PETALING JAYA: Despite closing lower yesterday, Malaysian equities are expected to remain on a bullish trajectory in the near term as sentiment improves, spurred by domestic economic stimulus policies and potentially easier monetary policies overseas, among other things. Amid the positive momentum, the FBM KLCI could potentially stage a decisive …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved Core Scientific’s Chapter 11 restructuring, allowing the bitcoin mining company to cut $400 million in debt and emerge from bankruptcy by the end of January. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez approved the company’s bankruptcy plan at a court hearing …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the fourth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday, all times local (GMT +11): 1308 ANDREEVA STUNS JABEUR Russian 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva knocked out sixth seed Ons Jabeur to reach the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-0 6-2 win. …

PENANG residents are all praise for the state government’s handling of the scheduled water disruption that ended on Jan 14. Many lauded Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) for announcing the water cut early so people had time to prepare, and also providing periodic updates online. Limousine taxi driver Ahmad Iswadi …

HANOI: The Industry and Trade Ministry (MoIT) will roll out major measures to boost exports to the European and American markets this year, an official says. Ta Hoang Linh, director of the European-American Market Department under MoIT, said, to maximise advantages and minimise challenges for both exports and imports, the …

PUTRAJAYA: Guidelines on data breach notification as well as for data protection officers are among seven to be developed under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709), said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo (pic). He said the guidelines would be drawn up by the Personal Data Protection Department (JPDP) …

OTTAWA (Reuters) – The number of study permits Canada issued to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits and fewer Indian students applied due to a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada, a top …

YouTube sensation MrBeast posted a full video on Elon Musk’s X for the first time this week, giving the struggling social media platform a boost. MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, is the world’s most popular YouTuber with more than 230 million subscribers. “I’m curious how much ad revenue a video …

SUTERA Mall in Johor Baru is ushering in Chinese New Year (CNY) with an exciting month-long celebration. Mall manager Jean Ooi Boon Shya said shoppers would be spoilt for choice at its CNY fair, which is ongoing until Feb 9. “There are 75 booths featuring 45 participating brands. “Shoppers will …

KUALA LUMPUR: Recent headlines involving companies include Kanger, Chin Hin, SCIB, MN, Ageson, Minetech, BLD and Kerjaya Prospek, said Apex Securities Research. Builder Kanger International Bhd has cancelled a March 2021 proposal to award a RM478 million contract to Vegetta Champion Sdn Bhd to undertake the foundation and main building …