StraitsTimes - January 15 , 2016

When Barclays fired its chief executive last week, it joined three other European banks - Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Standard Chartered - that have also turfed out their bosses this year.

The Star - January 15 , 2016

The indigenous peoples of the Amazon are far removed from the Paris conference rooms where late last year, politicians and technocrats in dark suits had hashed out a historic deal on curbing climate change. But they are taking bold action of a different kind to save the rich biodiversity of the p...

The Star - January 15 , 2016

Singapore has employed fleets of TSHD to suck up the seabed off Cambodia and Vietnam shores, and bring the material to the island republic’s coastline to reclaim land since 2003 after Malaysia and Indonesia banned seabed dredging in its waters.

The Star - January 14 , 2016

The El Nino phenomenon, which is expected to bring higher temperatures and decreased rainfall in the first quarter of 2016, could possibly bring back the haze, said the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry.

Reuters - January 13 , 2016

Hong Kong replaced New York this year as the world's biggest IPO market by the amount of funds raised, buoyed by Chinese banks and other financial firms, with the deal pipeline pointing to a stronger year ahead.

The Economic Times - January 9 , 2016

Reliance Communications (RCom), Aircel and Sistema (MTS) have begun initial talks for a three­way merger that could see the emergence of India's third largest telco by subscribers.

Bloomberg - January 6 , 2016

Asia is minting billionaires faster than anywhere else in the world, and this elite group is giving Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern aristocrats a run for their money in the trophy-assets stakes.
Here are five of the region's billionaires and some of the purchases they crossed off ...

Financial Post - January 6 , 2016

Oil speculators are buying options contracts that will only pay out if crude drops to as low as US$15 a barrel next year, the latest sign some investors expect an even deeper slump in energy prices.

Malaysia Kini - January 6 , 2016

Malaysia has once again attained the unenviable “honour” of being in the top five countries which registered the highest average illicit financial flows over the decade.

Project Syndicate - January 5 , 2016

By now, it’s an all-too-familiar drill. After an extended period of extraordinary monetary accommodation, the US Federal Reserve has begun the long march back to normalization. It has now taken the first step toward returning its benchmark policy interest rate – the federal funds rate...

Inquirer - January 4 , 2016

China’s first-ever law against domestic violence fails to cover some potential victims and has taken too long to pass, campaigners said Monday after it was approved at the weekend.

Bloomberg - January 3 , 2016

OPEC said demand for its crude will slide to 2020, though less steeply than previously expected, as rival supplies continue to grow.

Business Times - January 3 , 2016

Huawei Technologies Co shipped more than 100 million smartphones this year as a drive to attract higher- end customers helped defy an industry slowdown that hit rival Chinese vendors.

NST - January 3 , 2016

A Chinese consortium is in advanced talks with qualified Malaysian public-listed firms and government-linked companies for a future joint bid in the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) international tender.

Malay Mail - January 2 , 2016

Three cinema operators, including Malaysia’s second-biggest chain TGV Cinemas, have approached the PAS-led Kelantan government to open up business there, a state executive councillor confirmed after a cineplex was rumoured to kick off operations from April next year.

The Star - January 2 , 2016

High-Speed Rail trains plying between here and Singapore will not stop at Putrajaya, MyHSR Corp confirmed.