SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rallied to record peaks on Thursday while sterling edged to a four-month high on strong growth figures, as traders counted down to U.S. data that is expected to show inflation easing and pave the way for rate cuts as soon as September. U.S. shares hit record highs …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd (SPSB) is taking immediate measures to address congestion and targeting to clear container backlogs by the end of the month. This follows the decision of several shipping lines to impose amid decision line plan to impose a congestion surcharge on containers bound for the …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia is committed to finding the “earliest possible solution” to the issue of Indians being duped into joining its army and fighting in the Ukraine war, a top Russian diplomat said, in Moscow’s first comments on the matter. Seeking the discharge of Indians who joined Russia’s …

IPOH: Perak is actively promoting products and industries at New Villages in the state. State domestic trade, cooperatives, consumer affairs and Chinese new villages committee chairman Woo Kah Leong said every New Village development officer had been instructed to propose suitable products and industries which could be promoted. Woo said …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has reported potential exports worth RM3.3 billion from the three-day trade and investment mission to Vietnam from July 8-10, 2024. The mission was led by MITI Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, supported by senior representatives from Malaysia …

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) – When the bitter disappointment of Wednesday’s 2-1 semi-final defeat to England fades, the Netherlands will look back on a satisfying campaign at the European Championship after few gave them any chance of going so deep at the tournament. The Dutch would surely have jumped at the …

STATEN ISLAND, New York: Apple iPhone and MacBook users are falling victim to a phishing scam when checking text messages – inadvertently giving schemers access to their Apple ID, according to a recent report. As reported by Macworld and Toms Guide, the new smishing, or SMS phishing campaign, has been …

PETALING JAYA: The operating licence of the company whose tour bus crashed in Genting Highlands, killing two Chinese tourists, has been cancelled. The Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) said its Licence Cancellation and Suspension Committee decided to cancel the operating licence of M. Kumar Trans Tour Sdn Bhd, including any …

On my way to Kennedy International Airport, I grip the wheel tightly, swerving across three lanes of expressway traffic at 50 miles (80.4km) per hour to reach the exit. Minutes later, still shaken from my move, I hear a cheerful, disembodied voice instructing me to re-enter the expressway I had …

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The police have classified the deaths of two women found inside a car parked near a residential area here as sudden deaths. Central Seberang Perai OCPD Asst Comm Helmi Aris said, based on their investigation, the women, both locals aged 25 and 30 years old, were found in …