KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar for the second consecutive day this week as the greenback gained strength vis-a-vis other currencies, said an analyst. At 9.32 am, the ringgit depreciated to 4.6835/6880 versus the greenback from Monday’s close of 4.6670/6745. SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen …

BATU PAHAT: Police are looking into the cause of two back-to-back fires that took place at a surau and mosque in Sri Medan here. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said the fire partly damaged Surau Ar Nur Parit Bangas at around 10pm on Monday (Jan 15). “A local …

Elon Musk said he would rather build AI products outside of Tesla Inc if he doesn’t have 25% voting control, suggesting the billionaire may prefer a bigger stake in the world’s most valuable electric vehicle maker. The Tesla chief executive officer, who currently owns more than 12% of the company …

KUALA LUMPUR: TA Securities Research has reaffirmed its bullish outlook on third-party logistics (3PL), which will play an important role in strengthening overall supply-chain management due to the proliferation of trade conflicts and geopolitical tensions. “The 3PL operators enable various warehousing processes, procurement and distribution of raw material, a unification …

MANY in Japan were surprised to learn of the sudden surge of vitriol in the United Kingdom towards one of Tokyo’s corporate icons. Seemingly overnight, Fujitsu Ltd was UK public enemy number one; in its home territory, few had ever heard of its faulty Horizon accounting software or a decades-long …

Apple Inc is planning to remove its blood-oxygen feature from its latest smartwatches – the Series 9 and Ultra 2 – to get around a US ban of the devices if an appeal of the decision fails. The plan was disclosed Monday by Masimo Corp, which has been locked in …

Compiled by JAROD LIM, BENJAMIN LEE and R. ARAVINTHAN CHARMAINE Sheh (pic) won the coveted Best Actress Award at the TVB Awards Presentation 2023, making her the first leading lady of the Hong Kong broadcaster to win the title three times, China Press reported. She was crowned for her role …

(Reuters) -A U.S. law enforcement agency has determined that Apple can use a redesign to bypass an import ban on newer Apple Watch models stemming from its patent infringement dispute with Masimo, the medical-monitoring technology company said in a court filing on Monday. The import ban, issued by the U.S. …

Labuan has reported a slight decline in fish landings for 2023, recording 1,692 tonnes compared to 2,087 tonnes in the previous year. Labuan Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) director Fadhilah Azib attributed the decrease mainly to adverse weather conditions, crew shortages, breakdown of fishing vessels as well as a …

(Reuters) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, in an interview made public on Monday, said there had been times when he had felt the urge to “punch in the face” his Russian opposite number Sergei Lavrov in talks during the early stage of Moscow’s invasion. Kuleba’s brief remarks were part …