MUAR: The Pakatan Harapan candidate for the Simpang Jeram by-election Nazri Abdul Rahman (pic) and a close aide to the late Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said the latter wanted him to serve the constituents and treat them like family. He said the last words of advice that Salahduddin imparted was …

KUALA LUMPUR: Businesses foresee an improving business situation for the third quarter (3Q) of 2023 with the confidence indicator turning positive to 0.7 per cent from -3.1 per cent in the second quarter (2Q), says the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said …

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Javier Milei, Argentina’s radical presidential front-runner, will need time to carry out his campaign pledges of scrapping the peso currency and cutting taxes on grains should he win the election, advisers told Reuters, adding that he could avoid congressional hurdles by using executive decrees. Ramiro Marra, …

MUAR: The Johor police have so far received 11 reports related to the Pulai and Simpang Jeram by-elections, says Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat. The Johor police chief said that since nomination day on Saturday (Aug 26) until Monday (Aug 28), the Johor Baru North police had received seven reports, …

(Reuters) – The U.S. District of Columbia Court of Appeals will soon rule on whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wrongly rejected an application from crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments to list an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of bitcoin. The case is being closely watched by the …

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no new housing project development in Taman Kelab Ukay, Bukit Antarabangsa for now, as the planning permission issued to develop the area expired on Oct 13, last year, says the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ). Its president Dr Ani Ahmad said that if the developer, …

KUALA LUMPUR: Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd sees numerous opportunities arising from potential manufacturing relocation activities driven by geopolitical tension or decentralisation due to lockdown risks. “Our investment in an alumina refinery in Indonesia has yielded positive results and we continue to envisage steady contribution from this inorganic growth venture,” …

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will delay imposing full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union by a further three months, it said on Tuesday, pushing the start date back to January 2024. Britain left the EU’s single market in January 2021 and has delayed full implementation …

KUALA LUMPUR: As a proud Malaysian, Nur Alissa Azini is looking forward to a stress free and exciting National Day parade in Putrajaya this Thursday (Aug 31). With over 100,000 people expected to attend the annual event, avoiding traffic congestion would be key for the 20-year-old Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) …

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 …