KUALA LUMPUR: Candy confectionery manufacturer and distributor Khee San Bhd (KSB) expects to raise between RM65 million and RM96.1 million via a proposed rights issue. As part of its regularisation plan, KSB outlined that the proposed exercise involves the issuance of up to 960.96 million shares at 10 sen each, …

TORONTO (Reuters) – The judge and senator who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into Canadian residential schools’ abuse of Indigenous children has died. He was 73. Murray Sinclair, born near Selkirk, Manitoba, was remembered Monday as a powerful voice for survivors of Canada’s residential school system and other colonial …

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP): US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their Nov 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And in the handful of critical states framing the 2024 race, there is little daylight between the rivals with …

ISTANBUL: Malaysia believes that coordinated efforts and shared learning among Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states are essential to drive the next wave of digital transformation, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. By working together, he said member states could address shared challenges – from regulatory barriers to cybersecurity risks …

SHANGHAI (BK): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to invite China’s President Xi Jinping to attend the Asean Summit and the ASEAN-GCC Summit next year. This invitation corresponds with Malaysia’s role as the Asean chair for 2025. The Malaysian Ambassador to Beijing, Datuk Norman Muhamad, disclosed this at …

Disinformation is permeating the 2024 US presidential election on an unprecedented scale, with online instigators escalating doubts about the integrity of the electoral process as millions of Americans cast their ballots. Heading into Election Day, conspiracy theorists and foreign actors are amplifying unverified allegations of fraud that echo Donald Trump’s …

In the days before the US presidential election, Elon Musk’s centrality to his social media platform, X, became more pronounced. Musk has posted more than 3,000 times on the site in the past month, according to a tally by The New York Times, campaigning heavily for former President Donald Trump. …

KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia. Gamuda Bhd has secured a RM451.4mn contract to build a data centre in Cyberjaya. IHH Healthcare Bhd said its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Pantai Holdings Sdn Bhd, has successfully issued RM4.0bn worth of Islamic bonds. Bumi …

(Reuters) – Max Verstappen answered critics of his driving with a statement win in Brazil on Sunday that ranked among the best of his Formula One career. Red Bull’s triple world champion rode a roller coaster of emotions at Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit, furious after qualifying 17th and then elated …

CALI, Colombia (Reuters) – Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead shifting their focus at the two-week U.N. biodiversity summit toward discussions of private money filling the funding gap. At the COP16 negotiations in Cali, …