ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -A Pakistani court on Tuesday suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent conviction on corruption charges, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha said, though it was unclear whether this would lead to his release from jail. The 70-year-old former cricket hero has been at the centre of political turmoil in …

KUALA LUMPUR: PPB Group Bhd expects a satisfactory performance from the grains and agribusiness segment given the robust performance in the first half and its efforts to drive production and and cost efficiency. “The consumer products segment is expected to deliver a satisfactory set of results by capitalising on its …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday (Aug 29) bade farewell to Yi Yi and Sheng Yi, the two giant panda cubs born in the country, and the visible symbol of China’s panda diplomacy with Malaysia. Their presence in Malaysia is the symbolism of the long-standing bilateral relations, with China known for …

KOTA KINABALU: A new 1,000-inmate capacity prison in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district will begin operating this Oct 1, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said this would help address the overcrowding at the prisons in Tawau, Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu. He said the Lahad Datu …

MOST emerging Asian currencies strengthened against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday ahead of key U.S. economic data this week, while Chinese shares led equities as investors welcomed Beijing’s efforts to support its ailing markets. The Thai baht appreciated 0.3% while the Indonesian rupiah rose 0.2%. Stocks in Shanghai jumped 1.1%, …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – The daughter of Thailand’s jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday said any move to seek a royal pardon for her father would be entirely “up to him” and such a process would take time. In her first comments on the topic since her father’s dramatic return …

PETALING JAYA: Senior journalists have disapproved of any attempt to use a state apparatus like the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to question, censor or block portals and online news content. Here is their statement in full: We find it totally unacceptable that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) …

GENEVA: Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in South-East Asia by criminal gangs into carrying out online scams, often under the threat of torture, the United Nations said on Aug 29. Many have been trafficked into working in online criminality and face serious violations such as torture or …

HONG KONG: Just how cash-strapped embattled Country Garden Holdings is will be the focus when China’s largest private property developer is due to report its first-half results on Wednesday. The liquidity stress in the company became public this month after it missed two dollar coupon payments and sought to extend …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s immense biodiversity is a treasure trove of genetic resources that could be tapped for various biotechnological applications, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang. He said the state’s rich rainforests, coral reefs and deep-sea environments house a plethora of organisms, many of which are likely …