PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s statement that the Perikatan Nasional government had spent RM500mil for publicity purposes contradicts his own Cabinet minister, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The former prime minister said that Anwar’s Madani government had spent more than the Perikatan Nasional government even though it …

(Reuters) – Aeva Technologies on Wednesday said it has inked a deal to supply May Mobility with a key sensor for its self-driving shuttles. Silicon Valley-based Aeva has developed what is known as a lidar sensor that helps self-driving vehicles gain a detailed, long-range view of the road. Michigan-based May …

PETALING JAYA: Ensure the immediate unconditional and impartial allocation of Constituency Development Funds (CDF) to all elected representatives, including the opposition, says the Coalition for Clean and Fair Election (Bersih). This comes after Perikatan chief whip, Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, announced that opposition lawmakers on Friday (Nov 3) would stop …

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is fully dedicated to facilitating the growth of the electric vehicle (EV) industry and the broader adoption of green technology, says the Prime Minister. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) said this is aligned with the government’s goals in Budget 2024, which is to accelerate the widespread …

LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC plans to launch in 2024 a custody service for storing blockchain-based assets excluding cryptocurrency, the bank said on Wednesday. The service, which is a partnership with Swiss digital asset firm Metaco, will allow institutional clients to store blockchain-based tokens representing traditional financial assets, as opposed to …

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan is open to formalising a state Opposition pact with Barisan Nasional and Parti KDM ahead of the Sabah election, which could be called earlier than scheduled in 2025. Its president, Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, said they had held informal talks with Sabah Barisan and Umno …

BRUSSELS/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised as a “historic step” a recommendation by the European Union executive on Wednesday to invite Kyiv to begin membership talks as soon as it meets final conditions, even as it fights to repel Russia’s war. The recommendation by the European Commission is an …

LONDON: World stock markets stuttered on Wednesday, while the dollar continued its rebound, as traders waited to see if U.S. Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell will push back against rate-cut talk when he speaks later in the day. Oil prices fell to their lowest levels since July, remaining under pressure …

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s stock market supervisor said on Wednesday it had opened its first case relating to a possible infringement of recent rules governing mass advertising campaigns of cryptoassets. Madrid took steps to regulate the rampant advertising of cryptoassets at the start of 2022, tasking the CNMV stock market …

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan said on Wednesday that its move to expel hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans was a response to the unwillingness of the Taliban-led administration to act against militants using Afghanistan to carry out attacks in Pakistan. Last month, Pakistan set a Nov. 1 start date for …