KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara has kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 3% following the conclusion of its two-day monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting. The decision, which was in line with the expectations of economists, sees the central bank staying put on the benchmark lending rate since it was …

SEOUL: Customers have booked out South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific’s new artificial intelligence (AI) beauty lab, where robots custom mix face products and the latest technology recommends the most suitable lipstick colours. “Everyone has their own specific skin tone, but usually they buy the most common colour available over-the-counter,” said …

(Reuters) – England will try to banish the thought that they have blown their best chance of registering a rare victory over the All Blacks in New Zealand when they take on the three-times world champions again in Auckland on Saturday. Steve Borthwick’s side came within a wayward Marcus Smith …

KUALA LUMPUR: Village leaders must play a role in ensuring the safety and security of folks, says Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. This is in light of the case where two children ate crackers suspected to contain rat poison. “From the videos that I have seen, the poisoned crackers were placed …

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan’s capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region’s often winding and mountainous highways. The tankers are the most visible aspect of a massive operation to truck oil …

PETALING JAYA: BWYS Group Bhd’s initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed by 48.51 times, ahead of its listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on July 22. In a statement, the sheet metal products manufacturer and scaffoldings supplier said its IPO comprises 1.03 billion ordinary shares, featuring a …

ISKANDAR PUTERI: The trend of child-free marriages among young couple is unhealthy and can be harmful to the family institution, says Khairin Nisa Ismail. The Johor women, family and community development committee chairman added while there were husbands and wives desperately wanting a child of their own, unfortunately there were …

Thanks to generative AI, we’re witnessing a transformative shift in the workplace for knowledge workers. The rapid pace of adoption is unlike anything we’ve experienced before, and it could end up being more influential than the arrival of the PC, the internet, social media, mobile, and cloud technology transitions that …

PUTRAJAYA: Fifteen companies have been selected to implement projects under the flood mitigation plans (RTB) in seven states identified as frequently prone to flooding. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said all 15 companies had received the Letters of Acceptance from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage to carry …

LONDON (Reuters) – Singapore’s gold medal hope Max Maeder is a poster child for sailing’s sea change since the last Olympics, with ‘foiling’ classes such as his kiteboarding discipline making up half of the 10 events in 2024, compared with only one in Tokyo. And when the 17-year-old world champion …