LONDON (Reuters) -Juergen Klopp stunned the world of football on Friday when he announced he would stand down as Liverpool manager at the end of season, saying that after more than eight hugely successful years in charge he was running out of energy. The German, who led Liverpool into the …

MUCH has been discussed about last week’s stock market plunge that affected a handful of stocks. The big questions are when will the selling end, whether the local stock market will be badly affected and what lessons can be learned. First, a few things to note about the selldown. It …

BUTTERWORTH: A team of divers is working to re-clamp the 1,350mm pipeline at the riverbed of Sungai Perai, and it is expected to be completed by midnight. Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP) chief executive officer K. Pathmanathan said that one of the three steel plates, each weighing 100 kg, …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit closed the week stronger against the US dollar, buoyed by positive sentiment that China will continue to support its economy along with other regional currencies, according to an analyst. At 6 pm, the ringgit marginally rose to 4.7275/7325 against the greenback compared with Wednesday’s close of …

KUALA LUMPUR: An IT executive learnt the hard way about relying on loan sharks for quick cash Yap Wai Fong said he had repaid almost six times his original loan sum after borrowing RM12,000 from four different loan shark companies. Despite already repaying RM70,000, the loan sharks are still demanding …

(Reuters) – Intel slumped nearly 12% on Friday reeling from a bleak first-quarter revenue outlook as the chipmaker struggles to navigate uncertain demand in traditional computing markets and attempts to play catch up in the AI race. The chipmaker was set to lose about $25 billion in market value, if …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Jannik Sinner said his subdued celebrations of his stunning victory over Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday were a result of him knowing that the job was not done yet. The Italian certainly had plenty to celebrate, having handed the 24-times Grand Slam champion …

IPOH: Two men were charged in the Sessions Court here with cheating a man in connection with a joint-venture mining project using the name of Menteri Besar Perak Incorporated (MB Inc). Heidil Iskandar Mohd Shamlan, 33, and Mohd Zulkifli Mohd Toha, 45, pleaded not guilty to the charges before Judge …

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles went into hospital on Friday to have planned treatment to address an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said, joining his daughter-in-law Kate who is recovering from surgery. The king was pictured arriving with his wife Queen Camilla at the private London Clinic in west London, where …

PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s call for government-linked companies (GLCs) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs) to reduce overseas investments and increase domestic investments may sound controversial. Without their US market portfolios in equity and fixed income assets, funds like Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) would …