 2018

HTC’s plan for another round of job cuts in Taiwan illustrates just how far the once mighty smartphone maker has fallen behind its rivals, and some analysts see few apparent prospects of that changing anytime soon.

The Straits Times - July 4 , 2018

China's central bank moved to calm jittery financial markets yesterday after the yuan fell.

The Straits Times - July 3 , 2018

Industrial cargo such as car parts, machinery and petrochemical products from western Chinese inland cities Chengdu and Chongqing now have an alternative route to be exported to Singapore and beyond.

BBC - July 3 , 2018

A board member at GlaxoSmithkline is one of those being sued by the US state of Massachusetts over the US opioid addiction crisis.

Reuters - July 3 , 2018

U.S. authorities have demanded Glencore (GLEN.L) hand over documents about its business in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Venezuela and Nigeria as part of a corruption probe, sending the mining company’s shares down more than 8 percent.

Reuters - July 3 , 2018

A federal judge on Monday said PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP must pay $625.3 million in damages to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp for failing to uncover fraud that led to one of the largest bank failures of the global financial crisis.

CNBC - July 3 , 2018

The two banks did not disclose a price for the transaction. Commerzbank said on Tuesday that its EMC division had 2017 gross revenues of 381 million euros ($443.18 million).

The New York Times - July 3 , 2018

There’s a war going on for the soul of couture.

The New York Times - July 3 , 2018

You may not have heard of it, but this French start-up says it has created fashion’s first search engine.